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The UAB Department of Neurology is pleased to announce incoming residents for 2023-24 while expressing farewell to our outgoing residents.

Join us as we warmly welcome the newest additions to our team.

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Incoming Residents:

Rana Abushamma, MD
Ribat University College of Medicine, Sudan

Carolee Collier, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Twila Gaston, MD
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA

Amy Grice, DO
North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX

Yunyi Jin, MD
Peking University Health Science Center, China

Emily Ness, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ashley Rizzieri, DO
Edward College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, AL

Muhammad Aemaz Ur Rehman, MD
King Edward Medical University, Pakistan

William Walker, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Outgoing Residents:

As we bid farewell to our esteemed residents, we express our deepest gratitude for their contributions and dedication during their time with us. We wish them continued success in their future endeavors and thank them for being an integral part of our journey: Farewell and best wishes to our valued outgoing residents.

Carolina Parker, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Post-Residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship (UAB)

Vanessa Sui, MD 
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Post-Residency: Baptist St. Anthony’s Health System

Jiayue Yuan, MD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA Post-Residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship (Northwestern University, Chicago)

Kayla Jacques, MD
University of Kansas SOM, Kansas City, KS Post-Residency: Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship (University of California San Diego, California)

Christina Mills, MD 
Loma Linda University SOM, Loma Linda, CA Post-Residency: Headache Fellowship (UAB)

Zachary Mills, MD
Loma Linda University SOM, Loma Linda, CA Post-Residency: Epilepsy Fellowship (UAB)

Catherine Hall, MD
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA Post-Residency: Sleep Medicine Fellowship ( LSU Shreveport)

Laura Snider, MD
University of Texas SOM, San Antonio, TX Post-Residency: Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship (University of Florida)