Current Fellows:

Third Year Fellows (PGY 6): 

Talha Aijaz, M.D.

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Medical School:  Allama Iqbal Medical College
Residency: Internal Medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System 
Career Interests:  
Personal Interests: Blogging, toastmaster club, chess 

Abigail Chan (Abi), M.D.

Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Medical School: University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine, Philippines
Residency: Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Career Interests: Hematology-Oncology, Quality Improvement Projects, Palliative Care
Personal Interests: Travel, cooking, baking, animal welfare. 

Vatsala Katiyar, M.D.

Hometown: Kanpur, India
Medical School: King George's Medical University, India
Residency: Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr Hosital of Cook County, Chicago
Career Interests: 
Personal Interests: Reading, cooking, travel, event planning, music, swimming, badminton, creative writing and poetry 

Jasdeep Sidhu, M.D.

Hometown: 
Medical School: Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, India 
Residency: Internal Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn (Chief Resident) 
Career Interests:   
Personal Interests: Music, reading, current political and social affairs, travel 

Second Year Fellows (PGY 5):

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

First Year Fellows (PGY 4):

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

Past Graduates and Position After Graduation:

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 Immunotherapy Fellowship, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
    Danh Pham (Chief Fellow) - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV