Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows
Meet our current fellows
Current Fellow Highlight Heading link
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|
Former Fellow Highlight Heading link
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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2005
Kamran Mahmood, MD
Assistant Professor, Duke University, Durham, NC
2005
Min Joo, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director UIC PFT Laboratories, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
2005
Gita Patel, MD, DO
MultiCare Pulmonary Specialists, Puyallup, WA
2006
Michael Bommarito, MD
Hammond Clinic, Munster, IN
2006
Carolina See, MD
University of Wisconsin Health Clinics, Madison, WI
2006
Todd Sheppard, MD
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
2007
Bharati Prasad, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director UIC Sleep Science Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
2007
Syed Zaki Ahmed, MD
Chief, Internal Medicine, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2007
Ana Negron, MD
James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, FL
2008
Faisal Bhutta, MA
North Fulton PUlmonary, Roswell, GA
2008
Rafiq Kutty, MD
Director of Respiratory and Sleep Lab, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Maywood, IL
2009
Rohit Beri, MD
St Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT
2009
Venkatesh Donty, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care Associate of Garland, Longview, TX
2009
Khaled Nazzal, MD
Midwest Sleep Institute/Lung Care Group, Indianapolis, IN
2009
Corey O’Brien, DO
Pulmonary & Crtical Cardiology Consultants, Lansing, MI
2010
Humam Farah, MBBS
Hannibal Clinic, Hannibal MO
2010
Fatema Photowala, MD
Advocate Dreyer Medical Group, Aurora, IL
2010
John Shanley, MD
Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights, IL
2011
Funlola Famuyiwa,MD
University of Maryland Community Medical Group, Easton, MD
2011
Walid Hadid, MD
Goshen Heart & Vascular Center, Goshen, IN
2011
Matas Morkevicius, MD
Community Memorial Pulmonology, Hamilton, NY
2011
Adnan Pervez, MD
University of North Carolina HealthCare, Raleigh, NC
2012
Bassel Ericsoussi, MD
Franciscan Health, Hammond, IN
2012
Vibhu Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor, John H. Stroger Jr Hospital, Chicago, IL
2012
Joanne McKell, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
2013
Daisuke Takekoshi, MD
Medical researcher, Tohoku University, Japan
2013
Kamran Javaid, MD
Beacon Health System, Elkhart, IN
2013
Michael Markos, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Training Program at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
2014
Jessie Moja, MD
Springfield Clinic, Springfield, IL
2014
Patrick Belvitch, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014
Sarah Usmani, MD
Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL
2015
Kevin Haas, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015
Tirsa Ferrer Marrero, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2015
Giovanni Infusino, MD
Franciscan St Margaret Health, Hammond IN
2015
Mehdi Mirsaeidi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2015
N. Ivone Ramey, MD
Porter Health Care System, Valparaiso, IN
2016
Bartosz Buchcic, MD
Northwestern Medicine Health System Clinician, Chicago, IL
2016
Dustin Fraidenburg, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016
Valentin Prieto Centurion, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016
Travis Yamanaka, MD
Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
2016
Valentin Prieto Centurion, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016
Dustin Fraidenburg, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016
Bartosz Buchcic, MD
Northwestern Medicine Health System Clinician, Chicago, IL
2017
Paul Lederer, MD
North Texas VA Health Care System
2018
Farhan Zaidi, MD
Pulmonary Medical Associates, Melrose Park, IL
2018
Ashar Usmani, MD
Piedmont Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
2018
Jimmy Doumit, MD
West Virginia University/United Health Center, Bridge Port, WV
2018
Ashvini Damodaran, MD
Mercy Hospital, Chicago, IL
2018
Christian Ascoli, MD
Instructor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2019
Christie Brillante, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2019
Mateo Tole, MD
Northwestern Medicine, Lake Forest, IL
2019
John Willoughby, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care Associates, Shelby Township, MI
2020
Ai-Yui Tan, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago IL
2020
Ikuyo Imayama, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021
Mariam Anis, MBBS
Northwestern Lake forest Hospital
2021
Yu Maw Htwe, MBBS
NYU Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship
2021
Jawad Hussain, MBBS
Insight Chicago
2021
Solomon Krow, MD
Midwest Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Consultants LLC
2021
Stephanie LaBedz, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021
Maidah Yaqoob, MBBS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2022
Salil Kalra, MD
Locum Tenens Intensivist
2022
Malvika Kaul, MBBS
Insight Hospital and Medical
2022
Trinh Pham, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2022
Manasa Reddy, MD
Holy Redeemer Hospital
2022
Christen Vagts, MD
University of Illinois Chicago
2023
Israel Acosta Sanchez, MD
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
2023
June Mbae, MD
Ochsner Rush Health, Meridian, MS
2023
Sarung Kashyap, DO
Advocate Good Shepherd & Sherman Hospitals, Chicago, IL