The Neurosurgery DEI committee, established in 2020, is committed to furthering its core mission of diversity and respect within the department through events, mentorship, and more. We partner with the Yale School of Medicine on initiatives such as the Meharry-Yale Summer Program, which paired students from HBSCU Meharry Medical School with Yale investigators. In the committee, we partner with the nonprofit Minorities in Medicine, which provides mentorship and support for aspiring medical students of color.
Mission
Our mission is to cultivate an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. These are achieved by a departmental commitment to the core values of community, diligence, empathy, fairness, growth, integrity, trust and respect. We are dedicated to the recruitment, support, and retention of students, trainees, staff, residents, and faculty who reflect the diverse population that we serve in order to transform healthcare and biomedical research.
Vision
Yale Neurosurgery will strive to promote an inclusive and nurturing environment that enhances equity and diversity. These values will guide us and allow for the growth and empowerment of our faculty, students, and staff. Our goal is to develop an environment whereby the incorporation of these values creates a culture of implementing new initiatives and promoting positive systemic change. We will continuously be aware of our shared humanity and that our differences and ability to connect are important, elevating us all and driving neurosurgical creativity and innovation.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Members
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery; Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Neurosurgery; Clinician; Yale Neurosurgery, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital - New London
Interests include minimally invasive spine procedures with one day surgery specialty
Counselor for Academic & Research Affairs & Development; Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery
Michael L. J. Apuzzo is one of the world’s best known and respected neurosurgeons. He is the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Yale Medical School, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College and Senior Consultant for Clinical and Research Activities at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University.
The Edwin M. Todd/Trent H. Wells, Jr., Professor Emeritus, of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, he was Director of Neurosurgery at the Kenneth Norris, Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute and Director of the Center for Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Associated Research at the institution. He was Senior Clinical Director of Surgical...
Dr. Elsamadicy is a resident in neurological surgery at Yale-New Haven hospital. He received is undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2013. Through his work focused on underserved populations and mentorship, Dr. Elsamadicy was awarded Vanderbilt's "Top 10 Outstanding Seniors". Dr. Elsamadicy received his MD from Duke University School of Medicine where he was awarded the Julian Abele Student of the Year for Duke School of Medicine Award and was a Feagin Leadership Scholar. Along with his leadership, Dr. Elsamadicy spent 2 researching in the Duke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program and currently continues performing Clinical-Outcomes research, resulting in numerous peer-reviewed publications.
Professor of Neurosurgery and of Neuroscience; Deputy Director, MD-PhD Program
Dr. Angeliki Louvi (PhD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 1997) is Professor of Neurosurgery and of Neuroscience, Deputy Director of the MD-PhD Program, and member of the Yale Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (INP) and the Yale Program on Neurogenetics. She is interested in understanding how the perturbation of basic biological processes leads to clinically significant brain pathology. Her laboratory investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cerebrovascular and structural brain disorders associated with specific genetic lesions.
Originally from Las Cruces, NM, Danielle earned her BA in Biology at New Mexico State University in 2015 before starting at Yale to pursue her MD-PhD later that year. In 2017, she began her PhD in Genetics and joined the laboratory of Dr. Murat Gunel, where she is focusing on employing various single-cell and next generation sequencing technologies to understand the molecular basis of meningioma tumorigenesis and microenvironment. After completing her joint degrees, Danielle hopes to go on to train in neurosurgery, where she aspires to emulate her mentors in becoming an active neurosurgeon-scientist. Danielle is an active member of the Yale community and is dedicated to mentorship and encouraging others to pursue the surgeon-scientist training. She is a co-founder of the Yale Neurosurgery Interest Group, the Cushing Society and has served as a member of Diversity...