Neurosurgery Residency - Meet Us | Albany Medical College

Chief Residents

Tessa Harland, MD

Class of 2026

Medical School

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aubrey Rogers

Class of 2026

Medical School

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Residents

Andrew Rock, MD

Class of 2025

Medical School

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Morgan Spurgas, MD

Class of 2025

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Amanda Custozzo, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Jared Sweeney, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Tarun Prabhala, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Gavril Rosoklija, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Garrett Barr, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

Florida State University College of Medicine

Charles Ogagan Jr., MD

Class of 2029

Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Michael Barats, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Gregory Topp, MD

Class of 2030

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Hayden Greene, MD

Class of 2031

Medical School

Florida State University College of Medicine

Sam Haber, MD

Class of 2031

Medical School

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Faculty

Alan Boulos, MD

Dean, Albany Medical College

Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

Herman and Sunny Stall Chair in Neuroendovascular Surgery

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Matthew A. Adamo, MD

Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency

Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics

Co-Director, Pediatric Brain Tumor Program

Director, Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic

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John Dalfino, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Clinical Competency Committee Member

Program Evaluation Committee Member

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Darryl DiRisio, MD

Kevin Mansfield, MD

Program Director, Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Clinical Competency Committee Member

Program Evaluation Committee Member

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Ahmed M. Meleis, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

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Alexandra Paul, MD

Director of Clinical Research

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Program Director, Neuro-Endovascular Fellowship

Clinical Competency Committee Member

Program Evaluation Committee Member

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Junichi Yamamoto, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

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Alumni

2024

Michael O'Brien, MD

Private Practice

NOSS; Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists

Benjamin Szewczyk, MD

Fellowship

UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.

2023

Nicholas Field, MD

Faculty Practice

Albany Medical Center

2022

Pouya Entezami, MD

Private Practice

Michigan Head & Spine

Academic Practice

Wayne State University

Nataly Raviv, MD

Fellowship

Skull Base Neurosurgery, Oregon Health & Science University

2021

Sebastian Rubino, MD

Fellowship

Neurosurgical Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center

2020

Adedamola Adepoju, MD

Fellowship

Cerebrovascular & Skull Base, Arkansas Neuroscience Institute

Matthew Amarante, MD

Private Practice

Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, N.J.

2019

Alexandra Paul, MD

Faculty Practice

Albany Medical Center

Alexander Riccio, MD

Fellowship

Ortho Spine, New York University

2018

Maria Peris-Celda, MD

Fellowship

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

2017

Reid Gooch, MD

Fellowship

Neuroendovascular, Albany Medical Center

Benjamin Yim, MD

Private Practice

University of Southern California

2016

Mark Calayag, MD

Fellowship

Pediatric Neurosurgery, Rudy's Children's Hospital, San Diego

Shiveindra Jeyamohan, MD

Fellowship

Spine Medicine, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.

Meet Us

Chief Residents

Tessa Harland, MD

Class of 2026

Aubrey Rogers

Class of 2026

Residents

Andrew Rock, MD

Class of 2025

Morgan Spurgas, MD

Class of 2025

Amanda Custozzo, MD

Class of 2027

Jared Sweeney, MD

Class of 2027

Tarun Prabhala, MD

Class of 2028

Gavril Rosoklija, MD

Class of 2028

Garrett Barr, MD

Class of 2029

Charles Ogagan Jr., MD

Class of 2029

Michael Barats, MD

Class of 2030

Gregory Topp, MD

Class of 2030

Hayden Greene, MD

Class of 2031

Sam Haber, MD

Class of 2031

Faculty

Alan Boulos, MD

Dean, Albany Medical College

Matthew A. Adamo, MD

Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency

John Dalfino, MD

Darryl DiRisio, MD

Department Chair of Neurosurgery

Nicholas Field, MD

Frank Genovese, MD

John German, MD

Robert Heller, MD

Kevin Mansfield, MD

Program Director, Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship

Ahmed M. Meleis, MD

Alexandra Paul, MD

Director of Clinical Research

Junichi Yamamoto, MD, PhD

Alumni

2024

Michael O'Brien, MD

Benjamin Szewczyk, MD

2023

Nicholas Field, MD

2022

Pouya Entezami, MD

Nataly Raviv, MD

2021

Sebastian Rubino, MD

2020

Adedamola Adepoju, MD

Matthew Amarante, MD

2019

Alexandra Paul, MD

Alexander Riccio, MD

2018

Maria Peris-Celda, MD

2017

Reid Gooch, MD

Benjamin Yim, MD

2016

Mark Calayag, MD

Shiveindra Jeyamohan, MD