Neurosurgery Residency - Meet Us | Albany Medical College

Residents

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

Chief Resident

Medical School

Albany Medical College

Gavril Rosoklija, MD

Class of 2028

Chief Resident

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

Mina Guirguis, MD

Class of 2032

Medical School

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Schoo

Bernard Okai, MD

Class of 2032

Medical School

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Helen Karimi, MD

Class of 2033

Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

Christian Schroeder, MD

Class of 2033

Medical School

The Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University

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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Brannan O'Neill, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Alumni

2026

Tessa Harland, MD

Fellowship

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Aubrey Rogers, MD

Fellowship

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2025

Andrew Rock, MD

Fellowship

Arkansas Neuroscience Institute, Sherwood, AK

Academic Practice

Hendrick Health, Abilene, TX

Morgan Spurgas, MD

Private Practice

Sacred Heart, Pensacola, FL

2024

Michael O'Brien, MD

Private Practice

NOSS; Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists

Benjamin Szewczyk, MD

Fellowship

UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.

Academic Practice

Berkshire Health Systems, Pittsfield, MA

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

Academic Practice

WMC Health Physicians Neurosurgery, Suffern, NY

2020

Adedamola Adepoju, MD

Fellowship

Cerebrovascular & Skull Base, Arkansas Neuroscience Institute

Academic Practice

Integris Health Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

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

Private Practice

The Bone & Joint Center, Albany, NY

2018

Maria Peris-Celda, MD

Fellowship

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Academic Practice

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2017

Reid Gooch, MD

Fellowship

Neuroendovascular, Albany Medical Center

Academic Practice

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Ami-Lyn Taplin, MD

Academic Practice

Abrazo Spine Institute at Arrowhead Campus, Glendale, AZ

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

Residents

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

Mina Guirguis, MD

Class of 2032

Bernard Okai, MD

Class of 2032

Helen Karimi, MD

Class of 2033

Christian Schroeder, MD

Class of 2033

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

Brannan O'Neill, MD

Alumni

2026

Tessa Harland, MD

Aubrey Rogers, MD

2025

Andrew Rock, MD

Morgan Spurgas, MD

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

Ami-Lyn Taplin, MD

2016

Mark Calayag, MD

Shiveindra Jeyamohan, MD