Lab Members

Principal Investigators

Sima Mofakham

Dr. Sima Mofakham

Education: Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience, University of Michigan

Research Interests: Neuromodulation, Computational Neuroscience

Contact: sima.mofakham@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Charles Mikell

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

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Dr. Morsal Mosallami Aghili

Education: M.D, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Research: Cerebral arteriovenous malformations

Research Scholars
In Memory of Daniel Egnor

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Noah Lubin

Education: M.D. Candidate Class of 2027, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research Interests: Consciousness, Coma, Schizophrenia, AVM, Computer Vision, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Gait Analysis

Sujith Swarna
Sujith Swarna

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

Chiemeka David Uwakwe
Chiemeka David Uwakwe

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

Justin Passman
Justin Passman

Education: M.D. Candidate Class of 2026, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research Interests: Brain injury

Current Medical Students

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Jade Basem

Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Arteriovenous Malformations

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Emily Bellow

Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Socioeconomic Risk Factors of TBI

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Joyce Campos

Education: M.D. Candidate, San Juan School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Arteriovenous Malformations

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Gabriel Chan

Education: M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Computational Modeling

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Ricardo Cordero

Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Traumatic Brain Injury

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Peter Gerace

Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Arteriovenous Malformations

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Alfonse Mazzarella

Education: M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Research: Arteriovenous Malformations, Concussion, Consciousness, Coma

PhD & Graduate Students

Yindong Hua

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

Aniket Singh

Education: M.S. Candidate, Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University

Research: Gait Analysis, Computer Vision, Coma, Consciousness

Anushri Pendyala

Anushri Pendyala

Education: M.S. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University

Research: Neurosurgery

Gargi Ginia Chakraborti

Gargi Ginia Chakraborti

Education: M.S. Candidate, Neuroscience, Stony Brook University

Research: Gait Analysis, Concussion

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Nipun Irabatti

Education: M.S. Candidate, Engineering Artificial Intelligence, Stony Brook University

Research: Gait Analysis, Computer Vision, Coma, Consciousness

Undergraduate Students

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Zain Haider

Education: B.S. Biology/M.B.A Candidate, Stony Brook University

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

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Nicholas Kordic

Education: B.S. Biology, SUNY Binghamton University

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Rithika Jayaraman
Rithika Jayaraman

Research Interests: Brain Imaging

Education: B.S. Candidate in Biomedical Sciences, Stony Brook University

Fahad Karim
Fahad Karim

Education: B.S., Mathematics, New York University

Research Interests: Neurosurgery, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Gait Analysis, Coma, Consciousness

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Bavleen Kaur

Education: B.S. Candidate, Biology, Stony Brook University

Research Interests: Post-Traumatic Epilepsy

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Mariami Kochiashvili

Education: B.S. Candidate, Biology and Psychology, Stony Brook University

Research Interests: Parkinson's Disease, Gait Analysis

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Tryphena Zareif

Education: B.A. Candidate, Health Policy and Law, University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Alumni

Previous Research Fellows and Medical Students

    • Joseph Adachi - Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University
    • Leor Alkadaa - General Surgery, Cooper University Hospital
    • Anthony Asencio - General Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
    • Bradley Ashcroft - Ophthalmology, Upstate Medical University
    • Nathaniel Cleri - Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate
    • Megan Cosgrove - Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine
    • Theresa Gammel - Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Regina Kuhia - Emergency Medicine
    • Robert Kleyner - Neurosurgery, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
    • Justine Liang - Anesthesiology, UCLA Health
    • Racheed Mani - Neurology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
    • Nicki Naddaf - Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center
    • Anthony Oganov - Ophthalmology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
    • Claire Polizu - Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
    • Jermaine Robertson - General Surgery, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
    • Sabir Saluja - Research Year
    • Jordan Saadon - Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical Center
    • Himanshu Sharma - Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
    • Nathan Winans - Neurosurgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital
    • Cassie Wang - Internal Medicine, Northwell
    • Zhe Wang - Neurosurgery, University of Chicago
    • Zirun Zhao - Neurosurgery, University of Washington Medicine
    • Jason Zhang - Internal Medicine, Cedar-Sinai
    • Xuwen Zheng - Internal Medicine, Montefiore

Previous Graduate and Undergraduate Students

  • Noshin Anjum - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Ryan Bugert Ph.D Candidate, Stony Brook University
  • Xi Cheng - Software Engineer, Google
  • Nakisa DashtiM.A. Candidate, Research Assistant at Stony Brook Medicine
  • Adam Fry - Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Gayatri Gayatri - M.A. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University
  • Selma Mohammad - Innovation Analyst, Dukal, LLC
  • Heshwin Singh - M.D. Candidate, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  • Fan Yang - Robotics Navigation Engineer, Midea Group