Alumni - Neurosurgery

The Department of Neurosurgery wants to stay connected with our alumni. View the map below to see where they are practicing now!

Davis, Matthew C., M.D.

Medical School:
University of Michigan
Undergraduate:
Dartmouth College
Hometown:
Bend, Oregon

Erwood, Matthew S., M.D.

Medical School:
Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University)
Undergraduate:
Miami University
Hometown:
Atlanta, GA

Schmalz, Philip G., M.D.

Medical School:
Tulane University School of Medicine
Undergraduate:
College of Charleston
Hometown:
New Orleans, LA

Shank, Christopher D., M.D.

Medical School:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Undergraduate:
Texas Christian University
Hometown:
Fort Worth, TX

Dupepe, Esther C., M.D.

Medical School:
Tulane University
Graduate School:
Tulane University
Undergraduate:
Tulane University
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana

McClugage, Samuel G., III, M.D.

Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
University of Virginia
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dawkins, Ross, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Tennessee
Undergraduate:
Rhodes College
Hometown:
Memphis, Tennessee

Foreman, Paul, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Oklahoma
Undergraduate:
Oklahoma State University
Hometown:
Edmond, Oklahoma
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2016)
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2014)

Romeo, Andrew, M.D.

Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Rhodes College
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama

Kicielinski, Kimberly, M.D.

Medical School:
Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate:
Carnegie Mellon
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Awards & Achievements:
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2016)
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2013)
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2012)

Menendez, Joshua, M.D.

Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Vanderbilt University
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama

Patel, Daxa, M.D.

Medical School:
Emory University
Undergraduate:
Northwestern University
Hometown:
Marietta, Georgia
Awards & Achievements:
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2012)

Ditty, Benjamin J., MD

Career:
Private Practice
Medical School:
University of Southern California
Undergraduate:
Johns Hopkins University
Hometown:
Kentucky

Miller, Joseph H., M.D.

Career:
Private Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Samford University
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama
Awards & Achievements:
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2014)
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2013)
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2011)

Griessenauer, Christoph J., M.D.

Career:
Academic Practice
Medical School:
Paracelsus Medical University
Hometown:
Leogang, Austria
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2015)
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2014)
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2011)
Second Place — SANS Neurosurgical Resident "Jeopardy" Challenge (2010)

Gordon, Amber S., M.D.

Career:
Private Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Vanderbilt University
Hometown:
Alabama
Awards & Achievements:
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2013)
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2011)

Fusco, Matthew R., M.D.

Career:
Academic Practice
Medical School:
Wake Forest University
Undergraduate:
University of Virginia
Hometown:
Roanoke, Virginia
Awards & Achievements:
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2011)

Mortazavi, Martin M., M.D.

Career:
Academic Practice
Medical School:
Karolinska Institute School of Medicine
Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden
Awards & Achievements:
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2012)

Whisenhunt, Thomas R., Jr, M.D., Ph.D.

Career:
Private Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Graduate School:
UAB (Ph.D.)
University of California (M.Sc.)
Undergraduate:
San Diego State University
Awards & Achievements:
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2012)

Naftel, Robert P., M.D.

Career:
Academic Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Washington and Lee University
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2012)

Fleming, J. Brett P., M.D.

Career:
Private Practice
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University
Undergraduate:
Denison University
Hometown:
Delaware, Ohio

Shenai, Mahesh B., M.D.

Career:
Academic Practice
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2011)
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2010)
Second Place – SANS Neurosurgical Resident "Jeopardy" Challenge (2010)
Southern Neurosurgical Society Augustus McCravey Research Prize (2008)

Zywicke, Holly A., M.D.

Career:
Private Practice

Bauer, David F., M.D.

Career:
Academic Practice
Awards & Achievements:
Southern Neurosurgical Society Augustus McCravey Research Prize (2009)

Pearson, Blake, M.D.

Career:
Private Practice

Harmon, Daniel, M.D.

Career:
Private Practice

Cormier, Jason, M.D.

Career:
Private Practice
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2010)

2004-2009

2009 Cho, Derrick, M.D. 2008 Leichty, Peter, M.D. 2007 Okor, Mamerhi, M.D. 2006 Ammar, Kevin, M.D. 2005 Banks, Jason, M.D.
Doughty, Kyle, M.D. 2004 Riley, Kristen O., M.D.

Alford, Elizabeth "E.B.," M.D.

Hometown
Cana, NC
Undergraduate School
Duke University
Major: Biology
Medical School
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Lepard, Jacob, M.D.

Hometown
Chattanooga, TN
Undergraduate School
Lee University
Major: Biochemistry
Medical School
University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Rotman, Lauren, M.D.

Hometown
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Major: Biological Sciences
Focus: Neurobiology
Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Amburgy, John, M.D.

Hometown
Clearwater, FL
Undergraduate School
Princeton University
Medical School
Medical College of Georgia

Chagoya, Gustavo, MD

Hometown
Monclova, Mexico
Undergraduate School
Rice University
Medical School
Duke University

Elsayed, Galal A., MD

Hometown
Orlando, FL
Undergraduate School
University of Central Florida
Medical School
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Omar, Nidal, M.D.

Hometown
Mobile, AL
Undergraduate School
University of South Alabama
Medical School
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Salehani, Arsalaan, M.D.

Hometown
Spartanburg, SC
Undergraduate School
Wofford College
Major: Biology
Focus: Neuroscience
Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine

Tabibian, Borna Ethan, M.D.

Hometown
Austin, TX
Undergraduate School
New England Conservatory of Music
Major: Piano Performance
Medical School
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center