Alumni

Outcomes

Retention rate

• 55% Geisinger employed
• 45% non-Geisinger employed
  
  

Graduates

2023

Sandeep Gill, MD
Medical school: Aureus University School of Medicine - Aruba
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Texas - Austin

Matthew Hart, MD
Co-Chief Resident
Medical school: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla
Fellowship: Neuro critical care, Thomas Jefferson University

Alyssa Smith, MD
Co-Chief Resident
Medical school: Tulane University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Rochester
Employer: Geisinger

2022

Erica Lewis, DO, MS
Medical school: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Cedar Sinai

Joseph Seemiller, MD
Co-Chief Resident
Medical school: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Fellowship: Movement, Johns Hopkins University

Micaela Owens, DO, MHSA 
Co-Chief Resident
Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Penn State University

2021

Satabdi Chakrabarti Pulakanti, DO
Medical school: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fellowship: Neuro critical care, Thomas Jefferson University
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Eric Veloso, MD
Medical school: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Fellowship: Neuromuscular, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

John Herbst, DO
Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
Residency: Chief Resident (2020-2021)
Fellowship: Neuro-oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering

Stephanie Wyrostek, DO
Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
Residency: Chief Resident (2020-2021)
Fellowship: Multiple sclerosis, Baylor College of Medicine

2020

Evin Bender, MD
Medical school: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine
Fellowship: Movement disorders, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Sankeerth Challagundla, MD
Medical school: Kurnool Medical College, India
Fellowship: Headache medicine, University of South Florida

Narendra Kala, MD
Medical school: Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Residency: Chief Resident (2019–2020)
Fellowship: Vascular neurology, Brown University

Carolina Vivar, MD
Medical school: Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador
Residency: Chief Resident (2019–2020)
Fellowship: Vascular neurology, University of Rochester
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

2019

Mathieu Cuchanski, DO
Medical school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Chief Resident (2018–2019)
Fellowship: Neuromuscular, Cleveland Clinic
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Alyssa Cuchanski, DO
Medical school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Chief Resident (2018–2019)
Fellowship: Clinical neurophysiology, University of Rochester; epilepsy, Case Western Reserve University
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Shivakrishna Kovi, MD
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
Fellowship: Vascular neurology, Cleveland Clinic

2018

Dana Vanino, DO
Medical school: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Chief Resident (2017–2018)
Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of Rochester
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Varun Pulakanti, MD
Medical school: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Residency: Chief Resident (2017–2018)
Fellowship: Vascular neurology, University of Rochester
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Mohammed Faraz Majeed, MD
Medical school: Dow Medical College; Pakistan
Fellowship: Neurophysiology, University of Maryland
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Muhammad Taimur Malik, MD
Medical school: Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Fellowship: Neuro-immunology, Johns Hopkins University
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and core faculty member

2017

Christopher Whiting, DO
Medical school: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Missouri
Fellowship: Neuro-ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and core faculty member

Tyler West, DO
Medical school: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, Ill.
Residency: Chief Resident (2016–2017)
Fellowship: Interventional pain, Syracuse, NY
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

Alexandru Olaru, MD
Medical school: Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila, Romania
Fellowship: Clinical neurophysiology – EMG track, University of Maryland, MD

2016

Travis Taylor, MD
Residency: Chief Resident (2015–2016)
Fellowship: Vascular, National Institutes of Health (NIH), MD
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and core faculty member

Tara Kimbason, MD
Fellowship: Movement disorders, Georgetown University

Anai Hamasaki, MD
Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Kansas University Hospital

Joseph Alario, DO
Fellowship: Neurophysiology, New York University
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

2015

Barbara Graves, DO
Employer: Faculty position at Geisinger and teaching faculty member

2014

Nicole Licking, DO
Fellowship: Movement disorders, Oregon Health & Science University