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Exciting opportunities await UNC Neurology residents after completion of the program. Past residents have accepted fellowships at UNC Chapel Hill as well as at universities such as UCLA, NYU, Columbia, Cornell, University of Michigan, Baylor, Penn State, Case Western and Duke. Others have moved on to faculty appointments at UNC Chapel Hill, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Penn State and Duke, while many now provide clinical care in locations across the country.

  • Jeremy Wells, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular, Duke University


  • Cesarina Saldana, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular, UVA Virginia


  • Lindsey Krawchuk, MD
    Fellowship: UNC Neurocritical Care, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill


  • Timothy Landis, MD
    Current Position: Neurointensvist, UVA Virginia


  • Deepthi Nalluri, MD
    Fellowship: Neurology Epilepsy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill


  • Parin Nanavati, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular, UVA Virginia


  • Abigail O’Reggio, MD
    Fellowship: Movement, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  • Fazila Aseem, MD
    Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, University of North Carolina


  • Mariko Hanson, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of Miami


  • Xiaoyang Li, MBBS-MD
    Fellowship: Autoimmune, Mayo Clinic


  • Siddharth Ninan, MBBS
    Fellowship: Neuroimmunology, Virginia Commonwealth University


  • Daniel Panebianco, MD
    Current Position: Hospitalist, Tampa, Florida


  • Carolyn Tsai, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, Cleveland Clinic


  • Luke Van Ells, MD
    Current Position: Hospitalist, Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Hazem Albandar, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


  • Matthew Burton, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, University of Virginia


  • Charles Port, DO
    Current Position: General Neurologist, New Bern, NC


  • Sung Hyun (Sunny) Seo, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of Michigan


  • Zuleyma Toledo-Nieves, MD
    Fellowship: Neuroimmunology Fellowship, University of South Florida


  • Katelyn Bricker, MD
    Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • William Coleman, MD
    Fellowship: Headache, Duke University Medical Center


  • Amalia Peterson, MD
    Fellowship: Behavioral Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center


  • Victor Lin, MD
    Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, University of Washington


  • Candice Kam, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University


  • Steven Palmer, MD
    Current Position: Neurologist, Lakenheath US Air Force Base, UK
  • Luke Barr, MD
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN


  • Pola Chojecka, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Yale – New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
    Current position: Staff Neurovascular Neurologist, The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Xiaoyan Li, MD
    Fellowship: Neuromuscular Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC
    Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Duke University, Durham, NC


  • Katie Moore, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL


  • Fausto Ordonez, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    Current Position: Neurohospitalist, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, Lakeland, FL
  • John Herndon, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, University of Maryland
    Current position: Staff Neurologist, Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana


  • Ameeta Karmarkar, MD
    Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, Northwestern University
    Current position: Neurohospitalist/Neurocritical Care, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC


  • Krzysztof Romanowski, MD
    Fellowship: Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, University of Colorado
    Current position: Staff Neurologist, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC


  • Danoushka Tememe, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Current position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center


  • Venka Veerappan, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Oregon Health and Science University
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Prisma Health, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC


  • Trey Bateman, MD
    Fellowship: Neurobehavioral, University of Colorado
    Current Position: Faculty, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest, NC


  • Bruce Geryk, MD
    Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, Oregon Health & Science University
    Current Position: Neurointensivist, Providence Health, Providence, OR


  • Jason Richards, MD
    Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG), Duke
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI


  • Garrett Anderson, MD
    Fellowship: Neurophysiology (EEG), Cornell University, New York
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, WellStar, Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA


  • Michael Forbes, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Faculty, Vascular Neurology, UNC – Chapel Hill


  • Anahit Mehrabyan, MD
    Fellowship: Neurophysiology (EMG), Penn State Hershey, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    Current Position: Faculty, Neuromuscular Disorders, UNC – Chapel Hill


  • Pavan Murthy, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Advocate Lutheran Medical Center, Chicago, IL


  • Neel Shah, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Prisma Health Neuroscience Institute, Greenville, SC


  • Jessica Craddock, MD
    Fellowship: Neuroimmunology, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current position: Neuroimmunology Specialist, Providence Medical Group Multiple Sclerosis Center, Spokane Washington


  • Robin Davis, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current position: Faculty, Epilepsy Division, Ochsner Health System and University of Queensland; Associate Program Director for the Ochsner Neurology Residency Program; New Orleans, Louisiana


  • David Delman, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, Duke University
    Current position: Staff Neurologist, Oregon Neurology, Portland, Oregon


  • Tiffany Fisher, MD
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Faculty, Division of Epilepsy, Penn State Hershey Department of Neurology, Hershey, Pennsylvania


  • Arun Nagaraj, MD
    Fellowship: Neurophysiology (EMG), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Co-director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Texas Neurology, Dallas, TX


 
  • Danilo Bernardo, MD
    Residency: Child Neurology, UCLA
    Fellowship: Epilepsy, UCLA


  • Jeff Cooney, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, UNC – Chapel HIll
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina


  • Leo Morantes, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, REX – UNC Hospitals, Raleigh, NC


  • Xiangmin Peng, MD
    Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology New York University
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Crystal Run Healthcare, Pearl River, New York


  • Eric Lee, MD
    Fellowship: Neuromuscular, UNC
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Asante Physician Partners – Neurology, Medford, Oregon


  • Sonya Moreno, MD
    Fellowship: EEG, Univ. of Alabama – Birmingham


  • Nicole Odom, MD
    Fellowship: Neurophysiology (EEG), Columbia University, New York
    Current position: Staff Neurologist, Pinehurst Neurology, Pinehurst, North Carolina


  • Sean Rotolo, MD
    Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, UNC
    Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Loudon Medical Group, Arlington, Virginia


  • Brittany Chapman, MD
    Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, UNC
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, University or Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky


  • Tania Beltran-Papsdorf, MD
    Fellowship: Neuromuscular/EMG, UNC
    Current Position: Neurologist at Ferrell-Duncan Clinic, Missouri


  • Zachary Potter, MD
    Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, UNC
    Current Position: Neurologist, Kernodle Clinic, North Carolina


  • Michael Wang, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, UNC
    Current Position: Assistant Clinical Professor, Vascular Neurology, UNC – Chapel Hill


  • Yongquin Wu, MD
    PGY-1 and PGY-2: Kansas University
    Current Position: Neurologist, Cape Fear Valley Neurosciences, North Carolina


  • Shilpi Kumar, MD
    Current Position: Child Neurologist, Dayton Children’s, Ohio


  • Darshan Patel, MD
    Current Position: Child Neurologist, New Life Medical Associates Inc., California


 
  • Fletcher Lee Hartsell, MD
    Fellowship: Neuroimmunology, UNC
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina


  • Fawad Khan, MD
    Fellowship: Neurophysiology, University of Michigan
    Current Position: Neurologist, Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana


  • Aleksandra Stark-Laudate, MD
    Fellowship: Behavioral Neurology, Boston University
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, USA


  • Avrom Kurtz, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, UNC
    Current Position: Neurologist, Exempla Foothills Neurology, Colorado


  • Gaurang Patel, MD
    Current Position: Neurologist, Neurology Center of Shelby, North Carolina


  • Chistopher Tolleson, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Vanderbilt
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology – Vanderbilt University Medical School, Tennesee


  • Savarchula Somayajula, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Minnesota
    Current Position: Neurologist, Southern Crescent Physician’s Group, Georgia


  • Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD
    Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Assistant Clinic Professor, Child Neurology, UNC – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina


  • Matthew Boyce, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, UNC – Chapel HIll
    Current Position: Neurological Associates, Virginia


  • Julia Johnson, MD
    Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Duke University Hospital
    Current Position: Neurologist, HealthPartners Specialty Center – Neurology, Minnesota


  • Travis Kanaly, MD
    Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Neurologist, Integris Neurology, Oklahoma


  • Matthew Ostrander, MD
    Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Neurologist, Park Nicollet – Meadowbrook, Minnesota


  • Chon Lee, MD
    Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, UNC – Chapel Hill
    Current Position: Assistant Professor – Wake Forest Baptist Health (Pediatric Neurology & Pediatric Epilepsy)


Graduation Celebration 2021

We are so proud of our graduating residents and their ambitious plans for the future. We are also grateful for our dedicated faculty who guided them along the way.

Residency Graduation 2021

Residency Graduation 2021

Residency Graduation 2021

Residency Graduation 2021

 


UNC Neurology Alumni – Stay in Touch!

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