EDITORIAL BOARD

Iyan Younus, MD
Chief Editor
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Iyan Younus, MD received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2020 with Honors in Research. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University graduating summa cum laude. At Cornell, Iyan conducted epilepsy research with funding from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) research fellowship. His work investigated the network theory of focal seizure propagation. Iyan has also published numerous papers and presented at national meetings on outcomes, complications, new approaches, and the surgical learning curve in endoscopic skull base surgery.

Iyan is co-founder of the medical student neurosurgery training camp and is involved in multiple projects for improving and facilitating career preparation for future neurosurgeons. Iyan will begin his Neurological Surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in July 2020. Iyan is an avid sports fan, especially football and basketball.
Ron Sahyouni, MD, MS, PhD
Senior Editor
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Ron Sahyouni, MD PhD received his medical degree from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine in 2020. He completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering as part of the NIH-Funded Medical Scientist Training Program. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California Berkeley in 2013. Ron worked with Dr. Harrison Lin, Dr. Jefferson Chen, and Dr. Hamid Djalilian on a number of projects related to traumatic brain and peripheral nerve injuries. This work resulted in over 50 manuscripts, a patent, two grants, and several national presentations. He authored a book titled Alzheimer’s Disease Decoded, and is interested in translating technologies with therapeutic potential to the OR. Ron will begin his Neurological Surgery residency at the University of California San Diego in July 2020. Outside of his academic interests, Ron is an avid drummer, hiker, and music/coffee enthusiast.
Ryan E. Radwanski, MD
Senior Editor
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Ryan is a U.S. Marine who served with 1st Battalion, 11th Marines in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. During four years of active, enlisted service Ryan was meritoriously promoted three times, was awarded the Naval Achievement Medal, and earned a combat action ribbon in theater. Ryan was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2012.

Ryan completed his undergraduate studies in Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University and received his MD degree with Honors in Service from Weill Cornell Medical College. Ryan founded the first planning committee for Medical Student Neurosurgery Training Camps in 2017 - a multi-site national training program that has since grown into the Medical Student Neurosurgery Training Center.  As the Executive Director of the Training Center, Ryan is at the forefront of our mission to pioneer new learning  opportunities in neurosurgery.
Karim Hafazalla, MD
Senior Editor
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Karim Hafazalla, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University in 2020 with a specialization in Clinical and Translational Research. He attended Queen’s University, where he studied Life Sciences and graduated with distinction. He was heavily involved with Jefferson’s AANS student group, having served terms as vice-president and president. In addition, he served as the managing editor for the neurosurgery department’s biannual research journal. His research has focused on chemotherapeutic agents for low-grade gliomas and anti-VEGF agents in glioblastoma multiforme. Karim will begin his neurological surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in June 2020. He is a lifelong Toronto Raptors fan.
Monica Mureb, DO
Senior Editor
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Monica Mureb, DO received her medical degree from New York Institute of Technology COM. She obtained her undergraduate degree from New York University graduating with honors in neuroscience. While working in the Department of Neurosurgery at New York University School of Medicine, Monica conducted research in stereotactic radiosurgery under Dr. Douglas Kondziolka and endovascular neurosurgery under Drs. Howard Riina and Omar Tanweer. Her research focused on the outcomes of patients undergoing Gamma Knife radiosurgery for multiple metastases, trigeminal neuralgia, arteriovenous malformations, and various benign tumors. Her endovascular research focused on middle meningeal artery embolization in the treatment of chronic subdural hematomas.Monica will begin her Neurological Surgery residency at Westchester Medical Center in July 2020. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and reading.
Ankush Chandra, MD
Senior Editor
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Ankush Chandra, MD
Keyan Peterson, MS, MBA
Editor
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Keyan Peterson, MS, MBA is a 3rd year medical student at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Prior to entering medical school, Keyan’s diverse academic pursuits included Biomedical Science, Business Administration (Healthcare Focus) and Classical Music Performance. Passionate about Neurosurgery, he is a member of the local AANS Neurosurgery Interest Group executive board, and was previously awarded an NREF Medical Student Fellowship to study the molecular genetics and pathogenesis of sporadic cerebral arteriovenous malformations. He is also a member of the editorial board for the Wake Forest Journal of Science and Medicine.  Keyan is pursuing a career in academic neurosurgery and aspires to become a field leader in nuanced operative techniques and neuroscientific progress to the benefit of all patients with neurological disease.
Neha Siddiqui, MS
Editor
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Neha Siddiqui, MS, is a third year medical student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Biology and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago, where she also minored in French Language and Literature. She also completed her Masters in Mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. She is heavily involved with health policy and advocacy, and leads multiple Women in Medicine advocacy groups through state and national medical
societies, including a nonprofit organization Women Docs Rock. Neha does research with the UIC College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery. She leads advocacy efforts for equitable access to care for patients and to build gender equity in medicine and neurosurgery. She is pursuing a career in academic neurosurgery and aspires to continue
innovation in both medical practice and medical education. Neha is an animal lover, an art connoisseur, and she enjoys painting, hiking, and teaching Pilates.
Nathan Shlobin, BA
Editor
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Nathan Shlobin, BA, is a medical student, co-founder of the Neurological Surgery Interest Group, and research student in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Biological Sciences (Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology) and Psychology with a minor in Global Health. Nathan is interested in the intersection between neurosurgery and ethics, global health, and health policy, as well as educational innovation in neurosurgery. He hopes to provide students interested in neurosurgery with resources, guidance, and connection to each other. 
Samuel Zvarev
Editor
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Samuel Zverev is a rising premed senior majoring in Human Biology, Health, and Society with a minor in Law at Cornell University. Samuel is involved in multiple research projects in nutritional and social sciences, represents his college in the student government, and co-runs a Cornell non-profit that mentors local disadvantaged high school students. Off campus, he has interned in Immunology and Microbiology research at Columbia University Medical Center and Oncology research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

As the only undergraduate member of the editorial board for the Brain & Spine Report, Samuel writes and assists in writing articles in neurosurgery and neurosurgery education. He also volunteers in Grant Acquisition, helping to locate possible funding opportunities for Brain and Spine Group.