Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows
Meet our current fellows
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Coming into UIC for pulmonary critical care fellowship at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was an interesting experience. The program leadership adapted the curriculum to both provide for the patient’s needs and ensure we were receiving the subspecialty training we needed. We get experience with a variety of unique pulmonary clinics, including pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, tuberculosis, COPD/asthma, sleep/NIV clinics. We see patients admitted with unique pulmonary disease states as UIC has a large population of patients with connective tissue disease, liver disease, sickle cell disease, solid organ and stem cell transplant. Within the ICU world, we rotate through medical ICU, neuro ICU, tele ICU and see a variety of cardiac and surgical ICU patients as well. The faculty are invested in trainee’s success both during training and beyond. There is no shortage of inspirational mentors with diverse career experiences and research interests.
| Third Year Fellow
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While looking for the best ‘fit’ for me for fellowship, my primary criteria was people, because people make places and experiences! I am grateful that I matched at UIC because it provided me with the most humble, learned, renowned and wise attendings with a vested interest in my education and well being. The clinical experience, research opportunities and mentorship created the foundation of my training that made me into a physician I have always aspired to be! Not only did UIC provide me with opportunities to further my career but also with long lasting friendships with my co-fellows and attendings that I will cherish forever! As I part, I leave a piece of my heart behind and carry with me UIC’s legacy.
| Class of 2021
At UIC I had the opportunity to train under world class researchers and clinicians. This provided invaluable experience in critically evaluating the ever changing landscape of pulm and critical care. It was particularly useful for navigating the explosion of weak data that plagued the early months of the global pandemic Providing care for the complex population of inner city Chicago allowed ample opportunity to develop the skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize the incredibly sick. The community that is forged in the challenges of fellowship training has left me with lifelong friends amongst well respected colleagues. However the most important lesson that was continuously reinforced is the need to be a lifelong student and resist settling for easy answers.
| Former Fellow Class of 2019
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Former Fellows
Israel Acosta Sanchez, MD (2023), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
June Mbae, MD (2023), Ochsner Rush Health, Meridian, MS
Sarung Kashyap, DO (2023), Advocate Good Shepherd & Sherman Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Salil Kalra, MD (2022), Locum Tenens Intensivist
Malvika Kaul, MBBS (2022), Insight Hospital and Medical
Trinh Pham, MD (2022), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Manasa Reddy, MD (2022), Holy Redeemer Hospital
Christen Vagts, MD (2022), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Mariam Anis, MBBS (2021), Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Yu Maw Htwe, MBBS (2021), NYU Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship
Jawad Hussain, MBBS (2021), Insight Chicago
Solomon Krow, MD (2021), Midwest Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Consultants LLC
Stephanie LaBedz, MD (2021), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Maidah Yaqoob, MBBS (2021), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ai-Yui Tan, MD (2020), Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago IL
Ikuyo Imayama, MD (2020), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
John Willoughby, MD (2019), Pulmonary Critical Care Associates, Shelby Township, MI
Mateo Tole, MD (2019), Northwestern Medicine, Lake Forest, IL
Christie Brillante, MD (2019), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Christian Ascoli, MD (2018), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ashvini Damodaran, MD (2018), Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
Jimmy Doumit, MD (2018), West Virginia University/United Health Center, Bridgeport, WV
Ashar Usmani, MD (2018), Piedmont Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
Farhan Zaidi, MD (2018), Pulmonary Medical Associates, Melrose Park, IL
Paul Lederer, MD (2017), North Texas VA Health Care System
Bartosz Buchcic, MD (2016), Northwestern Medicine Health System Clinician, Chicago, IL
Dustin Fraidenburg, MD (2016), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Valentin Prieto Centurion, MD (2016), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Travis Yamanaka, MD (2016), Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kevin Haas, MD (2015), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Tirsa Ferrer Marrero, MD (2015), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Giovanni Infusino, MD (2015), Franciscan St Margaret Health, Hammond, IN
Mehdi Mirsaeidi, MD (2015), University of Miami, Miami, FL
N. Ivone Ramey, MD (2015), Porter Health Care System, Valparaiso, IN
Jessie Moja, MD (2014), Springfield Clinic, Springfield, IL
Patrick Belvitch, MD (2014), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sarah Usmani, MD (2014), Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL
Daisuke Takekoshi, MD (2013), Tohoku University, Japan
Kamran Javaid, MD (2013), Beacon Health System, Elkhart, IN
Michael Markos, MD (2013), Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
Bassel Ericsoussi, MD (2012), Franciscan Health, Hammond, IN
Vibhu Sharma, MD (2012), John H. Stroger Jr Hospital, Chicago, IL
Joanne McKell, MD (2012), University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
Adnan Pervez, MD (2011), University of North Carolina HealthCare, Raleigh, NC
Matas Morkevicius, MD (2011), Community Memorial Pulmonology, Hamilton, NY
Walid Hadid, MD (2011), Goshen Heart & Vascular Center, Goshen, IN
Funlola Famuyiwa, MD (2011), University of Maryland Community Medical Group, Easton, MD
John Shanley, MD (2010), Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights, IL
Fatema Photowala, MD (2010), Advocate Dreyer Medical Group, Aurora, IL
Humam Farah, MBBS (2010), Hannibal Clinic, Hannibal, MO
Corey O’Brien, DO (2009), Pulmonary & Critical Cardiology Consultants, Lansing, MI
Khaled Nazzal, MD (2009), Midwest Sleep Institute/Lung Care Group, Indianapolis, IN
Venkatesh Donty, MD (2009), Pulmonary & Critical Care Associate of Garland, Longview, TX
Rohit Beri, MD (2009), St Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT
Rafiq Kutty, MD (2008), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Maywood, IL
Faisal Bhutta, MA (2008), North Fulton Pulmonary, Roswell, GA
Ana Negron, MD (2007), James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, FL
Syed Zaki Ahmed, MD (2007), Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bharati Prasad, MD (2007), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Todd Sheppard, MD (2006), Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Carolina See, MD (2006), University of Wisconsin Health Clinics, Madison, WI
Michael Bommarito, MD (2006), Hammond Clinic, Munster, IN
Gita Patel, MD (2005), MultiCare Pulmonary Specialists, Puyallup, WA
Min Joo, MD (2005), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Kamran Mahmood, MD (2005), Duke University, Durham, NC