Neurology Residency - Alumni + Career Outcomes

Where our neurology residency graduates go next

We are proud of the outstanding achievements of our neurology residency alumni. Graduates of our program consistently excel in their careers, advancing knowledge and patient care across a wide spectrum of neurology subspecialties. Many continue their education at prestigious fellowship programs nationally and internationally, while others take leadership roles in academic centers, community hospitals and private practice. Their success is a testament to the rigorous clinical training, mentorship and research opportunities that define our program at Tufts Medical Center.

Class of 2025

Naman Bareja, MBBS – Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis
Rafail A. Chionatos, MD – Medical School: University of Crete Faculty of Medicine, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Arsalan Hashemiaghdam, MD – Medical School: Tehran School of Medical Sciences, Internship: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana Farber
Nazanin Sheibani, MD – Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles
Nikita Srinivasan, MBBS – Medical School: Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Camelia Valhuerdi Porto, MD – Medical School: Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Matanzas 'Juan Guiteras Gener', Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Wenzheng Yu, MD – Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

Class of 2024

Yasaman Adibnia, MD – Medical School: Istanbul Bilim Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Northwestern Medicine
Firas Bounni, MD – Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine, Internship: St. Mary Medical Center Program, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Marc Daou, MD – Medical School: Université Saint-Joseph Faculté de Médecine, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
Alibay Jafarli, MD – Medical School: Azerbaijan Medical University, Internship: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center San Antonio
Ivanna Joseph, MD – Medical School: Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
Aya Shnawa, MD – Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: Mass General Brigham
Ehsan Tadayon, MD – Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, Internship: Lahey Clinic, Residency: Tufts Medical Center Neurology, Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health

Class of 2023

Massachusetts General Hospital – Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology
Brown University – Fellowship in Movement Disorders
Tufts Medical Center – Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology
Private Practice – North Carolina

Class of 2022

Yale University – Fellowship in Neurocritical Care
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center – Fellowship in Vascular Neurology
Private Practice – Massachusetts
Private Practice – New Hampshire

Class of 2021

Yara Alharbi, MD – Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of Illinois Chicago
Osamah Alnasser, MD – Fellowship: Neuromuscular, Washington University in St. Louis
Lincoln Darla, MD – Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Brown University
Leila Ghaffari, DO – Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Maria Antonietta Mazzola, MD – Fellowship: Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology, UMass Medical Center
Katie Monigan, DO – Fellowship: Epilepsy/Neurophysiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Ashley Weng, MD – Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, New York Presbyterian/Cornell

Class of 2020

Anas Alamri, MD – Fellowship: Epilepsy, Stanford Healthcare
Mohammed Al Dulaimi, MD – Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Tufts Medical Center
Mohamed Ridha, MD – Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Cincinnati
Jose Rodrigues-Moreno, MD – Fellowship: Neuromuscular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Avinash Sagi, MD – Fellowship: Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sonali Sharma, MD – Fellowship: Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Class of 2019

Kyung Jung “Paula” Lee, MD – Fellowship: Electroencephalogram, Northwestern University
Naina Limbekar, MD, MPH – Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Farid Radmanesh, MD, MPH – Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Nilufer Yalcin, MD – Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, Rush University

Class of 2018

Adeeb Al-Rizaiza, MD – Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, University of California San Diego
Alexandra Filippakis, DO – Fellowship: Multiple Sclerosis, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mam Ibraheem, MD, MPH – Assistant Professor: University of Kentucky
Jayesh Patel, DO – Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, University of Washington
Jeffrey Steinberg, MD – Private Practice: PrimaCARE of Fall River
Lee Sullivan, MD, MPH – Fellowship: Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Class of 2017

Abrar Al-Faraj, MD – Epilepsy Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ali Daneshmand, MD – Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Mayo Clinic
Behzad Elahi, MD – Neuromuscular Care Fellowship, Mayo Clinic
Min Kang, MD – Neuromuscular Fellowship, University of California San Francisco
Samhitha Rai, MD – Epilepsy Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Class of 2016

Ozaire Awais, MD – Headache Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University
Vajjayantee Belle, MD – Private Practice, Olean General Hospital
P. Monroe Butler, MD – Behavioral Neurology, University of California San Francisco
Emile Moukheiber, MD – Movement Disorders, Johns Hopkins University
Andrew Natonson, MD – Cognitive Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University

Class of 2015

Ziad Alhumayyd, MD – Neuromuscular Fellowship, Washington University
Matthew Dooley, MD – Neurorehabilitation Fellowship, Washington University
Yasir Jassam, MD, PhD – Neuroimmunology Fellowship, NINDS/NIH
Christopher Parres, MD – Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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