Current Fellows:

Third Year Fellows (PGY 6):

Anas Al Bawaliz, M.D.

Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Medical School:     The University of Jordan-School of Medicine
Residency:     The University of Missouri- Kansas City
Career Interests: Lymphoma, GI malignancies, benign hematology.
Personal Interests:     Tennis, Ping Pong, reading and travel.

Anika Bhargava, M.D.

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School:     St. George's University, Grenada
Residency:     MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
Career Interests: Hematology- Oncology
Personal Interests:     Travel, Baking, Tennis, Golf and Board Games Personal Interests:

Nikita Jain, M.D.

Hometown: Meerut, India
Medical School: Subharti Medical College, India
Residency:     Chicago Medical School, Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
Career Interests: Medical Oncology, End-of life care
Personal Interests: Exploring new cuisines/ restaurants, audiobooks, sitcoms

Second Year Fellows (PGY 5):

Waled Bahaj, M.D.

Hometown: Shabwah, Yemen
Medical School: Misr University for Science and Technology
Residency: University of Missouri at Kansas City
Career Interests:Hematologic Malignancies
PersonalInterests:Reading, travelling, technology, video games

Caio Heleno, M.D.

Hometown: Belo Herizonte, Brazil
Medical School: Federal University of Minas Gerais
Residency: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Career Interests: Solid Tumors
Personal Interests: Photography, hiking, biking

Pranali Pachika, M.D.

Hometown:India
Medical School: Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: UPMC Mckeesport
Career Interests: Bone Marrow Transplant
Personal Interests: Reading, hiking

First Year Fellows (PGY 4):

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.

Hometown:  Mumbi, India
Medical School:  Topiwala National Medical College
Residency:  Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Career Interests:  Hematology and Lung Cancer
Personal Interests:  Reading, painting, trave 

Ayesha Shameem, M.D.

Hometown:  Lahore, Pakistan
Medical School:  Fatima Jinnah, Pakistan
Residency:  Charlestown Area Medical Center, West Virginia
Career Interests:  Academic Medicine
Personal Interests:  Yoga, Reading, Volleyball

Past Graduates and Position After Graduation:

2023

Talha Aijaz – MD Anderson, Houston, TX
Abigail Chan – 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