Director
Peter Kang, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Neurology
Adult, Neurocritical Care
Adult Residency Program Director
Faculty leaders
Salim Chahin, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Neurology
Adult, Neuroimmunology
Associate Residency Program Co-Director
- Phone: 314-362-3293
Douglas Larsen, MD
Professor of Neurology
Pediatric, General Neurology
Vice Chair of Education
- Phone: 314-454-6120
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD
Andrew B. & Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology
Head, Department of Neurology
Neurologist-in-Chief, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Phone: 314-362-7382
Renee Van Stavern, MD
Professor of Neurology
Adult, Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Associate Co-Director Residency Program
Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
- Phone: 314 362-7498
Gregory F. Wu, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Adult, Neuroimmunology
Adult Residency Assistant Program Director
- Phone: 314-362-3293
Program coordinators
Lorraine Edrington
Sr. Neurology Residency Program Coordinator
- Phone: 314-362-3296
- Email: laedring@wustl.edu
Stephanie Surgener
Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator
- Phone: 314-273-3889
- Email: surgener@wustl.edu
Chief residents
Salena Cui, MD
Chief Resident – Administrative
Hometown: Ottawa, Canada
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Clinical interests: Neuromuscular medicine
Other academic interests: Medical education and program administration, clinical and translational research
Hobbies: playing piano, long runs outside, hanging out with my coresidents usually over food!
Jared Goodman, MD, PhD
Chief Resident – Administrative
Hometown: Gainesville, FL
Undergraduate: Emory University
Graduate: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (MD/PhD)
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (MD/PhD)
Clinical interests: Multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmune diseases
Research interests: Neurons, glia and immune cells in health and disease
Kevin Hochstrasser, MD
Chief Resident – Wellness
Hometown: Hamden, CT
Undergraduate: Yale College
Medical School: Emory School of Medicine
Clinical interests: Sleep, Epilepsy
Talora Martin, MD
Chief Resident – QI/Clinical Operations
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: Grinnell College, IA
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Clinical interests: Multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology
Hobbies: Reading, ultimate frisbee, spending time outdoors
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
