ANA Futures Program

The American Neurological Association (ANA) Futures Program is a longitudinal career development program for Medical Students and Residents interested in careers in academic neurology. This program is a unique opportunity because it will provide career guidance via individualized interactions with leading academic neurologists. 
The program involves participation in three small group zoom sessions with ANA Leaders (each session focused on a different career development topic) culminating in an in-person meeting with ANA Board Members and Leaders at the ANA's Annual Meeting each year.

MEET THE PARTICIPANTS

Resident Class of 2024:

  • Serdar Akkol, MD, PhD - University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Archit Baskaran, MD - University of Chicago
  • Alexandra Brooks MD, PhD - Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
  • Marion Elizabeth Deerhake, MD, PhD - Yale University
  • Shadi Ghourchian, MD - Downstate Neurology Program at OBH
  • Sanghee Lim, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic
  • Emma Orozco, MD - University of New Mexico
  • Namita Patel, MD - University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Michele Persico, MD - Emory School of Medicine
  • Charles Saad, MD - UICOMP
  • Elizabeth Saionz, MD, PhD - Mayo Clinic
  • Maral Sakayan, MD - University of California, Irvine
  • Sebastian Sanchez, MD - Yale University
  • Nikash Shankar, MD - University of North Carolina
  • Huan Yang, MD - SUNY Downstate/OBH
  • Onilia Zorio, DO, MS - Mayo Clinic Arizona

Medical Student Class of 2024:

  • Shivali Baveja, BA - UC Irvine School of Medicine
  • Hannah Bennett, PhD - Pennsylvania State College of Medicine
  • Samantha Brown, BS - Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
  • Chandler Dykstra - Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Brenda Gutierrez, PhD - University of California, Irvine
  • Megan Jiao, BS - McGovern Medical School
  • Michael Limia, BS, MS - Wake Forest School of Medicine
  • Clayton Lyons, BS - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Ayan Mandal, PhD - Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Anna McDowell - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
  • Victoria Nguyen - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • Alyssa Rust, BS - Washington University School of Medicine
  • Nagapranati Samhita Nanduri, MS - Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Sarah R. Stephen, BA - Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
  • Ryan Wonderlin, BS, MS - Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Annabelle Yang, BA - Washington University School of Medicine

Resident Class of 2023:

  • Lisle Blackbourn - University of Illinois COM Peoria
  • Samuele Bonomi - Washington University in St. Louis
  • Adomas Bunevicius - New-York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia
  • Nil Saez Calveras - UT Southwestern
  • Uloma Ibezim - Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
  • Mehmet Cihan Kadipasaoglu - Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Siyuan Christopher Liu - Northwestern University
  • Jashank Parwani - Temple University
  • Deborah Rose - Duke University Medical Center
  • Shirin Sadeghpour - Baylor Scott and White
  • Malya Sahu - University of Pennsylvania
  • Liqi Shu - Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
  • Bahadar S. Srichawla - University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
  • Sonya Ulrike Steele - Johns Hopkins University
  • Gazelle Zerafati - Washington University in St. Louis

Medical Student Class of 2023:

  • Ayesha Quraishi Amiri - Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Dhruba Banerjee - UC Irvine School of Medicine
  • Rebecca Baron - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Sarika Bharil - Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Lucas  Conti - Boston University School of Medicine
  • Nitasha Goyal - SUNY Downstate Medical College
  • Nivethitha Manohar - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center
  • Eve Moll - Washington University in St Louis
  • Omar Morales-Haro - UC Irvine School of Medicine
  • Ruben Vega Perez - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Jackson Roberts - Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Kate Russell - University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Rui Tang - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
  • Paul Wang - University of Minnesota
  • Minaal  Zahid - NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

Resident Class of 2022:

  • Khawla Abusamra - University of Kentucky Adult Neurology program
  • Omar Al-Janabi - University of Kentucky
  • Shervin Badihian - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Stephen Capone -  Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic
  • Amanda Clorfeine - Washington University in St. Louis
  • Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci - University of Pittsburgh
  • Oday Halhouli - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Peyton Murin - Saint Louis University
  • Karishma Popli - Johns Hopkins/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
  • Nidhi Ravishankar - University of Louisville
  • Daniela Riveros Acosta - Mount Sinai Beth Israel/West
  • Maryam J Syed - Wayne State Unviersity School of Medicine

Medical Student Class of 2022:

  • Olajumoke Bamgbose - Indiana University Chicago
  • Ariana Barreau Carle - Illinois College of Medicine
  • Alexis (Lexie) Brimmeier - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • John (Jack) Cook-  Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Chelo Jane Datinguinoo - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Mohammad Emari - Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Joseph Geraghty - University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • Hendrik Greve - Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Helen Hernandez - Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Fidak Khan Loyola - University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Gina Mavhezha - Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Nicholas Sasso - Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Clare Schrodt - Saint Louis University
  • Noah Trapp - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Paul Wang - University of Minnesota
  • David Zhao - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine