Alumni - Neurology

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Catherine Hall, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Post-Residency: Sleep Medicine Fellowship ( LSU Shreveport)

Kayla Jacques, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: University of Kansas SOM, Kansas City, KS
Post-Residency: Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship (University of California San Diego, California)

Christina Mills, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: Loma Linda University SOM, Loma Linda, CA
Post-Residency: Headache Fellowship (UAB)

Zachary Mills, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: Loma Linda University SOM, Loma Linda, CA
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship (UAB)

Carolina Parker, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship (UAB)

Laura Snider, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: University of Texas SOM, San Antonio, TX
Post-Residency: Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship (University of Florida)

Vanessa Sui, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Baptist St. Anthony’s Health System

Jiayue Yuan, M.D. Class of 2023

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship (Northwestern University, Chicago)

Elizabeth B. Brinkley, M.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship (LSU New Orleans)

Kevin C. Bui, M.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship (UAB)

David L. Fischer, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI
Post-Residency:Post-Residency: Behavioral Neurology Clinical Fellow (University of California San Francisco)

Cameron S. Michael, D.O. Class of 2022

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Post-Residency:Post-Residency: Hospital Based Practice (Jackson, TN)

Jeffrey Q. Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University COM, Hershey, PA
Post-Residency:Post-Residency: Private Practice (Huntsville, AL)

Eyad E. Saca, M.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: Jordan University, Jordan
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship (UAB)

Khine Y. Sein, M.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Post-Residency:Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship (Pittsburgh, PA)

Thanh L. Tran, M.D. Class of 2022

Medical School: Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship (UAB)

Sarah Breaux, M.D. Class of 2021

Medical School: LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB

Stephanie Bustros, M.D. Class of 2021

Medical School: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Jessica Epperson McLemore, M.D. Class of 2021

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Montgomery, AL

Mariyam Humayun, M.B.B.S Class of 2021

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Johns Hopkins

Gabriel Joseph Menendez, M.D. Class of 2021

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Nashville, TN

Renato Andre Oliveira, M.D. Class of 2021

Medical School: Universidad de Federal do Ceara, Brazil
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship, UAB

Scott B. Thomas, M.D. Class of 2021

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Neuro Hospitalist, Tuscaloosa, AL

Elizabeth Coffee, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center COM, Dallas, TX
Post-Residency: Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Michael Hamer, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Auburn, Alabama

Adebimpe Oyowe, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Atlanta, Georgia

Kristen Sandefer, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: St. George’s University SOM, Grenada
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship, UAB

Coreen Schwartzlow, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: University of Arizona COM, Tucson, AZ
Post-Residency: Neuromuscular Neurology Fellowship, UAB

Sana Farhad Somani, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Mike Zhang, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Abdulrahim Ismail, M.D. Class of 2020

Medical School: University of Aleppo Medical School, Syria
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Milwaukee, WI

Abeera Ali, M.D. Class of 2019

Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Miles Cobia, M.D. Class of 2019

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship, UAB

Rabia Jamy, M.D. Class of 2019

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Harshad Ladha, M.D. Class of 2019

Medical School: Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College, India
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Adeel Memon, M.D. Class of 2019

Medical School: Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship & PhD Neuroscience, UAB

Margi Patel, M.D. Class of 2019

Medical School: Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, India
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Stephen Benesh, M.D. Class of 2018

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, UAB

Amanda Pennington, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2018

Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

Chigozirim Izeogu, M.D. Class of 2018

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Mina Lobbous, M.B.B.Ch. Class of 2018

Medical School: Ain Shams University, Egypt
Post-Residency: Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, UAB

Mini Singh, M.B.B.S. Class of 2018

Medical School: SSR Medical College, India
Post-Residency: Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Sahil Gupta, M.B.B.S. Class of 2018

Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, India
Post-Residency: Pain Medicine Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

Kasha Benton, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: Drexel University COM, Philadelphia, PA
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Benjamin A. Jones, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, UAB Chief: 2016-2017

Manmeet Kaur, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute, India
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2016-2017

Brian T. Perrin, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Birmingham, AL

E. Lane Schlitz Fortenberry, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Advanced Neurology Fellowship, UAB

Bryan L. Smelser, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Behavioral Neurology-Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2015-2016

Anand Venkatraman, M.D. Class of 2017

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Kanika Arora, M.D. Class of 2016

Medical School: Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, Barrows Neurological Institute, Phoenix

Alissa A. Chitlangia, M.D. Class of 2016

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Ayaz Khawaja, M.D. Class of 2016

Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Drew R. Uhrig, M.D. Class of 2016

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2015-2016

Brannon L. Vines, M.D. Class of 2016

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2015-2016

Tyler E. Gaston, M.D. Class of 2015

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2014-2015

Benjamin A. McCullough, M.D. Class of 2015

Medical School: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Post-Residency: Movement Disorder Fellowship, UAB

Sarah R. Perez, M.D. Class of 2015

Medical School: Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
Post-Residency: Movement Disorder Fellowship, UAB

Leslie E. Perry, M.D. Class of 2015

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Alexis B. Shaefer, M.D. Class of 2015

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Post-Residency: Neuromuscular Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2014-2015

Cristina R. Wohlgehagen, M.D. Class of 2015

Medical School: U-Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Post-Residency: Headache Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas

Muhammad M. Alvi, M.D. Class of 2014

Medical School: Sindh Medical College, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, NIH, Bethesda

Leonardo De Almeida, M.D. Class of 2014

Medical School: Universidad Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, University of Florida, Gainesville
Chief: 2013-2014

Ashley E. Holdridge, D.O. Class of 2014

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL
Post-Residency: Headache Fellowship, Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago

James T. Houston, M.D. Class of 2014

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Niren Kapoor, M.D. Class of 2014

Medical School: Medical College of India
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Pawan V. Rawal, M.D. Class of 2014

Medical School: SMT NHL Municipal Medical College, India
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Chief: 2013-2014

Crysten M. Brinkley, M.D. Class of 2013

Medical School: Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, SC
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Hendersonville, NC

Mohamed Kazamel, M.D. Class of 2013

Medical School: University of Mansoura, Egypt
Post-Residency: Neuromuscular Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

William R. Meador, M.D. Class of 2013

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, UAB

Marissa C. Natelson, M.D. Class of 2013

Medical School: Emory University SOM, Atlanta, GA
Post-Residency: Behavioral Neurology Fellowship, UAB

Paula S. Province, M.D. Class of 2013

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, UAB

Jessica W. Vincent, M.D. Class of 2013

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Anniston, AL

Michael J. Lyerly, M.D. Class of 2012

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, UAB

Krystyna Kolaczynski, M.D. Class of 2012

Medical School: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Post-Residency: Sleep Disorders Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland

Brian Peterson, M.D. Class of 2012

Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, Louisiana State University, New Orleans

Timothy W. Prestley, M.D. Class of 2012

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private practice in Tuscaloosa, AL

Kara A. Sands, M.D. Class of 2012

Medical School: Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, UAB

Ashley E. Thomas, M.D. Class of 2012

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Sharman R. Sanders, M.D. Class of 2011

Medical School:Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, UAB

Asad A. Chaudhary, M.D. Class of 2011

Medical School: Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, UAB

William E. Lievens, M.D. Class of 2011

Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2007
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Robert G. MacGregor, M.D. Class of 2011

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, 2007
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Savannah, GA

Laura Mason, M.D. Class of 2011

Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine, 2007
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, UAB

Amena Hasan, M.D. Class of 2010

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 2006
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
Chief: 2009-2010

Decontee M. Jimmeh, M.D. Class of 2010

Medical School: Temple University, 2006
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, UAB

Wesley King, M.D. Class of 2010

Medical School: University of South Alabama, 2006
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Birmingham, AL

Hayden Long, M.D. Class of 2010

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Mobile, AL

Luis Prado, M.D. Class of 2010

Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru, 2003
Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver

David Pritchard, M.D. Class of 2010

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 2006
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Memphis, TN

Chris P. Eckstein, M.D. Class of 2009

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Neuroimmunology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Chief: 2008-2009

Amy W. Amara, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2009

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (M.D./Ph.D.)
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB Sleep Medicine Fellowship, UAB

Aaron M. Anderson, M.D. Class of 2009

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, 2005
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, UAB

Tiffany Q. Pineda, M.D. Class of 2009

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, UAB

Victor W. Sung, M.D. Class of 2009

Medical School: University of Texas, Southwestern School of Medicine, 2005
Post-Residency: Quality Improvement Fellowship, Birmingham VA Medical Center Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB

Paul A. Sykes, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2009

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2005 (M.D./Ph.D. Neuroscience)
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Birmingham, AL

Timothy P. Hecker, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2008

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Mobile, AL
Chief: 2007-2008

Daniel L. Cobb, M.D. Class of 2008

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Gainesville, GA

Thomas H. (Chip) Gann, M.D. Class of 2008

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Slidell, LA

Xiaosi "Stan" Han, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2008

Medical School:Hunan Medical University
Post-Residency: Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Michael Mitchell, M.D. Class of 2008

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Picyaune-Hattiesburg, MS

Bijay N. Pandey, M.D. Class of 2008

Medical School: Bhagalpur Medical College (M.B.B.S.), Rajendra Medical College (M.D.)
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Griffin, GA

Aruna Thotakura Arora, M.D., M.P.H. Class of 2007

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 2003
Post-Residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2006-2007

Rohit Dhall, M.D. Class of 2007

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2000
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB

Richard G. Diethelm, M. Class of 2007

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine M.D., 2003
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Birmingham, AL

Rotem Elgavish, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2007

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL (M.D./Ph.D. Neuroimaging)
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Rhodemarie Maron, M.D Class of 2007

Medical School: University of Health Sciences, Osteopathic Medical School, Kansas City, MO, 2003
Post-Residency: Neuro-Onoclogy Fellowship, Duke University, Raleigh, NC

Damon E. Patterson, M.D. Class of 2007

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine
Post-Residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Amit Arora, M.D. Class of 2006

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2005-2006

Andrew Barreto, M.D. Class of 2006

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2002
Post-Residency: Stroke Fellowship, University of Texas, Houston

Margaret C. Boltja, M.D. Class of 2006

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, 2002
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Macon, Georgia

Lawrence King III, M.D. Class of 2006

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Post-Residency: Neuromuscular Fellowship, UAB

Karin Olds, M.D. Class of 2006

Medical School: University of Kansas, May, 2002
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Kansas City, Kansas

Harrison C. Walker, M.D Class of 2006

Medical School: Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB

Gerald Calegan, M.D. Class of 2005

Medical School: Tulane, 2001
Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship, UAB
Chief: 2004-2005

Jennifer L. DeWolfe, D.O. Class of 2005

Undergraduate School/Degree: Jacksonville University/BS Biology
Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship, UAB

Amita Shimpi, M.D. Class of 2005

Medical School: Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India, February 1998
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Houston, Texas

Sheri L. Swader, M.D. Class of 2005

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2001
Post-Residency: Private Practice, Cullman, Alabama

Angela Young Achong, M.D. Class of 2005

Medical School: University of Zulia, Venezuela, 1997
Post-Residency: Neuromuscular Fellowship, UAB