Past Residents
Class of 2024
Aygun
Asgarli,MD
First Appointment
Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Iowa 
Kaancan
Deniz,MD
First Appointment
Behavioral Neurology Fellowship, University of California-San Francisco 
Beatriz
Dinh,MD
First Appointment
General Neurology Practice, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas 
Mikenzy
Fassel,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Iowa 
Steven
Kiel,DO
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Iowa 
Max
Liu,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Washington University 
Tyler
Schmidt,MD
First Appointment
Neuroimmunology Fellowship, University of Iowa Class of 2023
Erik
Arneson,MD
First Appointment
Neuroimmunology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Alex
Farris,MD
First Appointment
Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic 
Oday
Halhouli,MD
First Appointment
Movement Disorders Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 
Ryan
Johnson,MD
First Appointment
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Brooke
Kubat,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 
Ryan
Lechtenberg,MD
First Appointment
Faculty, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Gloria
Lopez Cardenas,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Aditi
Sharma,MD
First Appointment
Autoimmune Neurology Fellowship, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Class of 2022
Hisham
Abdelmotilib,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of Texas Health, Houston, Texas 
Amjad
Elmashala,MD
First Appointment
Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 
Rami
Fakih,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship & Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 
Aayushi
Garg,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
Karina
Gonzalez Otarula,MD
First Appointment
Epileptologist, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 
Caitlin
Hof,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 
William
Li,MD
First Appointment
Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, California; & Epilepsy Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Class of 2021
Lama
Abdel Wahed,MD
First Appointment
Neuroimmunology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Jason
Duchscherer,MD
First Appointment
Private practice, North Dakota 
Kevin
Kay,MD
First Appointment
Movement Disorders Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Jason
Maljaars,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Adriana
Rodriguez-Barrath,MD
First Appointment
Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Stephen
Rostad,MD
First Appointment
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Kanika
Sharma,MBBS
First Appointment
Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Clinical Fellowship, NIH/NINDS, Bethesda, Md. 
Emily
Tamadonfar,MD
First Appointment
Movement Disorders Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Class of 2020
Annaliese
Bosco,MD
First Appointment
Group practice, Omaha, Neb. 
Jeffrey
Karduck,MD
First Appointment
Epilepsy Fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. 
Eric
Kimmel,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. 
Julie
McDaniel,MD
First Appointment
Group practice, CentraCare Neurology, Saint Cloud, Minn. 
Aldo
Mendez Ruiz,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Ann
Van DeWalle Jones,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Class of 2019
Alex
Eischeid,MD
First Appointment
Movement Disorders Fellowship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. 
Faisal
Fecto,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Neuromuscular Fellowship, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. 
Jacob
Hvidston,MD
First Appointment
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Nicholas
Reish,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Vascular Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago 
Nicholas
Streicher,MD
First Appointment
Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Neda
Zarghami Esfahani,MD
First Appointment
Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle Class of 2018
Dan
Anderson,DO
First Appointment
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Christine
Gill,MD
First Appointment
Neuroimmunology Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver 
Kyle
Jorgensen,MD
First Appointment
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Amir
Shaban,MD
First Appointment
Vascular Medicine Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Nudrat
Tasneem,MD
First Appointment
Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis 
Qiang
Zhang,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Movement Disorders Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa Class of 2017
Georgina
Aldridge,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Research Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 
Sheikh
Faheem,MD
First Appointment
Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami 
Paloma
Gonzalez-Perez,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Neuromuscular Fellowship, Partners, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 
Keith
Kohout,DO
First Appointment
Private Practice, Iowa 
Alberto
Serrano-Pozo,MD,PhD
First Appointment
Dementia Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 
Lael
Stander,MD
First Appointment
Neuro-Opthalmology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa