Neurology Residency, Temple TX: Faculty and Residents

Program leadership

Jeffrey Clark, DO

Department Chair

Neurology

George Barnett Creel, MD

Program Director

Neurology

Faculty

Sowmya Atluri, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology, Epilepsy

Paras M. Bhattarai, MD

Core Faculty

Pediatric Neurology

Randall S Bossler, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology

Lauren Edwards Fournier, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology

Seyed Pouyan Jalali, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology

Daniel L Keyser, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology

Richard Patrick Lenehan, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology

Mariam Mouti, DO

Core Faculty

Neurology, Epilepsy

Sai K Mula, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology

Jen Murillo, DO

Core Faculty

Neuro-oncology

Jason Bennett Neal, MD

Core Faculty

Vascular Neurology

Jennifer M Padilla, MD

Core Faculty

Headache Medicine, Neurology

Richard Phenis, PsyD, ABPP-CN

Core Faculty

Clinical Neuropsychology

Duren Michael Ready, MD

Core Faculty

Headache Medicine

Arash Shadman, MD

Core Faculty

Vascular Neurology

Ahmad A Shawagfeh, MD

Core Faculty

Neurology, Movement Disorders

Residents

PGY-4

Karla Boeta-Lopez, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

Branden Brelsford, DO

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona Campus

Sanjana Nayak, MD

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine

Bahar Saber, MD

Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice

PGY-3

Anahid Hamidianjahromi, MD

Jahrom University of Medical Sciences

Nisha Sarah John, DO

Penn State University College of Medicine

Kevin Thanh Mai, DO

University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jay Shah, MD

University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

PGY-2

Johnson Hoang, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Haania Kakwan, MD

UT Southwestern Medical School

Ayse Karaca, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Irina Kim Cavdar, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Samuel Lin, MD

University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Megan Metcalf, MD

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

PGY-1

Payton Aydelott, DO

UNT Health Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rylee Dunlap, DO

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Andreas Grossen, DO

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Southern Utah Campus

Minh-Nguyet Hoang, MD

Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Gavin Nichols, MD

Penn State University College of Medicine

Shawana Shaikh, DO

UNT Health Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alumni

Qi Xiaoming, MD

2026 graduate

Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of California, Los Angeles

Deven Larisch, DO

2026 graduate

Fellowship: Neuromuscular Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Mohammed Chishti, MD

2026 graduate

Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Toledo

Quentin Tompkins, DO

2026 graduate

Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

Braylee Collins, DO

2025 graduate

Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Faculty: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

Shirin Sadeghpour, MD

2025 graduate

Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Rush University

Mary Young, MD

2025 graduate

Hospitalist: Neurology

Spencer Gunnell, DO

2024 graduate

Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch - UTMB
Faculty: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

Dilasha Neupane, MD

2024 graduate

Fellowship: Headache, University of California, Los Angeles

Panayiotis Tjionas, MD

2023 graduate

Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, UTHealth Houston – McGovern Medical School

Sunay Patel, MD

2023 graduate

Fellowship: Pain Medicine, University of Washington

Lee McCraney, MD

2023 graduate

General Neurology

Dustin Rivers, MD

2022 graduate

Hospitalist: Neurology

Sarita Kambhampati, DO

2022 graduate

Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jen Murillo, DO

2021 graduate

Fellowship: Neuro-Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Faculty: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

Travis Morgan, DO

2020 graduate

Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Stanford University

Francisco Gomez, MD

2020 graduate

Fellowship: Neuro-Immunology, University of Alabama

Rasheda El-Nazer, MD

2019 graduate

Fellowship: Movement Disorders, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Niloo Yari, MD

2019 graduate

Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Houston Methodist

Scott Le, DO

2018 graduate

Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Case Western Reserve University

Donald Barr, MD

2018 graduate

Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of Miami

Program leadership

Faculty

Residents

PGY-4

Karla Boeta-Lopez, MD

Branden Brelsford, DO

Sanjana Nayak, MD

Bahar Saber, MD

PGY-3

Anahid Hamidianjahromi, MD

Nisha Sarah John, DO

Kevin Thanh Mai, DO

Jay Shah, MD

PGY-2

Johnson Hoang, MD

Haania Kakwan, MD

Ayse Karaca, MD

Irina Kim Cavdar, MD

Samuel Lin, MD

Megan Metcalf, MD

PGY-1

Payton Aydelott, DO

Rylee Dunlap, DO

Andreas Grossen, DO

Minh-Nguyet Hoang, MD

Gavin Nichols, MD

Shawana Shaikh, DO

Alumni

Qi Xiaoming, MD

Deven Larisch, DO

Mohammed Chishti, MD

Quentin Tompkins, DO

Braylee Collins, DO

Shirin Sadeghpour, MD

Mary Young, MD

Spencer Gunnell, DO

Dilasha Neupane, MD

Panayiotis Tjionas, MD

Sunay Patel, MD

Lee McCraney, MD

Dustin Rivers, MD

Sarita Kambhampati, DO

Jen Murillo, DO

Travis Morgan, DO

Francisco Gomez, MD

Rasheda El-Nazer, MD

Niloo Yari, MD

Scott Le, DO

Donald Barr, MD

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