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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Neurology

Residency · Houston, TX

Sponsored by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Director Melissa Christie

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Class size
12
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$74k2027 to 2028

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 202613 on record of 12 seats · 1 US MD, 1 international · 10 published before starting
  • Mitchell Kilgore21 papers · 4 first author · 5 case reports · 8 reviews
  • Eric MohanMcGovern Medical School8 papers · 1 first author
  • Joseph Samaha5 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report
  • Rijul Nanda4 papers · 1 first author
  • Alena BerkhamovaRussian National Research Medical University2 papers · 2 reviews
  • Prasen Marella2 papers · 1 first author
  • Dina Misut1 paper
  • Joseph Prokop1 paper
  • Julia Hwang1 paper
  • Safia Sharif1 paper
  • Abhishek Vyas
  • Courtney Nguyen
  • Sangeetha Narayan
Started 202513 on record of 12 seats · 7 US MD, 4 DO, 2 international · 6 published before starting
  • Chandler DykstraMarian Univ Coll of Osteo Med8 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Angela BurkettAmerican University of the Caribbean3 papers
  • Peter WangUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine3 papers · 1 case report
  • Gabriela CruzMcGovern Medical School2 papers · 1 case report
  • Mohammad AlisaliDamascus Univ1 paper · 1 first author · 1 case report
  • Sammy RussellUniversity of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio1 paper · 1 review
  • Breanna AlonzoMcGovern Medical School
  • Carter ButsonTexas Coll of Osteopathic Med
  • Daniel LindahlTexas A&M School of Medicine
  • Mary ProctorUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
  • Sampada ChaudhariTexas Coll of Osteopathic Med
  • Samyam PrasainSam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Tylar SeckmanJoan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Started 202412 on record of 12 seats · 7 US MD, 3 DO, 2 international · 6 published before starting
  • Merry ChenMed Coll of Georgia16 papers · 3 first author · 2 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Arash NiktabeKansas City Univ Of Med & Biosci, Coll Of Osteo Med6 papers · 1 review
  • Marcelo SommerkampUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado3 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Joshia JohnTexas Coll of Osteopathic Med1 paper
  • Lajja MajmundarUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine1 paper
  • Zooha KhanMcGovern Medical School1 paper · 1 first author
  • Alejandra PossuUniv of Texas Southwestern Med Sch at Dallas
  • Elelia PhillipsUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine
  • Elyse CortezMcGovern Medical School
  • Haley DevilleTexas Coll of Osteopathic Med
  • Sabrina BitarUniversity of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
  • Tomoki KinoshitaUniv of Fukui Fac of Med

Training

6 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center27 mo
  • UT Physicians Specialty Clinics - Professional Building13 mo
  • Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital8 mo
  • Harris Health System - Smith Clinic1 mo
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship20
  • Vascular Neurology Fellowship20
  • Epilepsy Fellowship18
  • Movement Disorders Fellowship5
  • Behavioral Neurology And Neuropsychiatry Fellowship3
  • Neurology Fellowship3

Where graduates work now

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston22
  • Cleveland Clinic3
  • Houston Methodist Hospital3
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California3
  • Memorial Hermann Health System3
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine2

Research

68% of current residents have a paper since 2023

40 of 59, 172 papers between them

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Life

$74k to start, $77k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$73,821
  • PGY-2$76,584

People

Leadership

  • Melissa ChristieProgram Director
  • Aidan AzherAssociate Program Director
  • Kyrillos EskanderAssociate Program Director
  • Bahram KazaniChief Resident

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

More programs at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Clinical NeurophysiologyPositions: 5
  • EpilepsyPositions: 8
  • Neurocritical Care (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 8
  • Neurodevelopmental DisabilitiesPositions: 1
  • Vascular NeurologyPositions: 8

Place

Summers reach 94°, winters fall to 46°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.3M people live within 20 minutes of Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,310 a month within 10 miles of Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Hurricanes
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes
  • Cold waves

Publishes with residents

  • Louise McCulloughNeurological Surgery, 4 residents
  • Sunil ShethNeurology, 3 residents
  • Ameer HassanVascular Neurology, 3 residents
  • Wondwossen TekleNeurology, 3 residents