Class of 2025
Eskedar Angamo, MD, PhD
Phonetic pronunciation: əs-ke-dar An-ga-mo
Medical School: Hawassa University (MD)
Doctorate: PhD at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Interests: clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy, global health, open-minded to explore other fields of neurology during residency
Benjamin Cohn, MD, MBA
Phonetic pronunciation: Cone
Undergrad: University of Houston
Medical School: UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School (MD/MBA)
Interests: vascular neurology, neurorehabilitation, bio-design
Stephanie Denzler, MD
Phonetic pronunciation: Stef-uh-nee Dens-lu
Undergrad: University of Rochester
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Interests: headache, epilepsy
Monica Herbst, MD
Phonetic pronunciation: pronounced like it’s spelled, H is not silent like in “herb”
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School
Interests: neurophysiology
Swapnil Khose, MD, MPH
Phonetic pronunciation: Swap-neel Kho-say
Medical School: B. J. Medical College, Pune, India
Graduate School: UTHealth Houston, School of Public Health (MPH)
Interests: vascular neurology
Omolara Kolawole, MD
Phonetic pronunciation: O-mo-la-ra Ko-la-wo-le. Each syllable pronounced as spelled
Medical School: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Interests: Epilepsy
Shafaq (Shafaa) Mansoor, MD
Shuh- fa (pronounced like pho) MUN- soor
Undergrad: University of Missouri Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine
Interests: Epilepsy with a focus on social equity and global health
Seon Kyung (Kate) Nam, MD
Phonetic pronunciation: Kate Nam
Undergrad: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Interests: Neurophysiology
Jorge Patino, MD
Phonetic pronunciation: HOR-heh pa-TEE-no
Medical School: Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
Interests: movement disorders, neuroimmunology, medical education, social disparities
Vedang Vyas, MD, MSc
Phonetic pronunciation: Veh-daang
Undergrad: University of Waterloo (BMath)
Graduate School: University of British Columbia (MSc)
Medical School: NUI Galway School of Medicine, Ireland
Interests: Neurocritical Care