Our residency program attracts physicians from across the country and around the world. Our residents’ diverse backgrounds and experiences create an inclusive environment for training.
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Nathaniel Stacy, MD
Hometown: Kansas City, Kansas
Undergraduate: Benedictine College
Graduate: University of Kansas School of Public Health
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita
Clinical interests: All of neurology. I haven’t picked a specific specialty yet
Serena Tolani, MD
Hometown: Oak Brook, IL
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical school: Icahn School of Mount Sinai
Clinical interests: Undifferentiated
Other academic interests: Medical education, QI
Hobbies: tennis, pickleball, ravioli-making, yoga
Ammar Ujjainwala, MD
Hometown: Round Lake, IL
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Medical school: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria
Clinical interests: Outpatient General Neurology
Other academic interests: Clinic QI projects, Botox for headache disorders/spasticity
Hobbies: Cooking (primarily Asian cuisine), Strength Training, Video Games
Gabriel Vazquez Velez, MD, PhD
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico: Rio Piedras Campus
Graduate: Baylor College of Medicine (MD/PhD)
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (MD/PhD)
Clinical interests: Movement disorders particularly Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease
Research interests: Mechanisms of neurodegenerative movement disorders
Hobbies: Playing electric guitar, gaming, hanging out with my wife and cat
Humsini Viswanath, MD, MPH
Chief Resident – Education
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
Clinical interests: Epilepsy, neuroimmunology, general neurology, global health
Jeremiah Wayne, MD
Hometown: Henderson, Kentucky
Undergraduate: Western Kentucky University & University of Kentucky
Medical school: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Clinical interests: Academic neurology; undifferentiated in terms of fellowship… leaning towards neuro-critical care, epilepsy, stroke, neuro-hospitalist but also enjoy outpatient care too.
Hobbies: pickleball, tennis, spikeball, running, collecting houseplants, and I’m on a mission to try every coffee shop and wine bar in the city
Brendan Whitelaw, MD, PhD
Hometown: Swarthmore, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical school: University of Rochester School of Medicine
Clinical interests: Neuroimmunology, stroke, oncology
Zachary Winder, MD, PhD
Medical school: University of Kentucky