NEUROSURGERY ALUMNI
The Department of Neurosurgery has a rich and dynamic history of training high-quality neurosurgeons who work in a broad range of settings including private practice, academia, and industry.
We are proud of our alumni, who remain active contributors to the field, and many of whom have gone on to hold teaching and leadership positions at hospitals and medical centers throughout the United States.
Graduates of our program have become distinguished community neurosurgeons, academic neurosurgical chairmen, leaders in organized neurosurgery, innovative researchers, and excellent clinicians.
University of Utah Neurological Surgery Residents 2014-2015
University of Utah Neurological Surgery Residents 2016-2017
University of Utah Neurological Surgery Residents 2017-2018
We Want to Hear From You!
We want to share your success with our community. Submit an update about your life—photos, what you have been doing since graduation, your favorite memory, etc.—or notify us of an alumni death. Email your update to cortlynd.olsen@hsc.utah.edu.
NEUROSURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM ALUMNI
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
| Cordell Baker, MD St. John's Ascension, Tulsa, OK Nicholas Gamboa, MD St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID Brandon Sherrod, MD West Alabama University, Livingston, AL |
Guilherme Agnoletto, MD Robert Kim, MD |
Evan Joyce, MD Jonathan Scoville, MD |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
| Al-Wala Awad, MD Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital, UT Bornali Kundu, MD, PhD University of Missouri, MO Christopher Wilkerson, MD Private Practice, Salt Lake City, UT |
Ilyas Eli, MD Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners, Nashville, TN |
Michael Karsy, MD, PhD Andrea Brock, MD, MSCI |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
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Nam Yoon, MD Jian Guan, MD |
Vijay Ravindra, MD Craig Kilburg, MD |
Marcus Mazur, MD Walavan Sivakumar, MD |
2016 |
2015 |
2013 |
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Christian Bowers, MD Ricky Kalra, MD |
Khalid Krisht, MD Sarah Menacho, MD |
Ramin Eskandari, MD Michael Mumert, MD Christina Sayama, MD, MPH |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
| Valerie Coon, MD Oregon Neurosurgery, Springfield, OR |
Chad Cole, MD Associate Professor & Vice Chair, UNM, Albuquerque, NM |
Frank Bishop, MD Brad Duhon. MD Toba Niazi, MD |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Mandy Binning. MD Michael Finn, MD |
Amin Amini, MD, MS Peter Kan, MD, MPH Todd McCall, MD |
Sam Browd, MD, PhD Oren Gottfried, MD Brian Ragel, MD |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Daniel Fassett, MD, MBA James Liu, MD |
Paul Klimo, MD Ganesh Rao, MD |
Adam Arthur, MD, MPH Wayne Gluf, MD Paul House, MD |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
| Scott Soleau, MD Private Practice, Baton Rouge, LA |
Jim Pingree, MD William Whitehead, MD, MPH |
Russell Lonser, MD Kavina Shahi, MD, PhD |