Current Fellows:

Third Year Fellows (PGY 6):

Claire Jones, M.D. 

Hometown: Leitchfield, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: University of Louisville
Career Interests: Community Hematologist/Oncologist
Personal Interests: Reading, spending time with family

Shreyas Kalantri, M.D. *Chief Fellow*

Hometown: Mumbai, India
Medical School: Topiwala National Medical College
Residency: Sinai Hospital- Baltimore
Career Interests: Medical Oncology
Personal Interests: Reading, fitness and travel

 Ayesha Shameem, M.D. *Chief Fellow*

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Medical School: Fatima Jinnah, Pakistan
Residency: West-Virginia University/CAMC, West Virginia
Career Interests: Academic Medicine
Personal Interests: Yoga, reading and volleyball 

Second Year Fellows (PGY 5):

Borna Amir – Kabrian, M.D.

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas
Residency: West Virginia University-CAMC
Career Interests: Academics, solid oncology
Personal Interests: Tennis, exercise, hiking and travelling

Zachary Pulliam, M.D.

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Career Interests: Undecided, but probably solid oncology
Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife and dog, weightlifting, running and UofL sports

Natasha Chandler, M.D.

Hometown: Bowling Green, KY
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: University of Louisville
Program Career Interests: Still undecided!
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, trying new restaurants and traveling

Michelle Tavcar, DO

Hometown: Louisville,  Kentucky
Medical School: Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville Career
Interests: Undecided at this time, most likely solid tumor
Personal Interests: Pickleball, tennis, cooking and hanging with friends

First Year Fellows (PGY 4): 

Andrew Hearn, MD

Hometown: Columbus, GA
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Francis-Emory Healthcare
Career Interests : Cancer metabolism, clinical trials, gastrointestinal malignancies
Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife and our 2 daughters, being involved in church, cooking

Mariia Kasianchyk , MD

Hometown: Varash, Ukraine
Medical School: Vinnitsa National Pirogov Memorial Medical University
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Career Interests: Academic Hematology-Oncology
Personal Interests: Skiing, traveling, climbing, and cycling

Elrazi Ali, MBBS

Hometown: Kufra, Libya
Medical School: University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Interfaith Medical Center, New York
Career Interests: Malignant Hematology
Personal Interests: Clinical research, soccer and basketball

Yomna Hussam Abu-Farsakh ,MD

Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Medical School: University of Jordan
Residency: Hackensack University Medical Center
Career Interests: Breast and malignant hematology
Personal Interests: Baking, cross stitching

Shalini Chhabra, MBBS.

Hometown: Bowling Green, KY
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Career Interests: Community Oncologist, research, teaching and telemedicine
Personal Interests: Cooking, traveling and exploring different parts of the world

Past Graduates and Position After Graduation:

2025

Waled Bahaj- Indiana Blood & Marrow Transplant Program
Pranali Pachika – Charleston Area Medical Center, WV
Caio Heleno - Phelps Cancer Center

2024

Anas AL Bawaliz – Pardee Cancer Wellness Center
Anika Bhargava – UofL Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY
Nikita Jain - Sheboygan Physicians Group

2023      

 Talha Aijaz – MD Anderson, Houston, TX
 Abigail Chan – UofL Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY
 Vatsala Katiyar - Illinois Cancer Care, Peoria, IL
 Jasdeep Sidhu – Baptist Floyd Group, New Albany, IN

2022

RuoBing Xue - University of Missouri
Satish Maharaj - Texas Tech University

2021

Rohit Kumar - UofL Brown Cancer Center
Brian Dong - UofL Brown Cancer Center
Drew Murray - PeaceHealth St Joseph Cancer Center in Bellingham, WA

2020

Shruti Bhandari (Chief Fellow) - Northern Light Cancer Care, Brewer, Maine
Phuong Ngo - Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY
Shawn Peterson - Baptist Health, Lexington, KY

2019

Amitoj Gill (Chief Fellow) - Columbus Regional Health, Columbus, IN
Hamza Hashmi - BMT-Cellular lmmunotherapy Fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Danh Pham (Chief Fellow) - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV