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1957-1958 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-Present

Program Alumni


Class of 1957-1958    back to top

1957 EDWARD J. POLITOSKE, M.D. In Memoriam       
1958 GEORGE L. BARNARD, M.D. In Memoriam


Class of 1960-1969    back to top

1960 PATRICK E. TAYLOR, M.D., San Francisco, CA
1961 JOHN C. KENNADY, M.D. In Memoriam       
         WILLIAM D. ROBERTSON, M.D. In Memoriam
1962 LOUIS W. CONWAY, M.D., (Retired) Scottsdale, AZ
         NASROLA N. EDALATPOUR, M.D., Newport Beach, CA
1964 DAVID A. ROTH, M.D., Waltham, MA
1965 ULRICH BATZDORF, M.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
         ELLIOTT E. BLINDERMAN, M.D. In Memoriam       
1966 RICHARD E. BALCH, M.D., Gualala, CA
         PETER J. JANNETTA, M.D. In Memoriam
1968 HISHAM BAKDASH, M.D., Damascus, Syria.
1969 FREDERICK A. KILLEFFER, M.D., Knoxville, TN


Class of 1970-1979    back to top

1970 JOEL A. FEIGENBAUM, M.D., (Retired) Bainbridge Island, WA
1971 J. RONALD RICH, M.D., (Retired) Los Angeles, CA
1972 STANLEY J. GOODMAN, M.D. In Memoriam
         SETH M. WEINGARTEN, M.D., (Retired) West Hollywood, CA
1973 CAVETT M. ROBERT, M.D., Lafayette, CA
         THEODORE OBENCHAIN, M.D., (Retired) Cherry Creek, CO
1974 JAMES MOSSO, M.D. In Memoriam
1975 LYNN M. GAUFIN, M.D., Provo, UT
         PETER SCHOSSBERGER, M.D., (Retired) Pocatello, ID
1976 FREDRICK K. GREGORIUS, M.D., Stockton, CA
1977 DOUGLAS KIRKPATRICK, M.D., (Retired) Medford, OR
         MELVIN J. SNYDER, M.D., Torrance, CA
1978 MICHAEL V. DUTILLIO, M.D., (Retired) Green Harbor, MA
         ROBERT LEVINTHAL, M.D., Houston, TX
1979 DENNIS MALKASIAN, M.D., Ph.D., Irvine, CA
         JOHN I. MOSELEY, M.D., (Retired) Billings, MT


Class of 1980-1989    back to top

1980 LESLIE D. CAHAN, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         CLARENCE M. HYSHAW, M.D. In Memoriam
1981 HERBERT IRA FRIED, M.D., Denver, CO
1982 JOHN G. FRAZEE, M.D., UCLA Neurosurgery
         DAVID F. MORGAN, M.D., Torrance, CA
1983 GEORGE F. GADE, M.D., Orange, CA
         JOHN E. KRETTEK, M.D., Brentwood, MO
1984 ROBERT FOX, M.D., (Retired) Grand Junction, CO
         ALAN T. HUNSTOCK, M.D. , Santa Rosa, CA.  In Memoriam
1985 KEVIN T. FOLEY, M.D., Memphis, TN
1987 KENT ROBERT DUFFY, M.D., White Plains, NY
         PAUL STEVEN DWAN, M.D., Santa Monica, CA
         PAUL A. LAHAYE, M.D., Cottonwood Heights, UT
         ROBERT REMONDINO, M.D., Oklahoma City, OK
1989 TONY FEUERMAN, M.D., Encino, CA
         TODD H. LANMAN, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         PARLEY W. MADSEN, M.D., Visalia, CA


Class of 1990-1999     back to top

1990 GUS G. HALAMANDARIS, M.D., Monterey, BC
1991 WESLEY A. KING, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         GARY W. MATHERN, M.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
1992 STEVEN N ROPER, M.D., Gainesville, FL
1993 DAVID PHILIP ADELSON, M.D., Phoenix, AZ
         J. PATRICK JOHNSON, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         JEFFREY S. SCHWEITZER, M.D., San Diego, CA
1994 MARVIN BERGSNEIDER, M.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
         GERALD E. RODTS, M.D., Emory, Atlanta, GA
1995 CURTIS DOBERSTEIN, M.D., Providence, RI
         MARTIN HOLLAND, M.D., Everett, WA
1996 MONICA WEHBY-GRANT, M.D., Portland, OR
         BENHAM BADIE, M.D., Duarte, CA
         GREGORY J. RUBINO, M.D., Lake Charles, LA
1997 ERIC HOLLAND, M.D. Seattle, WA
         ANDREW E. SLOAN, M.D., Cleveland, OH
1998 MICHAEL ALEXANDER, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         LINDA M. LIAU, M.D., Ph.D. MBA UCLA Neurosurgery
         FARZAD MASSOUDI, M.D., Irvine, CA
         BEN NGUYEN, M.D., Fairfax, VA
1999 AMAN PATEL, M.D., Boston, MA


Class of 2000-2009    back to top

2000 IGOR FINEMAN, M.D., Pasadena, CA
         JAE Y. LIM, M.D., Fairfax, VA
         SERGE OBHUKHOV, M.D., Beverly Hills, CA
2001 HENRY MOYLE, M.D., Ph.D., West Long Branch, NJ
         LANGSTON T. HOLLY, M.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
2002 JAMES S. FORAGE, M.D., Las Vegas, NV
         JAIME NIETO, M.D., New York, NY
2003 TOM STEINEKE, M.D., South Orange, NJ
         CHRIS LYCETTE, M.D., Allentown, PA
2004 JAMES LEIPHART, M.D., Ph.D., Inova, Fairfax, VA
         ANTHONY A. VIRELLA, M.D., Thousand Oaks, CA
         SHON COOK, M.D., Oklahoma City, OK
2005  TOORAJ T. GRAVORI, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
          TJ SPINKS, M.D., Tampa, FL
2006 ANDREW F. CANNESTRA, M.D., Ph.D., Jacksonville, FL
         DONALD C. SHIELDS, II M.D., Ph.D., MBA, Spartanburg, SC
2007 NOUZHAN SEHATI, M.D., Sherman Oaks, CA
         NESTOR GONZALEZ, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         ADEBUKOLA ONIBOKUN, M.D., San Jose, CA
2008 MURISIKU RAIFU, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         TARUN ARORA, M.D., San Francisco, CA
2009 JEAN-PHILIPPE LANGEVIN, M.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
         ERIC STINER, M.D., Anaheim, CA
         VARTAN TASHJIAN, M.D., Fontana, CA
         SANDI LAM, M.D., MBA, Chicago, IL


Class of 2010-Present    back to top

2010 MARK SEDRAK, M.D., Redwood City, CA
         ZACHARY SMITH, M.D., Chicago, IL
2011 GARNI BARKHOUDARIAN, M.D., Santa Monica, CA
         SHAYAN RAHMAN, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
2012 AARON R. CUTLER, M.D., Pomona, CA
         VIKRAM UDANI, M.D., San Diego, CA
2013 BRANDON EVANS, M.D., Fayetteville, AR
         COLIN BUCHANAN, M.D., Aurora, CO
         JUSTIN DYE, M.D., Loma Linda, CA
2014 AUSAF BARI, M.D., Ph.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
         PATRICK PEZESHKIAN, M.D., Redwood City, CA
         JASON HAUPTMAN, M.D. Ph.D., Seattle, WA
2015 ARTHUR P. CHOU, M.D., Ph.D., Downey, CA
         JASVINDER NANGIANA, M.D., Mission Hills, CA
2016 RICHARD EVERSON, M.D., UCLA Neurosurgery
         WON KIM, M.D. UCLA Neurosurgery
2017 RUDI SCHARNWEBER, M.D., Ph.D., Los Angeles, CA
         SERGEI TERTEROV, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         ANDREW YEW, M.D., Burlington, MA
2018 NICHOLAS AU YONG, M.D., Ph.D., Atlanta, GA
         DANIEL HIRT, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         YINN CHER OOI, M.D., Fort Worth, TX
         MATTHEW GARRETT, M.D., Ph.D., Cincinnati, OH
2019 DANIEL NAGASAWA, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
         TIANYI NIU, M.D., Providence, RI
         ALEXANDER TUCKER, M.D., Philadelphia, PA
2020 JOEL BECKETT, M.D., Cleveland, OH
         JOS’LYN WOODARD, M.D., Portland, OR         

 


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