Yale Neurology gathered yesterday evening to celebrate the completion of training for nine residents and three fellows.
The event took place at Amarante’s Sea Cliff, attended by over a hundred of faculty members, trainees and family members. This year, three residents will remain at Yale while others start fellowship training on both coasts:
- Dr. Diane Chan: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Movement Disorders
- Dr. Jeffrey Dewey: Yale University, Neuromuscular Medicine
- Dr. Ilena George: Mount Sinai Hospital, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
- Dr. Krithi Irmady: Columbia University, Movement Disorders
- Dr. Saien Lai: Stanford University, Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology
- Dr. K. H. Vincent Lau: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Neuromuscular Medicine
- Dr. Andrew Liu: UCSF, Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology
- Dr. Reshma Narula: Yale University, Neurovascular
- Dr. Sirisha Sanamandra: Yale University, Neuromuscular Medicine
The department also recognized fellows Dr. Amy Chan for completion of neuro-oncology fellowship, Dr. Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh for behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry fellowship, and Dr. Sarah Wesley for neuroimmunology fellowship. Other fellows will be recognized at a separate event.
Graduating residents: (left to right) Drs. Sanamandra, George, Chan, Dewey, Liu, Narula, Imrady, Lai and Lau
Chief residents Drs. Jeffrey Dewey and Vincent Lau recognized program leadership with tokens of appreciation for program director Dr. Jeremy Moeller, associate program directors Drs. Caitlin Loomis and Darren Volpe, department chair Dr. David Hafler and coordinator Ms. Cynthia Petersen. Dr. Jeffrey Dewey received the Resident of the Year Award, Dr. Paul Fu the Gilbert Glaser Award and Dr. Bryce Buchowicz the Lewis Levy Award. Drs. Jeffrey Dewey, Vincent Lau and Reshma Narula received certificates in Neurology Education.
Dr. Daniel DiCapua was named the Attending of the Year, as selected by residents. Dr. David Greer was honored with the Excellence in Mentorship award.