credentials
ROBERT CAI, MD
Board-Certified Neurologist | Fellowship-Trained Epileptologist
WORK EXPERIENCE
Reno Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Reno, NV
Attending Physician in Neurology and Epilepsy
August 11, 2025 (future start date)
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Fellow Physician in Epilepsy
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Resident Physician in Neurology
June 11, 2020 – June 30, 2024
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI
Doctor of Medicine – May 2020
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Neurobiology – May 2014
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) – Board Certified in Neurology, Dec 2024 – Present
Medical License: Virginia (May 2024 – May 2026)
Medical License: Washington, DC (Jan 2025 – May 2026)
Medical License: Maryland (Jan 2025 – Sept 2026)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Research Assistant — Mentor: Dr. Matthew Levine
June 2020 – June 2024
Quality Improvement Project: Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI
Research Assistant — Mentor: Dr. Mark Schauer
April 2018 – April 2019
Investigated correlation between meditation and stress/ anxiety in third-year medical students
Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Research Assistant — Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Redcay
June 2012 – May 2013
Compared communicative neural processes in typical vs. autistic individuals
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Longitudinal Effects of Introducing Mindfulness in Medicine for the Clinical Years of Medical School
Stancic C, Sigourney R, Schauer M, Bauler L, Drosdick E, Cai R
Western Michigan University Research Day, Kalamazoo, MI – April 2019
RESEARCH POSTERS
Database Analysis for University of Maryland Clinical Center for Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CCAND)
Cai R, Crino P
University of Maryland School of Medicine Research Day, Baltimore, MD – May 2025