Special edition
newsletter
Neurology and Neurotherapeutics
Resident and Fellow
Graduation 2015
Saturday, May 30
Dallas Petroleum Club
From the Chair
Dr. Mark Goldberg
Graduation 2015 was a big
success with eleven residents and
nine fellows completing their
training.
I would like to thank our program
directors and faculty for preparing
our residents and fellows for the
next step in their careers.
In this special edition newsletter,
we recap the night with award
winners and photos from the
evening. We will also tell you
where our trainees are headed
next.
Congratulations to all!
Inside this edition
2-4 Awards
5-8 Where are they headed?
9 Thank You
Awards
Graduation 2015
Awards
Dr. Hal Unwin Outstanding Resident award
Ugo Chukwueke, M.D., served as the 2014-2015 co-
Isaac Marin-Valencia, M.D., served as the 2014-2015
Chief Resident for the Adult Neurology Residency Program.
Chief Resident for the Child Neurology Residency Program.
Her outstanding patient care and teaching were recognized
His outstanding patient care and research were recognized
with several awards: Dr. Hal Unwin Outstanding Resident
with the Dr. Hal Unwin Outstanding Resident Award and
Award; Parkland Hospital Resident Award; and Resident
the Weisberg-Rivera Manuscript Award. (Photo: Dr. Isaac
Teaching Award. (Photo: Dr. Ugo Chukwueke and Dr. Steven
Marin-Valencia and Dr. Rana Said, Director, Child Neurology
Vernino, Director, Adult Neurology Residency Program.)
Residency Program.)
Resident teaching award
Dr. Lauren Phillips, Co-
Dr. Lauren Phillips with Ugo
Dr. Lauren Phillips with Yuan
Director, Neurology Clerkship,
Chukwueke, M.D., Teaching
Xing, M.D., Teaching Award
and Meredith Bryarly, M.D.,
Award Recipient.
Recipient.
Teaching Award Recipient.
Graduation 2015
Awards
Child Neurology Resident
Excellence in care award
Dr. Roger Rosenberg
outstanding fellow award
Neuroscience nurses at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Outstanding Fellow for 2014-2015 was Dr. Chirantan
recognized Daniel Gossett, M.D., for his excellence in
Banerjee who trained in Stroke and Vascular Neurology.
patient care. (Photo: Dr. Gossett with Dr. Rana Said)
(Photo: Dr. Banerjee with Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, Associate Director
of Adult Neurology Residency Program.)
Stephen damm memorial award
for compassion and excellence
Dr. Oliver Sum-Ping was recognized for his
excellence and compassion in patient care with
the Stephen Damm Memorial Award.
Damm was an influential advocate for quality
patient care during his tenure with Children's
Medical Center and as a cancer patient. His
wife Tyra, and children, Katie and Cooper,
presented the award along with Dr. Shilpa
Chitnis, who was one of Steve’s physicians.
Awards
Graduation 2015
Trephined cranium award
Med Student Prize
Residents gave the Trephined Cranium Award to Dr. Ryan Hays in
Niyatee Sumadra, M.D., (left) won the Medical
recognition of his outstanding teaching skills. This was Dr. Hays’ second
Student Prize for her research. Dr. Sumadra joins
time to win the award. (Photo: (l-r) Dr. Isaac Marin-Valencia, Dr. Ryan Hays,
the neurology residency program for 2015-2016.
Dr. Ugo Chukwueke and Dr. Zakraus Mahdavi.)
(Photo: Dr. Sumadra and Dr. Lauren Phillips.)
Fred baskin young investigator award
RESEARCH DAYS
Our adult and pediatric
residency programs held
Research Days in Spring
2015. All trainees (medical
students, residents and
fellows) were invited to
present research posters
while senior residents gave
presentations on the
culmination of the research
Dr. Roger Rosenberg (center) presented the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award to Dr.
projects they conducted as
Sterling Ortega (left), Postdoctoral Research in the Neurorepair Lab, and Dr. Divyanshu
residents.
Dubey, Adult Neurology Resident. Dr. Dubey also received the Rivera-Weisberg Manuscript
Award.
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Where are they headed?
Graduation 2015
Adult neurology residents take next step
Where are they
headed?
William Renthal, M.D.,
Ph.D.
Headache Medicine Fellowship,
Harvard Medical School
Meredith Bryarly, M.D.
Neuromuscular Fellowship, UT
Southwestern
Yuan Xing, M.D.
Movement Disorders
Fellowship, UC-San Diego
Aashoo Mentreddi, M.D.
(From l-r) William Renthal, Meredith Bryarly, Yuan Xing, Aashoo Mentreddi, Ugo
Movement Disorders
Chukwueke, Claudia Perez, Zak Mahdavi and Oliver Sum-Ping.
Fellowship, UT Southwestern
Ugo Chukwueke, M.D.
Neuro-Oncology Fellowship,
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Claudia Perez, M.D.
Neurocritical Care Fellowship,
UT Southwestern
Zak Mahdavi, M.D.
Neurocritical Care Fellowship,
UT Southwestern
Oliver Sum-Ping, M.D.
Adult Neurology Residents with Neurology Residency Program Directors, Dr. Steve Vernino
(far left) and Dr. Shilpa Chitnis (far right.)
Sleep Medicine Fellowship,
Stanford
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Where are they headed?
Graduation 2015
child neurology residents take next step
Where are they
headed?
Isaac Marin-Valencia, M.D.
Instructor in Molecular
Genetics, Rockefeller
University Hospital
Jennifer Muncy Thomas,
M.D.
Instructor, UT Southwestern
Daniel Gossett, M.D.
(From l-r) Isaac Marin-Valencia, Kellie Shaw (Education Coordinator), Jennifer Muncy
Epilepsy Fellowship, University
Thomas, Dr. Rana Said, Daniel Gossett.
of Colorado School of Medicine
Graduating Child Neurology Residents: Isaac MarinValencia, Jennifer Muncy Thomas and Daniel Gossett.
Child Neurology Program (above)
The awesome and agile duo of Dr. Rana Said and Kellie Shaw.
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Where are they headed?
Graduation 2015
Fellows head into the future
Abdulradha Alqallaf, M.D., pictured
Chirantan Banerjee, M.D.,
Omar Elghawanmeh, M.D., pictured
with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a
pictured with Dr. Mark Johnson,
with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a
Neurophysiology Fellowship and will
completed a Stroke and Vascular
Neurophysiology Fellowship and will
continue at UT Southwestern as an
Neurology Fellowship. He joins the
continue at UT Southwestern as an
Epilepsy Fellow.
faculty of the Medical College of South
Epilepsy Fellowship.
Carolina.
Hamid Kadiwala, M.D., pictured
Andrea Lowden, M.D., pictured with
Sudama Reddi, M.D., pictured with
with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a
Dr. Susan Arnold, completed a Clinical
Dr. Deborah Friedman, completed a
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and
Neurophysiology Fellowship and will
Headache Medicine Fellowship and will
will be in private practice in Dallas-Fort
continue at UT Southwestern as an
join Texas Neurology Consultants at
Worth.
Epilepsy Fellow.
Texas Health Presbyterian-Plano.
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Where are they headed?
Graduation 2015
Fellows head into the future
Gulshan Uppal, M.D., pictured with
Christine Saldivar, M.D., pictured
Drew Thodeson, M.D., completed a
Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a Clinical
with Dr. Jaya Trivedi, completed a
Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship and will
Neurophysiology Fellowship. He is in
Neuromuscular Fellowship. She will be
continue at UT Southwestern as a
private practice with Freeman
in private practice in Austin, TX.
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow.
Neurospine in Joplin, Missouri.
Neurophysiology Fellows
(From l-r) Abdulradha Alqallaf,
M.D., Omar Elghawanmeh,
M.D., Andrea Lowden, M.D.,
Hamid Kadiwala, M.D., and
Gulshan Uppal, M.D.
Faculty members with Outstanding Fellow
of the Year, Chirantan Banerjee
(From l-r) Dr. Stephen Figueroa, Dr. Mark Johnson,
Dr. Chirantan Banerjee, Dr. Alejandro Magadan and
Dr. Mark Goldberg, Department Chair.
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Thank you
Graduation 2015
Thank you!
A big “Thank You!” goes out to our Program Directors and Education Coordinators who made our graduation
ceremony a big success, but most importantly, who work hard all year-round to make all of our programs strong.
Dr. Rana Said, Child Neurology
Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, Adult Neurology
Pepper Wedgewood, Sr. Education
Program Director, and Kellie
Program Associate Director and
Coordinator for Adult Neurology
Shaw, Education Coordinator,
Fellowship Programs Director, and
Residency Program, and Angela
Child Neurology Program.
Dr. Steve Vernino, Adult Neurology
Colon, Assistant Education
Residency Program Director.
Coordinator.
Thank you also to our emcees for the evening, Shaida
Khan, Adult Neurology Resident, and Dallas Stobaugh,
Child Neurology Resident. Shaida also gathered hundreds of
photos of our residents for the slideshow. And thank you to
Julie Kirchem, our department photographer and
newsletter maker.
Photo: (l-r) Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, Shaida Khan and Dallas
Stobaugh.
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