Residents

PGY-3

Dr. M. Abdelmalek

Dr. Mina Abdelmalek

Medical School: Menoufia University
Hobbies: Watching and Playing Soccer, Running and Reading
Future Plans: Interventional Cardiology

Dr. N. Bajwa

Dr. Numra Bajwa

Medical School: Army Medical College (N.U.S.T.)
Hobbies: All outdoor activities ranging from cycling, horse riding to exploring places and planning parties, surprises and pranks
Future Plans: Endocrinology vs Heme/Onc

Dr. H. Fazeel

Dr. Hafiz Fazeel

Medical School: Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Hobbies: Reading (Medicine, History, Religions), Jogging, Spending time with family
Future Plans: I am exploring my interests, and would decide the career path based on my interests and family dynamics. But, in long run, I would like to work as faculty member in a residency/fellowship program

Dr. H. Juhardeen

Dr. Hamzah Juhardeen

Medical School: Al Faisal University
Hobbies: Running, Hiking and Traveling to new places (restaurants included!). I also love playing sports and working out. At home, I enjoy cooking and watching TV with my wife. Before medicine, ironically, I read a lot. Hoping to do more of that in the coming years!
Future Plans: Cardiology/Critical Care

Dr. M. Kaur

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, Punjab
Hobbies: Cooking, Hiking, Travelling, Reading, and playing Badminton
Future Plans: I envision myself to pursue a fellowship in cardiology with a focus on preventive cardiovascular medicine. I want to be in a setting where I continue to challenge myself to become a compassionate academic clinician, a stellar researcher, and a better individual overall. My goal is to bring innovations in healthcare from bench to bedside.

Dr. Y. Lee

Dr. Yu-Che Lee

Medical School: Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Hobbies: Badminton, basketball, tennis, jogging, and swimming
Future Plans: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. A. Mohammed

Dr. Mohammed Mohammed

Medical School: Baghdad University – College of Medicine
Hobbies: Outdoor activities (hiking), Photography, Cooking, Reading
Future Plans: Academic Teaching

Dr. P. Shashi

Dr. Preeti Shashi

Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute
Hobbies: Travelling, Dancing, Cooking
Future Plans: Primary Care / Women’s Health

Dr. I. Wudexi

Dr. Ivan Wudexi

Medical School: Gadjah Mada University
Hobbies: Reading Self-Help Books, Badminton, Singing, and Asian Cuisine
Future Plans: Undecided

Dr. K. Yavari

Dr. Kimia Yavari

Medical School: Shahed Medical School
Hobbies: Hiking, Swimming, Dancing, Travelling, Pastry Baking
Future Plans: Fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology or Endocrinology

Dr. M. Youssef

Dr. Mina Youssef

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Running, exercising, hiking, being outside, traveling
Future Plans: Accepted into a Pulmonology and Critical Care Fellowship

PGY-2

PGY2 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. 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

PGY-1

PGY-1 Prelims

Dr. Peter Jowdy

Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB
Hobbies: Hiking, Leather Crafting, Volleyball
Future Plans: Dermatology at the University of Virginia

Dr. Benjamin Morrish

Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB
Hobbies: Montreal Canadiens, Golfing, Buffalo Zoo Member, Rock’n’Roll
Future Plans: Interventional Radiology

PGY-1 Categoricals

Dr. Shamim Ejaz

Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Spending quality time with family and enjoying 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. Mahnoor Hashmi

Medical School: Dow International Medical College
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, watching my favorite shows, painting.
Future Plans: Hospital Medicine

Dr. Husam Katib

Medical School: Umm Al-Qura University
Hobbies: Hiking, water sports, coffee making, 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: Cardiology fellowship

Dr. Debduti Mukhopadhyay

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

Dr. Shaheryar Ranjha

Medical School: Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore
Hobbies: Passionate about sports including soccer and jiu-jitsu. I 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
Hobbies:
Future Plans: Gastroenterology

Dr. Akash Sharma

Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (IN)
Hobbies: I love to talk with new people and having fun around talking. Also, one of my hobbies is doing coding in R statistical software; I can do coding in 3 different languages of coding.
Future Plans: Cardiology Fellowship

Dr. Hamza Yousaf

Medical School: Nishtar Medical College & Hospital (PK)
Hobbies:
Future Plans: