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
Alexander J. Schupper, MD
MD: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Bio | Video
Abhiraj Bhimani, MD
MD: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Bio | Video
PGY-6
Halima Tabani, MD
MD: Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Bio | Video
Matthew Carr, MD
MD: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Bio | Video
PGY-5
Brandon Philbrick, MD
MD: Emory University School of Medicine
Bio | Video
PGY-4
Emily K. Chapman, MD
MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bio | Video
PGY-3
Ansley Unterberger, MD
MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Bio | Video
Daniel Cummins, MD
MD: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Bio | Video
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