PGY-3 Categoricals
Dr. Manasik Abdu
Medical School: Alfaisal University
Hobbies: Boxing, reading, cooking, and art
Future Plans: Aspiring to be a clinical and academic gastroenterologist, innovative in the field of scientific research and advanced procedures
Dr. Syed Maaz Abdullah
Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan
Hobbies: Meditation, reading, racquetball, cricket, spending time with family and most importantly and honestly: sleeping when I get a chance!
Future Plans: I would explore my options but with prior research experience and accruing interest, Hematology/Oncology is very close to my heart as a future fellowship plan
Dr. Muhammad Edhi
Medical School: Liaquat National Medical College
Hobbies: Playing chess, learning tennis, playing board games with my two kids
Future Plans: Academic Neurocritical care with dedicated research time
Dr. Fariha Eshrat
Medical School: Al Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hobbies: Working through my eternal sleep deficit, exploring new places and food with friends, writing, cooking
Future Plans: TBD
Dr. Eduardo Gonzalez Negrete
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Hobbies: Going on hikes with my family, road trips, chess, running, fly fishing
Future Plans: Cardiovascular disease fellowship
Dr. Zakariya Kashour
Medical School: Alfaisal University
Hobbies: Racket sports, soccer, skiing, mountain biking, and brewing coffee
Future Plans: Hematology/Oncology fellowship
Dr. Vasanthan M. Kumarasamy
Medical School: Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India
Hobbies: Badminton, Hiking, Globetrotting
Future Plans: Heme-Onc sooner or later
Dr. Alexander Moyer
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Philadelphia, PA
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Cooking, Swimming, Video Games, Fixing Cars
Future Plans: Pulmonary/Critical Care vs Hospitalist
Dr. Adam Obad
Medical School: College of Medicine at Alfaisal University
Hobbies: I enjoy cooking and making coffee. Occasionally, I enjoy calisthenics, whether watching and playing
Future Plans: Pursue a fellowship based on the interest developed during my residency training
Dr. Prakruti Pandya
Medical School: C.U. Shah Medical College
Hobbies: I love hiking, going to theme parks for roller coaster rides, making decorative candles, cooking, reading astrophysics books and traveling whenever I have some time
Future Plans: I would like to apply for a cardiology fellowship
Dr. Asim Tameez-Ud-Din
Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical University, Pakistan
Hobbies: Hiking, cooking
Future Plans: Pulmonology- critical care fellowship
Dr. Raj Thapar
Medical School: American University of Antigua
Hobbies: Trivia, Piano, Chess, and Basketball
Future Plans: Improving patient care by developing and leveraging technology in the academic setting