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Meet the Fellows

Current Fellows

Fareeha Mubin, MD

Fareeha Mubin, MD

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center

Fernando Palacios Cuervo, MD

Fernando Palacios Cuervo, MD

Medical School: Universidad Peruana de Clencias Aplicadas UPC
Residency: Universidad Ricardo Palma

Graduated Fellows

Sujay Paudel, MD

Sujay Paudel, MD

Fellowship: 2023 - 2024
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Fatmah Yamani, MD

Fatmah Yamani, MD

Fellowship: 2023 - 2024
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Saudi Arabia

Syed Hasni, MD

Syed Hasni, MD

Fellowship: 2023 - 2024
Current Position:
Nephrologist
Virtua Health
New Jersey

Pablo Portocarrero, MD

Pablo Portocarrero, MD

Fellowship: 2022 - 2023
Current Position:
Nephrologist
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS

Sherif Metwally, MD

Sherif Metwally, MD

Fellowship: 2022 - 2023
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Loyola Medicine
Chicago, IL

Patrick Hallak, MD

Patrick Hallak, MD

Fellowship: 2021 - 2022
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Ibrahim Tawhari, MD

Ibrahim Tawhari, MD

Fellowship: 2021 - 2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, King Khalid University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Saudi Arabia

Nay Seif, MD

Nay Seif, MD

Fellowship: 2021 - 2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Transplant Nephrology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Boaz Bishop, MD

Boaz Bishop, MD

Fellowship: 2020 - 2021
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, Israel

Luisa Safar Boueri

Luisa Safar Boueri

Fellowship: 2019 - 2021
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Richard Gargiulo, DO

Richard Gargiulo, DO

Fellowship: 2018 - 2019
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sonalika Agarwal, MBBS

Sonalika Agarwal, MBBS

Fellowship: 2018 - 2019
Current Position:

Akansha Agrawal, MD

Akansha Agrawal, MD

Fellowship: 2018 - 2019
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Nephrology
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Sook Park, MD

Sook Park, MD

Fellowship: 2017 - 2018
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Yvonne El Kassis, MD

Yvonne El Kassis, MD

Fellowship: 2017 - 2018
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Daniel Fantus, MD

Daniel Fantus, MD

Fellowship: 2016 - 2017
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Université de Montréal
Quebec, Canada

Eman Shaban, MD

Eman Shaban, MD

Fellowship: 2016 - 2017
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Rasha El-Rifai, MD

Rasha El-Rifai, MD

Fellowship: 2015 - 2016
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
MetroHealth System
Cleveland, Ohio

Nicholas Zwang, MD

Nicholas Zwang, MD

Fellowship: 2015 - 2016
Current Position:
Nephrologist, Internal Medicine
NorthShore Medical Group
Highland Park, IL

Aneesha Shetty, MD

Aneesha Shetty, MD

Fellowship: 2014-2015
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist & Program Director, Living Donor Kidney Program
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD

Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD

Fellowship: 2014-2015
Current Position:
Nephrologist, Internal Medicine
UCI Health
Orange County, CA

Muhammad Omer, MD

Muhammad Omer, MD

Fellowship: 2013 - 2014
Current Position:
Nephrologist
Kidney Care Center South LLC
Palos Hills, Illinois

Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, MD

Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, MD

Fellowship: 2013 - 2014
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Lakshmi Nadimpalli, MD

Lakshmi Nadimpalli, MD

Fellowship: 2012 - 2013
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Pranavkumar Dalal, MD, MPH

Pranavkumar Dalal, MD, MPH

Fellowship: 2012 - 2013
Current Position:
Nephrologist
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri

Alan Hola, MD

Alan Hola, MD

Fellowship: 2010 - 2011
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, Integris Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Darshika Chhabra, MD, MPH

Darshika Chhabra, MD, MPH

Fellowship: 2009 - 2010
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, Illinois

Brian Cabral, MD

Brian Cabral, MD

Fellowship: 2008 - 2009
Current Position:
Head, Center for Renal Diseases and Transplant
St. Luke's Medical Center
Global City, Phillipines

Monica Grafals, MD

Monica Grafals, MD

Fellowship: 2007 - 2008
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.

Arthi Rajagopal, MD

Arthi Rajagopal, MD

Fellowship: 2006 - 2007
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Dallas Nephrology Associates, Dallas Transplant Institute, Baylor Healthcare System
Dallas, Texas

Uday Desai, MD

Uday Desai, MD

Fellowship: 2005 - 2006
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Nephrology Associates of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida

Lisa Nakamoto, MD

Lisa Nakamoto, MD

Fellowship: 2004 - 2005
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist, The Polyclinic Madison Center
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

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