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Faculty

Geisinger's Neurology Residency program offers a multidisciplinary team of professionals dedicated to producing the finest neurologists in the country.

Neurology Residency Program Director

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J. David Avila, MD
(Neuromuscular, neurophysiology)

Neurology core faculty

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Megan Esch, MD
(Neuro-immunology; Associate Program Director)
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Scott Friedenberg, MD
(Neuromuscular, neurophysiology)
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Dana Vanino, DO
(Epilepsy, neurophysiology)

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Varun Pulakanti, MD
(Neuro-hospitalist, vascular neurology) 
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Emily Sun, MD
(Cognitive neurology)
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Christopher Whiting, DO
(Neuro-ophthalmology)
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Travis Taylor, MD
(Neuro-hospitalist, vascular neurology)
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Kenny Schwartz, MD
(General neurology, sleep medicine)
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Don Mathew, MD
(Child neurology)

Neurology teaching faculty

Vascular neurology 

Epilepsy 

Neuromuscular 

Movement disorders

 

 

Cognitive neurology

Headache medicine

Other teaching faculty

Child neurology teaching faculty