Neurosurgery

Current Residents

Chief Resident

Ryan Plasma staff photo

Ryan Palsma, MD

Resident/Fellow

rppalsma@arizona.edu

PGY-7

Neil Joshi, MD

Resident/Fellow

neiljoshi@arizona.edu

PGY-6

Ryan Plasma staff photo

Ryan Palsma, MD

Resident/Fellow

rppalsma@arizona.edu

PGY-5

Hasan Sumdani, MD

Resident/Fellow

hsumdani@arizona.edu

PGY-4

Breanna Sheldon, MD, MS staff photo

Breanna L. Sheldon, MD, MS

Resident/Fellow

bsheldon@arizona.edu

PGY-3

Dara S. Farhadi staff photo

Dara Sam Farhadi, MD, MS

Resident/Fellow

darafarhadi@arizona.edu

PGY-2

Kareem El Naamani staff photo

Kareem El Naamani, MD

Resident/Fellow

kelnaamani@arizona.edu

PGY-1

Jerry M. Brown, II, MD

Jerry M. Brown, II, MD

Resident/Fellow

jerrybrown1@arizona.edu

Hasaan Hayat, MD

Hasaan “Has” Hayat, MD

Resident/Fellow

hhayat@arizona.edu

Alumni

Name	Graduating Class	Medical School
Pedro Aguilar Salinas, MD	2025	MD: Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Mexico
Aaron R. Burket, DO	2024	DO: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth