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Residents

Raya Alrashdan, MBBS

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Internal Medicine Chief

Medical School
Jordan University of of Science and Technology

Lilit Grigoryan, DO

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Internal Medicine Chief

Medical School
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shahreen Ansari, MBBS

Shahreen Ansari, MBBS

Class of 2027

Medical School
Aga Khan University Medical College

John Busque, MD

John Busque, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Mohsin Chundrigar, MBBS

Moshin Chundrigar, MBBS

Class of 2027

Medical School
Aga Khan University Medical College

Maryam Ehtesham, MBBChB

Maryam Ehtesham, MBBChB

Class of 2027

Medical School
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Adil Inayatullah, MD

Adil Inayatullah, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Rabbia Irfan, MBBS

Rabbia Irfan, MBBS

Class of 2027

Medical School
King Edward Medical University

Fatima Javed, MBBS

Fatima Javed, MBBS

Class of 2027

Medical School
C.M.H Lahore Medical College

Erica Jensen, DO

Erica Jensen, DO

Class of 2027

Medical School
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Cade Kelleher, DO

Cade Kelleher, DO

Class of 2027

Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jacob Kolenda, MD

Jacob Kolenda, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School
Albany Medical College

William Lewis, DO

William Lewis, DO

Class of 2027

Medical School
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

Jordan Loon, MBBCh

Jordan Loon, MBBCh

Class of 2027

Medical School
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Jad Moumen, MD

Jad Moumen, MD

Class of 2027

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Zarbakht Nisar, MBBS

Zarbakht Nisar, MBBS

Class of 2027

Medical School
Allama Iqbal Medical College

Abrahim Rehman, DO

Abrahim Rehman, DO

Class of 2027

Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shamayel Safdar, MBBS

Shamayel Safdar, MBBS

Class of 2027

Medical School
King Edward Medical University

Catherine Smith, DO

Catherine Smith, DO

Class of 2027

Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Zinaida Tazin, MBBChB

Zinaida Tazin, MBBChB

Class of 2027

Medical School
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine

Farah Emadeddin Alazizi, MD

Farah Emadeddin Alazizi, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine

Roni Alin, MD

Roni Alin, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine

Sarim Ansari, MBBS

Sarim Ansari, MBBS

Class of 2028

Medical School
Aga Khan University Medical College

Miracle Chukwuma, MBBS

Miracle Chukwuma, MBBS

Class of 2028

Medical School
Imo State University College of Medicine

Salwa El Jamali, MD

Salwa El Jamali, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
Universite Hassan Il de Casablanca faculte de Mede

Nathaniel Haycock, MD

Nathaniel Haycock, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Wasif Afzal Khan, MBBS

Wasif Afzal Khan, MBBS

Class of 2028

Medical School
Gulf Medical University

Yogananda Koka, MD

Yogananda Koka, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine

Abdul Masri, DO

Abdul Masri, DO

Class of 2028

Medical School
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Abdul Samee Mohammed, MBBS

Abdul Samee Mohammed, MBBS

Class of 2028

Medical School
Osmania Medical College

Minahil Mukhtar, MBBS

Minahil Mukhtar, MBBS

Class of 2028

Medical School
Shifa College of Medicine

Vinayak Patel, MD

Vinayak Patel, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine

Margaret Pokalsky, MD

Margaret Pokalsky, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Daniel Ramsaran, MBBChB

Daniel Ramsaran, MBBCh

Class of 2028

Medical School
NUI Galway School of Medicine

Bassam Hamid Rao, MBBS

Bassam Hamid Rao, MBBS

Class of 2028

Medical School
Shifa College of Medicine

Trisha Mae Riparip, MD

Trisha Mae Riparip, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
Far Eastern University Institute of Medicine

Alexander Smith, MD

Alexander Smith, MD

Class of 2028

Medical School
University of Queensland School of Medicine

Patrick Spiddle, DO

Patrick Spiddle, DO

Class of 2028

Medical School
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel Co

Akacia Dunkez, MD

Akacia Dunkez, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Andrew Fahim, MD

Andrew Fahim, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Rachel Fricker, DO

Rachel Fricker, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ta’Nae Harrod-Graham, MD

Ta’Nae Harrod-Graham, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Aasim Jaffri, MD

Aasim Jaffri, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Leah Katz, DO

Leah Katz, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Priya Koundinya, DO

Priya Koundinya, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Melina Marinakis, DO

Melina Marinakis, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hamza Masbahi, MD

Hamza Masbahi, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Universite Mohammed I Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie Oujda

Joanna Midura Paluch, DO

Joanna Midura Paluch, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Saisree Mikkilineni, DO

Saisree Mikkilineni, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
Lake Eric College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hannah Otten, DO

Hannah Otten, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Veer Sheth, MBChB

Veer Sheth, MBChB

Class of 2029

Medical School
University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences

Hongmin Shin, MD

Hongmin Shin, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Kyung Hee University College of Medicine

Zaina Siraj, MD

Zaina Siraj, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Matthew Staudt, DO

Matthew Staudt, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Taniya Thomas, MD

Taniya Thomas, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Ian Tschang, MD

Ian Tschang, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Christian Valdez, DO

Christian Valdez, DO

Class of 2029

Medical School
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona Campus

Tiffany Vembenil, MD

Tiffany Vembenil, MD

Class of 2029

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Mateo Boulos, MD

Mateo Boulus, MD

Preliminary Medicine

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Anna Kim, MD

Anna Kim, MD

Preliminary Medicine

Medical School
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine

Ekaterina Sazon, MD

Ekaterina Sazon, MD

Preliminary Medicine

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Mihir Tandon, MD

Mihir Tandon, MD

Preliminary Medicine

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Roma Tarar, DO

Roma Tarar, DO

Preliminary Medicine

Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Caesar Ferrari, MD

Caesar Ferrari, MD

Preliminary Medicine - Ophthalmology

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Catherine Lalman, MD

Catherine Lalman, MD

Preliminary Medicine - Ophthalmology

Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medicine College at Thomas Jefferson University

Nicholas Mueller, MD

Nicholas Mueller, MD

Preliminary Medicine - Ophthalmology

Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene North College of Medicine

Alumni

2026

Raya Alashram, MD

Gastroenterology Fellowship
Albany Medical Center

Omar Ali, MBBCh

Nephrology Fellowship
Temple University

Raya Alrashdan, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College

Augustine Amponsah, DO

Hospitalist Medicine
St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY

Kadir Buyukcelebi, MD

Hospitalist Medicine
Washington, DC

Mohamad Ghazal, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
University of Miami

Lilit Grigoryan, DO

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College

Noor Humayun, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
University of Kentucky

Elsa Kassardjian, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Brown University

Christian Kostowniak, DO

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Rochester

Laiba Masood, MBBS

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin

Jane Mathews, DO

Internal Medicine Primary Care
Long Island, NY

Aman Pal, MBBChB

Nephrology Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Nicholas Ryan, DO

Nephrology Fellowship
Massachusetts General/Brigham

Shunsa Tarar, DO

Hospitalist Medicine
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Daniella Tarquinio, DO

Hospitalist Medicine
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Lauren Voskoboynik, MD

Internal Medicine Primary Care
NYU Langone Health, Long Island, NY

Minahil Wasim, MBBS

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Louisiana State University

Muhammad Zia, MBBS

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Albany Medical Center

2025

Muhammad Waqar Rehan, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Nephrology Fellowship
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.

Muhammad Akhtar, MBBS

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Albany Medical College

Waqar Alam, MBBS

Hospitalist Medicine
Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, Pa.

Osama Alshakhatreh, MD

PGY4 Chief Resident
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
Gastroenterology Fellowship (2026)
University of Missouri

Omar Daghstani, MBBS

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Albany Medical Center

Zachary Daniel, MD

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Nephrology Fellowship (2026)
Oregon Health & Science University

Batoul Dekmak, MD

Nephrology Fellowship
Medstar Georgetown Univ. Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Khaled Elsokary, DO

Gastroenterology Fellowship
Tower Health, West Reading, Pa.

Marium Faiz, MBBS

Hospitalist Medicine
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa

Issam Halasa, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
UT Health San Antonio, Texas

Muhammad Jawad Javed, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

Muhammad Haseeb Khan, MBBS

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.

Uzair Ahmad Malik, MBBCh

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Brown Univ./Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.

Ibrahim Mohammed, MD

PGY4 Chief Resident
Yale-Waterbury Hospital, New Haven, Conn.

Sneha Nagesh Rao, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

Madison Panell, DO

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship (2026)
Temple University

Areeba Tharwani, MBBS

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.

Sumbal Wajid, MBBS

Rheumatology Fellowship
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.

Tehreem Qamar Nawaz Warrich, MBBS

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

2024

Momina Amjad, MBBS

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Kentucky, Lexington

Mina Awad, MBBCh

Hospitalist Medicine
University of New Mexico/Presbyterian Rust Medical Center, Albuquerque

Shirley Botros, DO

Nephrology Fellowship
University of Buffalo

Madeline Cleary, DO

Gastroenterology Fellowship
Albany Medical College

Larabe Farrukh, MBBS

Rheumatology Fellowship
University of California, San Diego

Ibrahim Nazeeh Khatim, MBBCh

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Texas, San Antonio

Simrin Kooner, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania, Hershey

Mark Michael, MD

Gastroenterology Fellowship
University of Buffalo

Kyle Miller, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
UMass Chan-Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.

Yosif Pak, DO

Allergy/Immunology Fellowship
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn

Adam Rabidoux, DO

Hospitalist Medicine
University of Colorado Health, Colorado Springs

Lisa Rosenberg, DO

Rheumatology Fellowship
University of Vermont, Burlington

Zainab Saeed, MBBS

Hospitalist Medicine
Houston Methodist Baytown

Sonia Samuel, DO

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Gastroenterology Fellowship (2025)
Penn State

Daniel Sofia, MD

Hospitalist Medicine
St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, N.Y.

Javaria Tehzeeb, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Detroit Medical Center-Wayne State University

Patrick Tempera, DO

Gastroenterology Fellowship
St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, N.J.

2023

Ahmad Abulawi, MBBS

Gastroenterology Fellowship
Albany Medical College

Amin Azem, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship (2024)
University of Southern Florida, Moffit Cancer Center

Sunny Dharia, DO

Critical Care Hospitalist
Albany Medical Center
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (2024)
Albany Medical College

Moiz Ehtesham, MBBS

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Loyola University

Mouhammad Fathallah, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
University of Arizona

Caroline Feigert, DO

Infectious Disease Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic

Muhammad Taimoor Iftikhar, MBBS

Hospitalist Medicine
Salem Health, Ore.

Sualeha Khalid, MBBS

Endocrinology Fellowship
University of Maryland

Fatima Mahmood, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Allegheny General Hospital

Al Ameen Oredegbe, MBBCh

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Albany Medical College
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship (2024)
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Jozef Oweis, MBBS

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Texas

Jason Perlmutter, MD

Academic Hospitalist
Albany Medical Center
Nephrology/Critical Care Fellowship (2024)
Albany Medical College

Rafeh Safdar, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship (2024)
University of Kentucky, Lexington

John Tremblay, DO

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Albany Medical Center

Ramanathan Veerappan, MD

Hospitalist Medicine
Pioneer Health Care, Nev.

Spyridon Zouridis, MD

Advanced GI Fellowship
St. Louis University
Gastroenterology Fellowship (2024)
St. Louis University

2022

Ehab A.E. Abdelgyed, MBBCh

Endocrinology Fellowship
University of Ohio Cincinnati

Zainub Ajmal, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Methodist Hospital

Majd Al-Ahmad, MBBS

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Ali Al-Tarbsheh, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Fla.

Isam Albaba, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (2023)
Temple University

Muhammed Farhan Ashraf, MBBS

Gastroenterology Fellowship
Rochester General Hospital

Alzira R.M. Avelino, MD

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Baystate Medical Center

Matthew Derakhshesh, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Albany Medical College

Michael Farrell, MD

Gastroenterology Fellowship
University of Buffalo

Grenita Gjyriqi, DO

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Northwell Health

Mohammad Hamza, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Mercy Catholic Medical Center

John Leso, DO

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
University of Missouri

Sai Anoosh Parimi, MBBS

PGY4 Chief Resident
Albany Medical College
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (2023)
East Carolina University

Brienne Petcher, MD

Residency
University of California-Davis

Shawn Philip, DO

Gastroenterology Fellowship
Palisades Medical Center

Fatima Tuz Zahra, MBBS

Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center