Residents
PGY-3
Dr. Mina Abdelmalek
Medical School: Menoufia University
Hobbies: Watching and Playing Soccer, Running and Reading
Future Plans: Interventional Cardiology
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Mohammed Mohammed
Medical School: Baghdad University – College of Medicine
Hobbies: Outdoor activities (hiking), Photography, Cooking, Reading
Future Plans: Academic Teaching
Dr. Preeti Shashi
Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute
Hobbies: Travelling, Dancing, Cooking
Future Plans: Primary Care / Women’s Health
Dr. Ivan Wudexi
Medical School: Gadjah Mada University
Hobbies: Reading Self-Help Books, Badminton, Singing, and Asian Cuisine
Future Plans: Undecided
Dr. Kimia Yavari
Medical School: Shahed Medical School
Hobbies: Hiking, Swimming, Dancing, Travelling, Pastry Baking
Future Plans: Fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology or Endocrinology
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
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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 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)
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