Meet Our Current Residents in Neurology

Congratulations to Our Newly Matched Residents

  • Hannah Bennett, MD, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
  • Susana Dominguez Penuela, MD, Universidad del Norte
  • Christine Gao, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
  • Ralph Habis, MD, American University of Beirut
  • Amy Hsu, MD, Drexel University
  • Aida Kamalian, MD, MPH,  Tehran University of Medical Science
  • Erin Kelly, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University 
  • Abigail Murtha, MD, Drexel University
  • Saswat Sahoo, MD, MS, Case Western Reserve University
  • Yana Said, MD,, MPH, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Postgraduate Year 4

Nicholas Bascou

Undergraduate Education: University of Pittsburgh (2016)
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (2022)
Internal Medicine: Albert Einstein Medical Center (2022-23)
Nicholas Bascou

Luisa Diaz-Arias

Medical School: Universidad de Los Andes Facultad de Medicina - Colombia (2019)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-23)
Luisa Diaz Arias

John Feemster

Undergraduate Education: St. Olaf College (2017)
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (2022)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-23)
John Feemster

LeeAnn Li

Undergraduate Education: University of Virginia (2013)
Graduate School:  University of California, Los Angeles (PhD 2020)
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine (2022)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-23)
LeeAnn Li

Aparna Nutakki

Undergraduate Education: University of Chicago (2014)
Medical School: Rush Medical College (2022)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2022-23)
Aparna Nutakki

Karishma Popli

Undergraduate Education: Duke University (2016)
Graduate School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (MBE 2018)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2022)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-23)
Karishma Popli

Kori Porosnicu Rodriguez

Undergraduate Education: Columbia University (2017)
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH 2021)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2022)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-23)
Photo of Dr. Kori Porosnicu

Ariel Winnick

Undergraduate Education: St. John's College (2011)
Graduate School: St. John's College (MA 2012)
Medical School: Ben Gurion University (2022)
Internal Medicine: University of Southern Alabama (2022-23)
Photo of Dr. Ariel Winnick

Julie Yi

Undergraduate Education: Duke University (2016)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2022)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-23)
Julie Yi

Kate Zha

Undergraduate Education: University of California, Los Angeles (2015)
Medical School: University of Buffalo (2022)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2022-23)
Photo of Dr. Kate Zha

Postgraduate Year 3

Danayt Alem

Undergraduate Education: University of Maryland College Park (2019)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2023)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2023-24)
Alem

Jonathan Browne

Undergraduate Education: University of California, Los Angeles (2019)
Medical School: California University of Science and Medicine (2023)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2023-24)
Browne

Alex Casella

Undergraduate Education: University of Pennsylvania (2014)
Graduate School: University of Maryland, Baltimore (PhD 2021)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2023)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2023-24)
Casella

Manuel Hazim

Undergraduate Education: Furman University (2015)
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University (MS 2017)
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2023-24)
Hazim

Julia Hendricks

Undergraduate Education: Rutgers University (2019)
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2023-24)
Hendricks

Nathaniel Kastan

Undergraduate Education: Williams College (2012)
Graduate School: Rockefeller University (PhD 2020)
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine (2023)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2023-24)
Kastan

Dimitrios Ladakis

Medical School: University of Crete Faculty of Medicine (2020)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2023-24)
Ladakis

Alexander Mathew

Undergraduate Education: University of Virginia (2014)
Graduate School: University of Virginia (PhD 2021)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2023)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2023-24)
Mathew

Roxanna Nahvi, M.D., Ph.D.

Undergraduate Education: Stony Brook University
Graduate School: New York Medical College (PhD 2023)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2023)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2023-24)
Nahvi

Juan Vazquez

Undergraduate Education: Florida International University (2015)
Graduate School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MS 2023)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2023)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2023-24)
Vazquez

Postgraduate Year 2

Nicole Bou Rjeily, MD

Undergraduate Education: American University of Beirut (2017)
Medical School: American University of Beirut (2021)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2024-25)
Nicole Bou Rjeily

Leon Cai, MD, PhD

Undergraduate Education: Duke University (2017)
Graduate School: Vanderbilt University (2023)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University (2024)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2024-25)
Leon Cai

Julia Denniss, MD

Undergraduate Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (2019)
Medical School: Duke University(2024)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2024-25)
Julia Denniss

Maria Ioannou, MD

Medical School: University of Ioannina (2018)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2024-25)
Maria Ioannou

Maya Koretzky, MD, PhD

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University (2013)
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins University (2024)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2024)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2024-25)
Maya Koretzky

Gregory Krause, MD, PhD

Undergraduate Education: Haverford College (2013)
Graduate School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2024)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2024)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2024-25)
Gregory Krause

Bethany Langner, MD, MS

Undergraduate Education: Jacksonville State University (2017)
Graduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham (2020)
Medical School:
 University of Alabama at Birmingham (2024)
Internal Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2024-25)
Bethany Langner

Alyssa Nguyen, MD

Undergraduate Education: California Northstate University (2020)
Medical School: California Northstate University (2024)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2024-25)
Alyssa Nguyen

Isabelle Preddy, MD

Undergraduate Education: University or Chicago (2019)
Medical School: Chicago Medical School (2024)
Internal Medicine: University of Chicago - Northshore Hospital (2024-25)
Isabelle Preddy

Sweta Sudhir, MD

Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins University (2019)
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2024)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2024-25)
Sweta Sudhir