We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents as well as our fellows in neuro-critical care, sleep, epilepsy and neuromuscular disorders. Our new team members will begin on July 1, 2018, except as noted.
Adult Neurology Residents – PGY 1
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Fazila Aseem, MD
- Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
- Graduate: Emory University, MP – Public Health
- Undergraduate: Agnes Scott College, BA – Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Mathematics/Economics
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Mariko Hanson, MD
- Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Smith College, BA – Greek, Latin
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Xiaoyang Li, MBBS – MD
- Medical School: Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China
- Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley – Integrative Biology (Reciprocal Exchange Student)
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Daniel Panebianco, MD
- Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
- Undergraduate: The State University of NY at Binghamton, BA – Mathematics and Psychology
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Carolyn Tsai, MD
- Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
- Undergraduate: John Hopkins University, BA – Neuroscience and Anthropology
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Siddharth Ninan, MBBS
- Medical School: Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine, United Kingdom
- Undergraduate: University of Cambridge, UK, BA – Neuroscience
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Luke Van Ells, MD
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Undergraduate: University of North Dakota, BS – Chemistry
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Child Neurology Residents
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Nathaniel (Nate) Wooten, MD – PGY 1
- Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Undergraduate: Wake Forest University, BS – Health and Exercise Science
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Katelyn Ammons – PGY 3
- Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine
- Undergraduate: Bowling Green State University, BS – Biology
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Fellows
Neuro-critical Care:
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Mandy Hatfield MD
- Residency: West Virginia University – Neurology
- Graduate: West Virginia University School of Medicine, MD
- Undergraduate: West Virginia University, BS – Biology
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Richard Gandee, DO
- Internship: Internal Medicine at Ohio Health Doctor’s Hospital
- Residency: Internal Medicine at Ohio Health Doctor’s Hospital
- Graduate: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathy
- Undergraduate: Virginia Commonwealth University, BS – Biochemistry; Roanoke College, BS/BA – Biology, Philosophy, Art
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Sleep:
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Ethan Yun, DO
- Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Neurology
- Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VA campus), DO
- Undergraduate: Virginia Tech, BS – Biochemistry
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Joel Erickson, MD
- Residency: University of North Dakota – Psychiatry
- Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, MD
- Undergraduate: University of North Dakota, BSE – Chemical Engineering
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Epilepsy:
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Matthew McConnell, MD (Start date: 2-2-2018)
- Residency: University of Virginia Health System – Neurology
- Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine – Wake Forest Baptist Medicine Center
- Undergraduate: Duke University, BS – Psychology w/Neuroscience concentration, Minors – Biology and Chemistry
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Thomas Foutz, MD, PhD
- Residency: Seattle Children’s Hospital – Pediatric Neurology
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, MD, PhD – Biomedical Engineering
- Undergraduate: John Hopkins University, BA – Biophysics
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Neuromuscular:
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Abbas Jowkar, MBBS
- Fellowship: Wayne State University – Detroit Medical Center, EMG/EEG Clinical Neurophysiology
- Residency : Wayne State University – Detroit Medical Center – Neurology
- Medical School: Gulbarga University, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, India
- Undergraduate: Nrupatunga Junior College, Hyderabad, India, BS
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