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

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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

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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

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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.

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Fellows' Fall Party at Dr. & Mrs. Fallon's home  10/1/10

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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

 

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                     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