Resident Life

We’ve designed a program with resident life and individual success as top priorities.

Customize Your Education

We’ll surround your with experienced faculty, provide diverse learning opportunities and give you the freedom to tailor your education to fit your future practice.

Curriculum

Camaraderie with Fellow Residents

Resident culture and friendships will continue to grow in our program. As a new program, we don’t have veteran residents in our specialty area, but UND does have a variety of other established residents in programs such as Transitional Year, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Geriatric Medicine. More than 100 residents in these various programs are within Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. As our program grows, please return to virtually meet the people you’ll be practicing alongside, learning from, and enjoying resident retreats and social activities with if you’re matched to our program.

2022 Neurology Resident Welcome Luncheon

2021 Neurology Resident Welcome Luncheon

Neurology Resident Luncheon

Current Residents

PGY-1

Jimenez Zambrano, Joyce, M.D.

Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Hometown:

Guayaquil, Ecuador

What attracted you to train at the UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program?

I chose UND because I felt that the faculty and residents had a genuine desire to create a healthy and effective learning environment. It is also an exciting opportunity to be part of a new program and grow alongside it while learning under its exceptional faculty.

What are your plans after residency?

A fellowship in neuro-oncology/neuroimmunology or cognitive disorders (I'll decide this during residency).

What is your favorite North Dakota activity?

I spend my free time exploring the different parks and museums of Fargo.

If you weren't a physician, you would be?

A psychologist.

Jones, Jeremy, D.O.

Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown:

Grand Forks, North Dakota

What attracted you to train at the UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program?

I spent a month here on a 4th year visiting audition rotation and was blown away by the experience. The faculty are sincere, care about you, and are all gifted teachers. The facilities are quite new with a nice outpatient clinic, new state-of-the-art hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and options for numerous electives.

What are your plans after residency?

I love general neurology and want to help meet the need for neurologists in rural areas. I am also open to pursuing a fellowship, possibly in Headache or Neuroimmunology.

What is your favorite North Dakota activity?

The four seasons allow for a lot of variety. As an avid runner, there are a lot of great local running events year-round. Plenty of fairs, festivals and lakes in the summer and ice rinks galore in the winter. Cross-country skiing, broomball, and ice fishing are some of my favorites!

If you weren't a physician, you would be?

I grew up wanting to become a fighter pilot, but instead became a utilization review and compliance department hospital administrator before entering medical school. Not quite as exciting, but still a highway to the danger zone!

Montgomery, Sean, M.D.

University of North Dakota

Hometown:

Fargo, North Dakota.

What attracted you to train at the UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program?

As a student at UND, I really enjoyed my neurology rotation here and immediately felt confident that I would get great training from the many exceptional neurologists and other staff that we would get to work alongside with during residency. The large catchment area offers plenty of the "bread and butter" cases of neurology to make us comfortable with common pathologies but also has a solid amount of the less common pathologies to give us a great variety of exposure. Additionally, my wife and I are from Fargo and love it. We have family here and were always able to envision beginning our careers here!

What are your plans after residency?

Fellowship, possibly in neuromuscular neurology but still undecided.

What is your favorite North Dakota activity?

Fishing. North Dakota has many great lakes that are well-stocked with plenty of fish!

If you weren't a physician, you would be?

A teacher.

PGY-2

Blotter, Joshua, M.D.

University of Utah School of Medicine

Hometown:

Logan, Utah

What attracted you to train at the UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program?

I was very impressed with how supportive and genuinely kind the faculty and staff were, and I was excited for the adventure of training at a new residency program. Sanford Health has a very nice facility here with a large catchment area and great opportunities to train.

What are your plans after residency?

I'm very interested in epilepsy medicine and health care policy, I'd love to specialize/work in those areas. I'm also going to finally dust off my saxophone and join an actual jazz band.

What is your favorite North Dakota activity?

I'm new to the area, but so far I've really loved running some of the trails in the state parks nearby, and in the Detroit Lakes area. I've also loved searching for the hidden (and not-so-hidden) gems in the Fargo food scene.

If you weren't a physician, you would be?

A behavioral economist! My pre-medical education was largely in economics and finance.

Sefain, Andrew, M.D.

American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California.

What attracted you to train at the UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program?

I was attracted to this program for many reasons; 1) The faculty are so warm and encouraging, to be able to learn under this group of physicians is a blessing 2) We train in a Level 1 trauma center that covers a vast portion of the United States, so we get a chance to see a wide variety of unique pathologies, and still see the so called "Bread and Butter" of diseases that you treat on a day to day basis, and finally 3) Fargo is an exciting town that is up and coming, it reminded me exactly of my college town, minus the cold.

What are your plans after residency?

General Neurology, Sports Neurology, or TBI.

What is your favorite North Dakota activity?

Seeing as I've only been here for a few weeks, my favorite activity is going to be able to go Ice Fishing!

If you weren't a physician, you would be?

A high school teacher! Or in the NBA, wish!

Thadi, Praneeth D.O.

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown:

Las Vegas, Nevada.

What attracted you to train at the UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program?
After spending more than a decade burning in the deserts of Nevada and New Mexico, I wanted to move someplace cold. However, I chose UNDSMHS Neurology Residency Program mainly because of the faculty's impression during my interview. They were very sincere, which made me feel secure about the quality of training I would receive here. In addition, the high inflow of patients was reassuring for good exposure to a variety of pathologies. I also found the city of Fargo appealing. It is a peaceful city with no traffic, variety of cuisines, and friendly people. Also, there is a dairy queen at almost every corner. What more could one ask for!

What are your plans after residency?
Possibly a fellowship in either Traumatic Brain Injury or Movement Disorders.

What is your favorite North Dakota activity?

Working out, playing basketball with my fellow residents, and eating oreo blizzards.

If you weren't a physician, you would be?
Physician Assistant.