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.

IPL Team at Neuromod 2025
IPL Team Member Ziad Nahas

Ziad Nahas, MD, MSCR

Principal Investigator

IPL Team Member Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson, MA, PhD

Managing Lab Partner

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IPL Team Member Jeremy Chaikind

Jeremy Chaikind, MD

Assistant Professor

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IPL Team Member Robert Hermosillo

Robert Hermosillo, PhD

Neuroimaging Research Scientist

IPL Team Member Hiba Sheheitli

Hiba Sheheitli, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

IPL Team Member Edoardo De Queiroz Vattimo

Edoardo De Queiroz Vattimo, MD, PhD

Neuromodulation Medicine Fellow

IPL Team Member Rama Abbadi

Rama Abbadi, MD

Post Doctoral Associate, Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Guncha Bhasin

Guncha Bhasin, PhD

Post Doctoral Research Scholar

IPL Team Member Cash Differding

Cash Differding, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator

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IPL Team Member Butool Durrani

Butool Durrani, MD, MSc 

Post Doctoral Associate: Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Anna Ingebretson

Anna Ingebretson, PhD

Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Kayla Thoen

Kayla Thoen, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator

IPL Team Member Spencer Eiting

Spencer Eiting

Doctoral Candidate

IPL Team Member Alisha Bhagia

Alisha Bhagia

Research Assistant

IPL Team Member Ramez Dagher

Ramez Dagher

Research Assistant

IPL Team Member Nanda Beena Gopan

Nanda Beena Gopan

Research Assistant

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Jaejoong Kim

Research Assistant

IPL Team Member Carson Knoer

Carson Knoer

Research Assistant

IPL Team Member Josh Magnuson

Josh Magnuson

Research Assistant

IPL Team Member Iza Nahas

Izabella Nahas

Research Assistant

IPL Team Member Ben Schultz

Ben Schultz

Research Assistant

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IPL Team Member Bella Wedes

Bella Wedes

Research Assistant

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IPL Team Member Julian Westerlund

Julian Westerlund

Research Assistant