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Fellowship Year - 3

Kaniza Zahra Abbas

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

Eric Balaban, MD

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

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
 

Jared-Daar

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

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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

Alexander-Kurtzman

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

Kristine Lagana, MD

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

Jamey-Moore

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

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

Suzanna Talento

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

 

Fellowship Year - 2

Nana Yaa Ampaw

Nana Yaa Ampaw, MBBS
Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Undergrad: University of Ghana
Med school: University of Ghana Medical School
Residency: Cook County Health &Hosp Sys, Chicago
Career interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Medical Education

Michael Cheung, MD
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Undergrad: University of Rochester
Med school: University at Buffalo
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Career interests: medical education, POCUS, global health

Colin Dunn

Colin Dunn, MD
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Med school: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Career interests: Critical care, lung transplant

Ayushi Lalwani

Ayushi Lalwani, MBBS
Hometown- Mumbai, India
Med school - K.J. Somaiya Medical College & Research Center, Mumbai, India
Residency- Reading Hospital, PA 
Career interests- General Pulmonary & Critical Care, MedEd 

Nayab Nadeem, MBBS

Nayab Nadeem, MBBS
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan 
Undergrad: Beaconhouse School System
Medical school: CMH Lahore Medical College 
Residency/Chief Residency: Jefferson Abington Hospital
Career interests: critical care, lung transplant, sleep medicine

Divyesha Patel

Divyesha Patel, DO
Hometown: Bensalem, PA
Undergrad: Drexel University
Med school: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine&nbsp
Residency/Chief Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Career interests: MedEd, POCUS, critical care, lung transplant

Nikita Patel

Nikita Patel, MD
Hometown: Charleston, SC 
Undergrad: College of Charleston
Med school: University of South Carolina, Columbia
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital 
Career interests: ILD, MedEd, DEI

Tyler Rafferty

Tyler Rafferty, MD
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Undergrad: The University of Arizona
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career interests: pulmonary vascular disease, ILD, COPD 

Jachrise Sibblis

Jachrise Sibblis, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergrad:  St. George’s University
Med school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: Cooper University Hospital 
Career interests: ILD, POCUS, MedEd

Rachel Strock, MD
Hometown: Holliston, MA
Undergrad: The University of Scranton
Med school: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Career Interests: critical care, MedEd, advanced lung disease

Fellowship - Year 1

Andrew Spitznogle, DO  
Buffalo, NY  
Elmira College  
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)  
University at Buffalo Internal Medicine  
Interests: undetermined - ILD, PH, Transplant, Critical Care   

Anugya Mittal, MD  
Hometown: Alexandria, VA  
Undergrad: University of Virginia  
Med School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School  
Residency: Temple University Hospital  
Career Interests: Advanced lung disease, Lung transplant, Pulmonary vascular   
disease  

Noayna Arshad, MBBS  
Hometown: Rawalpindi, Pakistan  
Med school: Aga Khan University Hospital  
Residency: Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center  
Career interests: Critical care, ILD, Med-Ed, Quality Improvement   

George Ibrahim, MD  
Hometown: Champaign, IL  
Undergrad: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign  
Med school: Morehouse School of Medicine  
Residency: Cook County Health&Hosp Sys, Chicago  
Career interests: Critical Care Outcomes, Pleural Disease, and Global Health  

Sarah Wu, MD  
Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts  
Undergrad: Northeastern University  
Med school: New York Medical College  
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA  
Career interests: Pulmonary vascular disease; interstitial lung disease 

Trishna Parikh, MD, MBA  
Hometown: Richmond, Texas  
Undergrad: University of Houston - Main Campus  
Med school: McGovern Medical School  
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland  
Career interests: Advanced lung disease, critical care, critical care   
echocardiography, MCS  

Kyle Santerian, MD  
Hometown: Lansdale, PA  
Undergrad: Juniata College  
Med school: Drexel University College of Medicine  
Residency: Temple University Hospital  
Career interests: Asthma, Medical Education, Advanced Lung Disease  

Nivedita Kharkongor Chengappa, MD  
Hometown: Shillong, India  
Undergrad: Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi University  
Med school: Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi University  
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore  
Career interests: Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension  

Pushpendra Patel, MD, MS  
Hometown: Fort Lee, NJ  
Undergrad: Rutgers University  
Med school: Hackensack Meridian SOM  
Residency: Zucker SOM/Hofstra NSLIJ  
Career interests: pulmonary vascular disease, critical care, ECMO, POCUS  

Kaitlynn Jean Motley, MD  
Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland  
Undergrad: University of Maryland  
Med school: University of Maryland School of Medicine  
Residency: Temple University Hospital   
Career interests: advanced lung disease, critical care, mechanical circulatory   
support, pulmonary vascular disease