The Department of Neurosurgery wants to stay connected with our alumni. View the map below to see where they are practicing now!
![Davis, Matthew C., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/GSS-12Davis-4493dbad0fe2f0b6b4737bb0e12e6bce.jpg)
Davis, Matthew C., M.D.
University of Michigan
Undergraduate:
Dartmouth College
Hometown:
Bend, Oregon
![Erwood, Matthew S., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/GSS-19Erwood-63215ccfcf038364ff45b961af708734.jpg)
Erwood, Matthew S., M.D.
Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University)
Undergraduate:
Miami University
Hometown:
Atlanta, GA
![Schmalz, Philip G., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/GSS-7Schmalz-915e52c4226ddbf84fd789ad762ae8ac.jpg)
Schmalz, Philip G., M.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine
Undergraduate:
College of Charleston
Hometown:
New Orleans, LA
![Shank, Christopher D., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/GSS-8Shank-2d2f31af620def47f22e21a672a79dd1.jpg)
Shank, Christopher D., M.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Undergraduate:
Texas Christian University
Hometown:
Fort Worth, TX
![Dupepe, Esther C., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/EBeeson-105x150-9c0b03e09d8756129d81e4dc9247a5fb.jpg)
Dupepe, Esther C., M.D.
Tulane University
Graduate School:
Tulane University
Undergraduate:
Tulane University
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
![McClugage, Samuel G., III, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Dr-McClugage-for-Resident-Profile-105x150-5023e92dd53d41dce004ff4098ed4970.jpg)
McClugage, Samuel G., III, M.D.
UAB
Undergraduate:
University of Virginia
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
![Dawkins, Ross, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/RDawkins-105x150-6add3fac90342b3fc0f19ad0f9775033.jpg)
Dawkins, Ross, M.D.
University of Tennessee
Undergraduate:
Rhodes College
Hometown:
Memphis, Tennessee
![Foreman, Paul, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/PForeman-105x150-e01d870ba539249b0625a46b3651a7c0.jpg)
Foreman, Paul, M.D.
University of Oklahoma
Undergraduate:
Oklahoma State University
Hometown:
Edmond, Oklahoma
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2016)
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2014)
![Romeo, Andrew, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Romeo_CurrentResidents_105x150-ee2856e58cef545425ec07ab9537dc5e.jpg)
Romeo, Andrew, M.D.
UAB
Undergraduate:
Rhodes College
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama
![Kicielinski, Kimberly, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/KKicielinski-105x150-107d461765535c7cc536e7cb5cfa7a1d.jpg)
Kicielinski, Kimberly, M.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Undergraduate:
Carnegie Mellon
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Awards & Achievements:
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2016)
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2013)
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2012)
![Menendez, Joshua, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/JMenendez-105x150-425f188ac6dee485aa15fa29b90615a3.jpg)
Menendez, Joshua, M.D.
UAB
Undergraduate:
Vanderbilt University
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama
![Patel, Daxa, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/DPatel-105x150-acd40ca120749e48745c21fc59eb8e19.jpg)
Patel, Daxa, M.D.
Emory University
Undergraduate:
Northwestern University
Hometown:
Marietta, Georgia
Awards & Achievements:
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2012)
![Ditty, Benjamin J., MD](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/BDitty-105x150-d3929aafb523de7beeb1f8f57e8876db.jpg)
Ditty, Benjamin J., MD
Private Practice
Medical School:
University of Southern California
Undergraduate:
Johns Hopkins University
Hometown:
Kentucky
![Miller, Joseph H., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/GSS-16Miller-52447462ea0b3b3547eee19450fc42f6.jpg)
Miller, Joseph H., M.D.
Private Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Samford University
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama
Awards & Achievements:
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2014)
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2013)
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2011)
![Griessenauer, Christoph J., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/CGriessenauer-105x150-513d94f18693fceec079d28a59945f5d.jpg)
Griessenauer, Christoph J., M.D.
Academic Practice
Medical School:
Paracelsus Medical University
Hometown:
Leogang, Austria
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2015)
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2014)
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2011)
Second Place — SANS Neurosurgical Resident "Jeopardy" Challenge (2010)
![Gordon, Amber S., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/AGordon-105x150-f6ef39bbcdee93ca274c2a690f4c1151.jpg)
Gordon, Amber S., M.D.
Private Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Vanderbilt University
Hometown:
Alabama
Awards & Achievements:
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2013)
Griffith R. Harsh Research Prize (2011)
![Fusco, Matthew R., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/MFusco-105x150-85e9156ec6f0580125433224470ccf28.jpg)
Fusco, Matthew R., M.D.
Academic Practice
Medical School:
Wake Forest University
Undergraduate:
University of Virginia
Hometown:
Roanoke, Virginia
Awards & Achievements:
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2011)
![Mortazavi, Martin M., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/MMortazavi-105x150-1cbc01d4fe965e179a04ce6bb16e5c54.jpg)
Mortazavi, Martin M., M.D.
Academic Practice
Medical School:
Karolinska Institute School of Medicine
Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden
Awards & Achievements:
Richard B. Morawetz Research Prize (2012)
![Whisenhunt, Thomas R., Jr, M.D., Ph.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/TWhisenhunt-105x150-cb9de784c9e2388bd264f8c835f161c6.jpg)
Whisenhunt, Thomas R., Jr, M.D., Ph.D.
Private Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Graduate School:
UAB (Ph.D.)
University of California (M.Sc.)
Undergraduate:
San Diego State University
Awards & Achievements:
J. Garber Galbraith Research Prize (2012)
![Naftel, Robert P., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/naftel2-105x150-e25a97c9b116dc3e1b30b840d57efe83.jpg)
Naftel, Robert P., M.D.
Academic Practice
Medical School:
UAB
Undergraduate:
Washington and Lee University
Hometown:
Birmingham, Alabama
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2012)
![Fleming, J. Brett P., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/fleming2-105x150-ccb35b700e1590818a3b20b60a656663.jpg)
Fleming, J. Brett P., M.D.
Private Practice
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University
Undergraduate:
Denison University
Hometown:
Delaware, Ohio
![Shenai, Mahesh B., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/MBShenai-105x150-18c94271d25f9ec034e5d802d60ce7c4.jpg)
Shenai, Mahesh B., M.D.
Academic Practice
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2011)
James "Buddy" Nobles Jr. Resident Education Award (2010)
Second Place – SANS Neurosurgical Resident "Jeopardy" Challenge (2010)
Southern Neurosurgical Society Augustus McCravey Research Prize (2008)
![Zywicke, Holly A., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/images2-105x150-56525e44a3bcd6164b9d1bdad99a02f4.jpg)
Zywicke, Holly A., M.D.
Private Practice
![Bauer, David F., M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Bauer-105x150-885bbdca78b299875740a348d19acb62.jpg)
Bauer, David F., M.D.
Academic Practice
Awards & Achievements:
Southern Neurosurgical Society Augustus McCravey Research Prize (2009)
![Pearson, Blake, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Pearson-105x150-1b89ea3cd0e7eb38a4888df1f0b36193.jpg)
Pearson, Blake, M.D.
Private Practice
![Harmon, Daniel, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Harmon-105x150-506851adb09c9199d2fa71704654e271.jpg)
Harmon, Daniel, M.D.
Private Practice
![Cormier, Jason, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Cormier-105x150-d7dca145936621943272619e0b4dfed4.jpg)
Cormier, Jason, M.D.
Private Practice
Awards & Achievements:
UAB Resident Leadership Award (2010)
![2004-2009](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/2012-11-01-16.58.18-300x200-a33b8fdf4246d4f2672f1c8f691cab94.jpg)
2004-2009
Doughty, Kyle, M.D. 2004 Riley, Kristen O., M.D.
![Alford, Elizabeth "E.B.," M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/EB-bf4dbcdc37e489381b5d942da84cfb2d.jpg)
Alford, Elizabeth "E.B.," M.D.
Cana, NC
Undergraduate School
Duke University
Major: Biology
Medical School
Wake Forest School of Medicine
![Lepard, Jacob, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Lepard-a79a30466a318ae83c1ed86cabd380ab.jpg)
Lepard, Jacob, M.D.
Chattanooga, TN
Undergraduate School
Lee University
Major: Biochemistry
Medical School
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
![Rotman, Lauren, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Rotman_Crop-d38a3519868774c7a6e91d938a04dedd.jpg)
Rotman, Lauren, M.D.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
Major: Biological Sciences
Focus: Neurobiology
Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
![Amburgy, John, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/amburgy_105x150-2fe99bf2fe745b37d300e3fe0cbe1b76.jpg)
Amburgy, John, M.D.
Hometown
Clearwater, FL
Undergraduate School
Princeton University
Medical School
Medical College of Georgia
![Chagoya, Gustavo, MD](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/chagoya-30de6a0db2dae0c2191485430cddfae9.jpeg)
Chagoya, Gustavo, MD
Hometown
Monclova, Mexico
Undergraduate School
Rice University
Medical School
Duke University
![Elsayed, Galal A., MD](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/elsayed-105x150-c9f9cb476e5ad1f0642ca34adab55cb7.jpeg)
Elsayed, Galal A., MD
Hometown
Orlando, FL
Undergraduate School
University of Central Florida
Medical School
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
![Omar, Nidal, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/omar-105x150-312ddd9178666bfec719e24d0ea4a4e0.jpeg)
Omar, Nidal, M.D.
Hometown
Mobile, AL
Undergraduate School
University of South Alabama
Medical School
University of Alabama at Birmingham
![Salehani, Arsalaan, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Salehani_Arsalaan_Alumni_Headshot-7c1d8714f685aa36192521e3fb5e18ff.png)
Salehani, Arsalaan, M.D.
Hometown
Spartanburg, SC
Undergraduate School
Wofford College
Major: Biology
Focus: Neuroscience
Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
![Tabibian, Borna Ethan, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/Tabibian_Borna_Ethan_Alumni_Headshot-3c074d93fa619ed961a5e1cba3eff3c7.png)
Tabibian, Borna Ethan, M.D.
Hometown
Austin, TX
Undergraduate School
New England Conservatory of Music
Major: Piano Performance
Medical School
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
![Erickson, Nicholas, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/PGY1_EricksonNicholas_105x150-9fe18142bc1cce8ccc2296cb2e32b917.png)
Erickson, Nicholas, M.D.
Hometown
Madison, WI
Undergraduate School
University of Minnesota
Medical School
The George Washington University
![Ilyas, Adeel, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/PGY1_IlyasAdeel_105x150-69729e9b53b0f19d23410e521705887c.png)
Ilyas, Adeel, M.D.
Hometown
Forest, VA
Undergraduate School
University of Virginia
Medical School
University of Virginia School of Medicine
![Mooney, James, M.D.](/medicine/neurosurgery/media/widgetkit/PGY1_MooneyJames_105x150-2-c287a3d44ca9e5406b7a5c370224f3a0.png)
Mooney, James, M.D.
Hometown
Princeton, NJ
Undergraduate School
Amherst College
Medical School
Temple University School of Medicine