Meet the Department


In the Neurological Surgery Residency program at Loyola Medicine, the residents have a close working relationship with the seven full-time faculty. Each resident is assigned a faculty adviser at the beginning of the program.

Meet the Department

Meet and learn more about the Find a Doctor | Loyola Medicine.

Clinical Faculty

Anand V. Germanwala, M.D.
Professor, Interim Chair
Residency Program Director

Douglas E. Anderson, M.D.
Professor

Paul M. Arnold, M.D.
Professor

Daryn K. Cass, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Francisco Espinosa, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor 
 

Atul Mallik

Assistant Professor of Radiology
 

Professor
Quality Medical Director
 

Associate Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
 

Assistant Professor of Radiology
 

Associate Professor of Radiology
Program Director, Neurointerventional Program
 

Assistant Professor of Neurology
 

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
 

Assistant Professor of Neurology
 

Professor of Neurology
 

Research Faculty 

Departmental Biostatistician
 

Professor
 

Associate Professor of Cell & Molecular Physiology
 

Professor of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Vice-Provost of Research
 

Associate Professor of Cancer Biology
Scientific Director, Brain Tumor Research
 

Clinical and Research Staff

Niki Chokshi, PA
Physician Assistant (Inpatient and Outpatient)
 

Stephanie Dahl, MSN
Triage Nurse (Outpatient)
 

Raina George, APN
Advanced Practice Provider (Inpatient)
 

Mousa Javidialsaadi, Ph.D. Candidate
Research Assistant III
 

Eleni Kritikos, APN
Advanced Practice Provider (Inpatient)
 

Angela Kurien, APN
Advanced Practice Provider (Outpatient)
 

Magan Nielsen, APN
Advanced Practice Provider (Outpatient)
 

Anna Ryan, APN
Advanced Practice Provider (Outpatient)
 

Maria Burritt
Research Assistant
 

Andrew Ghannad
Research Assistant
 

Administration

Anand V. Germanwala, M.D.
Professor, Interim Chair
Residency Program Director
 

Evan Gentile, J.D., M.B.A.
Business Administrator
 

Linda Iftikahar 
Practice Manager
 

Mella Sams 
New Patient Registration
 

Michael Sedlacek, M.B.A.
Executive Director
 

Yuryanna Reyna
Departmental Coordinator
 

Laura Kate Waters
Residency Coordinator
 

Cindy Corcoran
Service Representative