Cardiovascular Disease Fellows

Dr Rishard Abdul

RISHARD ABDUL, MD

Year of Completion: 2025
Medical School: University of West Indies Trinidad
Residency: SUNY Downstate-Internal Medicine

Dr. Alyssa Cali

ALYSSA CALI, DO

Year of Completion: 2025
Medical School: University of New England College of Medicine
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate-Internal Medicine

Dr. Michel Farah

MICHEL FARAH, MD

Year of Completion: 2025
Medical School: University of Balamand
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate-Internal Medicine

Dr Julia Ladna

JULIA LADNA, DO

Year of Completion: 2025
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine
Residency: Broward Health Medical Center-Internal Medicine

Portrait of Mohamed Abdelazeem

MOHAMED ABDELAZEEM, MD

Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Residency: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center - Tufts University Teaching Hospital Boston, MA

Portrait of Uneza Khawaja

UNEZA KHAWAJA, MD

Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: Sargodha Medical College
Residency: Danbury Hospital in Affiliation with Yale School of Medicine Danbury, CT

Portrait of Khalid Sawalha

KHALID SAWALHA, MD

Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: University of Sharjah College of Medicine
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Springfield, MA

Portrait of Shayal Pundlik

SHAYAL PUNDLIK, DO

Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Springfield, MA

Formal portrait of a smiling Dr Mahati Dasari

Mahati Dasari, MD

Year of Completion: 2027
Medical School: Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital Worcester, MA

Formal portrait of a smiling Fatima Anum, MD

Anum Fatima, MD

Year of Completion: 2027
Medical School: King Edward Medical University
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Springfield, MA

Formal smiling portrait of Dr Kyle Miller

Kyle Miller, MD

Year of Completion: 2027
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: Albany Medical Center Albany, NY

Formal portrait of a smiling Logan Striplin

Logan Striplin, MD

Year of Completion: 2027
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Springfield, MA

Past Fellows

2024

Mohammed Abozenah, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Medical University of Bahrain, Bahrain
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship - UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Jishu Motta, MD

Medical School: Dayanand Medical College, India
Residency: Danbury Hospital/Yale University, Danbury, CT-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship -Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Colby Salerno, DO

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship - Yale New Haven Health Hospital, New Haven, CT

Raman Singh, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean, Sint Maarten
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Non-Invasive Cardiologist – California Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, California

2023

CHRISTIAN ABRAHIM, MD

Medical School: University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine-Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship - Hackensack University
Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

JOHN KADADO, MD

Medical School: University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Lebanon
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship -Yale New Haven Health
Hospital, New Haven, CT

ABDULLAH PERVAIZ, MD

Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine, Pakistan
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship - UMMS-Baystate at
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

ARVIND KALYAN SUNDARAM, MD

Medical School: Tirunelveli Medical College, India
Residency: Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA-Internal Medicine
Post Graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship - UMMS-Baystate at
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

2022

PAURUSH AMBESH, MD

Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, India
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Electrophysiology Fellowship – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

MARCIN DADA, MD

Medical School: Akademia Medyczna, Poland
Residency: University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Non-Invasive Cardiologist – Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

KYLE M. GOBEIL, DO, MSC

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddefore, Maine
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Electrophysiology Fellowship – Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

USAMA BIN NASIR, MD

Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Non-Invasive Cardiologist – Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

2021

KUNAL CHAWLA, MD

Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, UMMS-Baystate, Springfield, MA

MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, MBBCH

Medical School: Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Residency: Danbury Hospital/Yale University, Danbury, CT
Post-graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, UMMS-Baystate, Springfield, MA

EESHA KHAN, MBBS

Medical School: Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

LINCOLN TIRPAECK, DO

Medical School: University of New England College, Biddeford, Maine
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post-graduate Position: Non-invasive Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Institute of New England, Cranston, RI

2020

NITESH AINANI, MD

Medical School: B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
Residency: Baystate Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
Post-graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

VIKRAM GREWAL, MD

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Residency: Baystate Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
Post-graduate Position: Cardiologist, Hampshire Cardiology Associates, Northampton, MD

J. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ ARCINIEGA, MD

Medical School: Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina
Residency: Yale University/Bridgeport Hospital (Internal Medicine)
Post-graduate Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, UMMS-Baystate, Springfield, MA

AHMAD TURK, MD

Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Baystate Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
Post-graduate Position: Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship, UMKC-St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO