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Current Residents

This roster reflects the July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 academic year.

PGY-7

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

PGY-6

  • Andrew Faramand, MD

Chief Residents

  • Sharath Anand, MD
  • Sakibul Huq, MD
  • Anthony Schulien, MD

PGY-5

  • Will Shuman, MD

PGY-4

  • Hussein Abdallah, MD
  • Stephanie Casillo, MD
  • Albin John, MD
  • Oliver Y. Tang, MD

PGY-3

  • Jordan Petitt, MD
  • Madi Remick, MD
  • Jessica Ryvlin, MD
  • Nikhil Sharma, MD
  • Gina Watanabe, MD

PGY-2

  • Ritesh Karsalia, MD
  • Rohit Prem Kumar, MD
  • Najib Muhammad, MD
  • Abhinav Pandey, MD
  • Sangami Pugazenthi, MD

PGY-1

  • Sam Adida, MD, MS
  • Zuhair Hawa, MD
  • Janesh Karnati, MD
  • Wade Pingel, MD
  • Regan M. Shanahan, MD

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Residency Program Contact Information

GME Academic Manager:
Melissa Lukehart

Program Director:
Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD

Associate Program Director:
Brad Gross, MD

Resident Education Director:
David T. Fernandes Cabral, MD

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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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