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Dr. Rohit Beri is a third-year fellow and came to our program from Jersey Shores, one of the hospitals of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. He had outstanding board scores and letters and scored in the top 1% of the USMLE I exam. He served as Chief Medical Resident, was awarded the Resident-Teacher of the Year Award for 2004-2005 and has been praised as “meticulous, conscientious, and thoroughly devoted to his patients.” His hobbies include tennis, traveling and photography. |
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Dr. Venkatesh Donty is a third-year fellow and currently our Chief Fellow. He did his residency training at Cook County Hospital and worked primarily in the ICU as a hospitalist in Jacksonville. He had outstanding board scores and letters and has been in the top 10% of essentially all the exams he has taken (e.g. USMLE, ABIM, in training exams). He is known to have “a keen sense of dedication and empathy while approaching patients,” and as being “calm, confident, and leading by example.” His hobbies include chess and music. |
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Dr. Corey O'Brien, a third-year fellow, is one of UIC’s own outstanding residents, and his board scores, letters, and personal affirmations confirm this. He loves the challenge of Pulmonary/Critical Care medicine, and he says the specialty has driven his excitement and enthusiasm for medicine. He has been described as having “tremendous work ethic, intellectual honesty, compassion, and professionalism.” His hobbies include sailing, hiking and camping.
Interests: the application of ultrasound and echocardiography in the critically ill
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Dr. Human Farah is a second-year fellow and was previously at St. Louis University as a faculty member. He was Director of the IRB and Hospital Quality Control and was PI of several clinical studies. His standardized test scores rank him in the top 10% of medical residents, and his letters of recommendation remark that he is “high energy” with a passion for teaching, great medical knowledge, and excellent work ethic.
Interests: Sleep medicine |
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Dr. Fatema Photowala, a second-year fellow, graduated from the Stroger Cook County-UIC program with a 4-year combined residency in Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine, and she was awarded her MPH from UIC’s School of Public Health shortly before she began her fellowship. She has engaged in research in Environmental and Occupational Lung Health, and those who have worked closely with her say “her clinical skills and judgment are superior” and that she “is always willing to spend extra time to resolve problems related to her patient’s care.” In her spare time, Dr. Photowala enjoys reading fiction and enjoying the outdoors. |
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Dr. John Shanley is a second-year fellow who completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine within UIC’s own program. He has had carried out basic science and clinical research, and his outstanding USMLE scores placed him in the top 2-3% of all residents. He has done extensive health-associated volunteer work, has teaching accolades, and is known for his “extensive medical knowledge,” “unimpeachable character,” and “warmth and rapport with patients.” Dr. Shanley enjoys scuba diving, soccer, running, cooking, and spending time with his friends and family. |
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Dr. Matas Morkevicius, a first-year fellow, obtained his MD from the Vilnius University Medical School in Lithuania and did his residency at Stroger Cook County Hospital. During this time, Dr. Morkevicius did 32 presentations and publications. He was on the editorial boards of the Student BMJ and the McGill Journal of Medicine, where he was also a senior editor. He ranked in the top of his medical school class and was president of the Vilnius Medical Student Research group. He is described as “having a knowledge-loving spirit,” “true concern for his patients,” and “conscientious.” His hobbies include running, hiking, biking, camping, and traveling. |
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Dr. Funlola Famuyiwa is a first-year fellow and obtained her MD degree from the University of Ibadan in Nigera. She did her residency at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, where she was Chief Medical Resident her final year. Additionally, she was an officer in her housestaff association, gave 9 presentations previous of her fellowship, and has had outstanding letters of recommendation especially attesting to her outstanding work ethic, great interpersonal ability, and excellent procedural skills. She scored a standard deviation above the mean in her USMLE part I. As a summer job, she worked making computers for Dell and “for fun” she runs marathons and dabbles in interior decorating. |
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Dr. Adnan Pervez, a first-year fellow, graduated from Rawalpindi Medical School in Pakistan where his overall academic performance ranked him first in his class of 300. He received awards from the University of Punjab and the Pakistan Medical Association for this achievement. He did his medical residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Here he won a teaching excellence award and was asked to be Chief Resident. His subsequent experience includes working as an academic hospitalist at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin. He has completed research projects and has two peer reviewed research publications. His recommendations remark on his “calm demeanor,” “caring attitude,” and “superior clinical skills.” He enjoys tennis, cricket, and bowling.
Interests: Clinical pulmonology and sleep medicine
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Dr. Rashmi Chawla joined our fellowship program this year as a third-year fellow after participating in the Pulmonary and Critical Care program at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She went to medical school at Kasturba Medical College in India and passed all of her Board examinations with honors. Dr. Chawla has participated in a number of volunteer positions, including with the World Health Organization in the aftermath of the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, India, and her recommendations comment as to her dedication and good bedside manner. Dr. Chawla is currently working on research in Dr. Christman’s lab studying the role of macrophage NADPH oxidase in regulating the intensity of NLI and to further understand the role of NADPH oxidase in the induction and repair phase of lung injury. She enjoys swimming, dancing, traveling, and reading. |
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Dr. Walid Hadid is a first-year fellow, and obtained his MD from the University of Damascus in Syria. He completed residency training at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, and following this he worked as a hospitalist. He is passionate about the pulmonary field and aspires to one day work in an academic setting where he is able to combine his interests in pulmonary and critical care medicine, research, and teaching. Those who recommend him comment on his professionalism, love of learning, and excellent patient care. |
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Brian Maybruck is one of our research fellows and began his fellowship in June of 2008. He is currently working with Dr. Steven Ackerman, using a variety of molecular biology techniques to explore how eosinophils from the immune system are involved in contributing to the pathology of the human respiratory system. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and also has a Masters in Marine Biology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He got his bachelor’s degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University. He is a certified SCUBA diver.
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Dr. Bharati Prasad completed her Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship with us in 2007 and is currently a second-year sleep fellow. She received her medical degree from Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India and did her residency in Internal Medicine. She has been described as dedicated and attentive to her patient’s needs. Dr. Prasad is also jointly pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Science from the UIC School of Public Health in preparation for an academic career in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.
Interests: Sleep medicine, clinical and research
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