Current Fellows:

Third Year Fellows (PGY 6):

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
Personal Interests: 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 

Second Year Fellows (PGY 5):

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, travel 

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 

First Year Fellows (PGY 4): 

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, UofL sports 

Natasha Chandler, M.D.

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

Borna Amir – Kabrian, M.D.

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

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, hanging with friends 

Past Graduates and Position After Graduation:

2024

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

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