Current Residents
Vassilios Dimopoulos, MD
Vassilios Dimopoulos, Chief Resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University of Patras Medical School. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Patras. His Research / Subspecialty Interests include Spine, General Neurosurgery, Complex Spine Surgery, Vascular Neurosurgery. His hometown is Kalamata, Greece.
Henry Kesler, MD
Henry Kesler, Chief Resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the Penn State University School of Medicine (’06). He graduated in 1998 from the Kennesaw State University with a BS in Biology and BSN in Nursing. He hopes to pursue a fellowship in neurocritical care and/or traumatic brain injury. His Research / Subspecialty Interests include General Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care, Clinical Translational Science and Biostatistics. His hometown is Uzhgorod, Ukraine. He currently lives in Rochester with his wife Melitta and two daughters. He enjoys skiing, snowboarding and bike riding on the canal trails in Rochester.
Anthony L. Petraglia, MD
Anthony L. Petraglia is a PGY6 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and graduated with honors in 2007. He was elected to AOA. Anthony completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago, graduating in 2002 with a BA in Biology and Neuroscience specialization. He is currently completing a Neurological Sports Medicine Fellowship. His research has focused on traumatic brain injury and concussion. Clinically he is interested in Spine Surgery and General Neurosurgery. His hometown is River Vale, New Jersey. In general, Anthony is a sports enthusiast (particularly football) and in his free time enjoys golfing, playing softball, working out, hunting, cooking and spending time with his family.
Zeguang Ren, MD, PhD
Zeguang Ren is a PGY6 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at Hebei Medical University and finished neurosurgery residency in China, and received a PhD in neuroscience in Beijing Neurosurgical institute, Beijing. He had further basic neuroscience research training at Emory University before he re-started his American neurosurgery residency in 2007. He is interested in general neurosurgery. Currently he is doing a 2-year infolded fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery. He also hopes to pursue a fellowship in complex/minimally invasive spinal surgery. His research / subspecialty interests include general neurosurgery, complex spine surgery, vascular/endovascular neurosurgery. His hometown is Shijiazhuang, China. He enjoys skiing, tennis and travel.
Christopher Gallati, MD
Christopher Gallati is a PGY5 neurosurgical resident. He attended medical school at Mercer University School of Medicine, was nominated to AOA as a junior and graduated in 2008. He graduated in 2004 from Westminster College with a BS in Chemistry. He plans on pursuing a career as a general neurosurgeon with a subspecialty interest in spine. His current research focus is in stroke. His hometown is Newnan, Georgia. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding at Bristol mountain, playing hockey with fellow residents and researchers, and hiking the canal trails with his wife and their dogs.
Eric Hintz, MD
Eric Hintz is a PGY5 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (’08). He graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2003 with a BS in Biology and minors in Chemistry, Psychiatry, and Philosophy. His clinical interests include Tumor, Functional, and Pediatric neurosurgery. His research focuses on the application of functional MRI to a variety of neurosurgical patient populations. He considers Wyckoff, New Jersey home. He currently lives in Rochester with his wife Soraya and children Eleanor and Grayson. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, and watching sports.
Matthew Dashnaw, MD
Matthew Dashnaw is a PGY4 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at Ross University School of Medicine. He did his undergraduate studies at Albany College of Pharmacy. His Research / Subspecialty Interests include General Neurosurgery and Traumatic Brain Injury. His hometown is Saranac, New York.
Vasisht Srinivasan, MD
Vasisht Srinivasan is a PGY4 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ('09). He graduated in 2004 from the University of Illinois - Chicago with a BS in Biological Sciences and a BS in Mathematical Computer Science. He hopes to pursue a fellowship in Cerebrovascular/Endovascular neurosurgery and is interested in the open and endovascular management of cerebrovascular disease. His subspecialty interests include General Neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Complex Spine and Deformity Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. His hometown is Galesburg, Illinois. He currently lives in Rochester and enjoys flying Piper Cherokees, snowboarding, magic and is involved with fundraising for Golisano Children's Hospital.
Kristopher Kimmell, MD
Kristopher Kimmell is a PGY3 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at University of Oklahoma. He did his undergraduate studies at University of Oklahoma. His Research / Subspecialty Interests include General Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular, Neurocritical Care, Evidence-based Neurosurgery and Outcomes in Neurosurgery. His hometown is Santa Rosa, California.
Jonathan Stone, MD
Jonathan Stone is a PGY3 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and graduated with AOA in 2010. He performed his undergraduate studies at Drew University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2006 after completing a honors thesis in neuroscience. He plans on pursuing general neurosurgery but has an interest in pediatrics. His current research projects include a retrospective shunt database, quality analysis of carotid artery ultrasound for predicting stenosis and techniques for percutaneous trigeminal rhizotomy. His hometown is Rockland County, New York and he currently lives in Cornhill, Rochester. He enjoys anything outdoors including snowboarding/skiing at Bristol, hiking/camping at Letchworth and Allegany State Parks, and bike riding on the canal trails in Rochester.
Stephen Sandwell, MD
Steve Sandwell is a PGY2 resident in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University of Louisville ('11). He graduated from UC Davis with his BS in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ('99). He also completed Physician Assistant training at Alderson-Broaddus College ('02), and worked as a Neurosurgery PA for several years. His sub-specialty interests are in General Neurosurgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and Pain. His research interests are in facial pain and CSF related disorders. His hometown is Fairfield, California. He enjoys water polo, fly fishing, swimming, and travel.
Katarzyna Czerniecka, MD
Katarzyna Czerniecka
is a PGY1 resident in neurosurgery.
Kate attended Medical School of Jagiellonian University, in Krakow, Poland. During her medical education, she undertook elective rotations in neurosurgery and plastic surgery at Hopital de Hautepierre in Strasbourg, Hopital Rothschild in Paris, and at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. She has participated in various research projects on pain science, and traumatic brain injury. Her clinical subspecialty interests include spinal and general neurosurgery. Her hometown is Jaroslaw, Poland. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, working out, and reading about the latest science and technology trends.
Kenneth Foxx, MD
Kenneth Foxx is a PGY1 resident in neurosurgery. He attended the University of Rochester and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science in Biomedical Engineering and a minor of Chemical Engineering. There he was elected to the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society as a junior and to Phi Beta Kappa as a senior. He went on to graduate from the New York University School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. His professional interests include spinal and general neurosurgery. In his free time, He enjoys running, biking, snow skiing, water skiing, and spending time with friends and family
