Our Team

Mattia Rosso is a movement disorders fellow at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH). He completed a neurology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where he served as a chief resident for the final year of training. During his time at MUSC, he developed a Neurohumanities group alongside Charlie Palmer, which has focused on monthly meetings at the intersection of the humanities and neurology for the past two years. 

Fun Facts: Outside of his work and neurohumanistic passions, Mattia enjoys cooking, reading both fiction and nonfiction, expanding his film knowledge, and taking care of his two cats.

Galina Gheihman, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician in General Neurology at Mass General Brigham (MGB). Dr. Gheihman earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency at MGB, where she served as Chief Resident in 2023-2024. Galina is passionate about neurology education innovation and the career development of clinician educators in neurology. She is also interested in the intersection of arts, humanities, and neurology and is leading visual arts and dance programs for neurology patients, trainees, and providers. When not in the hospital or on the NHN seminars, Galina loves being outdoors including travelling and hiking.

 Charlie Palmer is the Chief Resident of the MUSC combined Neurology-Psychiatry program. Along with Mattia Rosso, he developed the local MUSC Neurohumanities group. He is interested in holistic but personalized brain medicine and novel therapeutic techniques, especially in the field of brain stimulation. 

Fun facts: He through-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail prior to medical school; Raises chickens in his suburban backyard.

Jade Doolittle has completed her medical degree at MUSC and is starting neurology residency at Stanford Medicine, with an interest in movement disorders and medical humanities. In her free time, she's traveling, propagating plants, or paddle-boarding.

Rida Farhan is an international medical graduate from Pakistan and is starting her neurology residency at Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech. She was drawn to the neurohumanities through her own experiences as a patient, often seeking comfort in creative writing. She enjoys exploring the intersection of technology, neurology, and the humanities. Rida has actively contributed to The Neurotransmitters podcast and narrated for Continuum Aloud.

In her free time, she loves cooking, traveling, and diving into the uncomfortable depths of life - you might find her sharing reflections on her personal blog.

Devika Naphade is a medical student at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston SC. She grew up between India and the United States, and studied at Duke University, where she majored in Neuroscience and Linguistics. She enjoys exploring how the health humanities can bring meaning and depth to the practice of medicine, as well as anything related to the brain.

In her free time, Devika loves reading; listening to Hindi and Urdu poetry; learning about food, culture and languages; walking along the Charleston Battery and beaches; and spending time with friends and family.

Max Brody, a third-year from Bethany, Oklahoma, is an English major with a concentration in literary theory and cultural studies, with minors in chemistry and Native and Indigenous studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Identifying as a first-generation college student, he is interested in rural and Indigenous healthcare advocacy, critical theory, and narrative medicine. His academic study and research focus on the structural inequities impacting Indigenous communities, particularly cardio-renal health and chronic disease outcomes. As a Stanford Pre- Renal Scholar and researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine, he investigates the interplay between socioeconomic status, rurality, and kidney disease through statistical methods like linear regressions. Beyond research, he co-founded Word for Word: Penn’s Medical Humanities Journal, a platform amplifying underrepresented voices in the intersections of medicine, humanities, and social justice.

Tatiana Greige is a vascular neurology fellow at Mass General Brigham in Boston, MA. She received her medical degree from Paris Descartes University in her hometown of Paris, France. She completed her neurology residency at Boston University Medical Center where she also served as Chief Resident. During residency, she created the MANET project, a yearly program aimed at integrating humanities in the neurology residency curriculum through museum-based sessions.

Aye Thant is a physician and neurology trainee from Burma, currently working as a Clinical Research Assistant in the Department of Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis and applying to neurology residency this year. Passionate about medical education, she co-leads the Neurology Virtual Morning Report with her mentor, Dr. Aaron Berkowitz, through Clinical Problem Solvers. Coming from an underrepresented and conflict-affected region, Aye is dedicated to uplifting others through a lens of Neurohumanity. Outside of medicine, she enjoys playing piano and writing narrative stories and poetry.