Meet our Residents

Internal Medicine

Meet our Residents

Current Residents

PGY-3

Lena Alawad, M.D. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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

Hashim Butt, M.D. Profile Image

Hashim Butt, M.D.

Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical School, Lahore, Pakistan

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan

Clinical Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care

Hobbies: Traveling with family, cricket, basketball, photography

Sangeetha Chandramohan, M.D. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

Kiran Hanif, M.D.

Medical School: Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad

Hometown: Pakistan

Clinical Interests: Hospitalist medicine

Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends

Marryam Masood MD Profile Image

Marryam Masood MD

Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine

Hometown: Faisalabad, Pakistan

Clinical Interests: Obesity Medicine

Hobbies: watching movies, spending time with family

Huma Quadir, M.D. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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-2

Muaaz Almerstani, M.D. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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.

Abdullah Kilic, M.D. Profile Image

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

Sophia Naumova, M.D. Profile Image

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

Het Pandya, M.D. Profile Image

Het Pandya, M.D.

Medical School: Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences

Hometown: Gujarat, India

Clinical Interests: Emerging advances in diabetes and metabolism, evidence-based lifestyle interventions, AI innovations in endo-oncology

Hobbies: Gardening, National Parks hiking quest, podcasts, DIY projects

Abdirahman Shafad, MD Profile Image

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. Profile Image

Sharmila Shah, M.D.

Medical School: Dhaka Medical College

Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Clinical Interests: Geriatrics, neurology, occupational medicine

Hobbies: Playing guitar

PGY-1

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Sosa Anna Abraham, MD

Medical School: Davao Medical School Foundation, Davao, Philippines

Hometown: Mangalore, India

Clinical Interests: Hospitalist medicine, infectious diseases

Hobbies: badminton, tennis, cricket, basketball, movies and tv shows

Osman Ahmed, MBBS(MD) Profile Image

Osman Ahmed, MBBS(MD)

Medical School:

Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan

Clinical Interests: Pulmonology & Critical care

Hobbies: Soccer

Ashajyothi Boyapati, M.D Profile Image

Ashajyothi Boyapati, M.D

Medical School: Guntur Medical College

Hometown: Guntur, India

Clinical Interests: Endocrinology, preventive medicine

Hobbies: Watching movies, travelling, playing board games, hiking

Umer Farooq, M.D. Profile Image

Umer Farooq, M.D.

Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan

Clinical Interests: Gastroenterology, medical oncology

Hobbies: BBQ, travelling, swimming, playing video games, watching horror/thriller movies and shows

Rahaf Haj Hasan, M.D. Profile Image

Rahaf Haj Hasan, M.D.

Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Hometown: Damascus, Syria

Clinical Interests: Rheumatology, endocrinology, cardiology

Hobbies: Art, hiking, jigsaw puzzles

Bilal Malik M.D. Profile Image

Bilal Malik M.D.

Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry

Hometown: Bayonne, NJ

Clinical Interests: Hospitalist Medicine

Hobbies: Basketball, Soccer, Table Tennis, Movies

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Lana Mukhtar, MD

Medical School: Alzaiem Alazhari University

Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan

Clinical Interests: Endocrinology, Preventative medicine.

Hobbies: Panting, drawing, walking, playing volleyball, listening to music, spending time with family and friends.

Omar Rizwan Sheikh, M.D. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

Tallha Waheed, M.D.

Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College

Hometown: Sahiwal, Pakistan

Clinical Interests: Hospital medicine.

Hobbies: Sports (soccer and pickleball), watching TV

Muhammed E. Yilmaz, M.D. Profile Image

Muhammed E. Yilmaz, M.D.

Medical School: Gulhane Faculty of Medicine

Hometown: Konya, Turkey

Clinical Interests: Cardiology

Hobbies: Camping, hiking, travelling