Alumni | Neurology Residency | UC Davis Health

Fellow
Epilepsy
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

“I am very grateful for my time in Neurology at UC Davis. I felt welcomed into a tight-knit community of residents and faculty with a longstanding culture that emphasizes resident wellness, growth, and success. There is a diverse group of neurology faculty who are all outstanding academic clinicians, researchers, and educators. Beyond the neurology department, the hospital has a special relationship within the Sacramento community and there exists a genuine sense of service to the region's diverse patient population, which really enriched my experience as a resident. My experience in residency prepared me extremely well for fellowship and a career in academic medicine.”

Attending Neurologist 
Headache Specialist
Sutter Health Roseville 

“I am the Neurologist I am today due to my training and later attending job at UC Davis. The people who trained me and with whom I worked are the most important part of why I love my current job. We helped each other through the toughest times, while celebrating the amazing times too. I will never forget you all!”

Neuromuscular Fellow
UCSD

“After 3 years of neuro hospitalist work at OhioHealth, a health system in Columbus, Ohio. After fellowship, I will be returning to Sacramento to begin a neuromuscular position with Mercy Medical Group in Midtown. My time at UC Davis provided me with the tools to connect with my patients on an individual basis and made me a compassionate physician.”

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care
Wake Forest University

    
"I truly enjoyed my time in residency. The training at UC Davis allowed me to develop a diverse and solid foundation in neurology all while providing the support and mentorship to tailor my educational interests. Beyond preparing me well for my career, it also gave me some of my dearest friends."

Assistant Professor
Movement Disorders and Neurophysiology
Touro University Medical Group – Stockton

"I'm very happy I was able to train at UCD, it gave me a solid foundation to start my career. Moving across the country for residency was hard, but I found a family there."

Assistant Professor
Vascular Neurologist
Washington University School of Medicine

"My time and training at UC Davis were fantastic. Sacramento is a beautiful city where you can spend your weekends hiking in the mountains or visiting the coast. The faculty were stellar educators and approachable mentors. The patient exposure and education I received were excellent preparation for my career as a neurologist. "

Assistant Professor
Neuro-oncologist
Columbia University

“I owe a lot of who I am today to my neurology training at UC Davis.  It was a wonderful experience with a supportive educational environment, diverse patients and caseloads, plenty of scholarly opportunities, and great camaraderie amongst residents.”

Assistant Professor
Movement Disorders
University of California, San Francisco 

“The UC Davis neurology residency program provided me with a comprehensive training in neurology, the chance to explore various subspecialities in outpatient setting, and most of all, amazing mentorship from senior residents and faculty.  I always felt that the department genuinely cared about my professional development and took a vested interest in my success. After graduating residency, I went on to pursue a movement disorders fellowship at UCSF and have stayed on as faculty engaged in patient care and clinical trials research at UCSF and San Francisco VA Medical Center. I am forever grateful to UC Davis for preparing me so well for this role!”