Current Residents

Basil has investigated the difference in cognitive function between Parkinson's disease patients with cardiac disease and those without. He has also worked on the creation of a database of cervical artery dissection patients enrolled under the CADISP consortium to investigate differences in risk factors between people with isolated versus recurrent cervical artery dissection. Before medical school, he managed a tutoring program for first graders through AmeriCorps. He also served as the Muslim Medical Association president and had numerous other volunteer roles in and before medical school. He enjoys science fiction, movies and shows, the guitar, watching the NBA, and keeping up with current events.

Undergrad: Yale University

Medical School: University of Virginia

Izzy has worked in a large study to investigate the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) to identify predictors of future disease, along with effectiveness of current treatments for disease progression and patient disability. She is President of her local SIGN chapter, as well as the local exchange officer for an international medical school student exchange program. She was co-director of mental health and social wellness programs within the medical student committee and worked as a volunteer Vietnamese interpreter throughout medical school. She enjoys baking, cooking different cuisines, knitting and cross-stitch, piano, and the dan tranh, a traditional Vietnamese instrument.

Undergrad: Vassar College

Medical School: Queen's University (Canada)

João has worked on an investigation of clinical, immunological, genetic, and epigenetic profiles in a Brazilian cohort of patients with cavernous malformations. He also spent a considerable amount of time contributing to a study of immunologic and genetic susceptibility profiles associated with emerging phenotypes of neurological involvement in patients infected with Zika and Chikungunya viruses. He has had several teaching assistant roles in medical school and served as a volunteer in a longitudinal follow-up program for patients with hypertension. He enjoys hiking, running outdoors, choir and a cappella vocal group, bossa nova and musical theater, and learning new languages and their accents.

Medical School: Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Celia has a strong interest in global health and spent a year in medical school volunteering and conducting research in Lima, Peru. She is currently leading a living systematic review to better understand the consequences of COVID-19 on TB outcomes and of TB on COVID outcomes. She also designed and implemented a cross-cultural validation of a HIV stigma scale among healthcare providers. She is a global medical education collaborative tutor and served as the community outreach chair for a program that conducts "street rounds" at homeless clinics. She enjoys performing local stand-up comedy, power-lifting, rock climbing, travel, reading, and writing poetry.

Undergrad: Lehigh University

Medical School: University of Rochester

Nicholas has investigated the adverse event profile of ocrelizumab (Ocrevus©) in patients with MS. He has also studied the correlation between the levels of a protein biomarker (prestin) in serum and the amount of sensorineural hearing loss in mice. He has been a teacher for first-year students in the Fundamentals of Clinical Practice course and is a member of the committee for undergraduate medical education at his school. he has served as Chair of the academic integrity honor board, SIGN vice president, and a variety of other leadership roles. He enjoys Dungeons and Dragons, movies (recently working his way through the Martin Scorsese filmography), advocacy, hiking, and travel.

Undergrad: Northeastern University

Medical School: University of Connecticut

Clare has studied gender disparities in stroke outcomes in a large rural dataset. She has also studied the efficacy of group therapy in a repeat suicide attempt population with high degrees of alexithymia and worked on a randomized cluster control study that tested the efficacy of an online tool to help family doctors deprescribe for geriatric patients on more than 15 medications. She is Co-President of the neuroscience society at her medical school and has served as a peer tutor. She is a former member of the Canadian Freestyle Mogul Team. She has held several leadership and peer mentorship roles in medical school. She enjoys outdoor activities (e.g. skiing, cycling, rock climbing), fiction, yoga, painting, knitting scarves, travel, and exploring new places.

Undergrad: University of Calgary

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Kenia has worked on several projects focusing on outcomes of neurovascular surgery. She also worked a retrospective study for the qualitative evaluation of the first and only post-graduate Neurology training program in Zambia. She served as medical student chair of the Neurocritical Care Quality Improvement Committee, and as clinic coordinator of her school's student-run free clinic. She is co-president of the Gay/Straight Medical Student Alliance (MedPride) and has worked in mentorship of high school students applying to college. She enjoys animal advocacy (fostering and placing special needs canines and felines), national parks, road trips, hiking, and medical anthropology.

Undergrad: Harvard University

Medical School: University of Arizona

Danielle has studied geographical bias in preclinical medical education, based on an analysis of USMLE Step 1 review materials. She has also studied 5-HTTLPR modulation of amygdala functional connectivity and emotional regulation. She was involved in virtual tutoring for Grade 6 students in the Detroit area during the pandemic and has volunteered in the student-run free clinic. She was president of her local SIGN chapter and worked as a mentor for the American Medical Women's Association. She enjoys weightlifting/fitness, fiction, narrative nonfiction, snowboarding, skiing, cooking Italian food, and plant-based recipes.

Undergrad: University of Massachusetts

Medical School: Oakland University

William has developed a case series and database that investigates the association of COVID-19 with acute cerebrovascular disease. He also worked on identification of potential therapies to enhance stepping after paralysis due to spinal cord injury and worked on a study of neural stem cells (NG2-progenitor cells) and their responsiveness to factors under pathological conditions. He was a guest lecturer during a preclinical course, peer educator in the clinical skills course, and was a Neurology clerkship teaching assistant. He enjoys cooking/baking, sports (football, basketball, baseball), reading, movies, trivia, hiking, and camping.

Undergrad: Stony Brook University

Medical School: Stony Brook University

Katherine has assessed language change in relation to DBS implantation for patients with Parkinson's disease. She worked on a narrative review of how LGBTQ+ healthcare (particularly transgender healthcare) is taught in medical schools. She is founder and clinic coordinator for a Neurology free clinic and is very involved with her school's student-run free clinic. She has served as president and secretary of SIGN and has held several peer support and mentorship roles. She enjoys carpentry, baking wedding cakes, gardening, yoga, running with her pup, Mozart, and reading.

Undergrad: Emory University

Medical School/MPH: Medical University of South Carolina