Neurology and Neurotherapeutics Special edition newsletter Resident and Fellow Graduation 2015 Saturday, May 30 Dallas Petroleum Club From the Chair Dr. Mark Goldberg Graduation 2015 was a big success with eleven residents and nine fellows completing their training. I would like to thank our program directors and faculty for preparing our residents and fellows for the next step in their careers. In this special edition newsletter, we recap the night with award winners and photos from the evening. We will also tell you where our trainees are headed next. Congratulations to all! Inside this edition 2-4 Awards 9 Thank You 5-8 Where are they headed?
Awards Graduation 2015 Awards Dr. Hal Unwin Outstanding Resident award Ugo Chukwueke, M.D., served as the 2014-2015 co- Chief Resident for the Adult Neurology Residency Program. Her outstanding patient care and teaching were recognized with several awards: Dr. Hal Unwin Outstanding Resident Award; Parkland Hospital Resident Award; and Resident Teaching Award. (Photo: Dr. Ugo Chukwueke and Dr. Steven Vernino, Director, Adult Neurology Residency Program.) Isaac Marin-Valencia, M.D., served as the 2014-2015 Chief Resident for the Child Neurology Residency Program. His outstanding patient care and research were recognized with the Dr. Hal Unwin Outstanding Resident Award and the Weisberg-Rivera Manuscript Award. (Photo: Dr. Isaac Marin-Valencia and Dr. Rana Said, Director, Child Neurology Residency Program.) Resident teaching award Dr. Lauren Phillips, Co- Director, Neurology Clerkship, and Meredith Bryarly, M.D., Teaching Award Recipient. Dr. Lauren Phillips with Ugo Chukwueke, M.D., Teaching Award Recipient. Dr. Lauren Phillips with Yuan Xing, M.D., Teaching Award Recipient.
Awards Graduation 2015 Child Neurology Resident Excellence in care award Dr. Roger Rosenberg outstanding fellow award Neuroscience nurses at Children s Medical Center of Dallas recognized Daniel Gossett, M.D., for his excellence in patient care. (Photo: Dr. Gossett with Dr. Rana Said) Outstanding Fellow for 2014-2015 was Dr. Chirantan Banerjee who trained in Stroke and Vascular Neurology. (Photo: Dr. Banerjee with Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, Associate Director of Adult Neurology Residency Program.) Stephen damm memorial award for compassion and excellence Dr. Oliver Sum-Ping was recognized for his excellence and compassion in patient care with the Stephen Damm Memorial Award. Damm was an influential advocate for quality patient care during his tenure with Children's Medical Center and as a cancer patient. His wife Tyra, and children, Katie and Cooper, presented the award along with Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, who was one of Steve s physicians.
Awards Graduation 2015 Trephined cranium award Med Student Prize Residents gave the Trephined Cranium Award to Dr. Ryan Hays in recognition of his outstanding teaching skills. This was Dr. Hays second time to win the award. (Photo: (l-r) Dr. Isaac Marin-Valencia, Dr. Ryan Hays, Dr. Ugo Chukwueke and Dr. Zakraus Mahdavi.) Niyatee Sumadra, M.D., (left) won the Medical Student Prize for her research. Dr. Sumadra joins the neurology residency program for 2015-2016. (Photo: Dr. Sumadra and Dr. Lauren Phillips.) Fred baskin young investigator award RESEARCH DAYS Our adult and pediatric residency programs held Research Days in Spring 2015. All trainees (medical students, residents and fellows) were invited to present research posters while senior residents gave presentations on the culmination of the research projects they conducted as residents. Dr. Roger Rosenberg (center) presented the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award to Dr. Sterling Ortega (left), Postdoctoral Research in the Neurorepair Lab, and Dr. Divyanshu Dubey, Adult Neurology Resident. Dr. Dubey also received the Rivera-Weisberg Manuscript Award. 4
Where are they headed? Graduation 2015 Adult neurology residents take next step Where are they headed? William Renthal, M.D., Ph.D. Headache Medicine Fellowship, Harvard Medical School Meredith Bryarly, M.D. Neuromuscular Fellowship, UT Southwestern Yuan Xing, M.D. Movement Disorders Fellowship, UC-San Diego (From l-r) William Renthal, Meredith Bryarly, Yuan Xing, Aashoo Mentreddi, Ugo Chukwueke, Claudia Perez, Zak Mahdavi and Oliver Sum-Ping. Aashoo Mentreddi, M.D. Movement Disorders Fellowship, UT Southwestern Ugo Chukwueke, M.D. Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Claudia Perez, M.D. Neurocritical Care Fellowship, UT Southwestern Zak Mahdavi, M.D. Neurocritical Care Fellowship, UT Southwestern Adult Neurology Residents with Neurology Residency Program Directors, Dr. Steve Vernino (far left) and Dr. Shilpa Chitnis (far right.) Oliver Sum-Ping, M.D. Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Stanford 5
Where are they headed? Graduation 2015 child neurology residents take next step Where are they headed? Isaac Marin-Valencia, M.D. Instructor in Molecular Genetics, Rockefeller University Hospital Jennifer Muncy Thomas, M.D. Instructor, UT Southwestern Daniel Gossett, M.D. Epilepsy Fellowship, University of Colorado School of Medicine (From l-r) Isaac Marin-Valencia, Kellie Shaw (Education Coordinator), Jennifer Muncy Thomas, Dr. Rana Said, Daniel Gossett. Graduating Child Neurology Residents: Isaac Marin- Valencia, Jennifer Muncy Thomas and Daniel Gossett. Child Neurology Program (above) The awesome and agile duo of Dr. Rana Said and Kellie Shaw. 6
Where are they headed? Graduation 2015 Fellows head into the future Abdulradha Alqallaf, M.D., pictured with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a Neurophysiology Fellowship and will continue at UT Southwestern as an Epilepsy Fellow. Chirantan Banerjee, M.D., pictured with Dr. Mark Johnson, completed a Stroke and Vascular Neurology Fellowship. He joins the faculty of the Medical College of South Carolina. Omar Elghawanmeh, M.D., pictured with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a Neurophysiology Fellowship and will continue at UT Southwestern as an Epilepsy Fellowship. Hamid Kadiwala, M.D., pictured with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and will be in private practice in Dallas-Fort Worth. Andrea Lowden, M.D., pictured with Dr. Susan Arnold, completed a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and will continue at UT Southwestern as an Epilepsy Fellow. Sudama Reddi, M.D., pictured with Dr. Deborah Friedman, completed a Headache Medicine Fellowship and will join Texas Neurology Consultants at Texas Health Presbyterian-Plano. 7
Where are they headed? Graduation 2015 Fellows head into the future Gulshan Uppal, M.D., pictured with Dr. Ryan Hays, completed a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship. He is in private practice with Freeman Neurospine in Joplin, Missouri. Christine Saldivar, M.D., pictured with Dr. Jaya Trivedi, completed a Neuromuscular Fellowship. She will be in private practice in Austin, TX. Drew Thodeson, M.D., completed a Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship and will continue at UT Southwestern as a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow. Neurophysiology Fellows (From l-r) Abdulradha Alqallaf, M.D., Omar Elghawanmeh, M.D., Andrea Lowden, M.D., Hamid Kadiwala, M.D., and Gulshan Uppal, M.D. Faculty members with Outstanding Fellow of the Year, Chirantan Banerjee (From l-r) Dr. Stephen Figueroa, Dr. Mark Johnson, Dr. Chirantan Banerjee, Dr. Alejandro Magadan and Dr. Mark Goldberg, Department Chair. 8
Thank you Graduation 2015 Thank you! A big Thank You! goes out to our Program Directors and Education Coordinators who made our graduation ceremony a big success, but most importantly, who work hard all year-round to make all of our programs strong. Dr. Rana Said, Child Neurology Program Director, and Kellie Shaw, Education Coordinator, Child Neurology Program. Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, Adult Neurology Program Associate Director and Fellowship Programs Director, and Dr. Steve Vernino, Adult Neurology Residency Program Director. Pepper Wedgewood, Sr. Education Coordinator for Adult Neurology Residency Program, and Angela Colon, Assistant Education Coordinator. Thank you also to our emcees for the evening, Shaida Khan, Adult Neurology Resident, and Dallas Stobaugh, Child Neurology Resident. Shaida also gathered hundreds of photos of our residents for the slideshow. And thank you to Julie Kirchem, our department photographer and newsletter maker. Photo: (l-r) Dr. Shilpa Chitnis, Shaida Khan and Dallas Stobaugh. neurologyresidency@utsouthwestern.edu Neurology and Neurotherapeutics neurofellowship@utsouthwestern.edu 9