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
    
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                            Alexander J. Schupper, MD
                        
                        MD: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
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                            Abhiraj Bhimani, MD
                        
                        MD: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
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    PGY-6
    
    
        
            
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Halima Tabani, MD
                        
                        MD: Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
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                            Matthew Carr, MD
                        
                        MD: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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                         Brandon Philbrick, MD
MD: Emory University School of Medicine
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    PGY-4
    
    
        
            
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Emily K. Chapman, MD
                        
                        MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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    PGY-3
    
    
        
            
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Ansley Unterberger, MD
                        
                        MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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                            Daniel Cummins, MD
                        
                        MD: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
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    PGY-2
    
    
        
            
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Maikerly Reyes, MD
                        
                        MD: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University
                     
                
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Ziad Rifi, MD
                        
                        MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
                     
                
            
                
            
         
    
 
    PGY-1
    
    
        
            
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Charlotte Michaelcheck, MD, MPH
                        
                        MD: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
MPH: Columbia University Mailmen School of Public Health
                     
                
            
                
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            Jack Zhang, MD, MSc
                        
                        MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MSc: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai