Meet Our Neurosurgery Residents
Class of 2029 Congratulations to Our Newly Matched Residents
Andrew Hersh
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Jacob Jo
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Bridget Nolan
New York Medical College
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Michelle Odonkor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Postgraduate Year 7
Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, M.D., M.P.H.
Undergraduate Education: Mt. Saint Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD (2012)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2017)
Graduate Education: MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2022)
Clinical Interests: General neurosurgery, neurotrauma. Interested in neurosurgical capacity building in Ghana and similar LMICs
Profiles: LinkedIn | PubMed | Twitter | Google Scholar | ResearchGate
Awards and Grants:
- AAS/AASF Global Surgery Research Fellowship Award (2022-2023)
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Practice Awards – Excellence in International Public Health Practice (2022 Finalist)
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Irving J. Sherman Traveling Fellowship Award (2021)
- NREF Directed Residency Scholarship (2021)
- Delta Omega Alpha honor society for Public Health Programs
![Nancy Abu-Bonsrah](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/abu-bonsrah-nancy-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=F404BA731BC315AE917F2564E6D55A91)
Brendan Judy, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Richmond, Richmond, VA (2010)
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (2017)
Clinical Focus: Spine fellowship under Drs. Bydon, Lubelski, Theodore and Witham
Profiles: ResearchGate | Google Scholar | Pubmed
Research Areas: Augmented reality, robotic spine surgery, spinal dysraphism, clinical outcomes in spine
Awards and Grants:
- Irving J. Sherman Traveling Fellowship Award (2023)
- Irving J. Sherman Award for Resident Achievement (2020)
![Brendan Judy](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/judy-brendan-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=934A9340DEBB6D4B0A7406CE3F0E30F1)
Ryan Lee, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN (2012)
Medical School: University of Tennessee (2017)
Clinical Focus: Open and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders
Clinical Track: Open and endovascular enfolded fellow
Profiles: ResearchGate
Research Areas: Vascular Neurosurgery; CSF Disorders
Awards:
- Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence (2023)
- Walter Dandy Award for Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University (2022)
- Chairman’s Award for Improving Patient Safety (2020)
- Irving Sherman Award for Resident Achievement (2019)
![Ryan Lee](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/lee-ryan-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=7AC0FC3BA49EC43279422175AAAD4E14)
Wuyang Yang, M.D., M.S.
Undergraduate Education: Capital Medical University (combined 7-year undergraduate and medical school program)
Medical School: Capital Medical University, China (2017)
Clinical Focus: Enfolded vascular fellowship under Drs. Tamargo, Huang, Gonzalez, Caplan, Christopher Jackson and Xu
Research Areas:
- Enfolded vascular fellowship under Dr. Tamargo, Dr. Huang, Dr. Caplan and Dr. C. Jackson
- Characterizing clinical features of brain AVMs, created the first Hopkins AVM database under mentorship of Dr. Huang
- Clinical research on aneurysms, moyamoya disease and cavernous malformations
- Use of clinical informatics, case-based-reasoning, on neurosurgery clinical decision making
- Eliciting cost effectiveness for mechanical thrombectomy
- Chairman's award for improving patient safety (2023)
![Wuyang Yang](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/yang-wuyang-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=EB5A6D39DE65DF8A7588C8ABB72DEA30)
Postgraduate Year 6
Alice Hung, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins (2013)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins (2018)
![Alice Hung](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/hung-alice-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=36658AEF8AE12CE99A81A5D8EFF7A5AB)
Kurt Lehner, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Kansas University (2011)
Medical School: Hofstra University (2018)
Clinical Focus: Pediatric neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery
Awards/Grants:
- SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program Recipient investigating cerebellar and basal ganglia function
- Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar, Johns Hopkins Hospital
- House Staff Council Neurosurgery Representative
- AANS Vesalius Award (2018)
![Kurt Lehner](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/lehner-kurt-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=11388738DFCC4C02131DC7E76A52AEDE)
Andrew Luksik, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Vanderbilt (2011)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins (2018)
![Andrew Luksik](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/luksic-andrew-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=8B4530CA27D228298D0BA5FBE7A6E06A)
Jose "Tito" Porras, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Texas (2012)
Medical School: Dartmouth (2018)
Profiles: LinkedIn | Pubmed
Awards and Grants:
- Johns Hopkins Medicine Residents and Fellows Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (2023 – 2025)
- NINDS R25 Research Education Program (2023 – 2024)
- Council of State Neurosurgical Societies Socioeconomic Fellowship (2023 – 2024)
- NIH TL1 Postdoctoral Biodesign Training Program (2022 – 2023)
- Johns Hopkins University Digital Educational and Learning Technology Acceleration Grant (2022 – 2023)
- Johns Hopkins Faculty Senate, Resident Senator
- Maryland Neurosurgical Society Board, Johns Hopkins Resident Representative
- Johns Hopkins General Medical Education Health Systems Science Distinction Track (2022 – Present)
- House Staff Council Resident Appreciation Award (April 2021)
![Jose "Tito" Porras](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/porras-jose-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=5C760BB4AA447C7C43CB8434533E00BE)
Postgraduate Year 5
Tej Azad, M.D., M.S.
Undergraduate Education: Washington University, St. Louis (2012)
Medical School: Stanford (2019)
Research Areas: Molecular diagnostics; health policy; cranial and spinal trauma
Profiles: ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Twitter
Awards and Grants:
- Walter Dandy Award for Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University (2023)
- Kuntz Scholar, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve (2023)
- Young Investigator Translational Research Grant Award, North American Spine Society (2022)
- Chairman’s Award for Improving Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins University (2022)
- Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2020)
- CNS Julius Goodman Resident Award, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (2019)
- Socioeconomic Research Fellow, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (2017)
- Clinical Research Mentorship Fellow, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (2016)
- NIH TL1 Clinical Training Scholar, Stanford University (2015)
![Tej Azad](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/azad-tej-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=6E3EE4B2DB3896C1AC96AF24FBB463CF)
Lydia Bernhardt, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins University (2014)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2019)
![Lydia Bernhardt](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/bernhardt-lydia-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=40A4CFE583BAB6873B8C742785F15DAE)
Landon Hansen, M.D., Ph.D.
Undergraduate Education: Brigham Young University (2011)
Medical School: Duke University (2019)
![Landon Hansen](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/hansen-landon-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=9718E04F4EBA064FC36D476E4BF28F4B)
Yuanxuan Xia, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Washington University, St. Louis (2014)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2019)
Research Areas: Cancer immunotherapy, spine oncology, trigeminal neuralgia
Profiles: PubMed | Google Scholar
Award/Grants:
- Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2022)
- HHMI Medical Research Fellow (2018)
![Yuanxuan Xia](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/xia-yuanxuan-sm.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=5CA1C2CEF2E142E38F2FFA98A470D5C6)
Postgraduate Year 4
Karim Ahmed, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Notre Dame (2014)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2020)
Profiles: Google Scholar | ResearchGate
Awards and Grants:
- The Spine Journal and North American Spine Society (NASS) 2020 Outstanding Paper Award
- CNS 2021 Tumor Paper of the Year
![Karim Ahmed](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/ahmed-karim.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=096AB56BAFD42587EFC7D733C4DE1003)
Wataru Ishida, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Tokyo (2008)
Medical School: University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine (2012)
![Wataru Ishida](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/ishida-wataru.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=01EA1FB18051D0058E4F4240FD05E1D3)
Jawad Khalifeh, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: American University of Beirut (2015)
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2020)
![Jawad Khalifeh](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/jawad-khalifeh.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=0237014DA480167953D588D512492B17)
Postgraduate Year 3
Cory Chang, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College (2013)
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (2021)
![Cory Chang](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/cory-chang.jpg?h=625&iar=0&w=500&hash=BF6A9F6AEA0F069C81A21237DAE22459)
Joe Dardick, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Virginia (2015)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2021)
Awards and Grants:
- Johns Hopkins Discovery Award: Continuous and Active Surveillance of Shunt Infections using Clip-on Device (2023)
- Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Research Grant (2023)
- Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2022)
- AAN Futures in Neurological Research Award (2020)
- Medical Research Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2016-2018)
![Joe Dardick](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/joseph-dardick.jpg?h=625&iar=0&w=500&hash=D21D5FE76E53B495E1907332FC27D3FE)
James Feghali, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: American University of Beirut (2014)
Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (2018)
Profiles: LinkedIn | Twitter
Awards and Grants:
- Canon Medical Seed Funding Program Grant (2020-2022)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society member
![James Feghali](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/james-feghali.jpg?h=625&iar=0&w=500&hash=37A78D9D019D96BE0177412AFF576E07)
Connor Liu, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Washington University in St. Louis (2013)
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis (2021)
Awards and Grants:
- Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2022)
- Program Evaluation Committee neurosurgery representative
- CNS Tumor Neuro-Oncology Trainee Award (2019)
- Medical Research Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2016-2018)
![Connor Liu](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/connor-liu.jpg?h=625&iar=0&w=500&hash=D405C22521948D0FB1B95E5C03ABBA67)
Postgraduate Year 2
Timour Al-Khindi, M.D., Ph.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Toronto (2011)
Graduate Education: Johns Hopkins University (2022)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2022)
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Liam Hughes, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: Cornell University (2018)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University - Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2022)
Profiles: Twitter | Google Scholar
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Emily Johnson, M.D., M.S.
Undergraduate Education: Yale University (2016)
Graduate Education: Tufts University (2017)
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis (2022)
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Ethan Srinivasan, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan (2013)
Medical School: Duke University (2022)
Profiles: LinkedIn | Google Scholar
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Postgraduate Year 1
Safwan Alomari, M.B.B.S.
Medical School: Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine (2017)
![Safwan Alomari headshot](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/safwan-alomari.jpg?h=800&iar=0&w=640&hash=007480CB0E7AB42E04AD1C7DA7631E3C)
Joshua Materi, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Wyoming (2015)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2023)
Profiles: Twitter | ResearchGate | PubMed | LinkedIn
![Josh Materi headshot](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/josh-materi.jpg?h=800&iar=0&w=640&hash=6304F50BC03A9FE677E06DE9C9E65594)
Aaron Rusheen, M.D., Ph.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Rochester (2014)
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (2023)
Profiles: Google Scholar | Twitter | PubMed
![Aaron Rusheen Headshot](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/neurosurgery-residency/aaron-rusheen.jpg?h=800&iar=0&w=640&hash=7D4C5F79A5322E57E5FA8A2DB7F912F1)