Lab Members

Principal Investigators

Sima Mofakham

Dr. Sima Mofakham

Contact: sima.Mofakham@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Research: Neuromodulation, Computational Neuroscience

Education: Ph.D. in Neuroscience

Charles Mikell

Dr. Charles Mikell

Contact: charles.mikell@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Research: Functional Neurosurgery

Education: M.D., Neurosurgery

Paige Elizabeth Keely Fellow

Morsal

Dr. Morsal Mosallami Aghili

Contact: morsal.mosallami@gmail.com

Research: Brain-Computer Interfaces

Education: Ph.D. in Neuroengineering

Staff

Susan Fiore

Susan Fiore

Contact: susan.fiore@stonybrook.edu

Research: Clinical Research Coordination

Education: M.S. in Clinical Research

Research Scholars
In Memory of Daniel Egnor

Justin Passman
Justin Passman

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Contact: Justin.Passman@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Education: M.D. Candidate

Sujith Swarna
Sujith Swarna

Research Interests: Brain Imaging

Contact: Sujith.Swarna@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Education: M.D. Candidate

Chiemeka David Uwakwe
Chiemeka David Uwakwe

Research Interests: Post-traumatic Epilepsy

Contact:Chiemeka.Uwakwe@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Education: M.D. Candidate

Jermaine Robertson
Jermaine Robertson

Research Interests: Consciousness, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Contact:Jermaine.Robertson@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Education: M.D. Candidate

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

Xi Cheng

Contact:Cheng.Xi@stonybrook.edu

Research: Neurophysiology and Computational Modeling

Education: M.Sc. in Neuroscience

Yindong Hua

Yindong Hua

Contact: Yindong.Hua@stonybrook.edu

Research: Brain Imaging

Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering

Gayatri

Gayatri

Research: Neurosurgery

Contact: gayatri.gayatri@stonybrook.edu

Education: M.Sc. in Neuroscience

Gargi Ginia Chakraborti

Gargi Ginia Chakraborti

Research: Neurosurgery

Contact: gargi.chakraborty@stonybrook.edu

Education: M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences

Anushri Pendyala

Anushri Pendyala

Research: Neurosurgery

Contact: anushrisowmya.pendyala@stonybrook.edu

Education: M.Sc. in Computational Biology

Aniket Singh

Aniket Singh

Research: Brain Imaging

Contact:AniketDeenanth.Singh@stonybrook.edu

Education: M.Sc. in Neuroimaging

Undergraduate Students

Zain Haider
Nicholas Kordic

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Contact: Nicholas.Kordic@stonybrookmedicine.edu/p>

Education: B.Sc. in Neuroscience

Rithika Jayaraman
Rithika Jayaraman

Research Interests: Brain Imaging

Contact: Rithika.jayaraman@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Education: B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences

Fahad Karim
Fahad Karim

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Contact: fahad.Karim@stonybrook.edu

Education: B.Sc. in Biophysics

Fahad Karim
Heshwin Singh

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Contact: Heshwin.Singh@stonybrook.edu

Education: B.Sc. in Biophysics

Fahad Karim
Tryphena Zareif

Research Interests: Neurosurgery

Contact: venazareif@gmail.com

Education: B.Sc. in Biophysics

Fahad Karim
Bavleen Kaur

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