June 2025

NEUROSCIENCES

Northwestern Medicine Neurology

INCOMING AND OUTGOING RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS

Meet our incoming residents, Class of 2028

​We are delighted to share that we have matched 10 trainees to the Northwestern Medicine Neurology Residency Program.
Derrick Barnagian
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Cassandra Helfer
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Pallavi Krishna Rao
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Nydia Kung
Medical School: University of Chicago
Tarini Mitra
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Tristan Ponzo
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Emma Radley
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Rolf Verhagen Metman
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Sean Woodward
Medical School: Northwestern University
Patricia Zulueta
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATING RESIDENTS

Congratulations to all eight graduating Neurology residents. We’re excited for these exceptional physicians as they continue their training and professional careers across a broad range of specialties.
Allen Barnett, MD
2025 – 2027
Interest/Focus: Neurocritical Care
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jennifer Fokas, MD
2025 – 2026
Interest/Focus: Headache Medicine
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jyoti Grewal, MD
2025 – 2026
Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Karl Guo, MD, PhD
2025 – 2026
Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 
Sangri Kim, MD
2025 – 2026
Interest/Focus: Neuromuscular Medicine
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jacqueline Leong, MD
2025 – 2026
Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Charlie Otte, MD
2025+
Next Destination: Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Temple University
Tulsi Malavia, MD
2025 – 2026
Interest/Focus: Neuromuscular Medicine
Fellowship Destination: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

MEET OUR INCOMING fellowS

We are delighted to share that we have matched 22 trainees to the Northwestern Medicine Neurology Fellowship Program.
Allen Barnett, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neurocritical Care
Medical School: University of California San Francisco
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
Camila Narvaez Caicedo, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neurocritical Care
Medical School: Universidad Internacional del Ecuador Facultad de Ciencias Medicas y de la Salud
Residency Institution: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program
​Jennifer Fokas, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Headache Medicine
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
Eilrayna Gelyana, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Movement Disorders
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency Institution: Johns Hopkins Neurology Residency Program
Jyoti Grewal, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
Sarah Guistolisi, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Epilepsy
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency Institution: University of Colorado
Karl Guo, MD, PhD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
Meghan Hill, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency Institution: Loyola University Medical Center; Program: Internal Medicine – Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Kevin Hochstrasser, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Epilepsy
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Rebecca Jules, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Movement Disorders
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency Institution: University of California Los Angeles
Jieun Kang, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Residency Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Program: Neurology – General
Sangri Kim, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neuromuscular Medicine
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
Hannah Kopinsky, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency Institution: NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Program: Neurology – General
Jacqueline Leong, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
​Tulsi Malavia, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neuromuscular Medicine
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
Abdullah Mohammed-Alam, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Clinical Neurophysiology
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency Institution: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Can Ozlu, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Neuromuscular Medicine
Medical School: Koc Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
Residency Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Program: Neurology – Child Neurology
​Noheli Rodriguez-Marrero
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Residency Institution: University of Puerto Rico
Varun Sampat, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Epilepsy
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Alison Szabo, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
​Sheng Tang, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Epilepsy
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
Residency Institution: Northwestern University
​Andrew Williams, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neuro-Oncology
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Residency Institution: Mayo Clinic

congratulations to our graduating FELLOWS

​Anas Alshawa, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neuro-Oncology
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Northwestern University
Ryan Donaghy, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neuromuscular Medicine
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Northwestern University
Laura Donahue, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Vanderbilt University
Martha Finch, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Neuromuscular
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Lurie Children’s Hospital
McKinnon Garrett, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical), location undecided
Juan Ramon Deliz Gonzalez, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Movement Disorders
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Northwestern University
Mariana Hernandez Gonzalez-Monje, MD, PhD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Movement Disorders
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary research) at Northwestern University
Hagop Kaprielian, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Kashima, MD, PhD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Epilepsy
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Children’s Nebraska
Varun Kumar, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Epilepsy
Next Destination: Undecided
Siyuan Liu, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neurocritical Care
Next Destination: Clinical practice (not primary academic) at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Mariam Mirza, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Next Destination: Clinical practice (not primary academic) at Cleveland Clinic
Priya Sharma, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Pediatric Epilepsy
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Lurie Children’s Hospital
Eesha Singh, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Vascular Neurology
Next Destination: Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Department of Neurology
​Shizuka Tomatsu, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Sleep Medicine
Next Destination: Full-time academic faculty (primary clinical) at Northwestern University
Lydia Wolkiewicz, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy
Next Destination: Full-time academic epilepsy faculty (primary clinical) at Northwestern University
Yajing Xiong, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Epilepsy
Next Destination: Full-time academic epilepsy faculty (primary clinical) at Barrow Neurological Center
Jiayue Yuan, MD
Subspecialty or Area of Interest/Focus: Neurocritical Care
Next Destination: Undecided

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