Principal Investigators
Dr. Sima Mofakham
Education: Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Neuromodulation, Computational Neuroscience
Contact: sima.mofakham@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Dr. Charles Mikell
Education: MD, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Residency, Columbia University Medical Center; Subspecialty Training, University of Louisville
Research: Functional Neurosurgery
Contact: charles.mikell@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Paige Elizabeth Keely Fellow
Dr. Morsal Mosallami Aghili
Education: M.D, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Research: Cerebral arteriovenous malformations
Research Scholars
In Memory of Daniel Egnor
Education: M.D./M.A. Candidate Class of 2026, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research Interests: Consciousness, Coma, Schizophrenia, AVM, Computer Vision, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Gait Analysis
Education: M.D./M.A. Candidate Class of 2026, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research Interests: Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Consciousness, Coma, Schizophrenia, AVM, Computer Vision, Brain-Computer Interfaces
Education: M.D. Candidate Class of 2026, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research Interests: Brain injury
Education:Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Class of 2025
Research Interests: Consciousness, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Current Medical Students
Jade Basem
Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Arteriovenous Malformations
Emily Bellow
Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Socioeconomic Risk Factors of TBI
Joyce Campos
Education: M.D. Candidate, San Juan School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Arteriovenous Malformations
Gabriel Chan
Education: M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Computational Modeling
Ricardo Cordero
Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Traumatic Brain Injury
Peter Gerace
Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Arteriovenous Malformations
Noah Lubin
Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research: Arteriovenous Malformations
PhD & Graduate Students
Yindong Hua
Education: M.S., Integrated Circuit and System, Peking University; Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research: Brain-Computer Interfaces, Coma, Consciousness, Schizophrenia, EEG, Computer Vision
Aniket Singh
Education: M.S. Candidate, Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University
Research: Gait Analysis, Computer Vision, Coma, Consciousness
Anushri Pendyala
Education: M.S. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University
Research: Neurosurgery
Gargi Ginia Chakraborti
Education: M.S. Candidate, Neuroscience, Stony Brook University
Research: Gait Analysis, Concussion
Undergraduate Students
Education: B.S. Biology, SUNY Binghamton University
Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Research Interests: Brain Imaging
Education: B.S. Candidate in Biomedical Sciences, Stony Brook University
Education: B.S., Mathematics, New York University
Research Interests: Neurosurgery, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Gait Analysis, Coma, Consciousness
Education: B.A. Candidate, Health Policy and Law, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Education: B.S. Candidate, Biology, Stony Brook University
Research Interests: Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
Alumni
Previous Research Fellows and Medical Students
- Nathan Winans - Neurosurgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Zirun Zhao - Neurosurgery, University of Washington Medicine
- Nathaniel Cleri - Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate
- Jordan Saadon - Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical Center
- Megan Cosgrove - Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine<
- Joseph Adachi - Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University
- Bradley Ashcroft - Ophthalmology, Upstate Medical University
- Leor Alkadaa - General Surgery, Cooper University Hospital
- Anthony Asencio - General Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
- Theresa Gammel - Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Claire Polizu - Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
- Vaibhav Vagal - Neurosurgery, University of Virginia
- Jason Zhang - Internal Medicine, Cedar-Sinai
- Xuwen Zheng - Internal Medicine, Montefiore
- Sabir Saluja - Research Year
- Himanshu Sharma - Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
- Nicki Naddaf - Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center
- Anthony Oganov - Ophthalmology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
- Racheed Mani - Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
- Robert Kleyner - Neurosurgery, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
- Cassie Wang - Internal Medicine, Northwell
- Zhe Wang - Neurosurgery, University of Chicago
- Justine Liang - Anesthesiology, UCLA Health
- Regina Kuhia - Emergency Medicine
Previous Graduate and Undergraduate Students
- Xi Cheng - Software Engineer, Google
- Gayatri Gayatri - M.A. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University
- Fan Yang - Robotics Navigation Engineer, Midea Group
- Noshin Anjum
- Ryan Bugert
- Nakisa Dashti
- Adam Fry - Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Heshwin Singh - M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
- Selma Mohammad - Innovation Analyst, Dukal, LLC
