Learn about the successful graduates of ¶¶Òõpro's child neurology residency program.
Class of 2024
![Ana Curta, MD](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/ana-curta.png)
Ana Curta, M.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology and Pediatrics|
Washington University School of Medicine
![Vanessa Caress Mbanga Tchakounte, MD](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/vanessa-caress-mbanga-tchakounte-jpeg.jpg)
Vanessa Caress Mbanga Tchakounte, M.D.
Epilepsy fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
Class of 2023
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Mahjabeen Ahmed Khan, M.D.
Child neurophysiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
Currently practicing at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
![Headshot of Joesph Collins Headshot of Joesph Collins](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/collins-joseph-c.jpg)
Joseph Collins, M.D.
Sleep medicine fellowship, ¶¶Òõpro School of Medicine
Currently practicing at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie
Children's Hospital
Class of 2022
![Headshot of Srishti Sharma Headshot of Srishti Sharma](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/srishti-sharma.jpg)
Srishti Sharma, M.D.
Currently practicing at Anderson Medical Group
![Headshot of Maxwell Wallace Headshot of Maxwell Wallace](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/maxwell-wallace.jpg)
Maxwell Wallace, M.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology Division of Child Neurology
SSM/¶¶Òõpro School of Medicine
Class of 2021
![Lisa Akiyama, M.D. Lisa Akiyama, M.D.](/medicine/neurology/-img/akiyama.jpg)
Lisa Akiyama, M.D.
Pediatric neurologist, Seattle Children's Hospital
Pediatric fellowship, University of Washington School of Medicine
![Sundeep Mandava, M.D. Sundeep Mandava, M.D.](/medicine/neurology/-img/mandava.jpg)
Sundeep Mandava, M.D.
Private practice in Texas
Class of 2020
![Bryan Mendes, M.D. Bryan Mendes, M.D.](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/bryan-mendes.jpg)
Bryan Mendes, M.D.
Pediatric epileptologist in Minnesota
Pediatric epilepsy fellowship, Children's Hospital Colorado
Cynthia Morris, M.D.
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Assistant professor, Department of Neurology Division of Child Neurology
SSM/¶¶Òõpro School of Medicine
Class of 2019
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Neel Parikh, M.D.
Post-graduation fellowship: Pediatric Epilepsy, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Currently practicing: Junior Faculty Pediatric Neurologist, John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Class of 2018
Waseem Baig, M.D.
Post-graduation fellowship: Pediatric Epilepsy, Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Currently practicing: clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School
of Medicine; clinical assistant professor of neurology, University of Kansas School
of Medicine
Arun Solanki, M.D.
Currently practicing: Private practice, Memphis, TennesseeClass of 2017
Ali Jamal, M.D.
Post-graduation fellowship: Clinical neurophysiology, ¶¶Òõpro
Currently practicing: Instructor, child neurology, ¶¶Òõpro School of Medicine/Cardinal Glennon
Children’s Hospital
Michael Marsh, M.D.
Currently practicing: Private Practice, San Antonio, Texas
What you liked about the program: I enjoyed my fellow residents and my mentors. After graduating I realized I was
well trained.
What you liked about St. Louis: When free time is available, ample opportunity to have a great time.
Class of 2016
Himanshu Kaulas, M.D.
Post-graduation fellowship: Clinical neurophysiology, Boston Children’s Hospital
Currently Practicing: Assistant professor, child neurology and epilepsy, ¶¶Òõpro School
of Medicine/Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Carter Richards, M.D.
Currently practicing: Private practice, San Antonio, Texas
Class of 2015
![Vikram Prakash Vikram Prakash](/medicine/neurology/child-neurology-residency/-img/vikram-prakash.jpg)
Vikram Prakash, M.D.
Currently practicing: Pediatric neurologist, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Florida
What you liked about St. Louis: A great city to live in with a reasonable cost of living
Class of 2014
Mary Rickard, M.D.
Currently practicing: Assistant professor, Division of Neurology, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Srikanth Thalakoti, M.D.
Currently practicing: Pediatric neurologist, Mercy St. Louis
Class of 2012
Deepti Chrusciel, M.D.
Currently practicing: Assistant professor, director of child neurology, vice chair of the Department of Neurology at University of Oklahoma