Residents / Class of 2017
Travis Lewis, MD, PhD (Google Scholar)
University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy outdoor activities including skiing, cycling of any type (Road, Mountain, Cyclocross...I've been riding the MS 150 since 2014).
Fellowship: Movement Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy outdoor activities including skiing, cycling of any type (Road, Mountain, Cyclocross...I've been riding the MS 150 since 2014).
Fellowship: Movement Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania
David Do, MD (Google Scholar | LinkedIn)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy building apps and teaching a coding class at the medical school. I have watched every episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations and Parts Unknown several times.
I am interested in general neurology, and developing clinical apps for doctors to utilize clinical data and better manage their patients.
Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy building apps and teaching a coding class at the medical school. I have watched every episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations and Parts Unknown several times.
I am interested in general neurology, and developing clinical apps for doctors to utilize clinical data and better manage their patients.
Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania
Ali Hamedani, MD, MSCE (Google Scholar)
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy running, swimming, playing volleyball, scouring the Italian Market for cheap produce, cooking, and spending time with friends.
Fellowship: Neuro-opthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania
Position: Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy running, swimming, playing volleyball, scouring the Italian Market for cheap produce, cooking, and spending time with friends.
Fellowship: Neuro-opthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania
Position: Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania
Ali Mendelson, MD (Google Scholar)
Weill Cornell Medical College, 2013
I love traveling, my dog Biscuit, and photography. I have a photography business and love film photography and shooting weddings. My research is looking at the use of photographs as a visual social history to improve dignity among patients admitted to the inpatient neurology service.
Fellowship: Palliative Medicine at the University of California, San Diego
Weill Cornell Medical College, 2013
I love traveling, my dog Biscuit, and photography. I have a photography business and love film photography and shooting weddings. My research is looking at the use of photographs as a visual social history to improve dignity among patients admitted to the inpatient neurology service.
Fellowship: Palliative Medicine at the University of California, San Diego
Kristina Patterson, MD, PhD (Google Scholar)
Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2013
I am an avid yogi and try to practice 2-3 times a week. I also enjoy riding my bike and going for a run. I'm also an enthusiastic foodie. If I'm not being physically active, I'm probably trying a new restaurant.
I am interested in neurocritical care and paraneoplastic/autoimmune diseases in the critical care setting. I am currently working on a project with Eric Lancaster investigating the molecular mechanisms of autoantibodies to cell adhesion molecules found in diseases such as Morvan's syndrome, CIPD, and AIDP.
Fellowship: Autoimmune disorders at the University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2013
I am an avid yogi and try to practice 2-3 times a week. I also enjoy riding my bike and going for a run. I'm also an enthusiastic foodie. If I'm not being physically active, I'm probably trying a new restaurant.
I am interested in neurocritical care and paraneoplastic/autoimmune diseases in the critical care setting. I am currently working on a project with Eric Lancaster investigating the molecular mechanisms of autoantibodies to cell adhesion molecules found in diseases such as Morvan's syndrome, CIPD, and AIDP.
Fellowship: Autoimmune disorders at the University of Pennsylvania
James Siegler, MD (Google Scholar)
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy taking luxurious 150 mile bike rides when I am not playing with my dog at the park or the beach. However, most of my time is wasted on Netflix and HBO-Go. In my past life, I also enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Academically, I am passionate about research in stroke and quality improvement. I also like teaching.
Fellowship: Vascular neurology at the University of Pennsylvania
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy taking luxurious 150 mile bike rides when I am not playing with my dog at the park or the beach. However, most of my time is wasted on Netflix and HBO-Go. In my past life, I also enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Academically, I am passionate about research in stroke and quality improvement. I also like teaching.
Fellowship: Vascular neurology at the University of Pennsylvania
Joshua VanDerWerf, MD
Creighton University School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, history, cooking, and being outdoors. I miss the recreation of the Rockies, especially skiing.
I am passionate about distilling data down to a critical level which allows physicians to be effective in treating patients without unnecessary and excessive variability in practice. Currently, implementing practical, standardized, evidence-based disease pathways while using bioinformatics to guide management decisions for individual patients are of interest to me.
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care at Duke University
Creighton University School of Medicine, 2013
I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, history, cooking, and being outdoors. I miss the recreation of the Rockies, especially skiing.
I am passionate about distilling data down to a critical level which allows physicians to be effective in treating patients without unnecessary and excessive variability in practice. Currently, implementing practical, standardized, evidence-based disease pathways while using bioinformatics to guide management decisions for individual patients are of interest to me.
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care at Duke University
Jessica Weinstein, MD (Google Scholar)
Jefferson Medical College, 2013
I'm interested in all things cultural (music, food, urban-gardening, cinema, art, fiction, non-fiction, travel, mindless television, pig iron theatre). I also love nature and have been known to hike, backpack, rockclimb, and attempt-to-surf in my free time.
Fellowship: Movement Disorders at the University of California, San Francisco
Position: Kaiser Permanente
Jefferson Medical College, 2013
I'm interested in all things cultural (music, food, urban-gardening, cinema, art, fiction, non-fiction, travel, mindless television, pig iron theatre). I also love nature and have been known to hike, backpack, rockclimb, and attempt-to-surf in my free time.
Fellowship: Movement Disorders at the University of California, San Francisco
Position: Kaiser Permanente
Jacqueline Gofshteyn, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2012
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy traveling, camping and dancing
I am interested in neuro-infectious disease and neuroimmunology
Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2012
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy traveling, camping and dancing
I am interested in neuro-infectious disease and neuroimmunology
Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nan Lin, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School, 2012
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy eating my way through Philadelphia's excellent restaurant scene. There are also many beautiful parks 1-2 hours away from the city that are well-worth the drive to go hiking and exploring. If you like board games and a little friendly competition, let me know!
I am interested in medical student and residency education and teaching.
Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital
University of Minnesota Medical School, 2012
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy eating my way through Philadelphia's excellent restaurant scene. There are also many beautiful parks 1-2 hours away from the city that are well-worth the drive to go hiking and exploring. If you like board games and a little friendly competition, let me know!
I am interested in medical student and residency education and teaching.
Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Ingo Helbig, MD
University Medical Center, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy spending time with my wife and two children.
I am an active member of the European EuroEPINOMICS consortium and the Genetics Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University Medical Center, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy spending time with my wife and two children.
I am an active member of the European EuroEPINOMICS consortium and the Genetics Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Marisa S. Prelack, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2012
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy jogging with my baby, and barbecuing.
I am pursuing clinical research in quantitative white matter neuroimaging in children with neurocutaneous disorders, i.e. Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis, and a future career in Pediatric NeuroOncology.
Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2012
Pediatric Neurology
I enjoy jogging with my baby, and barbecuing.
I am pursuing clinical research in quantitative white matter neuroimaging in children with neurocutaneous disorders, i.e. Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis, and a future career in Pediatric NeuroOncology.
Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia