Prior Research and Clinical Peripheral Nerve Fellows

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  1. Clinical peripheral nerve fellow. Bassam Addas, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sep 07-Feb 2008. Now on faculty at University of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  2. Clinical and research peripheral nerve fellow. Jacob Alant, South Africa, April 2008-June, 2009. Now neurosurgeon and faculty Halifax at Dalhouise University.
  3. Clinical peripheral nerve fellow. Aleksa Cenic, Canada (McMaster Univ, Hamilton), July-Dec, 2009. Now on faculty at McMaster University.
  4. Clinical and research peripheral nerve fellow. Kathleen Joy Khu, Philippines, July, 2009-June 2010. Funded by Integra Life Sciences Foundation Fellowship. Now at faculty at University of Manilla, Phillipines.
  5. Clinical and research peripheral nerve fellow. Helene Khoung, Canada (Laval University, Quebec City). July 2010-June 2012. Behavioral analysis of the effects of SKPs therapy on acute and delayed nerve repair. Cloward Award, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve. HBI Denyse Lajoie-Lake Fellowship for 2010-11; McLaughlin Fellowship, Universite Laval, 2011-12. Laval University as Faculty Neurosurgeon, as of August 2012.
  6. Clinical fellow. Boon Pang, Singapore, July-December 2010. Neurosurgeon in Singapore.
  7. Clinical and research fellow. Ferry Sanjaya, Indonesia, August 2011-June 2012. Funded by Integra Life Sciences Foundation Fellowship. Returned to Jakarta as 1st peripheral nerve sub-specialty trained neurosurgeon in Indonesia in August, 2012.
  8. Clinical Fellow. Chandan Mohanty, Bangalore, India. HBI Denyse Lajoie-Lake Fellowship for 2013-14. Neurosurgeon in Mumbai.
  9. Clinical Fellow. Tarek El-Mahdoun, Dubai, UAE. March 2014-Feb 2015. Partially funded by Integra Life Sciences Foundation Fellowship. Neurosurgeon in Dubai.
  10. Clinical and research Fellow. Yuval Shapira, Tel Aviv, Israel. January-December 2015. HBI Denyse Lajoie-Lake Fellowship for 2015. Neurosurgeon in Tel Aviv.
  11. Clinical and research fellow. Mustafa Nadi, Jordan. Dec 2015-August 2016. Clincal and research fellow at Dalhouise University.
  12. Clinical and research fellow. Sudheesh Ramchandran, India. July 2016- June 2017. Neurosurgeon in Kochi, India.
  13. Clinical and research fellow. Toby Loch-Wilkinson, Australia. Feb 2017-August 2017. Neurosurgeon in Sydney, Australia.
  14. Clinical fellow, Vanessa Sammons, Australia. July-December, 2017. Neurosurgeon in Sydney, Australia.
  15. Clinical fellow, Saud Alzahrani, Saudia Arabia/Canada, July 2018-June 2019. Research Associate in Calgary, Canada.
  16. Clinical and research fellow, Daniel Umansky, Israel. Jan 2020-ongoing. HBI Denyse Lajoie-Lake Fellowship for 2019-20.
  17. Clinical fellow, Harley Brito da Silva, Brazil/USA. July 2020-June 2021.  Neurosurgeon in Seattle, WA.
The Peripheral Nerve Program Team

The Peripheral Nerve Program Team

Dr. Harley Brito da Silva (left) and Dr. Daniel Umansky

Dr. Harley Brito da Silva (left) and Dr. Daniel Umansky

From left: Dr. Joey Grochmal, Dr. Vanessa Sammons, Dr. Sudheesh Ramachandran, Dr. Helene Khoung

From left: Dr. Joey Grochmal, Dr. Vanessa Sammons, Dr. Sudheesh Ramachandran, Dr. Helene Khoung