Meet our Residents
Internal Medicine
Meet our Residents
Current Residents
PGY-3
Vanessa Castellanos, M.D.
Medical School: UNIBE School of Medicine
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clinical Interests: Rheumatology, autoimmune diseases, and preventive medicine
Hobbies: Watching movies, photography, soccer, and travelling
Khush Dadhania, M.D.
Medical School: GMERS Medical College and Hospital Sola
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Clinical Interests: Cardiology, Gastroenterology
Hobbies: Playing soccer, cricket, watching movies and TV shows, travelling, hiking, playing video games
Edwin Gomez, M.D.
Medical School: Universidad Catolica Nordestana (UCNE)
Hometown: Salcedo, Dominican Republic
Clinical Interests: Cardiovascular diseases, social medicine and equality, hematological conditions
Hobbies: Working out, running, traveling, cooking
Ayesha Malik, M.D.
Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry
Hometown: Bayonne, NJ
Clinical Interests: Primary Care, endocrinology
Hobbies: Reading, painting, watching movies
Chika Mbolu, M.D.
Medical School: Windsor University School of medicine
Hometown: Anambra, Nigeria
Clinical Interests: Rheumatology
Hobbies: Cooking, watching movies, trying new restaurants
Vishal Ramjas, M.D.
Medical School: Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM)
Hometown: Herstelling, Guyana
Clinical Interests: Pulmonary/Critical Care
Hobbies: Fitness, hiking, modifying my car, travelling, mixed martial arts.
Simar K. Randhawa, M.D.
Medical School: British West Indies SOM
Hometown: NY, NY
Clinical Interests: Cardiovascular disease
Hobbies:
Hiwot Workneh, M.D.
Medical School: Jimma University
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Clinical Interests: Endocrinology, inpatient care
Hobbies: Spending time with family, cooking
PGY-2
Lena Alawad, M.D.
Medical School: University of Khartoum
Hometown: Sudan
Clinical Interests: Primary care, endocrinology, rheumatology
Hobbies: Cooking, singing, walking, having fun with family
Rafia Ali, M.D.
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain
Hometown: Aberdeen, Scotland
Clinical Interests: Rheumatology, preventative and lifestyle medicine
Hobbies: Running, hiking, Pilates, chocolate desserts
Sangeetha Chandramohan, M.D.
Medical School: VMKVMC Medical college, Dr. MGR university
Hometown: Ridgewood NJ
Clinical Interests: Primary care, preventive medicine, public health
Hobbies: Dancing, travelling, biking
Chidera Ekpo, M.D.
Medical School: University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Enugu, Nigeria
Clinical Interests: Geriatric medicine, primary care
Hobbies: Hair styling and watching interesting videos on YouTube, spending time with family and friends
Mina Elmiry, M.D.
Medical School: St. George's University
Hometown: Oradell, NJ
Clinical Interests: Pulmonology and Critical Care
Hobbies: Movies, cooking, traveling
Kiran Hanif, M.D.
Medical School: Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
Hometown: Pakistan
Clinical Interests: Hospitalist medicine
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends
Huma Quadir, M.D.
Medical School: Jinnah Medical and Dental College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Clinical Interests: Inpatient and outpatient medicine
Hobbies: Writing bedtime stories for children, painting wall murals
Franz Valmores, M.D.
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Hometown: Bambang, Philippines
Clinical Interests: Primary Care and preventive medicine, hematology/oncology
Hobbies: Skincare, watching live Theatre especially musicals, hiking, tennis
PGY-1
Muaaz Almerstani, M.D.
Medical School: Kalamoon University Faculty of medicine
Hometown: Damascus, Syria
Clinical Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Swimming, chess, debates, travel/road trips.
Rashi Bedekar, M.D.
Medical School: Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pune
Hometown: Pune, India
Clinical Interests: Cardiology, hospital medicine
Hobbies: Singing, kickboxing, reading fiction thriller/mystery novels, running, hiking, and Traveling.
Samrah Ghani, M.D
Medical School: Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Hometown: Karachi
Clinical Interests: Endocrinology, lifestyle medicine, nephrology
Hobbies: Exploring new places, organizing every possible place, playing team sports e.g. volleyball, throwball
Abdullah Kilic, M.D.
Medical School: Gulhane Faculty of Medicine - University of Health Sciences
Hometown: Erzurum,Turkey
Clinical Interests: Pulmonary/critical care, cardiology
Hobbies: Chess, Acting, playing video games, camping and exploring new places
Habeeb Ali Mohammed, M.D.
Medical School: Deccan College of Medical Sciences
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Clinical Interests: Hospital medicine, geriatrics
Hobbies: Pickleball, bowling, table tennis, billiards, cricket
Sophia Naumova, M.D.
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Hometown: Hopewell, New Jersey
Clinical Interests: Clinical informatics, nutrition and lifestyle medicine
Hobbies: Fiction, vegan Chinese cookings
Abdirahman Shafad, MD
Medical School: Cairo University
Hometown: Kismayo, Somalia
Clinical Interests: Tropical Medicine and Hospital-Based Medicine
Hobbies: Football, Somali Poetry
Sharmila Shah, M.D.
Medical School: Dhaka Medical College
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Clinical Interests: Geriatrics, neurology, occupational medicine
Hobbies: Playing guitar
Omar Rizwan Sheikh, M.D.
Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Clinical Interests: Gastroenterology
Hobbies: Thriller movies, dance, volleyball
Tallha Waheed, M.D.
Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College
Hometown: Sahiwal, Pakistan
Clinical Interests: Hospital medicine.
Hobbies: Sports (soccer and pickleball), watching TV