Current Fellows and Recent Graduates

Current Fellows

Vascular Neurology

Vivek Patel, MDVivek Patel, MD
Medical School: University of South Alabama
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Zabalgoitia, MDLaura Zabalgoitia, MD
Medical School: University of Texas – San Antonio
Residency: Vanderbilt University

Sleep Medicine

Jay Chacko, MDJay Chacko, MD
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch
Matthew Haltom, MDMatthew Haltom, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee

Epilepsy

Richa BudhirajaRicha Budhiraja, MBBS
Medical School: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences India
Residency: St. Louis University Hospital
Barbara KwiecinskaBarbara Kwiecinska, MD
Medical School: PUMS
Residency: University of Louisville
Caralynn Li, DOCaralynn Li, DO
Medical School: Case Western Reserve
Residency: University of South Florida
Nikita NanavatyNikita Nanavaty, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Dr. Brandon NeelyBrandon Neeley, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University
Residency: West Virginia University

Epilepsy—Pediatric

Amber CookeAmber Cooke, MD
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Clinical Neurophysiology

Molly SullivanMolly Sullivan, MD
Medical School: University of Kentucky, College of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Terese GulloTerese Gullo, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University

Movement Disorders

Dakota Schumacher, MDDakota Schumacher, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: Vanderbilt University

Neuromuscular Disorders

Naaima MuftiNaaima Mufti, MD
Medical School: Women Medical Center
Residency: St. Luke’s University Health Network

Neuroimmunology

Carynn Koch, MDCarynn Koch, MD
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Zachery Rohm, MDZachery Rohm, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Residency: Emory University

Recent Graduates

Neurophysiology and Epilepsy

Class of 2023-2024

Dr. Barbara Basil
Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Michael McCormack
Assistant Professor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

Dr. Monica Saccucci
Attending Neurologist
Community Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Joseph Ta
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburg Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. Morgan Tan
Attending Neurologist
Good Samaritan Hospital
Puyallup, WA

Dr. Natasha Varughese
Assistant Professor
University of Texas San Antonio
San Antonio, TX


Class of 2022-2023

Dr. Chad “Mac” Manuel (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Baton Rouge, LA

Dr. Ritika Suri
Assistant Professor
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Meghana “Mac” Raghavan
Attending Epileptologist
University of Washington Valley Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Dr. Haroon Majoka
Attending Physician
Graves Gilbert Clinic
Bowling Green, KY

Dr. Christopher Smith
Attending Physician
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA


Class of 2021-2022

Dr. Jonah Fox
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Nan Jiang
Attending Physician
Belville, NC

Dr. Eric Armour
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Musab Ali
Attending Physician
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Juan Jose Goyanes
TBD


Class of 2020-2021

Dr. Jessica Wharton (Pediatrics)
Attending Neurologist
Greenville Health System and Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, SC

Dr. Michael A. Johnson
Attending Neurologist
Colorado Neurodiagnostics, PLLC
Littleton, CO

Dr. Ian McGuinness
Attending Neurologist
Neurology Consultants of Huntsville
Huntsville, AL

Dr. Niyatee Samudra
Assistant Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Dr. Jonathan Andrew Hartshorn
Attending Neurologist
Intermountain Healthcare
Provo, UT


Class of 2019-2020

2018-2019

Dr. Sarah Klinger (Pediatrics)
Attending Physician
Carolina’s Pediatric Neurology
Charlotte, NC

Dr. Adrianne Parkey (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
University of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR

Dr. Junaid Humayun
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Salman Zahoor
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR

Dr. Aman Dabir
Attending Physician
University of West Virginia
Morgantown, WV


Class of 2018-2019

Class of 2018-2019

Dr. Emily Doll (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Dr. Kathryn Lalor (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

Dr. Yamane Makke
Assistant Professor
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Yuvraj Heir
Attending Neurologist
Baton Rouge, LA

Dr. Brian Hanrahan
Attending Physician
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Lehigh Valley, PA


Class of 2017-2018

Class of 2017-2018

Class of 2017-2018

Dr. Emma Carter (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Zahra Haghighat (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Dr. Aisha Qazi
Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Janna Ferdous
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Dr. Randip Taneja
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Giorgi Sirbiladze
Attending Neurologist
Murray Regional Medical Center
Columbia, TN

Dr. Chris Collins
Attending Neurologist
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

Dr. Michael Kentris
Attending Neurologist
Clinical Neuroscience Institute
Dayton, OH


Class of 2016-2017

Dr. Vishwanath Sagi
Assistant Professor
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Dr. Abdullah Al Sawaf
Assistant Professor
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, IL

Dr. Fahd Sultan
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma University
Oklahoma City, OK

Dr. Pawan Tummala
Attending Neurologist
Cox Health Group
Springfield, MO

Dr. Gurjeet Singh
Attending Neurologist
Legacy Medical Group
Vancouver, WA

Dr. Elias Karroum
Assistant Professor
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Garima Agrawal
Neurologist
Bowling Green, KY


Class of 2015-2016

Class of 2015-2016

Dr. Shilpa Reddy (Pediatrics)
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Michael Babcock (Pediatrics)
Attending Neurologist
Greenville Health System and Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, SC

Dr. Colin Van Hook
Attending Neurologist
Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

Dr. Steve Factor
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Physician
Accurate Neuromonitoring, LLC

Dr. Lindsay Higdon
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Sally Mathias
Associate Professor
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Dr. Inhyup Kim
Attending Neurologist
St. Mary's Physician Associates, LLC
Enid, OK

Dr. Faiz Rehmani
Attending Neurologist
East Tennessee Medical Group and Blount Memorial Hospital
Knoxville, TN

Neuromuscular

Dr. Caroline Germany
Owensboro Health Medical Group
Owensboro, KY

Dr. Etesham Khalid
Practicing in home country of Pakistan

Dr. Shannon Laboy
Assistant Professor
Jacksonville, Florida

Dr. Lindsay Malatesta
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Michael Wilshire
Attending Physician
Carrolton, GA

Dr. Derek Wood
Neurologist
Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA

Neuroimmunology

Dr. Hanh Vu
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Stephanie Taylor
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Movement Disorders

Dr. Katharine Sourbeer

Dr. Evan Johnson
Piedmont Hospital

Dr. Amy Brown
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Kisha Young
Neurologist
Centra Medical Group Lynchburg Neurology Center
Lynchburg, VA

Dr. Adam Nagy
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Travis Hassell
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. David Isaacs
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology

Dr. Katherine McDonell
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Sleep Disorders

Dr. James Allen

Dr. Gregory Rodden

Dr. Lily Kim
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Emily Singer
University of Louisville

Dr. James McGuirk
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Yana Vaysberg
Kansas City VA Medical Center

Dr. Abinash Joshi
Sleep Medicine Physician
Owensboro Health System
Owensboro, KY 

Dr. Jordan Phillips
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Physician 
Midstate Pulmonary at St. Thomas Midtown
Nashville, TN

Dr. Stephen Cohen
Primary Care/ Sleep Medicine Physician 
BJC
St. Louis, MO 

Dr. Hayley Martins
General Pediatrician/Pediatric Sleep Physician 
SSM Health
Mount Vernon, IL

Dr. Supriya Mannepalli
Family Medicine/ Sleep Specialist
Virginia

Dr. Rishi Sehgal
Critical Care Fellowship
Orlando, FL

Dr. James Andry
Assistant Professor of Neurology/ Sleep Specialist
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Clinton Colaco
Sleep/Pulmonary Specialist 
Scripps
San Diego, CA

Dr. Huong Pham
Assistant Professor of Neurology/ Sleep Specialist 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Noel Vargas-Perez
Neurologist/ Sleep Specialist 
San Juan VA Healthcare System
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Vascular Neurology

Dr. Jillian Berkman

Dr. Kyle Dack

Dr. Matthew Meriweather
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Morgan Baki
Erlanger Hospital

Dr. Jennifer Burba
Ascension Medical Group

Dr. Dennis Cole
Centennial Neuroscience

Dr. Shyam Panchal
Neurohospitalist 
Houston Methodist Hospital
The Woodlands, TX

Dr. William Eckhart
Neurohospitalist
Blue Sky Neurology
Denver, CO

Dr. Andrew Slusher
Neurohospitalist 
Saint Thomas Midtown
Nashville, TN

Dr. Morgan Patrylo
TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN 

Dr. Steven Trainor
VA Medical Center 
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System
New Orleans, LA

Dr. Mark Tedford
Neurohospitalist 
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville, TN

Dr. Matthew Schrag
Assistant Professor of Neurology 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr. Megan Stevens
UT Erlanger Neurology 
Erlanger Health System
Chattanooga, TN

Dr. William Barrow
West Tennessee Neurosciences