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Current Residents

Chief Residents

Elliot Neal, MD

Elliott Neal, MD

Medical School: USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Hometown: Portland, Oregon

Elliot Pressman, MD

Elliott Pressman, MD

Medical School: USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Hometown: Tampa, Florida

PGY-6 Residents

Mohammad Hassan A. Nour El Dine, MD, MSc

Medical School: LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanon
Graduate School: Lebanese University (Lebanon), Masters in Neuroradiology
Undergraduate: Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut, Lebanon
Hometown: Ghassanieh, Lebanon

Anthony Patrizz, MD, PhD

Anthony Patrizz, MD, PhD

Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Graduate School: MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, PhD in Neurobiology
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut
Hometown: Vernon, Connecticut

PGY-5 Residents

Casey Ryan, MD

Casey Ryan, MD

Medical School: Penn State University, College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Penn State University
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Srujan Kopparapu, MD

Srujan Kopparapu, MD

Medical School: John Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California - Davis
Hometown: Folsom, California

PGY-4 Residents

Phillip "Mitch" Johansen, MD

Phillip "Mitch" Johansen, MD

Medical School: Florida Atlantic University, Schmidt College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Utah
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Gersham Rainone, MD

Gersham Rainone, MD

Medical School: Drexel University, College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Providence College
Hometown: Cranston, Rhode Island

PGY-3 Residents

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine PGY-1 Resident Natalie Bales

Natalie Bales, MD

Medical School: Robert Larner, MD., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont 
Undergraduate: Colorado State University
Hometown: Central Point, Oregon

Anjali Pradhan, MD

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine 
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley

PGY-2 Residents

Sawyer Bauer, MD

Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
Hometown: Pahrump, Nevada

Katherine "Beth" Baker, MD

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Graduate: Mississippi College, Clinton
Undergraduate: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State
Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi

Joshua Vignolles-Jeong, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
Hometown: Burbank, California

PGY-1 Residents

Mohsen Rostami, MD

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Hometown: Ahvaz, Iran

Kiran Sankarappan, MD

Medical School: Texas A&M University, Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
Graduate School: Texas A&M University
Undergraduate: University of Texas at San Antonio
Hometown: Houston, Texas

Samantha Woodall, MD

Medical School: USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Hometown: Tampa, Florida