Program Graduate Profiles
Learn about the successful graduates of Saint Louis University's child neurology residency program.
Class of 2024
Ana Curta, M.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology and Pediatrics|
Washington University School of Medicine
Vanessa Caress Mbanga Tchakounte, M.D.
Epilepsy fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
Class of 2023
Mahjabeen Ahmed Khan, M.D.
Child neurophysiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
Currently practicing at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Joseph Collins, M.D.
Sleep medicine fellowship, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Currently practicing at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie
Children's Hospital
Class of 2022
Srishti Sharma, M.D.
Currently practicing at Anderson Medical Group
Maxwell Wallace, M.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology Division of Child Neurology
SSM/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Class of 2021
Lisa Akiyama, M.D.
Pediatric neurologist, Seattle Children's Hospital
Pediatric fellowship, University of Washington School of Medicine
Sundeep Mandava, M.D.
Private practice in Texas
Class of 2020
Bryan Mendes, M.D.
Pediatric epileptologist in Minnesota
Pediatric epilepsy fellowship, Children's Hospital Colorado
Cynthia Morris, M.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Neurology Division of Child Neurology
SSM/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Class of 2019
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, Saint Louis University
Currently practicing: Instructor, child neurology, Saint Louis University 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, Saint Louis University School
of Medicine/Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Carter Richards, M.D.
Currently practicing: Private practice, San Antonio, Texas
Class of 2015
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