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Current Fellows

Outstanding patient care, education of those who serve and research are the three goals the Department of Neurology strives to achieve. As a part of that overall commitment to education, below are the recognized current neurology fellows who value the importance of providing the highest quality of medical care.






2012-2013 Clinical Fellows

Clinical Neurophysiology, EEG & Epilepsy»

Non-Accredited Program - Year 2
Arun Antony, MD

Medical School: 2001 Medical College, Trivandrum, University Of Kerala , India
Internship: 2008 Internal Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY
Residency: 2011 Neurology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Fellowship: 2012 Clinical Neurophysiology, EEG & Epilepsy (ACGME), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

ACGME Accredited Program - Year 1
Naila Goenka, MD

Medical School: 2005 Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Residency: 2009 Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

John Bradford Ingram, MD

Medical School: 2005 University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Residency: 2008 Pediatrics, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Residency: 2012 Child Neurology, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS

Christopher Newey, DO, MS

Advanced Degree School: 2006 Master of Science, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Medical School: 2008 Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Rhea Angela Salonga, MD

Medical School: 2004 University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Residency: 2009 Pediatrics, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Residency: 2012 Child Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Usha Thapalia, MD

Medical School: 2003 Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
Residency: 2009 Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Stephen Thompson, MD

Medical School: 2006 The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada

Headache Medicine»

Emad Estemalik, MD

Medical School: 2003 Ain Shams University, Egypt
Residency: 2012 Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Movement Disorders»

Raja Mehanna, MD

Medical School: 2005 St. Joseph's University, Lebanon
Residency: 2011 Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Fellowship: 2012 Movement Disorders, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Srivadee Oravivattanakul, MD

Medical School: 2005 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Residency: 2009 Internal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Residency: 2012 Neurology, University Hospital Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Neurocritical Care»

Year 2
Samer Abubakr, MD

Medical School: 1997 University Of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Residency: 2003 Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO

Ivan Rocha Ferreira DaSilva, MD

Medical School: 2003 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Internship: 2006 Internal Medicine, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residency: 2008 Neurology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Fellowship: 2010 Neurocritical Care, Hospital Copa D’or, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ari Wachsman, MD

Medical School: 2006 Ben Gurion U/Columbia U Medical School for International Health, Beersheba, Israel
Internship: 2008 Family Medicine, Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ
Residency: 2011 Neurology, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY

Year 1
Khaled Asi, MD

Medical School: 2007 University of Damascus, Syria
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

Darwin Ramirez-Abreu, MD

Medical School: 2004 Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Suny Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Luis Zayas, MD

Undergraduate: 1998 Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: 2005 Universidad Iberoamericiana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Residency: 2009 Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camdem, NJ

Neuroimmunology»

Alessandro Serra, MD, PhD

Medical School: 1997 University of Sassari, Italy
Residency: 2003 Neurology, University of Sassari, Italy
Advanced Degree School: 2007 Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience, Institute of Clinical Neurology, University of Sassari, Italy
Residency: 2012 Neurology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

Neuromuscular Medicine»

Yeeshu Arora, MD

Medical School: 2007 B.J. Medical College Ahmedabad, India
Residency: 2009 Internal Medicine, Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, IL

Harvinder Kumar, MD

Medical School: 1997 Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
Residency: 2000 Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Fellowship: 2004 Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
Residency: 2012 Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Mephis, TN

John Morren, MD

Medical School: 2005 University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
Residency: 2009 Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL

Neuro-Oncology»

Saurabh Dahiya, MD

Medical School: 2008 Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Residency: 2010 Internal Medicine, Western Reserve Care System, Youngstown, OH
Residency: 2012 Internal Medicine, Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts

Sleep Medicine»

Ruben Guzman, MD, PhD

Medical School: 1997 National Autonomous University of Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Advanced Degree Schoo: 2001 Doctor of Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Internship: 2008 Psychiatry, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Residency: 2011 Neurology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: 2012 Neurological Oncology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Karina Henriquez, MD

Medical School: 2000 Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Rupublic
Residency: 2012 Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ

Aamr Herekar, MD

Medical School: 2005 Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Internship: 2008 Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Residency: 2011 Neurology, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Fellowship: 2012 CNP, EEG, & Epilepsy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Alice Ho, MD

Medical School: 1999 University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
Residency: 2005 Child Neurology, University of Calgary, Canada

Krystyna Kolaczynski, MD

Medical School: 2008 University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Residency: 2012 Neurology, University of Alabama Hospital, Brimingham, AL

Vascular Neurology»

Luzma Cardona, MD

Medical School: 2001 Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Residency: 2002 Internal Medicine, San Juan VA Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Residency: 2004 Anesthesiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Residency: 2009 Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Fellowship: 2010 Headache Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Zeshaun Khawaja, MD

Medical School: 2008 Saba University, Netherlands Antilles
Residency: 2009 Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
Residency: 2012 Neurology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Dolora Wisco, MD

Medical School: 2008 State University of New York at Syracuse College of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Clincal Scholar»

Shumei Man, MD, PhD

Medical School: 1996 China Medical University, Shenyang, China
Residency: 2002 Neurology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
Advanced Degree School: Developmental Biology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

Research Fellows

Center for Neurological Restoration»

Gencer Genc, MD

Medical School: 2001 Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Residency: 2009 Neurology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

Scott F. Lempka, PhD

Medical School: 2008 Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Doctorate: 2010 Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
Research Fellowship: 2012Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Cerebrovascular Center»

Toshiya Osanai, PhD, MD

Medical School: 2002 Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
Residency: 2006 Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine
Advanced Degree School: 2010 Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine

Epilepsy Center»

Susumu Ito, MD

Medical School: 2002 Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
Residency: 2004 Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo, Japan
Fellowship: 2011 Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo, Japan

Balu Krishnan, PhD

Undergraduate: 2005 Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering), College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India
Advanced Degree School: 2010 Master of Science (Electrical Engineering), Arizona State University, School of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, Tempe, AZ
Doctor of Philosophy: 2012 Arizona State University (Electrical Engineering), School of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, Tempe, AZ

Ana Paula Pinheiro Martins, MD

Medical School: 2002 Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Residency: 2006 Neurology, Clinics Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Residency: 2006 Neurophysiology, Clinics Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Advanced Degree School: 2009 Master in Medical Sciences in Neurology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Nikolaos Tiverios Oikonomou, MD

Medical School: 2001 University of Ferrara, Italy
Residency: 2010 Neurocenter of Souther Switzerland
Residency: 2012 Neurology, Univesity of Athens, Athens, Greece
Doctorate: 2012 Psychiatry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Yod Pinroj, MD

Medical School: 2003 Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Residency: 2007 Internal Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand
Residency: 2009 Neurology, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Jaivir Rathore, MD

Medical School: 2005 SNHL Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Residency: 2007 Critical Care, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Residency: 2010 Internal Medicine, Pinnacle Health System/Drexel University School of Medicine, Harrisburg, PA

Guray Koc, MD

Medical School: 2003 Gulhane Military Medical, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Residency: 2010 Neurology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey

Eleana Nianiou, MD

Medical School: 1999 Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Residency: 2007 Evagelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Advanced Degree School: 2006 Msc in Brain and Mind Science, University of Crete Medical School, Crete, Greece

Ruta Yardi, MD

Medical School: 2011 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University Karad, India

Feng Yu, MD

Undergraduate: 1996 Clinical Medical, Shandong University, Medical College, Jinan, China
Medical School: 2005 Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China

Lei Zhao, MD

Medical School: 2004 Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
Residency: 2007 Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
Fellowship: 2009 Epilepsy, Sanbo Brain Hospital, Beijing, China

Sleep Disorders Center»

Prapun Kittivoravitkul, MD

Medical School: 2001 Phramongkutklao Medicine College, Bangkok, Thailand
Internship: 2002 Thanarat Hospital, Prachuapkhirikhan Province, Thailand
Residency: 2006 Internal Medicine, Phramongkutklao Army Hospital, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
Fellowship: 2010 Pulmonary Medicine, Phramongkutklao Army Hospital, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
Fellowship: 2011 Critical Care, Phramongkutklao Army Hospital, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand