2020 Neurosurgical Residency Matches
The AANS congratulates medical students accepted into a North American neurosurgical residency program in 2020!
If you are a student who has “matched” or otherwise been accepted into neurosurgical residency, please log in through MyAANS.org and select “Create a new application.” From the drop-down box, select “Medical Student – Match” and follow the simple instructions.
| Residency Program | Match | Medical School |
| Albany Medical Center | Jared F. Sweeney, MD | SUNY Upstate (Syracuse) |
| Allegheny General Hospital | Cody Woodhouse, MD | University of Cincinnati COM |
| Ascension Providence Hospital/MSUCHM | James Dragonette, MD | New York Medical College |
| Ascension Providence Hospital/MSUCHM | Hepzibha Alexander, MD | Georgetown University SOM |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Alex W Brenner | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
| Beaumont Health (Royal Oak & Dearborn) | Layla Nachar | Louisiana State University SOM/New Orleans |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda | Universidad Del Valle |
| Case Western Reserve | Sebastian Philip Norrdahl, MD | University of Tennessee COM |
| Cleveland Clinic | Daniel Lilly, MD | Rush Medical College |
| Duke University Hospital | Andrew Hardigan, MD | University of Alabama SOM |
| Duke University Hospital | Eli Johnson, MD | Stanford University SOM |
| Emory University | Sarah H. Newman, MD | Emory University SOM |
| Geisinger Health System | Ali R. Tafreshi, MD | USC/Keck SOM |
| George Washington University | Peter Harris | Tufts University SOM |
| Indiana University | Matthew K. Tobin, MD | University of Illinois COM/Chicago |
| Indiana University | Piiamaria Sini Virtanen, MD | Indiana University SOM |
| Indiana University | Scott Mitchell II, MD | University of Vermont/Larner COM |
| Inova Fairfax Medical Campus | Omar Awan, MD | University of Florida COM |
| Jackson Memorial Medical Center | Sumedh S. Shah, MD | University of Miami/Miller SOM |
| Jackson Memorial Medical Center | Gregory Damian Brusko, MD | University of Miami/Miller SOM |
| Jackson Memorial Medical Center | Victor Lu | University of Sydney Medical School |
| Johns Hopkins University | Wataru Ishida, MD | University of Tokyo SOM |
| Louisiana State Univ./Shreveport | Caleb Stewart | University of Queensland |
| Louisiana State Univ./Shreveport | Alexander Oderhowho, MD | University of Texas SOM/San Antonio |
| Loyola University | Ronak H. Jani, MD | University of Pittsburgh SOM |
| Mayo Clinic | Nikita Lakomkin, MD | Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai |
| Mayo Clinic | Ryan Chase Ransom, MD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Mayo Clinic Arizona | Miles Hudson | Wayne State University SOM |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Randall Treffy, MD | University of Illinois COM/Chicago |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Timothy Andrew Webb, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University SOM |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Brian Saway, MD | Virginia Tech Carilion SOM |
| Methodist Hospital | John D. Patterson, MD | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Mount Sinai | Matthew Carr, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University SOM |
| National Capital Consortium | Callum Dewar, MD | University of Illinois COM/Peoria |
| National Institutes of Health | Maxwell Thomas Laws, MD | Wayne State University SOM |
| New York Medical College | Monica C. Mureb, MD | New York Institute of Technology Medical School |
| New York Presbyterian/Columbia | Deborah Boyett, MD | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
| New York Presbyterian/Columbia | Nathan Winans, MD | Stony Brook University SOM |
| New York Presbyterian/Cornell | Umberto Tosi, MD | Weill Cornell Medical College |
| New York University | Carter Suryadevara, MD | New York University SOM |
| New York University | Akshay V. Save, MD | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
| New York University | Hannah K. Weiss, MD | Northwestern University/Feinberg SOM |
| Ohio State University | James Michael Mossner, MD | University of Michigan SOM |
| Ohio State University | Lauren Nicole Schulz, MD | St. Louis University SOM |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Charles Norval de Leeuw, MD | Case Western Reserve University SOM |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Matthew K. McIntyre, MD | New York Medical College |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Paxton A. Gehling, MD | Oregon Health & Science University SOM |
| Penn State | David Hallan, MD | Penn State COM |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Joseph Ifrach, DO | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Rush University | Jacob Mazza, MD | Thomas Jefferson University SOM |
| Rush University | Daniel Wolfson, MD | Vanderbilt University SOM |
| Rutgers New Jersey | Elizabeth Elaine Ginalis, MD | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Rutgers New Jersey | Travis Ramiro Quinoa, MD | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| St. Joseph's Hospital (Barrow) | Michael White, MD | University of Pittsburgh SOM |
| St. Joseph's Hospital (Barrow) | Steve Cho, MD | University of Pennsylvania/Perelman SOM |
| Stanford University | Lily Kim, MD | Stanford University SOM |
| SUNY Buffalo | Elizabeth Nyabuto, MD | University of Texas SOM/Galveston |
| SUNY Buffalo | Kenan Rajjoub, MD | George Washington University SOM |
| SUNY Syracuse | Matthew Alan Protas, MD | SUNY Upstate (Syracuse) |
| Texas A&M | Anthony V. Nguyen, MD | University of Texas SOM/Galveston |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Steven R. Glener, MD | University of Central Florida COM |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Karim Hafazalla, MD | Thomas Jefferson University SOM |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Dwight Mitchell Self, MD | University of Alabama SOM |
| Tufts Medical Center | Alper Dincer, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University SOM |
| Tufts Medical Center | Jacob Kosarchuk, MD | Eastern Virginia SOM |
| Univ. of Alabama | Sage P. Rahm, MD | Thomas Jefferson University SOM |
| Univ. of Alabama | Sasha Gabrielle Howell, MD | Texas A&M COM |
| Univ. of Arizona | Ryan Philip Palsma, MD | University of Arizona COM-Tucson |
| Univ. of Arkansas | William S. Coggins, MD | University of Texas SOM/Galveston |
| Univ. of Calgary | Brij Karmur, MD | University of Toronto SOM |
| Univ. of California/Irvine | Alexander Lopez, MD | Meharry Medical College SOM |
| Univ. of California/Los Angeles | Zoe Elizabeth Teton, MD | Oregon Health & Science University SOM |
| Univ. of California/San Diego | Ronald Sahyouni, MD, PhD | UC/Irvine SOM |
| Univ. of California/San Diego | Mickey Ellis Abraham, MD | UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School |
| Univ. of California/San Francisco | Alexa Semonche, MD | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Univ. of California/San Francisco | Clara Starkweather | Harvard SOM |
| Univ. of Chicago | Yasmine Alkhalid, MD | Medical College of Georgia |
| Univ. of Florida/Gainesville | Rachel S. Freedman, MD | University of Florida COM |
| Univ. of Illinois at Chicago | Charles Pierce, MD | University of Illinois - Rockford |
| Univ. of Kansas | Anand Dharia, MD | University of Texas SOM/San Antonio |
| Univ. of Kansas | Andrew R. Guillotte, MD | University of Missouri/Columbia SOM |
| Univ. of Manitoba | Devon Johnstone, MD | University of Ottawa SOM |
| Univ. of Maryland | Riccardo Serra, MD | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| Univ. of Massachusetts | Brittany Owusu-Adjei, MD | City University of New York SOM |
| Univ. of Michigan | Oludotun Ogunsola, MD | Case Western Reserve University SOM |
| Univ. of Michigan | Jordan Lam, MBBS | University College London Hospitals NHS Trust Victor Horsley |
| Univ. of Mississippi | Rebekah Kimball, MD | Florida Atlantic University SOM |
| Univ. of Nebraska | Tyler Pistone, MD | University of Nebraska COM |
| Univ. of Pennsylvania | Samuel Tomlinson, MD | University of Rochester SOM |
| Univ. of Pennsylvania | Rashad Jabarkheel, MD | Stanford University SOM |
| Univ. of Pennsylvania | Sonia Ajmera, MD | University of Tennessee COM |
| Univ. of Pittsburgh | Prateek Agarwal, MD, MBA | University of Pennsylvania/Perelman SOM |
| Univ. of Pittsburgh | Jeffery Ruscito Head, MD | Thomas Jefferson University SOM |
| Univ. of Pittsburgh | Rachel Caroline Jacobs, MD | University of Pittsburgh SOM |
| Univ. of Pittsburgh | David J. McCarthy, MD | University of Miami/Miller SOM |
| Univ. of Puerto Rico | Santos Emmanuel Santos Fontanez | Universidad Central del Caribe SOM |
| Univ. of Rochester | Taylor Furst, MD | SUNY Upstate (Syracuse) |
| Univ. of Rochester | Derek D. George, MD | University of Colorado SOM |
| Univ. of South Florida | Elliot G. Neal, MD | University of South Florida/Morsani COM |
| Univ. of South Florida | Elliot Pressman, MD | University of South Florida/Morsani COM |
| Univ. of Southern California | Raghav Gupta, MD | UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School |
| Univ. of Southern California | Anadjeet Singh Khahera, MD | UC/Irvine SOM |
| Univ. of Southern California | Jonathan Christian Dallas, MD | Vanderbilt University SOM |
| Univ. of Tennessee/Memphis | Emal Lesha, MD | Tufts University SOM |
| Univ. of Tennessee/Memphis | Sean Himel | University of Mississippi SOM |
| Univ. of Tennessee/Memphis | David Alexander Wallace, MD | University of Tennessee COM |
| Univ. of Texas/Houston | Ankush Chandra, MD, MS | Wayne State University SOM |
| Univ. of Texas/Houston | Dallas Sheinberg, MD | University of Miami/Miller SOM |
| Univ. of Texas/San Antonio | Michael Gaub, MD | University of Arizona COM-Tucson |
| Univ. of Texas/Southwestern | Remi Aleaha Wilson, MD | Howard University COM |
| Univ. of Texas/Southwestern | Jeffrey I. Traylor, MD | Dell Medical School/Austin |
| Univ. of Utah | Michael Timothy Bounajem, MD | University of Texas SOM/San Antonio |
| Univ. of Utah | Elena Kurudza, MD | University of Wisconsin SOM |
| Univ. of Utah | Spencer John Twitchell, MD | University of Utah SOM |
| Univ. of Vermont | Dylan Scott Adams, MD | South Alabama COM |
| Univ. of Virginia | Connor Berlin | SUNY Downstate COM |
| Univ. of Washington | Malia McAvoy, MD | Harvard SOM |
| Univ. of Wisconsin/Madison | Lars Meisner, MD | Brown University/Alpert Medical School |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Iyan Younus, MD | Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Soren B. Jonzzon, MD | UC/San Francisco SOM |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Michael Longo, MD | Albert Einstein COM |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Kelsey A. Atkinson, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University SOM |
| Wake Forest University | Eleanor Smith, MD | Central Michigan University COM |
| Washington University | David Giles | University of Michigan SOM |
| Washington University | Michelle Connor, MD | USC/Keck SOM |
| Yale University | Brianna Carusillo Theriault, MD | New York Medical College |
| Yale University | Andrew B. Koo, MD | Yale University SOM |
| Yale University | Kelsey Anne Templeton, MD | South Alabama COM |
| Zucker SOM Hofstra/Northwell | Max Ward, MD | UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School |
| Zucker SOM Hofstra/Northwell | Danielle Golub, MD | New York University SOM |