2018-19 Neurosurgical Residents 

Chief Residents

Dr. Jason Paluzzi

Jason Michael Paluzzi, M.D.

Hometown: Ewing, NJ
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Andrew Vivas

Andrew Carlos Vivas, M.D.

Hometown: Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico
Medical School: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of South Florida
Professional Interests: Pediatric spinal deformity and spinal biomechanics

PGY-6 Residents

Alexander Haas, M.D.

Hometown: Rockford, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Undergraduate: Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Meleine Martinez Sosa, M.D.

Meleine Martinez Sosa, M.D.

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: University of Michigan
Undergraduate: Columbia University

PGY-5 Residents

Sara Hartnett, M.D.

Sara Hartnett, M.D.

Hometown: Texas
Medical School: University of Texas San Antonio
Undergraduate: Rice University
Professional Interests: Pediatrics, Cranial, Epilepsy surgery

Brooks Osburn, M.D.

Brooks Osburn, M.D.

Hometown: Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City
Undergraduate: University of Missouri Kansas City

PGY-4 Residents

Clayton Bauer, MD, PhD

Clayton Bauer, M.D., PhD

Hometown: De Land, Florida  
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate: Wake Forrest University

Travis Dailey, MD

Travis Dailey, M.D.

Hometown: Clearwater, Florida
Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Central Florida

Paul Krafft, M.D.

Hometown: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Medical School: J.W. Goethe-University, Germany
Undergraduate: J.W. Goethe-University, Germany

PGY-3 Residents

Vladimir Ljubimov, M.D. 

Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine  
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Professional Interests: Functional, spine, skull base, neuro- engineering, neuro-prosthetics

Paul McBride, M.D. 

Hometown: Albany, New York  
Medical School: University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 
Undergraduate: Boston College

PGY-2 Residents

Dr. Angel Chinea

Angel Chinea, M.D.

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medical School: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Dr. Daniel Welsh

Daniel Welsh, M.D.

Hometown: Springboro, Ohio
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Miami University (Ohio)

PGY-1 Residents

Jay Kumar, M.D., M.B.A

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma


Keaton Piper, M.D.

Hometown: Springfield, MO
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Arkansas
Professional Interests: Pediatric neurosurgery, functional, and spine