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Ayush Batra completed his residency
and fellowship at the Harvard Partners
Neurology Program at Brigham and
Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts
General Hospital and is now an
assistant professor of neurology in the
Stroke and Neurocritical Care Division
at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
(NMH). He spends his time attending
in the 23-bed neuroscience-spine
intensive care unit at NMH and
provides neurologic consultations for
other NMH ICUs as well. Ayush says
“thankfully, supportive colleagues and leadership continue to help
me navigate the new hospital system while making the transition
from fellow to attending as smooth as possible. In addition to my
clinical and teaching responsibilities, I spend a significant portion
of my time in the basic science laboratory under the mentorship
of Dr. William A. Muller studying immune-mediated mechanisms
of neurologic injury at the neurovascular unit.” Ayush and his wife
Nisha have taken advantage of the amazing restaurant scene in
Chicago and love trying new cuisines. Additionally, they enjoy
playing tennis and making the most of the Chicago outdoors
during the summer/fall weather.
Shamir Haji completed his neurology
residency at Mayo Clinic Rochester and
then a neurocritical care fellowship at
The Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine. For the past year, he has
been the director of Neurocritical Care
at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical
Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. He says
the position has been a great
opportunity to “continue practicing
within the scope of fellowship training,
pursue work/life balance and contribute
significantly to enhancements in the
quality of patient care at the ground level. In these settings, diverse
opportunities exist to create sustainable impacts in morbidity and
mortality of regional patient populations through clinical work,
community and clinical education, as well as apply best-practice
guidelines from the academic arena.” Shamir hopes to continue to
develop the program and fortify the institution as a regional leader
in stroke and neurocritical care. In his free time, Shamir enjoys
traveling and competitive toe wrestling.