| MCG Neurology |
Name: Tia Aryal, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Undergraduate School: Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Place of Birth: Bend, Oregan
Languages Spoken: English, minimal French
Family Life: Married to Anuj who is an MD at MCG.
We have a baby girl, Eva, and our dog, Mai-Ling who
I rescued 6 years ago
Career Interests: Vascular Neurology (stroke)
Research Interests/Projects: NERVE - virtual patient
interaction using the Wii to do a cranial nerve exam
with Dr. Lind
Outside Interests: Arts and crafts, gardening, going
to the beach, sewing, cooking
Name: Saima Khurram, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Panjab Medical College, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Undergraduate School: Divisional Public School,
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Place of Birth: Pakistan
Languages Spoken: Urdu, Hindi, English, Punjabi
Family Life: Married with 4 (yes, FOUR) girls.
Career Interests: Neurophysiology
Research Interests/Projects: EpilepsyEEG and
Muscular Dystrophies/EMG Outside Interests:
Watching movies, spending time with family, cooking
Name: Shannon F. Stewart, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Waycross, GA
Languages Spoken: English, tiny amounts of Spanish (I
know how to order a beer and ask where the library
is located)
Family Life: Married, My wife's name is Deborah and
she's an LPN. We have two boys, Tanner and Eric, a
golden retriever named Calvin, and a kitty named
Bella.
Religious Preference: Baptist
Career Interests: Vascular Neurology (stroke),
Neurohospitalist
Research Interests/Projects: Botox to treat Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome
Outside Interests: Computers, Grilling, Reading,
Video Games, spending time with family/friends,
collecting Darth Vader and Joker memorabilia
Other Interesting Facts: The film crew of Empire
Strikes Back thought Darth Vader's secret was that
Obi Wan killed Luke's father, but it was George
Lucas' way to keep the "I am your father" line a
secret.
Oh, about ME?! Uh, I hate asparagus with the white
hot intensity of one thousand suns.
Name: Jill Trumble, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia
Languages Spoken: English
Family Life: Married. Have 2 mini dachshunds, named
Rascal and Roxy
Religious Preference: Methodist
Career Interests: Movement Disorders
Outside Interests: Cooking, playing with my dogs.
Name: Samer Kassar, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Univeristy of Damascus
Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English
Family Life: Married, one daughter.
Religious Preference: Muslim
Career Interests: General Neurology Practice
Outside Interests: Soccer, traveling
Name: Kent Posey, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Tifton, GA
Languages Spoken: English, Southern
Family Life: Wife, Danielle, and son, Beau. Two mini
Schnauzers, Fred and Otto.
Religious Preference: Methodist
Career Interests: Sleep, Interventional Neuro,
Neuroimaging
Outside Interests: My top 3 (in no particular order):
UGA football, UGA football, UGA football. Also,
tennis, reading, intramural sports.
Name: Dagmara Pychynski, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical University of Lodz, Poland /
Xavier University School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Univeristy of Delaware
Place of Birth: Wielun, Poland
Languages Spoken: Polish, English
Family Life: Some family in Poland. Parents in
Collingswood, NJ. Live w/ fiance, Michael, and our 2
pups, Coco and Achilles.
Religious Preference: Catholic
Career Interests: General Neurology...No specifics
right now...who knows what future holds.
Outside Interests: Love spending time with my family
and friends. Love the beach, ocean, vacationing in
Carribean. I wish I had more opportunity to visit
more countries on more continents. Love going to park,
cooking, baking.
Other Interesting Facts: I dream of winning the
lottery and being able to spend all the time I Want in
the kitchen perfecting my marinara sauce recipe and
branding it.....Delicioso!!!
Name: Michelle DeJesus, MD
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Univeristy of East Ramon, Maqsaysay
Memorial Medical Center
Undergraduate School: University of the Philippines
Place of Birth: Philippines
Languages Spoken: Filipino, English
Family Life: Single. All family in the Philippines.
Religious Preference: Catholic
Career Interests: Stroke, Seizure
Outside Interests: Running, Karaoke, Photography
(especially of food). Loves dogs, must love dogs.
Traveling...hope to try authentic food in each country.
Other Interesting Facts: Loves to cook, loves to
multi-task. Finds cooking therapeutic. Loves singing
on long drives.
Name: Thomas Kurian, MD
Year: PGY3, Child Neurology
Medical School: St. George's University
Undergraduate School: Illinois Institute of Technology
Place of Birth: Newhall, CA
Languages Spoken: English
Family Life: Married. Children x 1.
Religious Preference: Christian
Career Interests: Child Neurology
Outside Interests: Eating, sleeping
Name: Nirav Pavasia, MD
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas
(St Kitts and Nevis) (I wish I could relive the island
experience!)
Undergraduate School: University of South FL (Tampa)
Place of Birth: Gujarat, India
Languages Spoken: Gujarati, Hindi, English
Family Life: Single and loving it...Love is for losers!!!
Religious Preference: Neutral....there is one God in
different avatars.
Career Interests: Pain medicine, Neurophysiology...
wherever life takes me.
Research Interests/Projects: Pain medicine.
Outside Interests: NFL football, Football, and
football. Oh, did I mention football?
Other Intersting Facts: Ashes to ashes, dust to
dust. Life is short, so party we must.
(the opinions expressed above are of Dr. Pavasia,
alone, and do not necessarily represent those of the
MCG Neurology residents as a group ---- SiteMaster)
Name: Nirav Shah, MD, MPH
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: M.P. Shah Medical College (India)
U.T. School of Public Health (Texas)
Place of Birth: Ahmedabad, India
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Gujarati
Family Life: Married
Career Interests: Undecided
Research Interests/Projects: Epilepsy, Stroke
Outside Interests: Yoga, Long drives
Name: Eniko Nagy-Wilde, MD
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: St. George's University
Undergraduate School: University of California, Davis
Career Interests: Epilepsy
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Undergraduate School: Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Place of Birth: Bend, Oregan
Languages Spoken: English, minimal French
Family Life: Married to Anuj who is an MD at MCG.
We have a baby girl, Eva, and our dog, Mai-Ling who
I rescued 6 years ago
Career Interests: Vascular Neurology (stroke)
Research Interests/Projects: NERVE - virtual patient
interaction using the Wii to do a cranial nerve exam
with Dr. Lind
Outside Interests: Arts and crafts, gardening, going
to the beach, sewing, cooking
Name: Saima Khurram, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Panjab Medical College, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Undergraduate School: Divisional Public School,
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Place of Birth: Pakistan
Languages Spoken: Urdu, Hindi, English, Punjabi
Family Life: Married with 4 (yes, FOUR) girls.
Career Interests: Neurophysiology
Research Interests/Projects: EpilepsyEEG and
Muscular Dystrophies/EMG Outside Interests:
Watching movies, spending time with family, cooking
Name: Shannon F. Stewart, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Waycross, GA
Languages Spoken: English, tiny amounts of Spanish (I
know how to order a beer and ask where the library
is located)
Family Life: Married, My wife's name is Deborah and
she's an LPN. We have two boys, Tanner and Eric, a
golden retriever named Calvin, and a kitty named
Bella.
Religious Preference: Baptist
Career Interests: Vascular Neurology (stroke),
Neurohospitalist
Research Interests/Projects: Botox to treat Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome
Outside Interests: Computers, Grilling, Reading,
Video Games, spending time with family/friends,
collecting Darth Vader and Joker memorabilia
Other Interesting Facts: The film crew of Empire
Strikes Back thought Darth Vader's secret was that
Obi Wan killed Luke's father, but it was George
Lucas' way to keep the "I am your father" line a
secret.
Oh, about ME?! Uh, I hate asparagus with the white
hot intensity of one thousand suns.
Name: Jill Trumble, M.D.
Year: PGY-4, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia
Languages Spoken: English
Family Life: Married. Have 2 mini dachshunds, named
Rascal and Roxy
Religious Preference: Methodist
Career Interests: Movement Disorders
Outside Interests: Cooking, playing with my dogs.
Name: Samer Kassar, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Univeristy of Damascus
Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English
Family Life: Married, one daughter.
Religious Preference: Muslim
Career Interests: General Neurology Practice
Outside Interests: Soccer, traveling
Name: Kent Posey, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
Place of Birth: Tifton, GA
Languages Spoken: English, Southern
Family Life: Wife, Danielle, and son, Beau. Two mini
Schnauzers, Fred and Otto.
Religious Preference: Methodist
Career Interests: Sleep, Interventional Neuro,
Neuroimaging
Outside Interests: My top 3 (in no particular order):
UGA football, UGA football, UGA football. Also,
tennis, reading, intramural sports.
Name: Dagmara Pychynski, M.D.
Year: PGY-3, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical University of Lodz, Poland /
Xavier University School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Univeristy of Delaware
Place of Birth: Wielun, Poland
Languages Spoken: Polish, English
Family Life: Some family in Poland. Parents in
Collingswood, NJ. Live w/ fiance, Michael, and our 2
pups, Coco and Achilles.
Religious Preference: Catholic
Career Interests: General Neurology...No specifics
right now...who knows what future holds.
Outside Interests: Love spending time with my family
and friends. Love the beach, ocean, vacationing in
Carribean. I wish I had more opportunity to visit
more countries on more continents. Love going to park,
cooking, baking.
Other Interesting Facts: I dream of winning the
lottery and being able to spend all the time I Want in
the kitchen perfecting my marinara sauce recipe and
branding it.....Delicioso!!!
Name: Michelle DeJesus, MD
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Univeristy of East Ramon, Maqsaysay
Memorial Medical Center
Undergraduate School: University of the Philippines
Place of Birth: Philippines
Languages Spoken: Filipino, English
Family Life: Single. All family in the Philippines.
Religious Preference: Catholic
Career Interests: Stroke, Seizure
Outside Interests: Running, Karaoke, Photography
(especially of food). Loves dogs, must love dogs.
Traveling...hope to try authentic food in each country.
Other Interesting Facts: Loves to cook, loves to
multi-task. Finds cooking therapeutic. Loves singing
on long drives.
Name: Thomas Kurian, MD
Year: PGY3, Child Neurology
Medical School: St. George's University
Undergraduate School: Illinois Institute of Technology
Place of Birth: Newhall, CA
Languages Spoken: English
Family Life: Married. Children x 1.
Religious Preference: Christian
Career Interests: Child Neurology
Outside Interests: Eating, sleeping
Name: Nirav Pavasia, MD
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas
(St Kitts and Nevis) (I wish I could relive the island
experience!)
Undergraduate School: University of South FL (Tampa)
Place of Birth: Gujarat, India
Languages Spoken: Gujarati, Hindi, English
Family Life: Single and loving it...Love is for losers!!!
Religious Preference: Neutral....there is one God in
different avatars.
Career Interests: Pain medicine, Neurophysiology...
wherever life takes me.
Research Interests/Projects: Pain medicine.
Outside Interests: NFL football, Football, and
football. Oh, did I mention football?
Other Intersting Facts: Ashes to ashes, dust to
dust. Life is short, so party we must.
(the opinions expressed above are of Dr. Pavasia,
alone, and do not necessarily represent those of the
MCG Neurology residents as a group ---- SiteMaster)
Name: Nirav Shah, MD, MPH
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: M.P. Shah Medical College (India)
U.T. School of Public Health (Texas)
Place of Birth: Ahmedabad, India
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Gujarati
Family Life: Married
Career Interests: Undecided
Research Interests/Projects: Epilepsy, Stroke
Outside Interests: Yoga, Long drives
Name: Eniko Nagy-Wilde, MD
Year: PGY2, Adult Neurology
Medical School: St. George's University
Undergraduate School: University of California, Davis
Career Interests: Epilepsy
