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Residents and Fellows

Welcome to the NANS Residents and Fellows and Young Neuromodulators Section! Here you will find resources dedicated to residents, fellows, students and young neuromodulators interested in or training in the field of neuromodulation. In addition to fellowship and job listings, we provide opportunities for education, conferences, and courses. We encourage you to become a member, get involved, and explore what NANS has to offer!

In order to stay up to date, please join our mailing list by emailing info@neuromodulation.org Follow us on Instagram and follow us on Twitter.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Apply now for funding to attend the 2024 NANS Annual Meeting. Applications for Early Career Travel Grants and the Diversity and Outreach Committee Pipeline Grants are open through October 25. Learn more here.

MEMBERSHIP

As a Trainee member, you are eligible for valuable benefits that far exceed the annual membership fee, including:

Preference to the annual and mid-year Hands-On Cadaver Courses, which are only available to NANS members. This unbiased course represents all device manufacturers with intimate teaching by world-class faculty.
Access to the online version and resources of our society’s journal Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface.
Membership in the International Neuromodulation Society by courtesy.
Eligibility for travel awards to attend the NANS Annual Meeting.
Mentorship from a group of highly accomplished, multidisciplinary neuromodulation thought leaders, including contact information of mentors in NANS and access to a summary of landmark papers.
Networking and employment opportunities to secure your future.
Opportunities to become involved in a growing, state-of-the-art association.
As current residents and fellows, we personally feel that NANS membership has proved invaluable to our professional development. No other organization gives you more of the support you need to advance your career than NANS! Click here to join NANS now.

EDUCATION AND RESOURCES

CLINICAL CASE SERIES
Please see below for eight clinical cases that have been created for the NANS Clinical Case Discussion Series. Although there may be some case by case variation by topic, each case follows a standardized format that is meant to highlight core educational concepts within neuromodulation that are relevant to Fellows and Residents in training. These cases were created by RFS board members as well as those Fellows participating in the Mentorship program. Each case was carefully reviewed and created in conjunction with a NANS faculty mentor.

VISUAL ABSTRACT SERIES
Click the links below to view our visual abstract series. Our visual abstracts, released each month through our Twitter account, summarize new key articles published within the neuromodulation space.

VIDEOS
Implantation of a Baclofen Pump
Implantation of Thoracic SCS

KNOT TYING VIDEOS (COURTESY OF ANTIMATED KNOTS)
One-handed Tie
Two-handed Tie
Surgeon's Knot

NANS SCS WORKSHOP FOR FELLOWS/RESIDENTS VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:
(Warning these links access some rather large video files, they may take a while to download)
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
The Mechanics of Programming for DBS
Programming DBS for Parkinson's Disease

Below are educational resources offered by system manufacturers directed towards patients. You may find it useful not only to direct your patients to these websites, but also to use them for your own understanding of each implantable system.

SPINAL CORD STIMULATION
Boston Scientific
Control your Pain

Medtronic
Living with Chronic Pain

St. Jude Medical
Discovering Neurostimulation

INTRATHECAL BACLOFEN PUMP THERAPY
Medtronic
Living with Chronic Pain

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION
Medtronic
Living with Parkinson’s Disease

VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION
Cyberonics
VNS Therapy for Epilepsy

UPCOMING COURSES AND MEETINGS FOR RESIDENTS & FELLOWS

MEETINGS & PRACTICAL COURSES
Save the Date! NANS 2024 Annual Meeting January 18-21, 2024 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY AND JOB LISTINGS

FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY
View our Fellowship Directory to see a list of institutions, fellowship coordinators, and their contact information.

PAIN MANAGEMENT
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians website
Pain Management Employment Resources

NEUROSURGERY
AANS Career Center website
CNS Jobseeker's website

NANS RESEARCH COLLABORATION PROGRAM

Welcome to the NANS Research Collaboration Program! Our objective of this platform is to promote research collaboration in the field of neuromodulation amongst resident physicians, fellows, and attendings in the field of Pain Medicine.

If you are a researcher looking for other collaborators to join your project or a collaborator looking for research projects to join, please fill out the NANS Research Collaboration form.

After submission, NANS RFS will connect researchers with collaborators to facilitate the production research projects! If you have any questions about the program please email us at info.nansrfs@gmail.com

Committee Leadership

Preet Patel, MD
Senior Advisor

Interventional Pain | Anesthesiology
Founder at Gramercy Pain & Neuroscience Center
PreetPatelMD@gmail.com

Rushna Ali, MD
Young Neuromodulators Co-Chair
Neurological Surgery- Assistant Professor
Spectrum Health Medical Group Grand Rapids, Michigan
rushna.ali08@gmail.com

Ryan D'Souza, MD
Young Neuromodulators Co-Chair

Interventional Pain Physician Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
dsouza.ryan@mayo.edu

Vwaire Orhurhu, MD MPH
Young Neuromodulators Co-Chair
Interventional Pain Physician, Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
vwo569@mail.harvard.edu

Ankur A. Patel, DO
RFS Co-Chair

PM&R (PGY4) Rising Pain Medicine Fellow
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia and Cornell
ankurp416@gmail.com

Soun Sheen, MD
Vice Chair - RFS

PM&R (PGY3- admin chief)
University of Rochester
ssheen2017@gmail.com

Elliot Klein, DO MPH
Secretary

Anesthesiology (PGY2)
Hofstra/Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health
eklein6@northwell.edu

Wenyu Pan, MD
Education Liaison

Anesthesiology; Interventional Pain Fellow
University of Chicago Medical Center
wpan14@gmail.com

Anihsinder Prakash, MD
Mentorship Liaison

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PGY3)
Tower Health Reading Rehabilitation Hospital- Drexel University COM at Tower Health
anishinder.parkash@gmail.com

Danika Paulo, MD
Mentorship Liaison

Neurosurgery (PGY5)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
danika.l.paulo@vumc.org

Jay Karri, MD MPH
Early Development Career Liaison

PM&R, Pain Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
jaykarri@gmail.com

Amir Ahmadian, DO
Chief Technology Officer

PM&R, Pain Medicine
UT San Antonio Pain Medicine Fellowship
amirahmadian0@gmail.com

Ahish Chitneni, DO
Research Liaison

PM&R (PGY2)
New York Presbyterian- Columbia & Cornell PM&R
ahishchitneni@gmail.com

"Sisi" Siyun Xie, MD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Anesthesiology (PGY3)
University of Texas Medical Branch- Galveston
sixie@UTMB.EDU

Tessa Harland, MD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Neurosurgery (PGY3)
Albany Medical College
harlant@amc.edu

Brandon Smith, MD
Webinar and Podcast Liaison

PM&R (PGY2)
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Samantha Erosa, MD
Young Neuromodulators Member-at-Large

PM&R, Pain Medicine
University of California San Diego