About Me

Hi! My name is Sam and I’m an MD/PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis. For a long time I’ve been fascinated by the brain and its seemingly overwhelming complexity. It’s my hope that by advancing our understanding of the basic circuits and systems of the brain, we will spur the development of innovative treatments for neurologic and psychiatric disorders - some of the most taxing and challenging diseases to treat.

I recently graduated from the Hengen lab, where I studied the dynamics of large populations of neurons across the sleep/wake cycle and how these dynamics are disrupted in conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease. You can peruse my scholarly works on my Google Scholar page.

For fun, my creative pursuits include narrative medicine and producing electronic music. If you’re interested, you can read some of my writing in this anthology or in the Hippocrene, Wash U med’s arts magazine.

I’ll be applying into pediatric neurology this coming cycle, and I’m very excited to enter this amazing field!