Neurosurgery Resident and Fellow Team (7/2020)

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• The College of New Jersey Merit Scholarship, 2009

Research Interests:

• Neuro-oncology, Traumatic Brain Injury.

Hobbies:

• Hiking, Reading, Sailing, Gardening

Publications:

• PubMed Central: Michelle De Witt, MD

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• Third Place Trauma and Critical Care Eposter Award – 2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting
• 2011 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research – University of California, Irvine

Research Interests:

• Use of national datasets to characterize outcomes after ICH, SAH, and TBI.

Hobbies:

• Playing guitar and collecting vinyl records

Publications:

• PubMed Central: Hayden Hoffman, MD

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• Herbert Wertheim Scholar
• Neurology Clerkship Student of the Year

Medical & Professional Interests:

• functional neurosurgery, and many other areas of neurosurgery.

Hobbies:

• I enjoy participating and watching football, baseball, soccer, and hockey. I spend time with my loving wife and sons. I enjoy travel, wine, technology, and language learning.

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Academic Scholar Program, 2015-2016
• Sigma Sigma Phi, American Osteopathic Honor society.
• Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Research Interests:

• Pediatric Neurosurgery; Hydrocephalus; Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor; Guidelines; Socioeconomics and Medical Education.

Hobbies:

• Spending time with Family, Traveling, Cooking, Exercising, Playing golf, watching and playing sports.

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• 2017 AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship Award Recipient

Research Interests:

• Undecided; neurosurgery.

Hobbies:

• Snowboarding, Hiking, Golf

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• AOA Member, 2018
• Mary and George Ritter Endowed Scholarship, 2018
• Sharon Ruben Scarpone Memorial Scholarship, 2017
• Samuel D. Indenbaum Endowed Scholarship, 2016
• Year I-IV Honors 2015-2019, Wayne State University SOM
• Graduation with high honors, Michigan State University, 2014
• Dean’s List 2010-2014
• University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum 1st place award, 2013
• Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, 2010

Research Interests:

• Neuro-oncology.

Hobbies:

• Hiking, kayaking, golfing, hockey, college football and basketball

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• AOA member, 2020
• Deans Letter of Commendation, 2019
• Most Student Publications, 2016–2018

Research Interests:

• Neurosurgery, Neuroanatomy, Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Spine Research, Neurovascular Research

Hobbies:

•  Guitar, Fishing, Hunting, Sports, Snowboarding

Publications:

• PubMed Central: Matthew Protas, MD

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
• Dean’s List, University of Pittsburgh
• American Physiological Society Summer Research Fellow

Research Interests:

• Neuro-oncology, Vascular Neurosurgery, Spine.

Hobbies:

• Chess, Hiking, Snowboarding.

Publications:

• PubMed Central: George Bourdages, MD

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 

• Upstate Summer Research Fellowship Grant 

• Deans commendation for clinical clerkship performance 

Research Interests:

• Neurotrauma, Spine, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology 

Hobbies:

• Basketball, Ukulele, Hiking, Cooking

Publications:

• PubMed Central: Muhammad Jalal, MD

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
• Dean’s List, Temple University 2009-2013
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Temple University 2013

Medical and Professional Interests:

• Cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery

Hobbies:

• Softball, running, hiking, cooking, and baking

Honors, Awards & Academic Achievements:

• 2020 - Recipient of Creighton University Travel Award to Present Scholarly Work

• 2013 - 2017 - Dean's list at Wichita State University

• 2017 - Sedgwick County Scholar

• 2015 - Vincent I Benander Learning Scholarship

Research Interests:

• functional neurosurgery, cerebrovascular surgery, spine

Hobbies:

• cooking, fishing, camping, boating, scuba diving, spending time with family, traveling.