Meet our Residents

Internal Medicine

Meet our Residents

Current Residents

PGY-3

Vanessa Castellanos, M.D. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

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. Profile Image

Simar K. Randhawa, M.D.

Medical School: British West Indies SOM

Hometown: NY, NY

Clinical Interests: Cardiovascular disease

Hobbies:

Hiwot Workneh, M.D. Profile Image

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. 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

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

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-1

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.

Samrah Ghani, M.D Profile Image

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. 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

Habeeb Ali Mohammed, M.D. Profile Image

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. 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

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

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