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Current Residents

Chief Residents

Nima Alan, MD
Nitin Agarwal, MD
Michael McDowell, MD
Alp Ozpinar, MD
Jeremy Stone, MD
Daniel Tonetti, MD

PGY-6

Enyinna Nwachuku, MD
Matthew W. Pease, MD

PGY-5

Hanna Algattas, MD
Edward Andrews, MD
Kamil Nowicki, MD, PhD
Xiaoran Zhang, MD

PGY-4

David T. Fernandes Cabral, MD
Zachary C. Gersey, MD
Justiss A. Kallos, MD
Roberta K. Sefcik, MD

PGY-3

Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD
Daryl Fields II, MD, PhD
Arka N. Mallela, MD
Gautam Nayar, MD

PGY-2

Ali Alattar, MD
Hansen Deng, MD
Joseph Scott Hudson, MD
Andrew Legarreta, MD

PGY-1

Prateek Agarwal, MD
Jeffrey Head, MD
Rachel Jacobs, MD
David McCarthy, MD

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Residency Program Contact information

GME Sr. Dept. Manager:
Melissa Lukehart

Director:
Raymond F. Sekula Jr., MD

Address:
UPMC Presbyterian
Department of Neurological Surgery
Suite B-400/200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone:
412-647-6777

E-mail:
lukeml@upmc.edu

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Neurological Surgery

UPMC Presbyterian, Suite B-400
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-647-3685
neuroinfo@upmc.edu

 

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