Fellowship Year - 3
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
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 - 2
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
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, 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
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, 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
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, 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, 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 1
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, 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, 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
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, DO
Hometown: Bensalem, PA
Undergrad: Drexel University
Med school: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency/Chief Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Career interests: MedEd, POCUS, critical care, lung transplant
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 Russeth, 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, 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