Meet Our Fellows

Thanh-Liem Huynh-Tran, MD

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, Thanh-Liem “TL” Huynh-Tran majored in Biology at Stanford University. He then returned to southern California to attend the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. There he developed an interest in medical education and was involved in the teaching fellowship program for medical students, mentorship programs for undergraduates, and the Los Angeles chapter of the International Brain Bee for high school students. In his free time, he enjoys wine tasting, restoring leather products, creating food sculptures, and playing with other people’s pets.

Noelle Kobayashi, MD

Noelle Kobayashi is a native of Southern California. She grew up in Orange County where she played soccer, hit the slopes, and spent too much time trying to capture lizards in an attempt to emulate her childhood hero Steve Irwin. She attended undergrad in Colorado majoring in Biomedical Sciences. While in Colorado she used her free time to hike, snowboard, go to concerts with friends, and shower her three fur babies with love.  During her gap year she joined a stem cell research lab at UCI and became a hot yoga instructor. She decided the weather in California was just too unpredictable, so she moved across country to Ohio to attend THE Ohio State University for medical school where she developed a passion for education and health care equity. Her interest in neurology stemmed from watching family members develop Parkinsons disease and this interest was solidified during her Neurology clerkship. She is thrilled to be back in Southern California closer to family (the cross-country flight with a dog and two cats was never fun to coordinate) and is looking forward to putting all of the winter coats and parkas in a box in the closet that doesn’t get touched until the snowboard comes out!

Salman Hashim, MD

Salman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. His interest in Child Neurology started in college when he studied Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and minored in Middle Eastern/South Asian Studies at Emory University. While at Emory, Salman spent several years working as a research assistant in the Early Child Development Program at the Emory Autism Center. There, he worked closely with a multidisciplinary team to incorporate elements of ABA, speech/language pathology, and PT/OT therapies to develop and implement treatment plans for children with autism enrolled in the program.

Salman then went on to attend the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia, where he was heavily involved in Student Affairs, serving as the Student Body President, as well as working on several global health projects based in Central America, East Africa, and the South Asian subcontinent. His academic interests include neurodevelopmental disabilities, epilepsy, headache/TBI, and global health. His interests outside of medicine include both indoor and outdoor rock climbing, pickleball, traveling, exploring new restaurants/cuisines, and anything Harry Potter.