Recent Graduates

Dawling Dionisio-Santos, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D. & John Olschowka, Ph.D.

Scott Friedland, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Aram Hezel, M.D.

Allison Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Laura Calvi, M.D.

Hayley Martin, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Ann Dozier, RN, Ph.D., FAAN

Andrew Smith, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.

Emily Wu, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.

Andrew Allbee, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Benoit Biteau, Ph.D.

Resident, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Nicolas Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Peter Veazie, Ph.D.

Resident, Pediatrics: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Adnan Hirad, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Jeffrey Bazarian, M.D., M.P.H & Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Maxime Jean, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Jian Zhu, Ph.D.

Resident, Neurology: University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital

Irina Lerman, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.

Resident Physician: Univ. Rochester, Rochester, NY

Aimee Morris, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Jonathan Mink, M.D., Ph.D.

Resident, Child Neurology: St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Daniel Savage, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D. & Wayne Knox, Ph.D.

Intern/Resident, Internal Medicine/Ophthalmology: University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute

Stephanie Syc-Mazurek, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Richard Libby, Ph.D.

Resident, Neurology: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Jomy Varghese, Ph.D.

Adviser: Danielle Benoit, Ph.D.

Resident, Anesthesiology: University of Michigan Hospital – Ann Arbor

Jimmy Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Paul Brookes, Ph.D.

Resident, Internal Medicine: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

William Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Aram Hezel, M.D.

Intern/Resident, Internal Medicine: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Katherine Herman, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Deborah Fowell, Ph.D.

Intern/Resident, Pediatrics: Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Justin Komisarof, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Hartmut Land, Ph.D.

Intern/Resident, Internal Medicine: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Nguyen Mai, Ph.D.

Adviser: Marc Halterman, M.D., Ph.D.

Resident, Neurology: UC San Francisco

Evan McConnell, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., DMSc

Intern/Resident: Rochester Regional Health

Salvador Peña, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Keith Nehrke, Ph.D.

Intern/Resident, Anesthesiology: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Benjamin Plog, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., DMSc & Edward Vates, M.D., Ph.D.

Resident, Neurological Surgery: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Samuel Carrell, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Charles Thornton, M.D.

Neurology Resident: Hospital of the University of PA

Amit Kumar Chowdhry, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Michael McDermott, Ph.D.

Radiation Oncology Resident: Univ. Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital

Andrew Cox, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.

Pediatrics Resident: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital MC-OH

Alison Gaylo, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Deborah Fowell, Ph.D.

Dermatology Resident: UPMC Medical Education – PA

Andrew Shubin, Ph.D.

General Surgery Resident: U. Texas Southwestern Med Sch.-(Dallas)

Aisha Siebert, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Jack Werren, Ph.D.

Urology Resident: Northwestern Univ. – Feinberg School (Chicago)

Adrianne Chesser, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Gail Johnson, Ph.D

Resident, Family Medicine: Allina Health

Youssef Farhat, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Hani Awad, Ph.D.

Resident, Pathology: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Jonathan Langdon, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Stephen McAleavey, Ph.D

Resident, Diagnostic Radiology: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT

Rialnat "Bisi" Lawal, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Laura Calvi, M.D.

Resident, Internal Medicine: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Emily Walters, M.D., Ph.D.

Adviser: Helene McMurray, Ph.D.

Resident, Anesthesiology: University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA