Welcome to our Residency Program

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Welcome to our Residency Program
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Honors & Awards

Resident Awards & Honors

AAN Resident Scholarship to Annual Meeting, April 2026, April, Hesham Kelani, MD

19th Annual Masters MS Fellowship, Chicago, Mariam Giglashvili, MD

Downstate Neurology Clerkship Resident Teach Award, June 2025, Brooklyn, Huan Yang, MD, PhD

ANA Futures Program, September 2024, Orlando, Huan Yang, MD, PhD

ANA Futures Program, Emerging Scholars finalist with presentation at the Plenary Session, Travel Award, and "Abstract of Distinction" awardee, September 2024, Orlando Shadi Ghourchian, MD

Downstate GME Resident Advocate of the Year Award, June 2024, Brooklyn Srikanth Adidas Venkata, MBBS

Brookdale Research: "Best Abstract", May 2023, Brooklyn Srikanth Adidas Venkata, MBBS

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Membership, April 2024 Srikant Adidas Venkata, MBBS

Master MS Fellowship Program, October 2023, Chicago Selvalakshmi Rathinavelu, MBBS, MPH

American Epilepsy Society Resident EEG Course, December 2022, Nashville Mohammad Irfan Iqbal, MBBS

Faculty and Staff Awards & Honors

AAN Director Mentorship Leadership Program, April 2023, Lisa R. Merlin, MD

Downstate Residency Program Coordinator Recognition, June 2023, Dorina Spinel

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Membership, April 2024, Arthur D. Kay, MD

Downstate GME Teach of the Year Award, June 2024, David P. Lerner, MD

AUPN Faculty Leadership Award, September 2024, Lisa R. Merlin, MD

AAN A. B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award, April 2025, David P. Lerner, MD

Downstate GME Teach of the Year Award, June 2025, Arthur D. Kay, MD

Downstate Neurology Clerkship Faculty Teacher Award, June 2025, David P. Lerner, MD

ACGME Parker J Palmer Courage to Teacher Award, February 2026, Lisa R. Merlin, MD