Neurosurgery Residents

PGY 7

Lauren Schulz, MD

BS: Biology at University of Florida

MS: Medical Sciences at University of South Florida

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Interest: Pediatric Neurosurgery

PGY 6

Mark Damante, MD

BS: Neuroscience at The Ohio State University

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Interest: Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base Surgery, Drug Delivery and Immuno-Oncology

Joshua Weinberg, MD

BS: Biomedical Physics at Northeastern University

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Interest: Spine Deformity, Trauma, Engineering and Technology Development

PGY 5

Cameron Brandon, MD

BS: Neuroscience at University of Pittsburgh

Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Interest: Epilepsy, Stereotactic, and Functional Neurosurgery

Santino Cua, MD

BS: Health Information Management and Systems at The Ohio State University

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Interest: Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base, and Spine

PGY 4

Maxwell Gruber, MD

BA: Chemistry at Occidental College

MS: Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University

Medical School: Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University

Interest: Spine and Pediatric Neurosurgery

David Havlicek, MD, PhD

BA: Biology with a concentration in neuroscience at Colby College

Medical School/PhD: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

Interest: Tumor and Functional Neurosurgery

Reid Johnson, MD

BS: Biology - Biomedical Science Concentration at University of Wisconsin

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Interest: Spine, Tumor, and Pediatric Neurosurgery

PGY 3

Lokeshwar Bhenderu, MD

BS: Biochemistry at The University of Texas, Dallas

MS: Medical Sciences at Texas A&M College of Medicine

Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Interest: Spine Deformity, Spine Oncology, and Skull Base Neurosurgery

James Mamaril-Davis, MD

BS: Neuroscience, Study of Religion at University of California, Los Angeles

MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

Interest: Skull Base and Tumor

Mynor Mendez Valdez, MD

BS: Neuroscience at The Ohio State University

Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Interest: Tumor and Spine Oncology

Nicco Ruggiero, MD

BS: Biomedical Sciences at University of Buffalo

Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo

Interest: Spine Deformity and Skull Based Tumors

PGY 2

Chandler Berke, MD

BS: Public Health at College of Charleston

Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University

Interest: Tumor and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

Jakub Jarmula, MD

BA: Biology at University of Pennsylvania

MS: Case Western Reserve University

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Interest: Tumor and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

Spencer Raub, MD

BA: Biochemistry and History at Occidental College

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Interest: Tumor Neurosurgery

Bradley Wilhelmy, MD

BS: Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Interest: Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery

PGY 1

Alec Jonason, MD

BS: Neuroscience and Biochemistry at Hamline University

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Interest: Functional Neurosurgery

Spencer Oslin, MD

BS: Biology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Interest: Skull Base Neurosurgery

Sabrina Ryan, MD

BS: Speech, Psychology, and Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Interest: Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

Nassim Stegamat, MD

BS: Chemistry and Biology at Penn State University

Medical School: Lew Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Interest: Spine Deformity Neurosurgery

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