Our Residents

Peter Harris, MD

PGY-6

Peter Harris was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Cornell University where he participated in lightweight rowing. He went on to attend Tufts School of Medicine. He is fascinated by all facets of Neurosurgery and is hoping to absorb as much of each subspecialty as possible. He enjoys running, surfing, playing sports and staying active. 

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University 
Medical Education: Tufts University 

Douglas Chung, MD

PGY-5

Douglas Chung was born in Manhattan, New York but moved to Washington State when he was 2 years old.  He attended the University of Washington in Seattle where he majored in Biochemistry, and then went to Georgetown University where he graduated with a MS in Physiology and Biophysics.  He then moved to Miami, Florida where he attended medical school at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.  It was during medical school where he developed his passion for, and committed himself to, the field of Neurosurgery.  His clinical interests include brain tumor, cerebrovascular, and spine. In his free time outside of residency he enjoys spending time with friends/family, exploring DC, playing basketball, cooking and learning new things

Undergraduate Education: University of Washington
Medical Education: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Madeleine Smith, MD

PGY-5

Madeleine Smith was born in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania. She became fascinated with the brain early in life, and decided to move to Boston to study neuroscience at Northeastern University. While in undergrad, she discovered her passion for the operating room while completing an externship in physical therapy at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She went on to complete medical school at University of Maryland in Baltimore. Her very early inclinations in neurosurgery are for spine and trauma, though she still has lots left to explore. In her spare time, she enjoys dance, trying new foods, solving escape rooms, and spending time with her family.  

Undergraduate Education: Northeastern University
Medical Education: University of Maryland

Timothy Singer, MD 

PGY-4

Timothy Singer came to Neurosurgery via a non-traditional route, first completing training in Pediatrics/Global Child Health at Texas Children's Hospital. He has a strong interest in congenital pathology, as well as neuro-oncology, trauma, and the intersection between Public Health and Neurosurgery. He was inspired by neurosurgical mentors in medical school at Stanford and at Texas Children's to pursue a surgical career that brings his interests together. Outside of the hospital he is an avid follower of what is in season at his local farmers market, ensuring that his co-residents, or anyone who will listen, never misses stone fruit season. 

Undergraduate Education: Carleton College 
Medical Education: Stanford University 

Nidhi Kedda

PGY-3 

Nidhi Kedda was born and raised in a small town in northern Delaware. At Johns Hopkins University, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, with a secondary major in Psychology and a minor in Entrepreneurship and Management. She then moved to DC to start medical school at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. During medical school she continued her research through the neurosurgery department at Johns Hopkins in the lab of Dr. Henry Brem, Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery. In her free time, Nidhi enjoys reading fiction, napping, and Netflixing and is an avid sci-fi/fantasy film fan. Her early interests in neurosurgery are spine and pediatrics, and she is particularly passionate about advancing the field of neurosurgery through the mentorship and teaching of medical students and undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in neurosurgery. Nidhi is thrilled to be staying in DC for residency and looks forward to seven years of training at GW!

Undergraduate Education: The Johns Hopkins University
Medical Education: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Dallas Soyland

PGY-3

Dallas Soyland was born and raised in South Dakota. He received his BA in biology from Augustana University while playing for the club basketball team. His love for neuroscience began in college, during which he worked in a research laboratory studying rare neurodevelopmental diseases. He received his medical degree from the University of South Dakota, where his neurosurgical mentors gave him early meaningful operative experience. He is interested in all fields of neurosurgery and spends his time outside the hospital playing basketball and building aquariums.

Undergraduate Education: Augustana University
Medical Education: University of South Dakota
 

Alexandra Miner, MD, MS 

PGY-2

Alex Miner grew up living between Chicago, Brussels, Rome, New York City, and Washington DC. She completed her BA in Neuroscience and Molecular & Cellular Biology at Vanderbilt University, her MS in Biomedical Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and her MD at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. During medical school she was also the Rudin Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Fellow in the Tabar Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering where she studied the role of aberrant neurodevelopmental mechanisms in pediatric glioma. She hopes to develop a career as a neurosurgeon-scientist that integrates her interests in pediatrics, neuro-oncology, global neurosurgery, and health equity work. Outside of the hospital she loves to read, write creative nonfiction, figure skate, and explore the art and music scene around DC.

Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Landon Ashby, MD 

PGY-1

Landon Ashby was born and raised in Central Texas near Little River-Academy. He attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a B.S.A. in Biochemistry with a minor in Business, before returning to UT Austin for medical school at Dell Medical School. During medical school, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and completed an MBA at the McCombs School of Business. He conducted basic science research under the mentorship of Benjamin Umlauf, PhD, studying cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and novel therapeutic approaches to traumatic brain injury. His clinical and research interests include traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, spine surgery, and the business of medicine, with a long-term goal of pursuing an academic career in neurotrauma. Outside of the hospital, Landon is an avid runner and enjoys exploring D.C. with his fiancée Abbie and dog Woody. He also enjoys traveling, fly fishing, collecting books, and following the Texas Longhorns.

Christina La Gamma, MD

PGY-1

Christina La Gamma was born and raised in New York. She earned her BS in Neuroscience from Barnard College of Columbia University, where her interest in neurosurgery began through research on traumatic brain injury. She went on to earn her MD from Penn State College of Medicine, including a dedicated research year at the NIH through the Medical Research Scholars Program, where she investigated opioid peptide pathways using viral and optogenetic techniques. During medical school, she was also actively involved in health policy and physician advocacy, fostering an early interest in organized neurosurgery. She was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in recognition of her commitment to compassionate patient care. Her clinical interests include neurocritical care, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, and functional neurosurgery. Long-term, she hopes to pursue a career as an academic neurosurgeon-scientist studying neuroplasticity and translating discoveries in neuroscience into therapies that restore neurological function. Outside of medicine, Christina enjoys reading, caring for her plants, being outdoors, and spending time with her cat, Meli.

Undergraduate Education: Barnard College of Columbia University
Medical Education: Penn State College of Medicine