Residents

PGY-3 Categoricals

Dr. Shamim Ejaz

Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Spending quality time with family and traveling.
Future Plans: Undecided

Dr. Mahmoud Elamin

Medical School: Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum
Hobbies: I love to socialize and spend time with my family and friends. I enjoy playing soccer and table tennis. My favorite books are those talking about history, politics and psychology.
Future Plans: Generally, I aspire to create a meaningful change in my patients’ lives and clinical outcomes. I’m planning to be an interventional cardiologist.

Dr. Shipra Goel

Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Hobbies: Spending time with my dog and mutually spoiling each other. I am a certified yoga trainer and practitioner for over a decade, a regular runner and opportunistic dancer. Reading fiction and non-fiction books related to medicine and infectious diseases.
Future Plans: I am passionate about education and research; therefore, I want to hold an academic position in the field of immunology and infectious diseases.

Dr. Shaniza Haniff

Medical School: University of Guyana
Hobbies: Trivia nights, photography and baking!
Future Plans: Exploring my interests during residency for a future fellowship.

Dr. Husam Katib

Medical School: Umm Al-Qura University
Hobbies: Hiking, water sports, coffee making, and learning different cultures.
Future Plans: Interventional Cardiology

Dr. Anandita Kishore

Medical School: D.Y.Patil University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Swimming, badminton, roller skating, hiking, traveling, playing with cats, reading comics and watching animè.
Future Plans: Hope to pursue Gastroenterology

Dr. Jannat Malik

Medical School: Army Medical College (N.U.S.T.)
Hobbies: I enjoy cooking, reading nonfiction and spending time with my friends and family.
Future Plans: Hospital Medicine

Dr. Debduti Mukhopadhyay

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with family and friends, and working out.
Future Plans: Leaning toward hematolgy-oncology (hem-onc)

Dr. Shaheryar Ranjha

Medical School: Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore
Hobbies: I am passionate about sports, including soccer and jiu-jitsu. I also enjoy traveling, cooking, and playing FIFA on my days off.
Future Plans: Academic practice in Invasive Cardiology

Dr. Wassel Sannaa

Medical School: Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Future Plans: Gastroenterology

Dr. Akash Sharma

Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (IN)
Hobbies: I love to meet new people and have fun engaging in thoughtful discussion. One of my hobbies is coding in R statistical software, and can code in 3 different languages!
Future Plans: Cardiology Fellowship

Dr. Hamza Yousaf

Medical School: Nishtar Medical College & Hospital (PK)
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PGY-2 Categoricals

Dr. Mahak Bhatti

Medical School: King Edward Medical University (PK)
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Dr. Ashwin Gowda

Medical School: JJM Medical College, Davanagere, India
Hobbies: I love playing cricket, reading kannada novels and watching NBA.
Future Plans: Still deciding.

Dr. Sabeeh Islam

Medical School: Punjab Medical College
Hobbies: I enjoy bike riding, traveling, hiking, reading and spending time with my family.
Future Plans: Cardiovascular disease fellowship.

Dr. Ayeshah Jalid

Medical School: Acharya Shri Chander College of Medicine Sciences and Hospital
Hobbies: I enjoy exploring different art forms – painting, writing, photography, animation, crochet.
Future Plans: Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology.

Dr. Baban Kumar

Medical School: Chengalpattu Medical College
Hobbies: Reading self-help books, yoga and meditation, traveling to new places, badminton, spending time with my family and friends.
Future Plans: Undecided.

Dr. Luan Ngo

Medical School: Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Hobbies: I find joy in cooking authentic Vietnamese dishes, biking around Buffalo, swimming, and challenging myself through weightlifting.
Future Plans: My future plan entails embarking on a fellowship in Endocrinology, and studying to be an endocrinologist and hospitalist. My goal in practicing medicine is to empower my patients by helping them to understand their medical condition, and to help other aspiring physicians by being a leader and educator. Moreover, I hope to eliminate financial and social barriers to care and ensure each patient has equal access to the utmost standard of care.

Dr. Ethar Salman

Medical School: Wasit University, College of Medicine, Iraq
Hobbies: Pastry baking, especially Baklava; gym bunny; reading self-improvement books.
Future Plans: Primary Care/Hospital Medicine and Endocrinology

Dr. Taher Sbitli

Medical School: Alfaisal University
Hobbies: Biking and photography are my passions, providing freedom, adventure, and creative expression.
Future Plans: My goal is to specialize in gastroenterology.

Dr. Amna Shah

Medical School: Army Medical College
Hobbies: Baking, hiking and reading non-fiction.
Future Plans: Hematology/Oncology

Dr. Rija Shahid

Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical University
Hobbies: All outdoor activities such as hiking and exploring new places. I love eating all kinds of food, binge watching TV shows, and reading non-fiction.
Future Plans: Fellowship in Pulmonology-Critical Care

Dr. Sumi Singh

Medical School: Nepal Medical College
Hobbies: Embarking on epic adventures, chasing mesmerizing sunsets and trying out flavors from diverse cuisines.
Future Plans: Cardiology

Dr. Arezou Tajlil

Medical School: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Hobbies: Nature and still-life photography, swimming, computer sciences, biking and hiking.
Future Plans: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Translational Science and Clinical Research

Dr. Sheng Zhou

Medical School: Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hobbies: Gardening, video games, and spending time with family.
Future Plans: Interested in gastroenterology for now but subject to change.

PGY-1 Categoricals

Dr. Ahmed Ali

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Dr. Noman Chaudhary

Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical University
Hobbies: I enjoy visiting lakes, mountains, hill resorts and other natural settings. Hiking, video gaming, exploring cities and reading are some of my other interests.
Future Plans: I am currently deciding between a cardiology vs pulmonary and critical care fellowship.

Dr. Abria Chowdhury

Medical School: Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College
Hobbies: I love to cook and make dishes while trying different spices.
Future Plans: Currently thinking about GI.

Dr. Sissmol Davis

Medical School: JJM Medical College
Hobbies: Catching up on lost sleep, exploring new places and cuisines, car rides with the music blasting and movie marathons.
Future Plans: Hospitalist medicine, exploring fellowship interests.

Dr. Ngoc Kieu

Medical School: Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, watching anime, and spending time with family and friends.
Future Plans: Fellowship in pulmonology/critical care.

Dr. Jhanvi Kothari

Medical School: G.M.E.R.S. Medical College, Gandhinagar
Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, exploring new places and cultures, trying new foods and spending time with friends and family. I love animals, cinema and exploring different bodies of water.
Future Plans: Currently undecided.

Dr. Calvin Lee

Medical School: Jiangsu University of Medicine
Hobbies: : On my days off, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and spending time outdoors. A fun fact about myself is that I was born in India and my upbringing exposed me to two different cultures: Indian and Chinese. I also speak 5 different languages, including English, Hindi/Urdu, Odia, Mandarin, and Hakka Chinese!
Future Plans: Haven’t decided yet but I am open to fellowships.

Dr. Simeon Mihaylov

Medical School: Medical University of Sofia
Hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy cooking and baking, playing video games, or hanging out with friends.
Future Plans: I like to keep my options open for now and explore the possibilities.

Dr. Khushboo Nusrat

Medical School: Dow Medical College
Hobbies: I enjoy reading fiction, spending time with my family and exploring new places.
Future Plans: Cardiology with a specific focus towards women’s health.

Dr. Manoj Sharma

Medical School: University of Guyana School of Medicine
Hobbies: Tennis, badminton, movies and cooking.
Future Plans: Still deciding.

Dr. Mohamed Ubaid

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Hobbies: I am enthusiastic about fitness, passionate about photography and dedicated to exploring diverse cultures.
Future Plans: Cardiology, academic medicine.

Dr. Tsu Wang

Medical School: Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
Hobbies: My hobbies are swimming, going to the gym, and playing with dogs. I love discovering hidden spots around the city. I can’t wait to go snowboarding in Buffalo!
Future Plans: I aim to discover my future career passion during residency.

Dr. Aliza Yaqub

Medical School: Bahria University
Hobbies: Reading fiction books, watching movies and TV shows, baking, and spending time with family and friends.
Future Plans: Undecided. Will be exploring my interests during residency for a future fellowship.

PGY-1 Prelims

Dr. Sarah Alem

Medical School: Umm Al-Qura University
Hobbies: Traveler, coffee addict and shopaholic.
Future Plans: Study Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Miami and become an Interventional Radiologist.

Dr. Benjamin Ritter

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