Fellows
Christine Hagen, M.D.
(Sleep Fellow)
Home State:
Home State: Georgia
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular disease, general neurology
Other Interests: Dachshunds, musicals, traveling, shopping
Deborah Kirby, M.D.
(EMG Fellow)
Home State: Arkansas
Undergraduate: Oklahoma Baptist University
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Neurology Interests: EMG/Neuromuscular disease
Other Interests: Gardening, traveling, motorcycles, caring for Kirby cat
Martin Brown, M.D.
(EMG Fellow) Completed 2007
Home State: Delaware
Undergraduate: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Internship: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Practice – Academic - Kentucky
Stuart Busby, M.D.
(Sleep Fellow) Completed 2007
Home State: Mississippi
Undergraduate: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Internship: Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Emory University
Fellowship: UNC – EEG fellowship
Michael Cartwright, M.D.
(Neuromuscular Fellow) Completed 2007
Home State: Minnesota
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Internship: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Neurology Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular diseases
Practice – Academic – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Eric Pitts, M.D.
(EMG Fellow) Completed 2007
Home State: Nebraska
Undergraduate: Benedictine College
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Internship: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Practice – Private Practice - Georgia
Lori Trefts, M.D.
(Multiple Sclerosis Fellow) Completed 2007
Home State: Missouri
Undergraduate: Southwest Baptist University
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine Preliminary Internship, St. Mary’s Health Center
Neurology Resident: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Neurology Interests: Multiple Sclerosis
Practice – Private Practice , Virginia
Sara Benjamin, M.D.
(Sleep Fellow) Completed 2006
Home State: Maryland
Undergraduate: Goucher College
Medical School: University of Maryland
Internship: Washington Hospital Center – Washington, DC
Neurology Residency: George Washington University Medical Center
Neurology Interests: Sleep, stroke, infectious disease
Private Practice – Sleep Medicine, Washington, DC
Monica Islam, M.D.
(Epilepsy Fellow) Completed 2006
Home State: Virginia
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Pediatric Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham
Pediatric Neurology Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham
Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular disease, epilepsy, stroke, pseudoseizure
Private/Academic – Child Neurology – Jacksonville, FL
Pornpatr Likittanasombut, M.D.
(Stroke Fellow) Completed 2006
Home Country: Thailand
Medical School: Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital
Neurology Residency: Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
Neurology Interests: Neurosonology
Dipak Pandya, M.D.
(Epilepsy Fellow) Completed 2006
Home Country: India
Medical School: B.J. Medical College
Neurology Residency: Temple University Hospital
Neurology Interests: Coma, sleep disorders in children, critical care neurophysiology, and epilepsy
Private Practice – General Neurology – New York
Ron Turck, M.D.
(EMG Fellow) Completed 2006
Home State: New York
Undergraduate: SUNY Stony Brook
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Neurology Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Neurology Interests: Neuromuscular disease
Private Practice – General Neurology – Clearwater, FL