Alumni

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Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served in multiple tutor and mentorship roles throughout his time at both GVSU and CMU. He presented the following projects: "Multifocal Hobnail Hemangioendothelioma occurring with cutaneous and intraabdominal lesions exhibiting features of pure Dabska-type and Retiform Hemangioendothelioma" at the American Society of Dermatopathology 54th Annual Meeting and "Numb Chin Syndrome in Sickle Cell Crisis" at the 2019 Michigan American College of Physicians Annual Fall Scientific Meeting. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys mixed martial arts, board games, and science fiction novels.

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Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as an instructor for Kaplan Test Prep and six years as a researcher in the field of computational modeling of tumor growth dynamics, nanotherapeutics, and immunotherapeutics. He worked as a bioengineer at the Center for Predictive Medicine and as an engineer for Cook Medical Inc. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys sports, cooking, video games, playing with his two cats, and playing guitar.

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He has previously worked as an EMT, a research assistant, administrative assistant, and archery instructor. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys reading, video games, playing the piano, and baking bread.

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Her hobbies include exploring local coffee shops/restaurants, traveling and spending time with family.

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His hobbies include intramural soccer, exercise, skateboarding, cooking, violin, and the Japanese language.

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Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as an SAP IT Technical consultant at Capstone Turbine Corporation.

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Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, she served as the University of Kansas Medical Center Student Diversity Council co-president.

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Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, she served as a research associate at the University of California Davis Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute. She co-authored the following publication "Early brain enlargement and elevated extra-axial fluid in infants who develop autism spectrum disorder." Brain. 136. (2013): 2825-2835.

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

Dr. Liston enjoys jewelry making, cooking, reading historical fiction, travel, piano, and dogs. 

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Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as a researcher at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. 

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Dr. Bramlage is a neurology resident. Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as an intern at HealthSpot in Dublin, Ohio. He authored the following publication “Seminarian Outreach Pilot Project” co-author, The Linacre Quarterly, Feb 2016, 116-117. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys Ohio State football, soccer, video games, Star Wars, and home brewing beer.

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 Dr. Deardorff is a neurology resident. Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served a teaching assistant for multiple courses at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.

He authored the following publications: “Development of emotional intelligence in a Team-Based Learning internal medicine clerkship” co-author, Medical Teacher, Sept 2012, 34(10):802-806; “Lateral superior olive function in congenital deafness” co-author, Hearing Research, July 2011, 277(1-2): 163-175; “Expression of postsynaptic Ca2+activated K+ (SK) channels at C-bouton synapses in mammalian lumbar alpha-motoneurons” co-author, Journal of Physiology, Feb, 2013, 591(4):875-897; “Assessing first year medical students attitudes of the effectiveness of Team-Based Learning” co-author, Journal for the International Association of Medical Science Educators, July 2010, 20(2): 68-72; “Swimming against the tide: Investigations at the C-bouton synapse” co-author, Frontiers in Neural Circuits, Sept 2014, 8(106): 1-17; “Sound stimulation modulates high-threshold K(+) currents in mouse auditory brainstem neurons” co-author, European Journal of Neuroscience, Nov 2010, 32(10): 1658-1667; “Redistribution of Kv2,1 ion channels on spinal motoneurons following peripheral nerve injury” co-author, Brain Research, Feb 2014, 1547(1) 1-15; “Actively-dependent redistribution of Kv2.1 ion channels on rat spinal motoneurons” co-author, Nov 2016, 4(22): e13039 1-11; “Muscle proprioceptors in adult rat: Mechanosensory signaling and synapse distribution in spinal cord” co-author, Journal of Neurphysiology, Aug 2017, 1-20; “Complex impairment of IA muscle proprioceptors” co-author, Journal of Anatomy, Aug 2015, 227(2): 221-230; “Developing a research-focused learning community at one medical school” co-author, Medical Science Educator, April 2011, 21(1S): 98-103.

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys running, playing the guitar and the ukulele, and music.

Professional Interests:

Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as a researcher at Indiana University School of Medicine. He authored the following publication: “Eosinophils Are Recruited in Response to Chitin Exposure and Enhance Th2-Mediated Immune Pathology in Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection” co-author, Infection and Immunity, Aug 2014, 82(8): 3199-3205. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys motorcycle riding, repair, and maintenance; writing, performing, and recording piano music; competitive and recreational weightlifting; and is an eSports enthusiast.

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Dr. Clouse is a neurology resident. Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, she served as a teaching assistant for problem-solving in biomedical engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

Dr. Clouse enjoys playing the harp and piano, as well as reading, traveling and cooking.

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Dr. Creed is a neurology resident. Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as an academic peer tutor at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys writing poetry, studying Ancient Greek and Roman history, and playing golf.

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Dr. Mustafa is a neurology resident. Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as a volunteer for the American Lung Association, DOCARE International, and Pulmonary Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology in Nevada. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys playing basketball, hiking, kickboxing, and painting.

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Dr. Ressa is a neurology resident. Prior to joining the Clinical Neuroscience Institute, he served as a laboratory technician in quality control at Ideas, Incorporated in Illinois. He authored the following publications: “The Reasons Behind the Ink,” co-author, Cutis Dermatology Magazine November 2016, survey study looking into the reasons people get tattoos/tattoo removal; “The Protective Effect of Host Heat Shock Protein 70 against Salmonella typhimurium Induced Gastroenteritis in vivo,” co-author, research and poster completed Spring 2012- Midwestern University, and “A look into the use of how heat shock proteins can provide an innate defense to salmonella without the use of antibiotics, preventing resistance.” 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

He enjoys playing hockey and running marathons.

Professional Interests:

He has volunteered at the Alzheimer's Association, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and other associations that seek to improve the lives of patients and families who face neurological disorders. Prior to residency, he also served as a tutor for anatomy, histology, and embryology. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

Dr. Eibling enjoys spending time with his family and friends while serving the community's holistic health needs.

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He serves as a first lieutenant and physician in the U.S. Air Force National Guard. 

Personal Interests and Hobbies:

Dr. Fowler volunteers for Special Olympics and the Boy Scouts of America.

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Prior to joining the residency program, she served at the Albany Medical Center Department of Neurology, the Albany Medical Center Quality Improvement and the  Albany Medical Center Department of Urology.

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Prior to joining the residency program, she served as chief student in internal medicine at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, in New York. She also volunteered as an EMT in undergraduate school and helped organize clinics in the indigenous community of Salybia.

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Neuro-Critical Care Fellowship Program at Harvard University, Massachusetts

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Neurologist, Mercy Health, Toledo, Ohio

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Vascular Fellowship Program at University of Cincinnati, Ohio

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Associate Director, Stroke Center, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital

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Neuro-Critical Care Fellowship Program at the University of Miami, Florida

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Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee

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Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program (EMG Track) at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York

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Clinical Fellowship in Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland