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.

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 Charlie Palmer is a double boarded Psychiatrist and Neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania in the divisions of Movement Disorders and Interventional Psychiatry. He utilizes invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation techniques to treat behavioral symptoms in patients with neuropsychiatric diseases, especially when prior treatments have not been effective. Along with Mattia, he developed the MUSC Neurohumanities group and is passionate about focusing on the humanistic aspects of caring for patients with brain disorders.

Rida Farhan is an international medical graduate from Pakistan and a PGY1 neurology resident 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.

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.

Garima Misra is a recent medical graduate from ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, India, with a strong interest in neurology. Her experiences in clinical neurology and neuroscience research have strengthened her fascination with the brain, while meaningful interactions with patients have highlighted the importance of understanding the human experience behind neurological illness. Through NeuroHumanities, she hopes to explore the intersection of neuroscience, creativity, and human connection. Outside of medicine, she enjoys writing poetry and singing.

Natalia is a physician from the Caribbean coast of Colombia and an aspiring neurologist. She has been working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a Junior Member of the American Academy of Neurology. She will soon move to Cleveland, Ohio, to continue her research training at the Case Western Reserve University/UH Epilepsy Program while applying for Neurology residency. Natalia has a sibling with 1p36 deletion syndrome who has inspired her to share faith, hope, and kindness with all patients, especially those with disabilities. She is passionate about exploring the impact of the health humanities on patient well-being and neurorehabilitation. In her free time, she enjoys music, sitcoms, nature walks, stargazing, and swimming.  

Sydney Martin is a 3rd year medical student at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. She is an Atlanta native and studied Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory college. She enjoys exploring the intersection of science and art, and believes that medicine is best practiced with a focus on all of our humanity. Outside of medicine, Sydney enjoys listening to music, gardening, trying new recipes, playing tennis and playing with her dogs.

Karthik is a physician from India with a growing interest in neurology and is applying for the next year's match cycle. He has been working with neurotransmitters, contributing to social media, serving as a community doctor for ChildFund India, and leading public outreach that makes neurological topics accessible as the head of the SIGN Program. Outside of medicine, he enjoys traveling, writing, and playing chess.

Irene Newman Jimenez is a Venezuelan-American artist and researcher focused on addressing inequalities in health outcomes for individuals from marginalized communities. Irene has studied the social neuroscience of microaggressions, colonization’s psychological impacts on identity, and intergenerational medicinal practices in Hispanic/Latine populations. They earned a B.A.&Sc. in Cognitive Science with a specialization in Neuroscience at McGill University and is now pursing a M.S. in Media, Medicine and Health at Harvard Medical School. Irene has created virtual reality experiences, prose, plays and animated videos to convey the findings of their research. In their free time, Irene loves musical theatre, listening to jazz on vinyl and dancing with friends. 

Debora Ghosh is a Clinical Research Assistant in Boston Children’s Hospital. She graduated from UC Berkeley, with a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology. She is a recipient of the 2024 25 Under 25 Common Purpose Global Legacy Award for her work in addiction medicine and health equity in UCSF. Debora is committed to exploring how patient stories and narratives can frame care. As a 2023 Elsa’s Touch Cure Glioblastoma Scholar, she is also interested in researching neuro-oncology and neurorehabilitation. Beyond research, she volunteers and advocates for patient care with the Alzheimer’s Association. She loves mentoring, reading non-fiction books, doing hackathons, and exploring how narrative, policy, and neuroscience can inform one another. 

Madison McDonald graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2026 with degrees in Neuroscience and Dance and is currently applying to medical school. She is passionate about redefining healing by integrating medicine with movement. What began as seventeen years of preprofessional dance training evolved into a framework for human-centered care: teaching Dance for Parkinson’s, improving literacy through Ballet and Books, and studying spinocerebellar ataxia in the Costa Lab. Madison continues to combine her interests in neuroscience, global health, and the arts to explore how movement can improve not only recovery, but also individuals’ sense of identity.

Steven Muller Grecia is a physician from the Philippines and an aspiring neurologist. He is passionate about clinical education and leveraging social media to make neurology more accessible and engaging worldwide. He is particularly interested in the intersection of neurology and the humanities, exploring how narrative and the arts illuminate the lived experience of illness. In his free time, he enjoys reading, hiking, and trying (with varying degrees of success) to keep his extensive plant collection alive.

Divanshu is an international medical graduate and a neuroscience enthusiast from India. Apart from working with patients and obsessing over neuroimaging, He runs a YouTube channel by the name MadMedics, with an aim to present medicine in a simplified, visual, and an accessible manner, especially for preclinical students. In his free time, he loves to create digital art and write on Quora about human perception, uncertainty and life.

Meghana Chennupati is an international medical graduate from Hyderabad (India) with a keen interest in neurology. I am also a professional artist in oil and acrylics with a dedicated page on instagram @chiaroscuro_24. I love learning about the human brain in my free time and browsing through articles.

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.

Jade Doolittle has completed her medical degree at MUSC and is a PGY1 neurology resident at Stanford Medicine, with an interest in movement disorders and medical humanities. In her free time, she's traveling, propagating plants, or paddle-boarding.