Alice Hung, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins (2013)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins (2018)

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)

Andrew Luksik, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: Vanderbilt (2011)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins (2018)

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)

Lydia Bernhardt, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: Johns Hopkins University (2014)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University (2019)

Landon Hansen, M.D., Ph.D.

Undergraduate Education: Brigham Young University (2011)
Medical School: Duke University (2019)

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 and Grants:

• Harvey Cushing Hunterian Research Award, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2024)
• Physician Scientist Training Program Research Grant, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2024)
• Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2022)
• HHMI Medical Research Fellow (2018)

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

Wataru Ishida, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: University of Tokyo (2008)
Medical School: University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine (2012)

Jawad Khalifeh, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: American University of Beirut (2015)
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2020)
Clinical Focus/Clinical Interests: Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Clinical Track: Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Research Areas: ultrasound applications in peripheral nerve and spinal cord injury, clinical outcomes and health services research in spinal surgery, neuro-regeneration and neuromodulation, robotic spine surgery
Profiles: Google Scholar | PubMed | Twitter
Awards and Grants:

• Chairman’s Award for Improving Patient Safety, Johns Hopkins University (2024)
• House Staff Council Resident Appreciation Award (2022)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2020)

 

Cory Chang, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College (2013)
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (2021)

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)

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

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)

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)

Liam Hughes, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University (2018)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University - Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2022)
Profiles: Twitter | Google Scholar

Emily Johnson, M.D., M.S.

Undergraduate Education: Yale University (2016)
Graduate Education: Tufts University (2017)
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis (2022)

Ethan Srinivasan, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan (2013)
Medical School: Duke University (2022)
Profiles: LinkedIn | Google Scholar

Safwan Alomari, M.B.B.S.

Medical School: Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine (2017)
Profiles: PubMed | ResearchGate | Twitter
Awards and Grants:

• Charles Tator Award, AANS (2021)
• Robert Florin Award for Research on Socioeconomics, AANS (2021)
• Charles Kuntz Scholar, AANS/CNS Section on Spine and Peripheral Nerves Disorders (2021)
• A. Earl Walker Award for Research, Johns Hopkins University (2022)

Patents:

Steckl, A., Han, D., Tyler, B.M., Brem, H. and Alomari, S., University of Cincinnati and The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. NanoMesh Drug Delivery for Treatment of Brain Tumors. U.S. Patent Pending; Application 18/380,984. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20240122918A1/en

 

Joshua Materi, M.D.

Undergraduate Education: University of Wyoming (2015)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2023)
Profiles: Twitter | ResearchGate | PubMed | LinkedIn

Aaron Rusheen, M.D., Ph.D.

Undergraduate Education: University of Rochester (2014)
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (2023)
Graduate Education: Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (2023)
Profiles: Google Scholar | Twitter | PubMed
Awards and Grants:

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31)
• NIH Leadership Development Program Fellowship
• Society for Neuroscience Uihlein Neurosurgery Research Scholarship, Mayo Clinic

 

Patricia Yee, M.D., Ph.D.

Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2011)
Graduate Education: Penn State College of Medicine (2021)
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (2023)
Profiles: PubMed | Google Scholar | Twitter

Andrew Hersh

Undergraduate Education: Princeton University (2018)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2024)
Profiles: Google Scholar | ResearchGate | PubMed | Twitter

Bridget Nolan

Undergraduate Education: Lehigh University (2015)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2024)

Jacob Jo

Undergraduate Education: Dartmouth College (2017)
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2024)
Profiles: Google Scholar | ResearchGate | Twitter

Michelle Odonkor

Undergraduate Education: Harvard University (2018)
Graduate Education: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2023)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2024)
Research Areas: Global neurosurgery, neurosurgery capacity building
Profiles: LinkedIn | PubMed | Google Scholar