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Department of Neurological Surgery
Current Residents 2009-2010

Resident Supervisors (Chief Residents)
Laurence Davidson, M.D.
(Pediatric Neurosurgery: Dr. J. Gordon McComb/Mark Krieger, CHLA)

Azadeh Farin, M.D.

(Spine Fellowships: Dr. Chris Ames, UCSF; Dr. Carl Lauryssen, Beverly Hills)

PGY-6 (Research/Fellowship Year)
Alexander Khalessi, M.D.
(Endovascular Fellowship: SUNY - Buffalo, Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins/Elad Levy)

Gabriel Zada, M.D.
(Skull Base/Pituitary/Neuro-Endoscopy Fellowships: Dr. Ed Laws and Dr. Paolo Cappabianca)

PGY-5 (UH Chief/Gamma Knife Senior)
Parham Yashar, M.D.

Alexander Taghva, M.D.

PGY-4 (UH Junior/LAC Spine Chief)
Jonathan Russin, M.D.

PGY-3 (LAC Neurology & Endovascular/CHLA/UH Junior)
Aaron Robison, M.D.
Jesse Winer, M.D.

PGY-2 (LAC Juniors)
Jesse Jones, M.D.
Brian Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Neurosurgical PGY-1 Residents
Frank Attenello (JHU)
Eisha Christian (USC)
Alexander Tuchman (Miami)

Recent Graduates, 2009
Daniel Hoh, M.D.
(Spine Fellowship: Dr. Ed Benzel, Cleveland Clinic)

Brad Elder, M.D.

(Neuro-Oncology Fellowship: Dr. Phil Gutin, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Hospital)

Many of the alumni from the training program now hold academic appointments in some of the most prestigious Neurosurgical Departments in the Country.


 
 
 



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