Clinical Fellows in Gastroenterology 2010-2011
Class of 2011


Gaurav Arora, MD, MS (EPI)
Residency: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons/St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
Advanced Hepatology Fellow: Stanford University School of Medicine
MS: Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Stanford University
Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences,, New Delhi, India
Hak Nam Kim, MD
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School and University of Florida
Medical School: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ayodele T. Osowo, MD
Residency: Unity Health System Rochester, NY
Medical School: University of Benin, Nigeria
Apurv K. Varia, MD
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Second Year : Class of 2012

Ryan R. Barrientos, MD
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Medical School: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School

Gerald W. Mank, III MD
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Medical School: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School

Catherine Noelle O'Shea, DO
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences/ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA

David Richards, MD
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

First Year : Class of 2013


Ilan Nevah, MD
Residency: St Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY
Medical School: University of Panama Medical School Panama, Republic of Panama

Nirav Thosani, MD, MA
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
MHA: Masters of Healthcare Administration University of Houston – Clear Lake, Texas
Medical School: Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University, India
Fellows' Activities 2010-2011
The Texas Gulf Coast Society for Gastroenterology's annual Fellows' Cup now belongs to UT-Houston!
Dr. Gaurav Arora's presentation:
"High In-hospital Mortality Following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Results of a Nationwide Population-based Study."
won 1st Prize and the "Fellows' Cup. Dr. Ron Colman with Texas Gulf Coast Society presenting Dr. Arora with the cup.
Fellows' Fall Party at Dr. & Mrs. Fallon's home 10/1/10
Clinical Fellows in Gastroenterology: 2009-2010
Class of 2010
Matthew Spinn, MD
Chief Clinical Fellow 2009-2010
Hospitalist for Hepatology Service: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Medical School: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Undergraduate: Texas State University - San Marcos
Dr. Verma and Dr. Spinn

Dharmendra Verma, MD
Hospitalist for Hepatology Service: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Residency: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Master of Public Health: The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston Health Science Center
Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi
Graduation Celebration 2010
Clinical Fellows in Gastroenterology: 2008-2009

Graduation Celebration 2009
Class of 2009
Jennifer Brenner, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2009
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Medical School: Loyala University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Washington University, Saint Louis
Following Graduation: Private Practice in Colorado
Syed Mohammed Jafri, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2009
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Following Graduation: Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, Michigan
Alexander Shpaner, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2009
Residency: UCLA-VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Following Graduation: Private Practice in California
David Wolf, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2009
Chief Clinical Fellow: 2008 - 2009
Chief Medical Resident: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medial School
Residency: The University of Texas UT Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Undergraduate: Tufts University and The University of Texas at Austin
Following Graduation: Academic Medicine: The University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Clinical Fellows in Gastroenterology 2007-2008

Class of 2008
Amir Ahmed, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2008
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Medical School: University of Dundee
Following Graduation: Private Practice in Texas
Chukwuma Egwim, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2008
Hepatology Fellowship: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Residency: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Medical School: University of Nigeria
Following Graduation: Private Practice in Texas
Kevin Leung, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2008
Residency: University of Illinois Medical Center
Medical School: University of Illinois
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Following Graduation: Private Practice in Washington.
Jennifer Northrop, MD
Completed UT Gastroenterology Program: June 30, 2008
Chief GI Fellow: 2007 - 2008
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine / NY State American Program, Tel Aviv, Israel
Undergraduate: Columbia College of Columbia University
Following Graduation: Private Practice in New York
Graduation Celebration 2008
Clinical Fellows in Gastroenterology 2007-2008

Class of 2007
David Goetz, MD
Brian Weston, MD
Class of 2006
Carl Frank, MD
Elizabeth Half, MD
Mohen Rengen, DO
Selvi Thirumurthi, MD
Class of 2005
Paul Azad, MD
Sanjeev Wasan, MD
Class of 2004
Mike Bismar, MD
Ishaan Kalha, MD
Duke Dguyen, MD
Class of 2003
Emad Abu-Hamba, MD
Carl Foulks, MD
Aparna Kulkarni, MD
Mihir Patel, MD
Class of 2002
Sandeep Singh, MD
Class of 2001
Norio Fukami, MD
Ivelisse Lopez, MD
Yasser Al-Antably, MD
Class of 2000
Christopher, Derbes, MD
Angela McGee, MD
Sreelatha Reddy, MD
Parag Chokshi, MD
Class of 1999
Class of 1998
Class of 1997
Class of 1996
Class of 1995
Class of 1994
Class of 1993
Class of 1992
Class of 1991
Class of 1990
Class of 1989
Class of 1988
Class of 1987
Class of 1986
Class of 1985
Class of 1984
Class of 1983
Class of 1982
Class of 1981
Steve Fein, MD
John Hughes, MD
Class of 1980
Reinhold W. Van Uelft, MD
Class of 1979
Roland Bennetts, Jr, MD
Jay Mamel, MD
Paul Miller, MD
Ahmad M.R. Pacha, MD
Class of 1978
Ayyam Raghuthaman, MD
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