Principal Investigators

Dr. Sima Mofakham
Contact: sima.Mofakham@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Research: Neuromodulation, Computational Neuroscience
Education: Ph.D. in Neuroscience

Dr. Charles Mikell
Contact: charles.mikell@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Research: Functional Neurosurgery
Education: M.D., Neurosurgery
Paige Elizabeth Keely Fellow

Dr. Morsal Mosallami Aghili
Contact: seyedmorsal.mosallamiaghili@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Research: Brain AVM
Education: M.D
Staff

Susan Fiore
Contact: susan.fiore@stonybrook.edu
Research: Clinical Research Coordination
Education: M.S. in Clinical Research
Research Scholars
In Memory of Daniel Egnor

Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Contact: Justin.Passman@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Education: M.D. Candidate

Research Interests: Brain Imaging
Contact: Sujith.Swarna@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Education: M.D. Candidate

Research Interests: Post-traumatic Epilepsy
Contact:Chiemeka.Uwakwe@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Education: M.D. Candidate

Research Interests: Consciousness, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Contact:Jermaine.Robertson@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Education:Stony Brook Medicine Class of 2025
Current Medical Students
- Jade Basem
- Emily Bellow
- Joyce Campos
- Gabriel Chan
- Ricardo Cordero
- Peter Gerace
- Derek Johnson
- Michelle Kim
- Jacky Lin
- Noah Lubin
- Vaibhav Vagal
- Jason Zhang
- Xuwen Zheng
- Diana Licetti
- Jennifer Bae
PhD & Graduate Students

Xi Cheng
Contact:Cheng.Xi@stonybrook.edu
Research: Neurophysiology and Computational Modeling
Education: M.Sc. in Neuroscience

Yindong Hua
Contact: Yindong.Hua@stonybrook.edu
Research: Brain Imaging
Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering

Gayatri
Research: Neurosurgery
Contact: gayatri.gayatri@stonybrook.edu
Education: M.Sc. in Neuroscience

Gargi Ginia Chakraborti
Research: Neurosurgery
Contact: gargi.chakraborty@stonybrook.edu
Education: M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences

Anushri Pendyala
Research: Neurosurgery
Contact: anushrisowmya.pendyala@stonybrook.edu
Education: M.Sc. in Computational Biology

Aniket Singh
Research: Brain Imaging
Contact:AniketDeenanth.Singh@stonybrook.edu
Education: M.Sc. in Neuroimaging
Undergraduate Students

Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Contact: Nicholas.Kordic@stonybrookmedicine.edu/p>
Education: B.Sc. in Neuroscience

Research Interests: Brain Imaging
Contact: Rithika.jayaraman@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Education: B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences

Research Interests: Neurourgery
Contact: fahad.Karim@stonybrook.edu
Education: Non-matriculated graduate student

Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Contact: Heshwin.Singh@stonybrook.edu
Education: B.Sc. in Biophysics

Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Contact: venazareif@gmail.com
Education: B.Sc. in Biophysics

Research Interests: Neurosurgery
Contact: Bavleen.Kaur@stonybrook.edu
Education: B.Sc. in Biophysics
Alumni
Previous Research Fellows and Medical Students
- Nathan Winans - Neurosurgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Zirun Zhao - Neurosurgery, University of Washington Medicine
- Nathaniel Cleri - Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Jordan Saadon - Neurology, NYU Langone Health
- Megan Cosgrove - Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
- 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
- Sabir Saluja - Research Year, details not specified
- 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
Previous Graduate and Undergraduate Students
- Fan Yang - Robotics Navigation Engineer, Midea Group
- Noshin Anjum
- Ryan Bugert publication in facial motion analysis
- Nakisa Dashti
- Adam Fry - Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Regina Kuhia - Researcher, specific role not detailed
- Selma Mohammad - Innovation Analyst, Dukal, LLC