Meet the Residents

Please make sure to connect with us if you have any questions. To learn more about the history of our residency program, check out our publication in the Journal of Neurosurgery (a subscription may be required), which is a first-of-its kind analysis looking back on 75 years of neurosurgery training at Mount Sinai. Please check out the video about our program, too!

Yours,

Alex Schüpper, MD and Abhi Bhimani, MD
Neurosurgery Co-Chief Residents, 2025-2026

Chief Residents
Tabani

Halima Tabani, MD

MD: Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Bio | Video

Carr

Matthew Carr, MD

MD: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Bio | Video

PGY-6
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 Brandon Philbrick, MD

MD: Emory University School of Medicine
Bio | Video

PGY-5
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Emily K. Chapman, MD

MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Bio | Video

PGY-4
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Ansley Unterberger, MD

MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Bio | Video

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Daniel Cummins, MD

MD: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Bio | Video

PGY-3
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Maikerly Reyes, MD

MD: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University

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Ziad Rifi, MD

MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

PGY-2
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Charlotte Michaelcheck, MD, MPH

MD: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
MPH: Columbia University Mailmen School of Public Health

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Jack Zhang, MD, MSc

MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MSc: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Santiago Gomez Paz, MD

MD: Universidad Latina de Panamá

PGY-1
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Bahie Ezzat, MD

MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Carina Seah, MD, PhD, MS

MD/PhD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MS: University of Southern California

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Andrew Yang, MD, M.Eng, M.E.

MD/M.Eng: Weill Cornell School of Medicine
M.E.: Cornell University