Department of Neurosurgery & Brain Repair
USF Health • College of Medicine

Current Residents and Program Alumni

Current Residents 2011 - 2012

 

PGY-7 (Chief)

Elias Dakwar, M.D. Chief Resident

Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: University of Rochester
Undergraduate: University of Buffalo, B.A., Anthropology
Interests: Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine, Deformity Correction, Pediatric Scoliosis

Glen Pollock, M.D., D.V.M. Chief Resident

Hometown: Tampa, FL
Medical School: University of South Florida
Graduate School: Cornell University D.V.M.
Undergraduate: University of Florida, B.S., Microbiology
Interests: Cerebrovascular neurosurgery

 

PGY-6

Tsz Lau, M.D.

Hometown: Hong Kong, China
Medical School: State University of New York – Buffalo
Undergraduate: University of California – Berkeley, B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology
Interests: Complex cranial neurosurgery, Spine

Tien V. Le, M.D.

Hometown: Panama City, FL
Medical School: University of South Florida
Undergraduate: University of North Florida, B.S., Biology
Interests: Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine, Spine Oncology, Epilepsy surgery

 

PGY-5

Armen Deukmedjian, M.D.

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: George Washington University
Graduate School: Georgetown University, M.S., Physiology
Undergraduate: University of California – San Diego, B.S., Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Interests: Spine, Functional neurosurgery

Rohit Vasan, M.D.

Hometown: Bangalore, India
Medical School: Texas A & M University
Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University, B.S., Biology

 

PGY-4

Amir Ahmadian, M.D.

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate: Emory University, B.S., Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Interests: Complex Spine, Endovascular neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Oncology

Angela Downes, M.D.

Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park; B.S. Physiology and Neurobiology with minor in Spanish Translations
Interests: Functional neurosurgery, Neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive spine

Jotham Manwaring, M.D.

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Medical School: University of Utah
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University, B.S., Neuroscience
Interests: Epilepsy surgery, Traumatic brain injury management, Neuroendoscopy, Complex spine, Pediatric neurosurgery

 

PGY-3

Puya Alikhani, M.D.

Hometown: Yazd, Iran
Medical School: Texas A & M University
Undergraduate: University of Texas – Austin, B.A., Biology
Interests: Complex spine, Vascular neurosurgery

Michael Seijoon Park, M.D.

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Graduate School:Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Interests: Undecided
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PGY-2

Joshua Beckman, M.D.

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Medical School: University of Alabama
Undergraduate: Spring Hill College, B.S., Biology

Yusef Mosley, M.D.

Hometown: Columbia, SC
Medical School: University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Undergraduate: Emory University, B.S., Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology

 

PGY-1

Scott Raffa, M.D.

Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Medical School: University of South Florida
Graduate: Boston University SOM, M.A.
Undergraduate: University of Miami, B.S., Neurosciences
Interests: Undecided

Stephen Reintjes, M.D.

Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University, B.A., History
Interests: Undecided

 

 

Program Alumni

2011

Ali Baaj, M.D.
Spine fellowship
Johns Hopkins

2010

Clinton Burkett, M.D.
Neuro Ortho Combined Reconstructive Spine Fellowship
University of Virginia

Edwin Ramos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of South Florida

2009

Nicolas Arredondo, M.D.
Whitman Institute-Neuroscience
Walla Walla, WA

Magdalena Banasiak, M.D.
Salem Brain & Spine
Salem, OR

2008

Tann Nichols, M.D.
Mayfield Clinic
Cincinnati, OH

A. Samy Youssef, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of South Florida

2007

Donald Sachs, M.D.
General Practice
Lakeland, FL

Juan S. Uribe, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of South Florida

2006

Edward Duckworth, M.D.
Assistant Professor
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

2005

D. Mark Melton, M.D.
Piedmont Spine & Neurosurgical Group, PA
Greenville, SC

Evan Packer, M.D.
Neurosurgery Consults of South Florida
Boca Raton, FL

2004

Donna Saatman, M.D.
Bay Area Neurosurgery
Brandon, FL

2003

Michael Hajjar, M.D.
Northwest Spine Care Institute
Boise, ID

2002

John Sarzier, M.D.
SW Florida Neurosurgical Associates
Cape Coral, FL

2001

Shahram Makoui, M.D.
Institute of Neurological Surgery
Lancaster, CA

2000

Paul Montalbano, M.D.
Northwest Spine Care Institute
Boise, ID

1999

Rakesh Kumar, M.D., Ph.D.
Advanced Neurosurgery and Spine
Tampa, FL

1998

Mark Levy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
UCSF