Meet our Residents
Internal Medicine
Meet our Residents
Current Residents
PGY-3
 
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
 
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.
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
 
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.
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-2
 
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, New Jersey
Clinical Interests: Hospitalist Medicine
Hobbies: Yoga, Baking and Bike Riding
 
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.
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.
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
Medical School: Cairo University
Hometown: Kismayo, Somalia
Clinical Interests: Tropical Medicine and Hospital-Based Medicine
Hobbies: Football, Somali Poetry
 
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
PGY-1
 
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)
Medical School:
Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
Clinical Interests: Pulmonology & Critical care
Hobbies: Soccer
 
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.
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.
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.
Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry
Hometown: Bayonne, NJ
Clinical Interests: Hospitalist Medicine
Hobbies: Basketball, Soccer, Table Tennis, Movies
 
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.
 
Muhammed E. Yilmaz, M.D.
Medical School: Gulhane Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Konya, Turkey
Clinical Interests: Cardiology
Hobbies: Camping, hiking, travelling