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See where past residents in the Department of Neurological Surgery are working now.

2023

Michael Cloney, MD, MPH - Spine and Neurotrauma Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

H. Greg Frankel, MD - Complex and Reconstructive Spine Surgery Fellowship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Matthew Ordon, MD - Neuro-Spine Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2022

Michael Jones, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Private Practice, Waukesha, WI

Grace Lai, MD, PhD - Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Nikhil Murthy, MD, MS - Faculty, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

2021

Roxanna M Garcia, MD, MS, MPH - Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern , Chicago, IL

Kartik Kesavabhotla, MD - Private Practice, Milwaukee, WI

William Metcalf-Doetsch, MD - Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern , Chicago, IL

Madhav Sukumaran, MD, PhD - Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

2020

Amit Ayer, MD, MBA - Functional Neurosurgery, Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Palo Alto, CA

Gurvinder Kaur, MD - NeuroOncology Fellowship, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL

2019

Rudy Rahme, MD - Endovascular fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

Olabisi Sanusi, MD - Skull base surgery fellowship , Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR

2018

Angela Bohnen, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Neurosurgery One, Littleton, CO

2017

Omar Arnaout, MD - Faculty, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Randall Graham, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Private Practice, Dallas, TX

Drew Spencer, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Northwestern Medicine-Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL

2016

Allan Nanney III, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Private Practice, Boulder, CO

James Stadler III, MD - Faculty, , University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

2015

Rohan Lall, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN

2014

Jamal McClendon, Jr., MD - Faculty, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona

Timothy R Smith, MD, PhD, MPH - Faculty, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Albert P Wong, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, Los Angeles, CA

2013

Joseph Adel, MD - Neurological Surgeon, St. Mary’s of Michigan, Saginaw, MI

Patrick A Sugrue, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Advocate Health Care, Downers Grove, IL

2012

Peter Lee, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Northwestern Medicine, Winfield, IL

Stephen F Shafizadeh, MD, PhD, DC - Neurological Surgeon, CHI St. Vincent Arkansas Neuroscience Institute, Sherwood, AR

Nicholas P Slimack, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Santa Maria Specialty Health Center, Santa Maria, CA

2011

David Hahn, MD, MS - Neurology,

Ryan J Halpin, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Olympia Orthopaedic Associates, Olympia, WA

Patrick Shih, MD - Neurological Surgeon, The Neurosurgical Brain and Spine Center, Houston, TX

2010

Sunit Das, MD, PhD - Faculty, Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Christopher Eddleman, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas

2009

David Moller, MD - Faculty, UC Davis, Kaiser Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

2008

Stefan A Mindea, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Pozimed, Constanta, Romania

Brian O’Shaughnessy, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Howell Allen Clinic, Nashville, TN

Glen Pollock, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Aurora Neuroscience Innovation Institute, Milwaukee, WI

2007

Patrick C Hsieh, MD - Faculty, Director of Neurosurgery Spine Program, Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA

Robert H Thiele, MD - Faculty, Anesthesiology, UVA Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Benson P Yang, MD - Neurological Surgeon, AMITA Health, Chicago, IL

2006

Tyler R Koski, MD - Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director of Spine Fellowship, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL

Kenji Muro, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Advocate Medical Group, Chicago, IL

2005

Ania G Pollack, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Dayton, OH

Bratislav Velimirovic, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Neurosurgical Specialists of El Paso, EL Paso, TX

2004

Lance E Gravely, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Providence, Pasadena, CA

Allan M Jorge, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Private Practice, Miami, Florida

Thomas J Morrison, III, MD - Neurological Surgeon (Deceased), Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery, Atlanta, GA

2003

George A Alsina, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Port City Neurosurgery & Spine, Wilmington, NC

Frank La Marca, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Henry Ford Health System, Jackson, MI

2002

Sean Salehi, MD, FAANS - Neurological Surgeon, Neurological Surgery and Spine Surgery, Westchester, IL

2001

Bernard R Bendok, MD - Chair, Neurosurgery, Arizona, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

Diane Sierens, MD - Neurological Surgeon, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Chicago, IL

2000

Hugo Benalcazar, MD - Chief of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical System, Bel Air, MD

Yannick Grenier, MD - Neurosurgery specialist , Cincinnati, OH

Sagi M Kuznits, MD, FACS - Neurological Surgeon, Neurosurgical Care, Royersford, PA

Randall R McCafferty, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Desert Care Network, Palm Springs, CA

Craig P Nolan, MD - Neuro-Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

1999

Moise Danielpour, MD - Chair, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA

Barry I Katz, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery, Joplin, MO

Jason A Rolls, MD - General Surgeon, Transplant Surgeon, DMC Medical Group, Detroit, MI

1998

Joseph Ciacci, MD - Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego, CA

John C Liu, MD - Faculty, Professor of Neurosurgery, Co-Director of USC Spine Center, Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA

1997

Hector W Ho, MD - Neurological Surgeon, St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare, Fullerton, CA

1996

James P Chandler, MD - Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Lavin/Fates Professor of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL

Denise E Crute, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Rockford, IL

Dominique G Engel, MD - Neurological Surgeon, Live Oak, CA

Mitchell Gropper, MD - Chairman, Department of Surgery (Deceased), The Community Hospital, Munster, IN

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