Within neurology, I am very interested in traumatic brain injury/concussion and sports neurology, but I look forward to gaining exposure to the many subspecialties within the field at Penn! Additionally, I am interested in medical education, quality improvement, and identifying ways to refine neurology and medical training and improve learner outcomes.

Outside of medicine, I love staying active through weightlifting, running, biking, playing sports, etc. I am also a huge fan of live music and frequently attend concerts and festivals in my free time. I’m excited to explore the many music venues in Philly!

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I was born and raised in Queens, NY, and am so excited to begin my training with the Penn Neurology team! Although there are so many fascinating areas within the field, I am currently interested in neuroimmunology and neuroinfectious diseases. Additionally, my academic interests include mitigating disparities in neurologic care within urban communities and providing mentorship!

Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughter, weight training, venturing to new dog parks with my fur babies, teaching my 22-year-old parrot new tricks and Thai food! I am looking forward to continuing to explore the many hidden gems across Philly!

Outside of medicine, I enjoy traveling, long walks around the city, going to the movies, reading, and spending time with my family. I also love trying new restaurants, and try to do so whenever I have a day off.

As of now, my academic interests include vascular neurology, specifically the intersection between it and the barriers to equitable health care before and after a stroke. My other interests include community engagement and global health. I hope to enrich my time in residency with these interests.

I am an indoor cycling fanatic, but I love any high-energy group workout class. As an introverted extrovert, I enjoy alone time and love to binge-watch a good tv show, but I also enjoy a glass of wine and good conversation with friends. Spending quality time with family also helps keep me grounded.

My clinical interests in neurology are broad but I am currently really drawn to epilepsy. More broadly, I have strong interests in community engagement especially within underrepresented communities and global health.

I am most interested in pursuing vascular neurology with a specific focus on promoting patient health literacy in stroke prevention and recovery. I also have really enjoyed exploring interventional neurology and am excited to see where that interest takes me. My academic interests include teaching and mentoring as well as promoting health equity in neurology.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy hiking, running, baking, exploring farmers markets, and reading historical fiction novels. I am looking forward to trying all of Philly’s best ice cream spots and coffee shops.

I am a devout lover of ballet, theatre, and food—Philadelphia is an incredible city to explore all of these interests! I could happily live my life eating all of the cheeses of the world. Hosting friends and family for dinner is a favorite pastime.

My academic and clinical interests include acquired disorders of language and reading (aphasia and alexia) and cognitive recovery/neurorehabilitation. My research aims to clarify the neuroanatomical basis of cognitive disorders and cognitive recovery in the setting of neurologic disease, with the hope of better understanding variance in clinical outcomes and how we may best tailor treatment to individual neurologic patients.

I am an avid sports person so you’re likely to find me on the tennis court at the end of a long week or at the edge of my seat in the stands of major sports events! I enjoy art in its various forms and have grown particularly fond of immersive art spaces – my favorite so far has been the Life of a Neuron exhibit.

My academic interests include neuroimmunology, neuro-ophthalmology and neurorehabilitation. I am also passionate about community engagement, specifically in underserved and underrepresented communities.

Outside of work, I enjoy rock climbing, baking, cooking, reading, exploring the outdoors.

Although I’m not sure exactly what I’d like to do in neurology yet, I’m leaning towards something more heavily outpatient, like MS. I have a strong interest in medical education and medical outreach/advocacy.

I love to travel, explore and meet new people in the process! I have been to 15 countries so far but have particularly enjoyed my visits to East African countries. I prefer spending my free time surrounded by nature, love going on hikes and am always up to do water activities (scuba diving, parasailing, snorkeling!) Next on my list is sky diving!

Within neurology, I really enjoy stroke and neurocritical care. I am interested in engaging in public health efforts to improve vascular health and reduce stroke burden in the community. I am also passionate about working on increasing access to neurological care through health policy and health system reforms.

Outside of work, I enjoy listening to live music and exploring new coffee shops in Philly. I also enjoy staying active by running, cycling, or playing basketball.

My academic interests include epilepsy, cognitive, and medical device development. I am particularly interested in the overlap of these three areas. My research has most recently focused on using statistical models to better understand cognitive and psychiatric comorbidities in patients with epilepsy.

I love spending time outside, especially hiking, playing tennis, running, and swimming (big fan of water parks). Inside, I like to read and do paint by numbers. My husband and I are very devoted cat parents and have been attempting to teach our cat Jimi how to walk outside, but it’s a work in progress!

I am interested in neurogenetics and learning more about how we can tailor medications to best fit individual patients based on their specific genes. I also love medical education and hope to help create new learning tools for both students and patients to enhance education and teaching.

I’m interested in neurocritical care, stroke, and understanding the complex interplay between the nervous and immune systems in acute brain injury. For my PhD, I studied neuroinflammation and microglial responses after subarachnoid hemorrhage and their relationship to EEG changes using animal models and patient data.

I’m also very interested in medical education and have been involved in several projects focusing on clinical pattern recognition, changes to USMLE scoring, the transition to residency, and trainee engagement in academic medicine.

I’m excited to continue work in translational neuroscience research and medical education during my residency training.

Outside of medicine, I love running, hiking, traveling, and checking out all the great food and drink options in Philly!

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I am currently interested in specializing in neurocritical care. I hope to use electrophysiology and serum biomarkers to improve prognostication and outcomes following devastating brain injuries. I’m also interested in identifying and treating the neuropsychiatric side effects of such injuries, such as TBI.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy being active by playing basketball and biking along the Schuylkill trail. I also like playing chess, cooking, and have a budding interest in astrophotography.

I am from Baltimore, Maryland, and am thrilled to be part of the neurology team at Penn! Outside of medicine, I enjoy going to concerts, playing the harp & guitar, watching CBS’s “Survivor”, and making my family’s famous lasagna. Within neurology, I plan to pursue a fellowship in Movement Disorders. Additionally, I am interested in medical education and hope to become a clerkship director.

My non-academic interests include skiing, tennis, kickboxing, both playing and watching music, and both eating and cooking delicious food!

My academic interests include neuromuscular neurology, specifically peripheral nerve disease. My PhD focused on the understanding the biology of peripheral nerve glial cells. I hope to continue this work during residency, pursuing a project testing gene therapies for inherited neuropathies.

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I like to spend my free time outdoors. I like hiking and backpacking in the summer and skiing in the winter. When I’m not off adventuring somewhere, I am exploring Philly with my husband and our adorable rescue dog.

Currently, my academic interest is in dementia and stroke, but I am looking forward to exploring other subspecialities as well. I also am interested in bioethics research and medical education.

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I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, especially over Star Wars and Marvel. I also love how many great brunch spots and museums there are to explore in Philly! There are also several ways to give back to the local community, and I’m lucky to be able to volunteer with my family/friends too.

I am interested in neurological recovery, especially after acute insults like stroke and TBI. I’m also interested in helping advance positive clinical outcomes, especially in terms of global health and health equity. 

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I enjoy running, traveling, reading, anything outside, dogs, and bagels. I’m also an engineer at heart and love gadgets, computers, and all things tech.

My primary academic interest is neural engineering and neuromodulation, especially for movement disorders and neuropsychiatric diseases. My PhD work focused on human basal ganglia limbic electrophysiology to understand the effect of deep brain stimulation on impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease.

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I enjoy running, hiking, playing/watching soccer and exploring art museums. I also have a budding plant collection that has brought me a lot of joy.

After graduating residency, I will be pursuing an Epilepsy/CNP fellowship here at Penn. I am also interested in alleviating disparities in Neurology. Collaboration is my favorite word!

I enjoy playing tennis as well as finding new restaurants around the city.

My academic interests in neurology are broad but I am currently interested in areas involving the acute and chronic treatment of stroke such as vascular neurology and neurorehabilitation.

I enjoy spending time outdoors, specifically playing tennis and hiking. Additionally, I like to explore Philadelphia restaurants and breweries, cook, read, and spend time with friends and family.

Following residency, I will be specializing in neuro-oncology and will be staying on at Penn as a neuro-oncology fellow. My clinical interests include the treatment of primary brain tumors and neurologic complications of systemic cancer. Additionally, I have a strong interest in medical education and community engagement, specifically in underrepresented communities.

Outside of medicine I enjoy dancing and spending time with my husband/dance partner. I also love to cook and try new food, so you can often find me exploring the amazing Philly food scene. Family is very important to me and I love traveling to visit them whenever I can.

I’m interested in cognitive and behavioral neurology, as well as studying the molecular/cellular mechanisms of cognition and neurological diseases. I’m also passionate about health equity and I’m especially interested in addressing LGBTQ health disparities

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Outside of work, I love to run, bike, swim, hike, ski, and explore new restaurants in Philadelphia. My wife and I enjoy spending time outdoors and traveling.

I am currently interested in specializing in epilepsy or neurocritical care. I hope to use neuroimaging and electrophysiology to improve diagnosis of neurologic disorders. I am also interested in using brain stimulation to target dysfunctional circuits in epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, and disorders of consciousness.

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I am a plant mom to over 25 plants, so in my free time you’ll find me honing my horticulture skills. I love to travel as well — my most recent adventure was Marrakech, Morocco. I really enjoy cooking Nigerian dishes for myself and my family; it takes time, but it’s always worth it in the end!

I am interested in different facets of Neurology, but, at the moment, I would say Sleep and Headache have peaked my interest. I can’t wait to further explore and find my niche!

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I enjoy hiking and admiring the natural world, especially with my fiancée and our lovable rescue dog, Darcy. I take bar trivia (or “Quizzo” as we call it in Philadelphia) very seriously, and I’ve been lucky enough to be asked a neurology question or two over the years. When I’m at home, I can usually be found lost in a book—usually history books on almost any period, though I also enjoy science fiction and true crime.

I am applying into neuro-ophthalmology for fellowship.

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I love exercising (especially in the company of family and friends), baked goods in all its forms, taking care of my many plants, and spending time with my husband.

I am hoping to specialize in the treatment of autonomic nervous system dysfunction and use my training as a scientist to find novel treatment avenues by exploring the mechanisms underlying these disorders.

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I enjoy exploring various aspects of wellness, including physical exercise such as Tae Bo and high intensity interval training. I also enjoy cooking and trying different restaurants around town. You can usually find me traveling in a different city or spending time with family and friends.

I am interested in vascular neurology and the neurobiology underlying post-stroke neuropsychiatric comorbidities. I am interested in pursuing translational research questions with the goal of elucidating therapeutic targets for neurologic diseases.

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I am interested in the overlap between neurology and psychiatry and the growing potential for neuromodulatory therapy in this patient population. I also really enjoy both patient education and medical education, whether it be in the form of one on one talks, designing infographics, or giving lectures.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy reading history and the exploration of cultures through cooking and travel.

I enjoy weekend bike rides with my wife, followed by trying out a new restaurant. When traveling, if possible, I always try to get in some monoskiing or scuba diving. I would also consider myself a (very) mildly competitive board gamer.

I will be pursuing a combined neurohospitalist/neuroimmunology fellowship to develop expertise in myelopathies. My research includes brain-computer interfaces, especially of the spinal cord.

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In my free time, I enjoy traveling, playing piano, writing creative nonfiction, and exploring Philadelphia and all its restaurants. I’m also an avid soccer fan and an amateur board game enthusiast.

My academic interests include stroke and neurocritical care. Specifically, I am interested in post-cardiac arrest care and neuroprognostication, as well as stroke epidemiology and outcomes.

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I am from Pakistan and I was born and raised in the GCC. In my free time I like to pick up a new hobby (then proceed to forget about it a week later), play board games, build my plant collection and try out new restaurants. My academic interests are still undecided but so far I have enjoyed stroke, movement disorders and epilepsy and I see myself pursuing a career in global health and medical education.

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I enjoy writing, watching the Great British Bake Off, and playing soccer. As a native Tennessean, I also have a soft spot for country music and hot chicken. 

I entered residency primarily interested in neurocritical care, but I am looking forward to exploring other subspecialties as well. My prior research has been in traumatic brain injury and neuroimaging analysis. 

Personal Interests: I love listening to Spanish music and mostly reggaeton. I’m a huge fan of ice cream and love trying new local spots! I also enjoy running along the Schuylkill river and trying out different restaurants throughout Philadelphia.

Academic Interests: I’m interested in neuro-oncology and better understanding risk factors for complications from oncologic therapies along with best therapeutics for these complications. Additionally, I’m interested in detecting and addressing barriers in medical school admissions for individuals who identify as UiM. Finally, I’m interested in promoting equitable healthcare access to uninsured or underinsured urban populations. 

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I am a transplant from Mexico City. I enjoy spending time with my wife Hayley (Pediatrics resident at CHOP) and our goldendoodle Lila. Our hobbies include hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and cooking – also eating.

My clinical interest lies at the intersection between vascular neurology and neurodegeneration. My academic interest is in leveraging multiscale imaging modalities to understand fluid flow in the brain. From the flow of cerebrospinal fluid at a macroscopic scale to the microscopic flow within cells, and how these processes play a fundamental role in fluid balance and removing toxic protein waste from the brain.

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I’m always on the lookout for new and exciting board games and am actively recruiting music-round specialists for a Quizzo team. I also enjoy playing soccer, golf, and pickleball.

I am currently interested in subspecializing in movement disorders or neurocritical care. I am also interested in research on RNA biology, with a focus on how RNAs may serve as molecular biomarkers or treatments in neurologic disease. I’m also interested in trying to elaborate on existing computational tools for research in neuroscience and teaching in neurology.

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I enjoy trying new restaurants, reading and participating in book clubs, and taking my yellow lab, Murphy, to the many dog parks in and around Philly.

I am interested in pursuing a fellowship in movement disorders, with a focus on medical education, quality improvement, and clinical trials.

As a Philadelphia native, I have loved spending residency in my hometown, rediscovering all of the restaurants, neighborhoods, museums, and parks in this amazing city. On weekends, you can find me hanging with my two dogs Pinto and Penny (they are not well-behaved).

After residency, I will be staying at Penn to pursue a fellowship in cognitive neurology. As an epidemiologist, I am broadly interested in understanding how social, environmental, and occupational health determinants pattern the distribution of neuropsychiatric diseases in populations. I am particularly interested in understanding how a changing climate will affect patients with neurologic disorders

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I enjoy rock climbing, hanging with my dog and friends, cooking, trying all of the great Philly restaurants, and looking at/chatting about brainstems and hypothalami.

Academically I am interested in neuroanatomy, neurocircuitry, and neuroinflammation, specifically surrounding arousal and coma. I am excited to meld my laboratory and clinical interests.

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In my free time, I enjoy trying new restaurants, doing yoga on my roof, and seeking out new home improvement projects. I also love live music events and spending time with friends and family whenever possible. My prior research has focused on the role of innate and adaptive immune responses in modulating disease mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, respectively. I hope to pursue a career in neuroimmunology with a specific focus on the development and application of immune therapies to CNS diseases.

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I love brunch, music, traveling the world and binge watching shows on Netflix. I am interested in medical education within neurology.

I often spend my time swimming, biking, hunting for vintage furniture, wandering around new cities, and dreaming of my future dog.  I am interested in the intersection of cognition, neurodegeneration, and the immune system.  To study this, I would like to use a combination of human cell models, gene editing, and behavioral phenotyping.

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I enjoy spending time in the sun (usually with a good book or snack), exploring the ever-evolving Philly restaurant scene, trying to be a good plant mom, hiking and dancing! Neurology has so many fascinating and humbling aspects that I have been lucky to explore during my residency. I will be pursuing a post-doctoral research year studying multiple sclerosis in Zambia and subsequently, a fellowship in neuroimmunology. My goal is to blend my interests in global neurological health disparities and neuroimmunology as an academic clinician and researcher.

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My personal interests include hiking, running along Schuylkill River, and enjoying live music and concerts. I also enjoy exploring Philadelphia art, culture, and food.   My academic interests are focused on innovative therapeutic development for neuropsychiatric disorders, in particular epilepsy and neurocognitive disorders. My prior research focused on the mechanism of action of cannabidiol in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy.

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I love travel, skiing, and the Philadelphia food scene, especially post-call brunch and trying new Italian BYOs. I enjoy going to film festivals and watching the latest Oscar nominees…or “borrowing” my twin sister’s Netflix subscription. I also love to read, especially about social psychology and science fiction. During my MBA at Wharton, I helped develop medical devices that focus on the brain interface. I am interested in bridging innovation and quality improvement in neurology with a clinical focus in neuromuscular medicine.

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In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wife, daughter, and friends. I also enjoy trying out new restaurants in the city whenever I get the chance. My research focused on determining mechanisms of cell type vulnerability in Parkinson’s disease. I plan on continuing this research in the future as part of my career. Clinically, I am interested in pursuing a career in movement disorders.

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Outside of work, I enjoy baking and have been trying to master the perfect pie crust. You can also find me taking my two dogs, Toastie and Steamie, on walks around South Philly. I love trying new restaurants and unwinding with friends over a glass of wine.

I am pursuing neurovascular fellowship at the University of Cincinnati after I complete my residency. I am working on a quality improvement research project aimed at improving sleep quality and quantity in our inpatient neurology ward population. In my future career, I hope to become a leader in care delivery, healthcare quality, and safety.

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In my free time, I enjoy playing pickup basketball and reading good sci-fi books. I am a personal mission to visit every Michelin star restaurant in the United States. Academically, I am interested in stroke. I will start my stroke fellowship at UT Houston in July 2024. My research interests are in health disparities in Neurology and improving Neurological care for underserved communities. I also work closely with program leadership on recruitment initiatives and mentorship opportunities for pre-medical and medical students.

Family and friends mean the world to me and I will always say yes to a happy hour, coffee break, or last-minute travel plan. I will be starting my vascular neurology fellowship at Columbia University in 2024. My specific research interests are in healthcare innovation and neurovascular disorders such as pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, RCVS, and PRES. I aim to blend a career in clinical/interventional neurology, innovation, and public policy.

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I have lived in the Philly area for nearly 10 years now, and my husband and I are so grateful for the supportive community we have cultivated here. A perfect Philly day would involve going for a run on the Schuylkill river while fawning over every dog along the way, brunch at The Gold Standard in West Philly, FaceTiming with my family, and biking to a picnic dinner with friends (and stopping for ice cream on the way home!!).

Next year, I will be heading to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston to start my epilepsy fellowship. My second year of fellowship will focus more specifically on functional seizures and other functional neurological disorders. While at Penn, I have loved working with Philly’s Latinx immigrant community at Puentes de Salud.

Although I had a great time in the Midwest during medical school, I’m loving being back on the East coast for residency. I went to college in the Philly suburbs (go Haverford!) and am having a great time getting reacquainted with the city. When I’m not at the hospital, I enjoy reading, hiking, and trying out lots of different Philly brunch spots.  My academic interests include cognitive and movement disorders. My research thus far has involved using neuroimaging methods to examine the interplay between traditional Alzheimer’s pathology and vascular disease in the pathogenesis of cognitive decline. I am excited to expand my research to include additional experience with the modalities of biomarkers and genetics, as well as study movement-based diseases. Ultimately, I hope to pursue a career in academic medicine.

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I practice piano, listen to music and take every opportunity to attend live performances. I enjoy reading classic novels and science fiction. And I like walking and running outside, taking in nature.

Clinically, I am interested in neurocritical care and cognitive neurology and I look forward to exploring all areas of neurology during my residency. I plan on becoming a medical educator in addition to pursuing clinical research during my career.

I enjoy backpacking and rock climbing, which have been great excuses to travel to scenic places. At home, I love practicing yoga for cross-training, experimenting with cooking sous vide, and drawing/painting.

I hope to pursue an academic career in Neurocritical Care. I have a particular clinical and research interest in traumatic brain injury.

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My favorite pastime is being with my family and loved ones in Lares, Puerto Rico. I also enjoy going to the beach, eating, and playing volleyball.

My academic interests include Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Neurooncology, and Neuroimaging but I surely have a lot more to learn and to discover.

I enjoy jamming with friends on guitar, drums and bass, hiking long trails and sleeping outside, and eating breakfast burritos.

I am interested in epilepsy, the intersection of neurology and public health, neurology education and practice in low-resource settings, and the recovery of consciousness in unresponsive patients.

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After growing up in California and making stops in the Midwest for school, I finally ventured to the East Coast for residency. Philadelphia has given me the opportunity to explore new restaurants, coffee shops, and hiking trails. I also spend my free time running along the Schuylkill River and playing in a recreational volleyball league.

I have an interest in medical education, and I plan to continue in academic neurology with a focus in neuromuscular disorders. I hope to spend my career as a clinician, teacher, and mentor to medical students and residents.

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My hobbies include reading, traveling, trying/cooking new cuisines, and watching soccer and basketball (go Raptors!).

My clinical interests include neuromuscular medicine and general neurology. I am very excited to be staying on at Penn as a neuromuscular fellow next year. I also hope to incorporate an element of medical education in my career moving forward.

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My clinical interests focus on the inpatient diagnosis and management of neurologic illness. I like variety in neurologic cases and challenging differential diagnoses found in the inpatient world. I’m thrilled that I will be the first ever fellow in Penn’s new Neurohospitalist Fellowship, starting July 2023!

My personal interests include modern dance and Taiko (Japanese performance drumming) which I pursued semi-professionally in New York City for several years before starting medical school. I have continued these activities in Philadelphia and have built a small Taiko and dance ensemble with my husband who is also a performer.

For a many years I’ve looked for ways to combine my background in neurology and dance. My capstone project examines the effectiveness of a dance program for people with multiple sclerosis. My hope is to build a therapeutic dance program for people with a broad range of neurological illnesses.

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In my spare time, I enjoy exploring Philly’s parks, museums, and restaurants with my husband and two daughters. Every fall you can find me cheering on Texas Longhorn football.

My research has focused on molecular mechanisms underlying glial involvement in neurological diseases including multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Specifically, I have investigated the functional role of voltage-gated sodium channels in relation to astrogliosis. Clinically, I am interested in neurocritical care.

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In my free time, I enjoy swimming (including the occasional open water mile), playing trumpet in the Penn Med Symphony Orchestra, reading fantasy literature, and exploring restaurants around the city.

I am interested in both medical education and the clinical side of translational research. I will be doing a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Johns Hopkins after residency.

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I enjoy outdoor activities like running, hiking, and camping. If the weather is bad, you can find me inside doing yoga or cooking.

My clinical interests include general neurology and epilepsy. I will be staying at Penn for epilepsy fellowship after completing residency. I also enjoy teaching and am interested in incorporating medical education into my career.

I spend my free time reading as much non-medical literature as possible, running what could be described as an excessive amount, hosting dinner parties, and having semi-esoteric conversations about wine and food with family and friends.

My academic interests in the past have included medical education, including curriculum development on structural inequalities within the healthcare system, and stroke outcomes in younger populations. However, I am excited to keep exploring new areas of study and research, especially the intersection between Neurology and other fields such as Palliative Care.

I enjoy spending time at the beach, watching baseball and college basketball (Go Nova!), and reading a good book. I also enjoy being active and being outside, as well as spending time with my family and friends.

My clinical focus is epilepsy, and I will be completing my epilepsy fellowship here at Penn. I love teaching and medical education and have made this my academic work. I have been a part of several committees on the USMLE, and currently am the President-elect of the Consortium of Neurology Residents and Fellows of the American Academy of Neurology.

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In my free time, I enjoy cooking, exploring local restaurants with my wife, and taking trips to the park with my dog.  I am a big sports fan, particularly of Premier League soccer, Kentucky basketball, and St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball! My wife and I also enjoy traveling to different countries and exploring National and State Parks.

Academically, I am interested in the cognitive aspects of neurological disease, particularly neurodegenerative disease. My research interests are in using neuroimaging techniques to understand mechanisms contributing to cognition in older adults and neurological diseases.

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I’m a violinist and I love playing chamber music when I have the chance. I also like cooking and baking, particularly sourdough bread. I sometimes run, but more often bike, and my partner and I are looking forward to getting a dog in the near future.

I’m interested in neurocritical care, possibly neuro-interventional, and more generally I like thinking about language and education.

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I love getting out and exploring, whether that be hiking, touring the city on my bike, traveling, or wandering through a new neighborhood (and trying the food)! When I’m home, I love to cook, read, and watch a show or the game.

I am excited to explore all the fields that neurology has to offer, and I am presently particularly interested in epilepsy and movement disorders. My research background is in the systems biology of cardiac electrophysiology, and I want to explore how to use similar methods to better understand electrophysiological data collected from the human brain, such as during epilepsy mapping.

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I love everything food-related, be it eating or cooking. Outside of work, my husband and I can always be found exploring new cuisines, both inside and outside our kitchen.  Beyond that, I enjoy being outdoors and playing/watching sports. I grew up in Wisconsin, so every Sunday from August to February I can be found watching (or at least checking up on) my home team—the Green Bay Packers, as well as managing my fantasy football team.

Academically, I have a growing interest in medical education and hope to pursue Penn’s medical education track during my residency training. My interests within neurology are still very broad but include stroke, movement disorders, and neuroimmunology.

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Outside of the hospital, you’ll likely find me running (more out of delinquency than a love for the sport itself). I enjoy yoga, perusing garage sales/used book stores, visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and going to theater shows. My latest hobby: keeping an ever-growing collection of houseplants alive against all odds.

Academically, I am excited to explore all aspects of neurology during residency. I love teaching and hope to make medical education a cornerstone of my future career.

I enjoy watching stand up comedies, exploring the Indian and Mexican restaurants in Philly  and doing Yoga.

I am interested in epilepsy and the psychological and social impacts of epilepsy. I also like neuro physiology and would like to learn more about interpretation of EEGs.

My hobbies include kayaking, tennis, playing flute & piano, skiing, and craft beer. I am a huge history buff and am enjoying exploring the rich revolutionary history of Philadelphia.

I am interested in movement disorders, particularly in stimulation devices. I am considering an academic career in clinical research.

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I enjoy reading, crafting, being outdoors, biking (slowly) through Philly, spending time with friends and family, cooking, grocery shopping, and being in my couch watching TV with my husband and two pups.

While I love general neurology, I am most passionate about vascular neurology and will be staying at Penn next year to pursue a neurovascular fellowship. After some time away from the lab, I have found myself drawn back to the bench and motivated by the idea of neuroprotection in the era of thrombectomy. I am also interested in initiatives that promote access to quality healthcare for underserved populations, specifically within urban contexts.

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My personal interests include cooking (any cast iron pan recipes are my go-to’s), camping/hiking (14 National Parks down, many more to go), and traveling. I love making a monthly playlist of tunes I listen to. In Philadelphia, I have really enjoyed exploring the many restaurants, breweries, and music venues around town. I always love binge watching TV shows with my wife and cat.

Regarding my interests within neurology: I really do love it all! That being said, I’ve found working with headache patients particularly rewarding given the amount of amazing therapeutics available and the great longitudinal relationships that one can establish in this subspeciality. Going forward, I also aim to make a major component of my career centered around medical education and physician wellness. I am very excited to further my training next year at USC as a part of their headache fellowship program.

I was born in China but lived in 6 different states before coming to Philadelphia for residency. I’ve happily munched on different regional cuisines from smoky Arkansas BBQ to the blue crabs of the Chesapeake Bay to the warm, farmer’s market peaches of Northern California. Amidst this moveable feast, I cultivated a passion for art and writing – I’m a known doodler and scribbler. You’ll also find me on the hiking trials or bounding around the rock climbing gym.

My academic interests are in bioethics/neuroethics, medical humanities, and medical education, particularly as they relate to questions of professional identity formation and physician burnout. I’m still deciding on my overarching clinical path, but cognitive neurology, epilepsy, neuropsychiatry, and neuro-oncology are potential areas of focus!

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When I’m not in the hospital, you can likely find me outdoors. I often spend my time hiking, cycling, or rock climbing. My newest hobby is paddle boarding in the ocean to try to keep up with my husband, who is a surfer. We have also started gardening, with varying degrees of success from year to year. My other favorite pastimes include tending to our ever growing collection of house plants and giving my two cats more cuddles than they would prefer.

In residency, I’ve been involved in clinical research and the global health track. Next year I’ll be staying at Penn for epilepsy fellowship.

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I enjoy watching and listening to musical theater, doing beginner Pilates, and spending time with family and friends.

I am currently most interested in neuromuscular neurology, and my specific research interest is ALS.

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In my free time, I enjoy playing music (mainly piano and accordion), reading history and sci-fi, and working on NYT crosswords. I also love swimming, going to museums, and spending time with friends and family. Just walking and exploring Philly is fun too!

I hope to pursue a career as a clinician-researcher investigating and treating epilepsy. I am particularly interested in harnessing neuroimaging, computational neuroscience, and machine learning to better localize seizure onset and understand how structure affects function.

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I am a passionate college football fan, and you can find me on Saturday afternoons in the fall cheering on my beloved Michigan Wolverines. I also enjoy playing with my rambunctious cat Bagel, eating extremely spicy foods, and trivia.

My research background is in the genetic basis of human quantitative traits such as height and the timing of puberty. I am interested in applying my background in genetics to understanding the underlying pathophysiology of neurodegeneration. I am currently working in Jennifer Phillips-Cremins’ lab here at Penn studying the role of RNA binding proteins in Alzheimer’s disease. Following residency, I will be pursuing an R25/cognitive neurology fellowship here at Penn. My goal is to stay in academic medicine and pursue a career as a physician-scientist running a basic science lab.

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I enjoy photography, visiting museums, trying out new cooking recipes, and spending time outdoors—especially by the water.

Academically, I hope to incorporate medical education into my career but am otherwise undecided as to my subspecialty. I look forward to exploring the breadth of neurology throughout residency.

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I enjoy running when I have the time and cooking with my wife. We also have a fun and active 1-year-old who keeps us busy day and night.

My research interests include examining disease mechanism and developing experimental treatments for genetic muscle diseases, with a focus on myotonic dystrophy. I will pursue research focused on developing tools and methods for muscle gene therapy following residency. Clinically, I am interested in neuromuscular medicine and pursue a clinical fellowship after a year of research.

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Outside of the hospital, I love playing volleyball, hiking (especially during Autumn), traveling and spending time with my family.

I am very interested in sub-specializing in Epilepsy. I love learning about the variety of treatments of epilepsy, including old and new including medications, dietary treatments and new surgical options. My goal is to work closely with the epilepsy community outside of the hospital through organizations such as the Epilepsy Foundation. I hope to focus on ways to improve not only the health of my patients, but also to be part of an interdisciplinary team that improves quality of life.

In my free time, I enjoy going to the shore, exploring different Philadelphia neighborhoods and just hanging out with my husband and daughter. I love antiquing, interior design and touring old houses.

I am interested in exploring the breadth of pediatric neurology. Currently, I am most intrigued by epilepsy and neonatal neurology. I eventually hope to get back in the lab.

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I studied art history in college and enjoy exploring the art of wherever I live. My background is in public health research and I am interested in studying the effects of adverse childhood events on neurodevelopment and headache disability at the community and population level.

My major hobbies include music (I play the bass) and theatre (mostly the behind-the-scenes stuff). Despite living in Philly for over a decade, I’m still a Mets/Giants/Rangers/Knicks fan and there’s nothing you can do to change that. Other things I like include biking, reading, and making it sound like I do more than binge-watch Netflix with my free time.

I will be an Epilepsy fellow at NYU next year.

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Outside the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my family (including my puppy Roxie and turtle Boxie), watching baking shows (and sometimes actually baking), taking barre classes, running outside, and traveling.

I plan on continuing my interest in neuromuscular dystrophies during a neuromuscular Fellowship at Penn.

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I enjoy baking bread and cooking. In the summer I like to ride my bike, and in the winter I enjoy playing hockey (like any good Canadian).

My research interests are at the intersection of neurodegeneration and neuromuscular disease. Next year I will be a Neuromuscular fellow at Partners.

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I enjoy running outdoors, skiing, watching live music, and reading fiction novels. In my spare time I also play the acoustic guitar and create new recipes for cooking. I grew up spending summers at the beach and take any opportunity I get to spend time outside by the water.

I am interested in finding solutions to health disparities amongst patients with neurological diseases, especially epilepsy. I am also interested in medical education and hope to incorporate teaching into my career. Next year I will undertake an Epilepsy fellowship at Northwestern.

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I love music, and over the years I have enjoyed singing in choirs, musical theater and opera productions, a cappella groups, and a medical student band. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, jogging, trying new cuisine, and traveling whenever I can. I grew up mostly in the Washington, D.C. area but my family roots lie within northeast Philadelphia, so I am thrilled to return to the city that has felt like home for so many years.

I will be a neuro-ophthalmology fellow at Penn next year.

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I am very passionate about sports especially cricket and soccer. I spend my spare time watching old cricket matches and closely follow my favourite soccer team Manchester United. When I’m not travelling with my wife, I like to hike and run.

I am very interested in learning about the pathophysiology behind wake-up strokes. I will be continuing my training during a Neurovascular fellowship at Penn.

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I have always loved hiking, camping, and the great outdoors. I have a strong passion for cooking, particularly experimenting with new foods, styles, and flavors and I enjoy hosting dinner parties. I like gardening and in the summer I grow my own herbs and vegetables. When I have the time, I love to travel and explore new cultures and cuisines.

My academic interests include neuroimmunology and neuroinfectious disease. I hope to pursue a career in academic medicine studying the role of immune activation and inflammation in causing neuronal dysfunction, particularly in the setting of CNS infections and inflammation-associated neurodegenerative disease. Next year I will be a neuroimmunology fellow at Johns Hopkins.

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In my free time, I enjoy traveling, doing Pilates, and exploring different foods near and far. In my alternate life, I would be a travel food writer.

I will be pursuing a movement disorders fellowship. My research interest thus far has been in movement disorders, with an emphasis on progressive supranuclear palsy.

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I enjoy trying new foods, whether it’s in my kitchen or in a restaurant. In my free time, I also like to dance, hike, swim, and travel.

I am interested in public health research and neuroepidemiology. Specifically, I aim to study modifiable risk factors for neurologic illness. Next year I will pursue a Multiple sclerosis fellowship at UCSF.

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A Philadelphia native, I enjoy exploring the city’s ever-changing restaurant scene, visiting old favorites and new exhibits at museums, and attending shows at the theaters on Broad Street. Also, I love baking, group exercise classes of all kinds, and binge-watching quality not-so-quality TV

I am passionate about medical education and hope to pursue an academic career with a large educational component, and next year will be a neurohospitalist fellow at UCSF.

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I enjoy playing soccer, doing yoga, and buying old records. I am also an avid gardener and budding birder. Additionally, I like learning new languages; I speak Spanish, some French and I am currently working on Japanese!

I am interested in the interaction between the immune and nervous systems. In medical school I focused on autoimmune encephalitis, investigating aspects of its clinical diagnosis and economic burden. I am planning on a movement disorders Fellowship.

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Outside the hospital I enjoy exploring Philadelphia’s many neighborhoods on foot or bike, reading the Sunday Inquirer in my patio garden or local cafes, and waiting for the 76ers to make the finals again.

I will be pursuing a neuromuscular fellowship at UPenn, and I hope to incorporate medical education and medical ethics into my future career.

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I enjoy running, cooking, and exploring the restaurants in Philadelphia. I spend a lot of time in the beaches and mountains in my home state of North Carolina, as well.

I am interested in epilepsy, undergraduate medical education and quality improvement, and next year will be pursuing an Epilepsy fellowship at Emory.

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I enjoy mountain biking and I run a Tough Mudder every year with my dad and younger brother. I’ve been playing guitar since I was 13 years old.

My undergraduate degree is in sports medicine, and I’m very interested in sports-related neurological injuries, specifically concussion. I also really enjoy working with pediatric and adult neuro-oncology patients.

I enjoy traveling and I try to sky dive somewhere new every few years.

I am currently interested in pediatric headache and TBI.

I enjoy eating/trying new restaurants in Philly, going to the beach, and watching sports.  I also enjoy running competitively and I am currently training for a half marathon in the fall.

I am interested in demyelinating diseases

I enjoy all things that involve being outside and art. I love discovering new parks with my wife and 2 boys, as well as trying to set the annual record for number of visits to the Philadelphia Zoo.

I am interested in understanding the genetic basis of pediatric neurological disease. I hope to pursue a career in translational research.

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In my free time I enjoy sampling all of Philadelphia’s amazing restaurants and walking along the river trails with my husband and dog. I am also an avid sports fan and love watching or attending Wisconsin Badger football and basketball games. Of course, my hobbies wouldn’t be complete without mentioning my love for Netflix marathons.

I am most interested in neurocritical care and will complete a neuro-cirtical care fellowship next year here at the University of Pennsylvania. I plan on being very active in medical education and quality improvement as well and plan to stay in academic medicine as a teacher and clinician.

I enjoy spending time outdoors, keeping up with recent developments in physics and neuroscience, lifting weights, and listening to music (I generally listen to either rap or classical, oddly enough). I am currently splitting my free time between Philadelphia and New York, where my girlfriend lives, and I enjoy exploring both cities and trying new restaurants whenever I can.

I enjoy various aspects of neuro-ophthalmology, stroke, neuro-critical care, and epilepsy as well as quality improvement. In this context, I have decided to pursue a position at an academic institution as a neurohospitalist immediately after residency.

I spend my free time finding green space in or outside the city and discovering which bagel shop is indeed Philly’s finest.

I am interested in the social infrastructure surrounding neurological disease, quality improvement and neuromuscular neurology and will complete a neuromuscular fellowship next year at the Partners Neurology program.

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I’m a big sports fanatic, particularly of college football (Go Canes). I love cooking all sorts of dishes and also love exploring new restaurants around Philadelphia. I also enjoy running and since moving to Philadelphia I’ve ran in the Broad Street Run as well as the Rock and Roll Half Marathon. Also, as the good Cuban that I am, I often go salsa dancing with other co-residents/fellows.

From an academic standpoint, I am interested in Huntington’s disease, and I will be pursuing a Movement Disorder’s fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Besides a clinical interest in HD, I’m interested in a research career focusing on genetic epidemiology and health outcomes in Huntington’s and other movement disorders. I have also been heavily involved in Diversity and Inclusion efforts throughout the years, with an emphasis on health equities education, health care disparities research, as well as residency recruitment efforts. Independent of my research interest, I look forward to continuing an active involvement in diversity and inclusion efforts throughout my career.

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In my free time I enjoy hiking, camping, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. While I have no musical talent of my own, I enjoy listening to music every day, especially alternative metal and classic rock.

Clinically, I am interested in cognitive neurology and will complete a cognitive disorders fellowship next year here at the University of Pennsylvania. I have an interest in both basic science and clinical research and would like to explore the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s dementia.

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I enjoy exploring new recipes from the New York Times Cooking section, baking bread, and a good Netflix binge. My puppy Charlie is expectedly full of energy, so playing fetch and teaching him new tricks is becoming a common pastime of mine as well.

Academically, I am interested in medical education, quality improvement, and the intersection of Neurology and Medical Ethics. I enjoy inpatient clinical practice and am considering a career path as a Neurohospitalist after my neurovascular fellowship next year here at the University of Pennsylvania.

My personal interests include reading, mainly fantasy but really I will devour anything that comes with a strong recommendation. I also enjoy writing both fiction and creative nonfiction and hope to write about medicine and neurology someday. In my spare time I enjoy board games, escape rooms and playing with my dog, Sirius.

Academically I am interested in medical education and trying to find better ways of training medical students and residents. Clinically, I am interested in movement disorders and will complete a movement disorders fellowship next year here at the University of Pennsylvania.

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I enjoy painting, piano, karaoke, and rock climbing

I am interested in neurologic physical exam, learning techniques in medical education, as well as sleep and plan on a sleep fellowship next year.

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I enjoy cooking, especially East and Southeast Asian cuisines. My life leveled up when I discovered a Burmese grocery store in South Philly last month. Time away from work is predominantly spent outdoors, be it cycling, climbing or hiking.

My past work has been in global health in Asia. Moving forward, I hope to understand the disparities of neurologic disease burden and improve access to therapies. I have particular interests in neurodegeneration and will complete a cognitive fellowship next year at the University of California-San Francisco Memory and Aging Center.

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I love trying out the many amazing restaurants in Philadelphia and trying to recreate the best meals. I love traveling abroad and exploring new cities. When I get a chance I try my hand at painting and photography.

My research background is in basic immunology and I’m interested in bringing that to neurology to study the nervous system. I also am very interested in the philosophical underpinnings of perception and cognition and plan on a cognitive neurology fellowship with exposure to brain stimulation.

I enjoy quality time with my family and friends – sharing a meal, playing board games, traveling, watching movie, etc. I also like to play sports such as basketball, volleyball, and ping-pong.

I am interested in neuro-ophthalmology and will complete a neuro-ophthalmology fellowship next year here at the University of Pennsylvania. I am also very interested in continuing my research endeavors, especially in the realm of translational research – understanding the underlying pathogenesis of retinal and neurological diseases and developing potential therapeutic targets or means.

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I enjoy being outdoors as much as possible. This includes going on long hikes and walks, spending time on the beach, and skiing with my husband and son.

My academic interests include systems neuroscience research, vision, and headache. I hope to pursue a career in academic medicine and neuroscience research.

I like traveling, cooking (paella is my specialty), spending time with friends and family, the beach, and skiing.

I am interested in pediatric neuromuscular medicine and global health.

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I like playing with technology, running, and cooking Philippino cuisine.

I am interested in epilepsy

I love margaritas and reading novels… when I’m not hanging out with my 3 littles! Adventures in playing beauty shop and doing arts and crafts with my  4 year old daughter, Natalie, mixed with chasing around my 2 year old twins is what makes me happy. Claire’s silly nature and Andrew’s love of scaling furniture keeps me on my toes.

I am interested in soaking in all areas of Neurology during this first year of post-peds training.

I spend nearly all of my non-hospital time these days with my two hilarious and happy kiddos, and my husband. We love taking them everywhere – live music concerts, swimming, skiing, and just spending time outside and with family. I’m also quite involved in the special needs community.

I have a great interest in brain injury in tiny babies, and the variable developmental outcomes. I definitely want to get back to the basic science lab, working at a molecular level.

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During my spare time, I like watching movies, traveling, spending time with my family and exploring the many beautiful parks in Philadelphia.

My academic interests are neuroimmunology, autoimmune neurology, epilepsy and global health.

I enjoy athletics and outdoor activities, including running, tennis, boxing, and hiking.  In my free time I like to cook, read, and travel-when possible.

I am interested in Neurocritical Care and Stroke, in particular anticoagulation and management of intracerebral hemorrhage.

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In my spare time, I do a bit of writing, including contributing to the Huffington Post, Boston Herald, and New York Times. I enjoy taking my dog to the park, and telling my husband what a great wife he has. I also like to run extremely slowly.

I’m a travel junkie, so naturally I’m excited about neurology in low-resource settings.  I want to learn how patients can be diagnosed and treated in countries where basic imaging and labs aren’t available.  I also like learning how neurologic diseases interplay with cultural beliefs, like kuru in New Guinea and seizures in Ancient Rome.

An ideal day outside the hospital would include a leisurely brunch, any combination of hiking/biking/running, seeing friends and family, and finally curling up with a good book or the latest Netflix series. I also enjoy baking desserts that contain chocolate, and my goal is to adopt a rescue dog by the end of residency.

While many neurologic subspecialties appeal to me, I am still exploring my academic interests. Whatever the clinical focus, I would like to pursue quality improvement initiatives and health equity & global health projects as well. As a former English major, I also hope to incorporate narrative medicine into my practice.

Most of my free time is spent with my two sons and my husband. We are regulars at the Philadelphia Zoo and the Please Touch Museum, as well as our local playground. My husband is British and we visit England as often as possible. I previously played the clarinet and am hoping to start that again before the end of residency.

I am interested in movement disorders, although I am not yet decided and am also considering sleep or epilepsy. I am particularly interested in Deep Brain Stimulation and other therapeutics targeting neural circuits. On the research side, my PhD focused on the development and application of optogenetic tools for circuit dissection.

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I love traveling, trying new foods, and picturesque views. My hobbies include fencing, painting, cultural dance and most recently, scuba diving. My major non-scholarly endeavor this year is to become a successful dog owner.

My academic interests include global health and clinical epidemiology – specifically how social and cultural factors shape health seeking behaviors and outcomes. My interests in neurology are so far broad, but I am preliminarily interested in epilepsy.

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I enjoy video games, board games, walking around Philadelphia, and eating donuts from Reading Terminal Market.

I am clinically undifferentiated. I like any research where I get to do math.

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I really love watching and sometimes even performing improvisational comedy. My newly discovered Philly fascination though is acro-yoga, a blend of circus acrobatics and traditional yoga. It’s the most fun you can have while increasing your risk of vertebral dissection!   Otherwise, I would say I also enjoy dogs generally, parenthetical interjections (see?), reading, writing, and travelling within and without the US.

As of now, I localize my interest within neurology centrally more than peripherally but am otherwise quite undifferentiated. I enjoy taking care of neuro-oncological issues as well as stroke but may be singing a different tune as I make my way through PGY2 year and discover all the nooks, crannies, and sulci of neurology.

Outside of work, I enjoy exploring Philadelphia’s restaurants, parks, museums, and the surrounding area’s numerous hiking trails and botanical gardens. I also enjoy cooking when I get the chance.

I am interested in movement disorders and hope to have a career mixing clinical education and research. I am drawn to multidisciplinary care settings for chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

In my spare time, I enjoy taking walks along the Schuylkill River, exploring new restaurants, and traveling to exotic destinations. I also enjoy photography and interior design.

My preliminary interests include cognitive neurology, movement disorders, and neuroinfectious disease. I am also passionate about global and community health and hope to apply my interests to work with underserved populations.

I spend some of my free time at the Clark Park playground and riding my bike with my family on the Schuylkill and Wissahickon, or to the zoo. Such is life with a toddler.

I’m interested in pediatric epilepsy.

I love spending time outside with my family around Philly, from biking along the Schuylkill River Trail to hiking in Wissahickon Park. I also really enjoy playing tennis.

I enjoy spending time outside – going on bike rides or jogs on the river trail and taking daytrips to the beach. I love good food, trying new restaurants, making meals, and baking cookies.

I enjoy eating at awesome Philadelphia restaurants and biking the River Trail. I’m trying to travel to all the continents by the time I’m 35 – although I accept I might not have the cold survival skills for Antarctica. I have a conflicted relationship between being a Neurologist and college football fan (Go Canes!)

I’m interested in neonatal brain development and how it is effected by perinatal insults, like hypoxic ischemic injury. I’m also interested in genetic disorders of developmental regression.

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I am a tea fanatic and am currently trying to grow my own on my balcony. My dream is to perform a medically themed stand-up comedy routine someday, or to get an onion-style article published in an online journal. I enjoy most generally nerdy things.

I am interested in healthcare policy, specifically how the US achieves similar outcomes to other economically developed nations, why we spend around twice as much, and why we can’t seem to change. Healthcare decision-making and incentives on the part of patients are other related interests – why do humans make poor long term decisions for short term gain?

Fellowship: Neuroinfection fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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I love traveling and doing just about anything outdoors – can’t wait to go to Tanzania with FAME and to travel around Africa afterwards! Outside of work, I am a new puppy mom and try to keep up with my hobbies of drawing, painting, knitting, and conquering whatever new DIY project inspires me. I also enjoy playing on many of our neurology intramural sports teams.

I have a background in cognitive and neuropsychiatric research but have loved my time in the neuro ICU and am excited to pursue fellowship training in neurocritical care.

Fellowship: Neurocritical Care fellow at University of Maryland

I grew up around Boston and completed my internship at Beth Israel, but my pronunciation of the letter “R” in words may fool you. In moving to Philadelphia, I already knew that I like any Italian food, but the city has opened my eyes to the tasty variety out there. And, in helping to learn the cityscape, I also run quite a bit.

I enjoy playing soccer and salsa dancing. I also love traveling.

I have a background in addiction research but I am interested in stroke, epilepsy and research.

Fellowship: Epilepsy fellow at University of Pennsylvania

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After several post-college years of soul-searching in New York (during which I earned an MFA in Creative Writing at NYU and held various jobs), I had an epiphany one evening — a career in medicine was the path for me. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be a neurology resident here at Penn. Other pursuits that lift my spirits include hiking, running, writing, playing games, and enjoying Philly’s great selection of restaurants.

During the course of my residency, and especially during my multiple clinical electives at the beginning of my PGY-3 year, I realized that the field of neurodegenerative disease offers the intellectual challenge, the exciting and active research opportunities, and the chance to support patients and their families through some of the most difficult and heartbreaking diagnoses imaginable.

Fellowship: Cognitive neurology fellow at University of Pennsylvania

I enjoy biking, running, and playing tennis.  I love to travel during my free time, especially to my hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

I have a professional interest in epilepsy, palliative care, medical education, and health disparities.

Fellowship: Epilepsy fellow at University of Pennsylvania

When I’m not working, I enjoy gardening, cooking, homebrewing, biking, and playing Spikeball. I also have a cute little pup named Jackson, and my wife and I enjoy taking him to the dog park or hiking on the weekend.

During residency, I’ve become fascinated with the weird and wonderful world of neuromuscular disease, and I’ll be staying at Penn for Neuromuscular fellowship next year. I also love working with medical students and younger residents, and hope to make medical education an important part of my career.

Fellowship: Neuromuscular fellow at University of Pennsylvana

I enjoy running, especially along the Schuylkill River Trail; trying new foods and eating out, which I then try to make up for by running some more.

I am interested in medical education, specifically on how medical education programs can assess their own effectiveness and optimize educational experiences for medical students and residents.

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I enjoy total body relaxation, kitten fostering, the outdoors, eating something I never ate before, seeing something I’ve never seen before, going somewhere I’ve never been before! (also 98.1 KISS FM the bay area’s old skool on iheartradio)

I am interested in basic science, genetics, genomics, immunology, and “big data”, and statistics!

Fellowship: Epilepsy fellow at University of Pennsylvania

I am a classically trained clarinetist.  Consequently, I spend a lot of time listening to music, especially classical music, opera, and musical theatre albums, and attend various performing arts events including the Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia.  I am also a sports fan, and having grown up in Wisconsin, my loyalties are to the Wisconsin Badgers, Green Bay Packers, and Milwaukee Brewers.

Clinically, I am interested in headache medicine, especially helping patients with episodic and chronic migraine, medication-overuse headache, cluster headache, and TBI-induced headache. I am interested in uncovering the mechanisms of migraine and photophobia, particularly using animal models to explore pathophysiology with the goal of developing new therapeutic tools for patients.

Position: Instructor at University of Pennsylvania

I enjoy anything that involves being outdoors, including hikes, bike rides, anything by the beach. I always enjoy a good sporting event, and play tennis and volleyball. When residency permits, I travel as much as possible, usually centered around scuba diving locations.

I am interested in global health in particular among the Latino communities both within and outside the United States. I am planning on pursuing a career in general neurology with a subspecialty focus in neurovascular medicine given the rapid rise in vascular risk factors along with obesity in the Latino communities, and will be staying at Penn for my stroke fellowship next year.

Fellowship: Neurovascular fellow at University of Pennsylvania

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

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

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

I enjoy traveling, camping and dancing

I am interested in neuro-infectious disease and neuroimmunology

Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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I enjoy sports, particularly baseball and football. I am also an avid beer drinker, and enjoy sampling craft brews from around the country whenever I have the opportunity.

I am interested in epilepsy, and will be pursuing an epilepsy fellowship next year. I am particularly interested in neonatal seizures, including issues related to treatment duration with anti-seizure medications in the setting of therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Fellowship: Epilepsy at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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I enjoy doing yoga on the banks, eating ice cream, running, reading.  I also love to travel

My research interests include community/global health and neuro-infectious disease.  I’ve published research on barriers to care for patients with cerebral palsy in Botswana.  I’ve traveled to Tanzania to volunteer through our residency program with Dr. Rubenstein.  I am also doing a research project on Moyamoya disorders in children.

Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at Yale University

I enjoy spending time at the beach with family or friends. When I have time I like to cook, I also collect vinyl records.

I plan on being a general Child Neurologist. I am interested in emerging technological innovations in the field of Neurology.

Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at Children’s National Medical Center

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Pre-mommy days, my favorite past time was sitting by the water with a glass of good red wine and an engrossing book on paper. Currently my time outside of work is filled chasing a super active, spirited, fun-loving 2 1/2 year old who loves to run and figuring out novel ways of saying “no, don’t do that, that’s not safe!”

I am interested in pediatric stroke and plan on pursuing a career in academia combining clinical care with basic science research. I am specifically interested in the inherent plasticity of the developing brain and identifying specific molecular/cellular pathways that promote recovery following ischemic injury.

Fellowship: Vascular neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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I enjoy cooking and baking treats for my co-residents. I also take modern dance classes and sing in the Penn Choral Society. I love finding new restaurants to try around Philadelphia.

I am pursuing a fellowship in Movement Disorders and am interested in undergraduate medical education and continuing education in neurology for non-neurologists.

Fellowship: Movement Disorders at Emory University

In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, fishing, and weekend trips to my family’s farm. While in the city, I like checking out Philadelphia’s awesome concert venues and music festivals. I also like to bake and cook.

In my free time, I enjoy running, yoga, and discovering what the endless Philly food scene has to offer.

I am interested in Neurocritical care

Fellowship: Neurocritical Care at the University of Pennsylvania

I enjoy running along the Schuykill River, hiking, going to the beach, and just about any outdoor activity.  I love sports and play on intramural softball and basektball teams, and occasionally some volleyball.

I enjoy cooking and exploring all the great restaurants that Philadelphia has to offer. In the Summer I like to spend time relaxing at the beach, and in the Winter I like to ski whenever I have free time. I try to plan travel throughout Europe whenever I have vacation time.

I plan to pursue an academic career in Vascular Neurology. I am particularly interested in cerebral hemodynamics, how the cardiopulmonary system intimately relates to cerebral perfusion, and how these cardiopulmonary variables can be manipulated to optimize cerebral perfusion after stroke

Fellowship: Vascular neurology at the University of Pennsylvania
Position: Clinical instructor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania

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I am interested in epilepsy

Fellowship: Clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy track at the University of Pennsylvania
Position: Clinical instructor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania

I love making things (furniture mostly) in my makeshift wood shop in the basement. I love sailing and photography.

I am interested in autoimmune diseases and am working on a project to track response to MS disease modifying therapies using novel MRI techniques.

Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, neuromuscular track at the University of Pennsylvania
Position: Attending Neurologist, Reading Health System

I love doing yoga, relaxing, and enjoying Philadelphia’s many great restaurants. My guilty pleasure is watching Home Makeover.

I am interested in neuromuscular diseases and global health

Fellowship: Neuromuscular disorders at Partners Neurology
Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania

I enjoy running and Philadelphia’s great art and restaurants. I also spend time in Northeast Pennsylvania where my family lives. Every year I help organize the participation of the Neurology Department in the Broad Street 10 mile run, as well as the Attending vs. Resident basketball game.

I have an interest in Medical Education and Quality Improvement

Fellowship: Movement Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania

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