IPL Team Members

The IPL Research Team is a diverse set of dedicated clinicians, research professionals, graduate and undergraduate students. Join us!

Our backgrounds include psychiatry, cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, medicine, and other fields, but we all collaborate to build a team focused on advancing research around neuromodulation and treatment resistant depression. 

We strive to promote a healthy, engaging experience for all staff, as we are committed to the personal and professional wellbeing of the team and all those with whom we interact.

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IPL Team Member Ziad Nahas

Ziad Nahas, MD, MSCR

Principal Investigator

IPL Team Member Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson, MA, PhD

Managing Lab Partner

IPL Team Member Hiba Sheheitli

Hiba Sheheitli, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

IPL Team Member Cash Differding

Cash Differding, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Butool Durrani

Butool Durrani, MD, MSc 

Post Doctoral Associate: Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Maya Hazimeh

Maya Hazimeh, MD

Post Doctoral Associate: Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Ahmed Sakr

Ahmed Sakr, MD

Post Doctoral Research Scholar

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Maryam Shah-Din, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Praveer Arora

Research Assistant

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Rebecca AbuAyed

Research Assistant

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Angela Bosch

Research Assistant

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Nicholas Buhta

Research Assistant

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Alisha Bhagia

Research Assistant

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Emily Gears

Research Assistant

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Julian Westerlund

Research Assistant