Current Fellows
Fellowship Year - 3
Matthew Bittner, MD
Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
Undergrad: Washington and Lee University
Med school: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside
Career interests: sleep medicine, interventional pulmonology, critical care
Zehra Dhanani, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Undergrad: Aga Khan Higher Secondary School
Med school: Aga Khan University
Residency/Chief Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Career interests: MedEd, ILD, lung transplant
Jensen Galvis, MD
Undergrad: University of Florida
Med school: George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career interests: general pulmonary and critical care, lung transplant
Michael Goulet, DO
Hometown: Buffalo, NY and Downingtown, PA
Undergrad: Penn State University
Med school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: ChristianaCare
Career interests: general pulmonary and critical care
Ahsan Gulzar, MD
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergrad: University of Toronto
Med school: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: MedStar Health System, Baltimore
Career interests: interventional pulmonology
Truong-An (Andrew) Ho, MD
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania
Med school: Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career interests: advanced lung disease, lung transplant
Michael Nicholson, DO
Hometown: Clark, NJ
Undergrad: The College of New Jersey
Med school: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center
Career interests: ILD, COPD, lung transplant
Jay Pescatore, DO
Hometown: Horsham, PA
Undergrad: Temple University
Med school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Career interests: MedEd, pulmonary physiology, advanced bronchoscopy
Olivia Schanz, MD
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Undergrad: Penn State University
Med school: George Washington School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Fellowship Year - 2
Omar Al Omari, MBBS
Hometown: Irbid, Jordan
Med school: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Residency: Mount Auburn Hospital
Career interests: critical care, bronchoscopy
Isam Albaba, MBBS
Hometown: Damascus, Syria
Med school: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Residency/Chief Residency: Albany Medical Center
Career interests: ultrasonography, pleural disease, interventional pulmonology, translational research, MedEd.
Christian Cardillo, MD
Hometown: Kings Park, NY
Undergrad: Fairfield University
Med school: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Career interests: pulmonary hypertension, sleep medicine, MedEd
Robert DeJoy, DO
Hometown: Bronxville, NY
Undergrad: Hamilton College
Med school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Career interests: critical care, ARDS, pulmonary hypertension, mechanical ventilation, MedEd
Jakub Halicki, MD
Hometown: Kearny, NJ
Undergrad: East Stroudsburg University
Med school: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Career interests: MedEd, pulmonary hypertension, lung transplant
Alonso Marquez Fuenmayor, MD
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
Undergrad: Universidad de Carabobo - Valencia
Med school: Universidad de Carabobo - Valencia
Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Career interests: MedEd, obstructive lung disease
Krunal Patel, MD
Hometown: New Brunswick, NJ
Undergrad: Rutgers University New Brunswick
Med school: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Career interests: PoCUS, MedEd, lung transplant, social determinants of health
Noelle Provenzano, DO
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Undergrad: University of California Santa Barbara
Med school: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Ahmad Raza, MBBS
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Undergrad: Forman Christian College
Med school: Services Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Jefferson Abington Hospital
Career interests: advanced lung disease, lung transplant
Nidhi Shah, MD
Hometown: Holtsville, NY
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Med school: Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Career interests: pulmonary hypertension, ILD
Fellowship Year - 1
Suzanna Talento, MD
Hometown: Broomall, PA
Undergrad: Franklin & Marshall College
Med school: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Career interests: ILD, NTM, lung transplant, critical care
Fatima Dollar, MD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Undergrad: University of Texas at Austin
Med school: UT Health San Antonio
Residency: UT Health San Antonio
Career interests: lung transplant, cystic fibrosis
Kristine Lagana, MD
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergrad: University of Maryland
Med school: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Career interests: critical care, asthma
Eric Balaban, MD
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergrad: Bucknell University (Biomedical Engineering)
Med School: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine
Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Career Interests: climate change and health, medical education, medical policy and legislation
Jared Daar, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: Deep Springs College, Harvard College
Med school: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career interests: critical care, ECMO/MCS, POCUS, advanced lung disease, lung transplant
Alexander Kurtzman, DO
Hometown: Ardmore, PA
Undergrad: Brandeis University
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career Interests: critical care, POCUS, MedEd, pulmonary vascular disease, advanced lung disease
Hussain Siddiqi, MD
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Undergrad: Transylvania University
Med school: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Career interests: lung cancer screening, pulmonary hypertension, public policy
Kaniza Zahra Abbas, MD
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Undergrad: University of Toronto
Med school: Chicago Medical School
Residency: Case Western Reserve University
Career interests: lung transplant, ILD, IPF
Fred Bien-Aime, MD
Hometown: Lake Worth, FL
Undergrad: University of Florida
Med school: Ross University
Residency: Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Career interests: bronchoscopy, lung transplant, MedEd, global health
Jamey Moore, DO
Hometown: Alexandria, LA
Undergrad: Arizona State University
Med school: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career interests: critical care, pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary physiology, MedEd