Pediatric Neurology Residents and Alumni
Postgraduate Year 5 (Class of 2025)
Postgraduate Year 4 (Class of 2026)
Postgraduate Year 3 (Class of 2027)
Alumni
Postgraduate Year 5
Hannah Edelman, M.D., Ph.D.
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Education: Swarthmore College, BA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD & PhD
Specialty Interest: Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: "The faculty and residents - there is great support and collaboration."
Education: Swarthmore College, BA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD & PhD
Specialty Interest: Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: "The faculty and residents - there is great support and collaboration."
Jacqueline Wood, M.D., M.A.
Hometown: Centreville, VA
Education: Cornell University, BA
Loyola University Chicago, MA & MD
Specialty Interest: PICU
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “The culture of kindness and strong patient care within our department.”
Education: Cornell University, BA
Loyola University Chicago, MA & MD
Specialty Interest: PICU
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “The culture of kindness and strong patient care within our department.”
Maera Stratton, M.D.
Hometown: Clinton, NJ
Education: Brigham Young University, BS
Johns Hopkins University, Post Baccalaureate
George Washington University, MD
Specialty Interest: Accepted to neuromuscular fellowship at Hopkins
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “My favorite thing about Hopkins is the people I work with. My co-residents in both pediatrics and neurology have been wonderful and supportive.”
Education: Brigham Young University, BS
Johns Hopkins University, Post Baccalaureate
George Washington University, MD
Specialty Interest: Accepted to neuromuscular fellowship at Hopkins
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “My favorite thing about Hopkins is the people I work with. My co-residents in both pediatrics and neurology have been wonderful and supportive.”
Postgraduate Year 4
Alexander Testino, M.D.
Hometown: Dingmans Ferry, PA
Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA
Temple University, MD
Specialty Interest: Epilepsy
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “Hopkins is best of both worlds - a close-knit community where I know all of the faculty in the department and a large university with tons of resources at the same time. Feeling comfortable leaning on my attendings for advice and help has been such a huge part of why I love Hopkins.”
Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA
Temple University, MD
Specialty Interest: Epilepsy
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “Hopkins is best of both worlds - a close-knit community where I know all of the faculty in the department and a large university with tons of resources at the same time. Feeling comfortable leaning on my attendings for advice and help has been such a huge part of why I love Hopkins.”
Maria Molinaro, M.D.
Hometown: Ellicott, City, MD
Education: University of South Carolina, BS
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: I am planning to pursue a cerebrovascular fellowship.
Research: My research interests include neuroprognostication, optimization of neuro-monitoring for patients on ECMO and causes of arterial dissection in patients with sickle cell disease.
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “I chose this program for countless reasons. 1. The faculty have an extremely wide range of specialty expertise and are great mentors no matter what your end goal is (research vs. clinical) 2. The residents are given an extreme amount of independence in our fourth and fifth year, which I believe accelerates our readiness to be attendings and take on additional responsibilities. 3. Our Program Directors are open to any and all feedback and will make changes if asked. 4. The department will go to extreme measures to get you where you want to be.”
Education: University of South Carolina, BS
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: I am planning to pursue a cerebrovascular fellowship.
Research: My research interests include neuroprognostication, optimization of neuro-monitoring for patients on ECMO and causes of arterial dissection in patients with sickle cell disease.
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “I chose this program for countless reasons. 1. The faculty have an extremely wide range of specialty expertise and are great mentors no matter what your end goal is (research vs. clinical) 2. The residents are given an extreme amount of independence in our fourth and fifth year, which I believe accelerates our readiness to be attendings and take on additional responsibilities. 3. Our Program Directors are open to any and all feedback and will make changes if asked. 4. The department will go to extreme measures to get you where you want to be.”
Molly Himmelrich, M.D.
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BA
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: Neurocritical Care (PICU and NICU)
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “I was impressed by the interactions and relationships between the attendings and the residents. The attending offices right next to the resident room creates an incredibly supportive atmosphere where we feel like the attendings are our biggest cheerleaders. I always feel like I can go to someone with any question, just to talk, or to discuss future career plans. The attendings really care about us as residents - they are so open and approachable, and most importantly, very receptive to the feedback we provide.”
Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BA
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: Neurocritical Care (PICU and NICU)
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “I was impressed by the interactions and relationships between the attendings and the residents. The attending offices right next to the resident room creates an incredibly supportive atmosphere where we feel like the attendings are our biggest cheerleaders. I always feel like I can go to someone with any question, just to talk, or to discuss future career plans. The attendings really care about us as residents - they are so open and approachable, and most importantly, very receptive to the feedback we provide.”
Postgraduate Year 3
Sarika Sachdeva, M.D.
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Education: Emory University, BS
Duke University, MD
Specialty Interest: I am interested in many fields in Pediatric Neurology but I have a particular affinity towards the fetal/neonatal population both in the acute and longitudinal settings.
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “Everyone at Hopkins is friendly and prioritizes patient care within a supportive learning environment, which was important for me given that residency has a steep learning curve.”
Education: Emory University, BS
Duke University, MD
Specialty Interest: I am interested in many fields in Pediatric Neurology but I have a particular affinity towards the fetal/neonatal population both in the acute and longitudinal settings.
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “Everyone at Hopkins is friendly and prioritizes patient care within a supportive learning environment, which was important for me given that residency has a steep learning curve.”
Rohan Soman, M.D., Ph.D.
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Education: Johns Hopkins University, BS, BA, MS
Rockefeller University, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College, MD
Specialty Interest: My interests lie in using recent advances in imaging and stem cell technologies to model the developing brain.
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “My favorite thing about Hopkins is the passion people have for their patients, their research, and their hobbies as well. It is such a collegial environment to work in!”
Education: Johns Hopkins University, BS, BA, MS
Rockefeller University, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College, MD
Specialty Interest: My interests lie in using recent advances in imaging and stem cell technologies to model the developing brain.
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “My favorite thing about Hopkins is the passion people have for their patients, their research, and their hobbies as well. It is such a collegial environment to work in!”
Vincent Shieh, M.D.
Hometown: New York City, NY
Education: University of Chicago, BA
Trinity School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: Gene therapies in neuromuscular and movement disorders
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “We have the friendliest attendings who are experts in their respective fields and love to teach.”
Education: University of Chicago, BA
Trinity School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: Gene therapies in neuromuscular and movement disorders
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “We have the friendliest attendings who are experts in their respective fields and love to teach.”
Sarah Vogel, M.D.
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Education: Goucher College, BS
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: I’m currently interested in learning more about neonatal neurology, neuro-oncology, and stroke
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “I did an away Sub-I as a 4th year medical student and was so impressed by how welcoming the faculty and residents were. It was obvious how much they cared about my education and were excited for me to love neurology.”
Education: Goucher College, BS
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
Specialty Interest: I’m currently interested in learning more about neonatal neurology, neuro-oncology, and stroke
Why I chose Johns Hopkins: “I did an away Sub-I as a 4th year medical student and was so impressed by how welcoming the faculty and residents were. It was obvious how much they cared about my education and were excited for me to love neurology.”
Graduates of the Hopkins Pediatric Neurology Residency
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Dawn Lammert, M.D., Ph.D.
Undergraduate Education: Binghamton University (2009)
Graduate Education: Binghamton University - MA (2010)
Medical School: SUNY Upstate (2019)
Pediatrics: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (2019-21)
Glenn Rivera, M.D.
Undergraduate Education: University of Southern California (2011)
Medical School: Albany Medical College (2019)
Pediatrics: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (2019-21)
Sonya Steele, M.D., M.Sc.
Undergraduate Education: University of Maryland (2002)
Graduate Education: University of Tuebingen, Germany (2008)
Medical School: University of Maryland (2019)
Pediatrics: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (2019-21) -
- Haiwen Chen - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuroimmunology, Johns Hopkins
- Christopher Latimer - Position Post-Residency: Faculty, University of Colorado
- Ruchee Patel - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, Johns Hopkins
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- Ania Dabrowski - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Lindsay Schliefer Bhandari - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Rachel Penn - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- Eva Catenaccio - Position Post-Residency:
- Danielle de Campo - Position Post-Residency:
- Christina Morris-Berry - Position Post-Residency: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University/Kennedy Krieger Institute
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- Caren Armstrong - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Laura Malone - Position Post-Residency: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University/Kennedy Krieger Institute
- April Sharp - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neonatal and Critical Care Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University
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- Juan Alfredo Caceres Noguera - Position Post-Residency: Staff Neurology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
- Melisa Carrasco McCaul - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neonatal Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Clare Stevens - Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Pediatric Epilepsy, Children's Hospital of Orange County (CA)
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- Matthew Elrick: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University - Susan Fong: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Current Position: Faculty, University of Cincinnati - Ernesto Gonzalez-Giraldo: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Current Position: Faculty, University of California, San Francisco
- Matthew Elrick: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- Shannon Dean: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Movement Disorders, University of Rochester
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University - Melanie McNally: Melanie McNally Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neonatal Neurology & Epilepsy, Boston Children's Hospital Current Position: Fellow, Epilepsy, Boston Children's Hospital
- Shannon Dean: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Movement Disorders, University of Rochester
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- Peggy Lazerow: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore - Lisa Sun: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University - Anusha Yeshokumar: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Pediatric Neuroimmunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Current Position: Faculty, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Peggy Lazerow: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, Johns Hopkins
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- Christa Habela: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University - Jessica Klein: Position Post-Residency: Faculty, Medical University of South Carolina
- Ricka Messer: Position Post-Residency: Faculty, University of Colorado
Current Position: same
- Christa Habela: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Epilepsy, Johns Hopkins
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- Monica Lemmon: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neonatal Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Duke University - Laura Tochen: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Movement Disorders, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Staff Neurologist, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC - Verena Staedtke: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuro-oncology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University
- Monica Lemmon: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neonatal Neurology, Johns Hopkins
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- Alison Dolce: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy, Baylor
Current Position: Faculty, University of Texas, Southwestern - Brian Masselink: Position Post-Residency: Private Practice, Sacramento, CA
Current Position: same
- Alison Dolce: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy, Baylor
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- Ryan Felling: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins - Christopher Oakley: Position Post-Residency: Faculty, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: same
- Ryan Felling: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
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- Sarah Kelley: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins - Paul Lee, Jr.: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Current Position: Staff Clinician, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)/NIH
- Sarah Kelley: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy, Johns Hopkins
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- Rooman Ahad: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Private Practice, Henderson, NV - David Wolf: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuro-oncology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Emory University
- Rooman Ahad: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins
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- Kristin Baranano: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins - Deivasumathy Muthugovindan: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Staff, Royal London Hospital
- Kristin Baranano: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
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- Pradeep Dinakar: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Pain Management, Harvard
Current Position: Instructor, Neurology and Pain Management, Harvard - Erika (Hedderick) Finanger: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Oregon Health Sciences University
- Pradeep Dinakar: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Pain Management, Harvard
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- Jennifer Huffman: Position Post-Residency: Private Practice, Portland, Oregon
Current Position: Same - Ai Sakonju: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Genetics and Neuromuscular Disease University of Utah
Current Position: Faculty, University of Utah
- Jennifer Huffman: Position Post-Residency: Private Practice, Portland, Oregon
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- W. Bryan Burnette: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Vanderbilt - Philip Overby: Position Post-Residency: Instructor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Faculty, New York Medical College
- W. Bryan Burnette: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neuromuscular Medicine, Johns Hopkins
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- Adam Hartman: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins - Constance Smith-Hicks: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins
- Adam Hartman: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology, Johns Hopkins
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- Lori Jordan: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Vanderbilt University - David Lieberman: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, University of California, San Diego
- Lori Jordan: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Johns Hopkins
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- Tyler Reimschisel: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Pediatric Genetics, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Vanderbilt University - Kaleb Yohay: Position Post-Residency: Instructor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, New York University
- Tyler Reimschisel: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Pediatric Genetics, Johns Hopkins
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- Dana Cummings: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Part Time Private Practice
Current Position: International Pediatric Neurology - Eric Kossoff: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology, Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins
- Dana Cummings: Position Post-Residency: Fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Part Time Private Practice
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- Donna Stephenson: Position Post-Residency: Private Practice, Washington DC
Current Position: Same
- Donna Stephenson: Position Post-Residency: Private Practice, Washington DC
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- Anne Comi : Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Charlotte Jones: Current Position: Faculty, Ohio State University
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- Donald Gilbert: Current Position: Faculty, University of Cincinnati
- Eric Pearlman: Current Position: Private Practice, Savanah, GA
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- Xue Ming: Current Position: Faculty, New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ
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- Pablito Dela Cruz: Current Position: Private Practice, Terra Haute, IN
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- Ann Bergin: Current Position: Faculty, Harvard Medical School
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- Paul Fisher: Current Position: Faculty, Stanford University
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- Carolyn Hart: Current Position: Faculty, University of New Mexico
- Leslie Morrison: Current Position: Private Practice, Charlotte, NC
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- Rebecca Ichord: Current Position: Faculty, University of Pennsylvania
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- Edward Goldstein: Current Position: Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
- William Gaillard: Current Position: Faculty, George Washington University
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- Linda Famiglio: Current Position: Private Practice, Danville, PA
- Steven Kinsman: Current Position: Faculty, Medical University of South Carolina
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- Nancy Dalos: Current Position: Private Practice, St. Petersburg, FL