New residents, fellows join DOM in July just in time for holiday

On a sunny Monday morning, July 1, the Department of Medicine welcomed all of its new trainee physicians.

This includes resident physicians in the Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus and the Advanced Dermatology Residency Program as well as those physicians new to our 18 fellowships – 15 of which are ACGME* accredited and another that’s ABOIM* accredited.

*ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; ABOIM = American Board of Integrative Medicine

Learn more about them below:

 

RESIDENCIES

Advanced Dermatology Residency

• Mitchell Davis, MD | Dr. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University and earned his medical doctorate from the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix in 2021. He completed his transitional year as an internal medicine resident at HCA Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, El Paso, TX (2021-22). Afterward, he served as a research fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (2022-24). Publications.
• Mariana Perez, MD | Dr. Perez earned her medical doctorate in 2022 from Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, University Park, FL. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Duke University. She did her transitional year as an internal medicine resident at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital (2022-23). She also did research electives at Icahn School of Medicine, Penn Medicine, and Hollywood Dermatology & Cosmetic Specialists in Hollywood, FL. Publications.
• Andrew Roth, MD | Dr. Roth earned his medical doctorate from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science in 2023, and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida State University. He did his transitional year as an internal medicine resident at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (2023-24). Publications.
• Alyssa Thompson, MD | Dr. Thompson earned her medical doctorate in 2023 at the College of Medicine – Tucson, and holds a bachelor’s degree in physiology from the college as well. She did her transitional year as an internal medicine resident at Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (2023-24). Publications.

Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus

CHIEF RESIDENTS (2024-25):

• Kandis Boothe, MD, PhD | Chief Resident, UArizona Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus;
• Natalie M. Davis, MD | Chief Resident, UArizona Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus;
• Amie M. Kolimas, DO | Chief Resident, UArizona Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus;
• Vishalakshi Lakshmanan, MD | Chief Resident, UArizona Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus;
• Elise M. Le Cam, MD | Chief Resident, UArizona Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus.

CATEGORICAL INTERNS (PGY1):

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• Monica Angeletti, MD | College of Medicine - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 
• Christian Avalos, MD | California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA
• Kaitlyn Baber, MD | University of Kansas School of Medicine
• Danielle Bailey, DO | Touro University Nevada, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, NV
• David Baskin, MD | Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
• Shenar Dinkha, DO | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glen Head, NY
• Ajdin Ekic, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND
• Cassandra Everly, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
• Edgardo García Licerio, MD | Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
• Nicholas Genz, MD | University of Kansas School of Medicine
• Nathan Giauque, MD | University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
• Celeste Gracey, DO | Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Hartnett County, NC
• David Hendrix, MD | University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
• Jackie Hu, MD | Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
• Kellie Jeong, DO | Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale
• Jessica Kitsen, DO | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO
• Matthew Lansman, MD | California Health Science University, Clovis, CA
• William Matloff, MD | USC's Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles 
• Asael Nuñez, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
• Dustin Parsons, MD | Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
• Dwani Patel, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Stacy Ploom, MD | University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND
• Tolulope Popoola, MD | University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA
• Kathryn Pulling, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
• Drew Rasmussen, DO | Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, ID
• Jesse Ritter, MD | Geisinger Commonwealth College of Health Sciences, Scranton, PA
• Swathi Somisetty, MD | Creighton University, Omaha, NE
• Jared Stillman, MD | University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa
• Faissal Stipho, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
• Robert Sumner, MD | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
• Kalvin Thomas, DO | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO
• Mathew Thomas, MD | University of Nevada – Reno
• Emily Tishkoff, DO | University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY
• Mitchell Van Kalsbeek, MD | University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
• Mattia Walter, MD | University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu
• Matthew Ward, MD | Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago
• Ryan Weyker, DO | Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale
• Tammy Zamaitis, DO | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO

PRELIMINARY INTERNS (2024-25):

• Nathan Holt, DO | A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Mesa, AZ
• Tara Samra, MD | University of Miami, Florida
• Guangzhe Sun, MD | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
• Swetha Vennelaganti, MBBS | Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India

FELLOWSHIPS

Division of Cardiology

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

• Alvaro J. Altamirano, MD | Dr. Altamirano earned his medical doctorate from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Managua, Nicaragua, in 2011. He did his internal medicine residency training at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago (2015-18). Since 2019, he has been communications and web committee chair for the American College of Cardiology – Arizona Chapter, in addition to his involvement with a series of Banner Health research efforts related to left atrium voltage research, a coronary reactivity testing project, a cardiogenic shock registry, MINOCA (MI with non-obstructive coronary arteries) registry, endocarditis registry, and a COSIRA II (coronary sinus reducer) clinical trial, etc.
• Hanh Ai Han, MD | Dr. Han earned her medical doctorate from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in 2020. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Arizona State University and did her internal medicine residency training at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson (2020-23). She has been involved in cardiogenic shock research at the Sarver Heart Center since March 2022, and served as a volunteer in the Residents as Teachers, Incoming Resident Orientation, and Transition to Residency Boot Camp programs.
• Heidi Messiha, MD | Dr. Messiha earned her medical doctorate in 2020 from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, where she was vice president of the Latino Medical Student Organization a leader in the iServe volunteer organization. She also holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in literature from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Her internal medicine residency training (2020-23) was at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where she served as an assistant professor in internal medicine afterward. Publications.
• Pallabi Shrestha, MBBS | Dr. Shrestha earned her medical degree from Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2018. Afterward, she completed her internal medicine residency training at the College of Medicine – Tucson (2021-24). In 2023, she won the Charles W. Hall, Jr., and Virginia C. Hall Award for Outstanding House Officer in Cardiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, first prize as presenter in the Arizona Medical Association’s 2nd Annual Poster Symposium, and first prize as co-author on a QI Project at the UArizona Internal Medicine Research Academic Half Day.
• Matthew Wu, MD | Dr. Wu earned his medical doctorate from Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, in 2021. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology/sociology from Union College in Schenectady, NY, where he was editor of the student newspaper, and an MBA in health care administration from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. He did his internal medicine residency training at the University of Washington, Seattle (2021-24). Publications.
• Mahima Zandu, MBBS | Dr. Zandu earned her medical degree from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Jamshedpur, India, in 2019, and just completed her internal medicine residency training at the College of Medicine – Tucson (2021-24). She has participated in research at the Sarver Heart Center since 2022, won the 2023 Charles W. Hall Jr. and Virginia C. Hall Memorial Endowment Award for Outstanding Resident in Cardiology, and is a mentee in the American Medical Women's Association Leadership Program. Publications.

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

• Jacob Klewer, MD | Dr. Klewer earned his medical doctorate from the College of Medicine – Tucson in 2018, and holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pomona College in Claremont, CA. He did his internal medicine residency training at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, and completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship at the College of Medicine – Tucson in 2024. Publications.

Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

• S. Maryam Hosseini, MD | Dr. Hosseini earned her medical doctorate in 2018 from the College of Medicine – Tucson, where she also completed her internal medicine residency training in 2021. Afterward, she did a cardiovascular disease fellowship at the Mayo Clinic Phoenix, where she also served on the Mortality Review Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology, physiology and behavior from the University of California, Davis.
• Kishor Khanal, MBBS | Dr. Khanal comes to Tucson from Memorial HealthCare System, Hollywood, FL, where he completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship. He earned his medical degree from KIST Medical College, Patan, Nepal, in 2015. Afterward, he completed his internal medicine residency (2018-21) at Advent Health Orlando (formerly Florida Hospital Orlando) in Orlando, FL. Publications.

Division of Dermatology

Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship

• Patrick Jedlowski, MD | Dr. Jedlowski earned his medical doctorate in 2020 at the College of Medicine – Tucson, and holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Arizona State University. He did his transitional year as an internal medicine resident at Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (2020-21). He then completed the Advanced Dermatology Residency at the College of Medicine – Tucson (2021-24). Among his honors, he won a 2023 dermMentors Resident of Distinction Award, 2022 Everett C. Fox, MD, Memorial Lecture Award from the American Academy of Dermatology, the College of Medicine – Tucson’s 2020 Outstanding Senior Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement, its 2019 Robert F. Crawford Scholastic Achievement Award and Department of Medicine Outstanding Medical Student in Dermatology, as well as first place in the Doctors Dilemma (medical student Jeopardy) contest at the 2019 Arizona Regional American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting. Publications.

Division of Endocrinology

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship

• Cem A. Dikengil, MD | Dr. Dikengil earned his medical doctorate from Ross University School of Medicine in Roseau, Dominica. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from La Salle University in Philadelphia. He did his internal medicine residency through the Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program at Robert Wood Johnson/Barnabas Health Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ (2021-24). Publications.
• Valerie Martinez Vargas, MD | Dr. Martinez received her medical doctorate in 2020 from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in Rio Piedras. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. She began her internal medicine residency training at Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA (2020-22) and completed it at Abrazo Healthcare System, Phoenix (2022-24).
• Saqib Shami, MD | Dr. Shami received his medical degree (MBBS) in 2014 from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Cook County Health and Hospital Services, Chicago, and has been a hospitalist at UnityPoint Health Trinity Quad Cities Hospital Medicine Program, Rock Island, IL, since shortly after that. Publications.
• Kevin Woodhams, MD | Dr. Woodhams earned his medical doctorate in 2021 at the Arkansas College of Health Science, College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Fort Smith, AR. He completed his internal medicine residency training at the Bilings Clinic in Billings, MT. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the University of Nevada.

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology Fellowship

• Shoma Bommena, MBBS | Dr. Bommena earned her medical degree (MBBS) in 2008 at Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad, India. She did her internal medicine residency training at New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center (2010-13), Valhalla, NY. She earned a master’s degree in clinical translational science in 2022 from the College of Medicine – Phoenix, where she was on faculty as a member of the Advanced Liver Disease Institute, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, since 2021. She also has been a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Gastroenterology since 2020. Publications.
• Matthew Reif, MD | Dr. Reif earned his medical doctorate in 2020 from the University of Queensland School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia. His bachelor’s degree in biology is from Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA. He did his internal medicine residency training at Tulane University in New Orleans (2021-24).
• Karen M. Rico, MD | Dr. Rico earned her medical doctorate in 2020 from the College of Medicine – Tucson, also holding a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and master’s degree in cellular and molecular medicine from the college. She did her internal medicine residency training (2020-23) at the University of Washington, Seattle, where she also was chief resident (2023-24). In addition, she started a non-profit organization in Trujillo, Peru, to provide free medical care and English courses to impoverished rural communities. Publications.

Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

• Tom Finkelstein, MD | Dr. Finkelstein earned his medical doctorate from the Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program of Israel’s Tel Aviv University. Afterward, he did his internal medicine residency training at the College of Medicine – Tucson (2020-23), followed by the one-year Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship at the College of Medicine – Tucson. He also holds a master’s in public health degree in epidemiology from the UArizona (2014) and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Arizona State University (2011). Publications.

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship

• Samantha Russell, MD | Dr. Russel earned a bachelor’s (BScH) and master’s degrees in biomedical sciences at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, before earning her medical doctorate from the College of Medicine – Tucson in 2019. Afterward, she did her internal medicine residency training (2019-22), served as chief resident (2022-23) and, then, completed a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship (2023-24) at the college. In 2021, she was the winner of the Charles W. Hall, Jr. and Virginia C. Hall Award for Outstanding House Officer at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Publications.

Division of Hematology & Oncology

Hematology and Medical Oncology Training Fellowship

• Daniel Barnett, MD | Dr. Barnett earned his medical doctorate in 2021 from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. He completed his internal medicine residency training at the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix (2021-24). He also has served as a research coordinator at Banner MD Anderson, Gilbert, AZ, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, and Simmons Center for Cancer, Provo. Publications.
• Ahsan Shahid Kamal, MD | Dr. Kamal earned his medical doctorate in 2020 from University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, and also holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Dartmouth University, Hanover, VT. He did his internal medicine residency training at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix (2020-23), where he also served as chief resident (2023-24). Publications.

Integrative Medicine in Hematology Oncology Fellowship

• Rodrick Babakhanlou, MD | Dr. Babakhanlou earned his medical doctorate in 2006 from the Justus Liebig Universität Giessen Fachbereich Medizin, in Giessen, Germany. He also holds a master’s degree in pediatric emergency medicine from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he completed his internal and general medicine residency training (2016-20). In addition, he served as a surgical resident (2006-8) at St. Vincenz Hospital, Limburg, Germany; surgical registrar (2008-9) at the University of Sydney Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia; research fellow (2009-10) at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Florida, Weston, FL; and emergency medicine trainee (2010-16) at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UK. He also did a one-year oncologic emergency medicine fellowship at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2020-21), where he was a clinical fellow in leukemia (2021-24). And he was scientific committee vice chair of the European Society of Emergency Medicine (2019-22). Publications.
• Renee Yin Shen Miu, DO | Dr. Miu earned her medical degree (DO) in 2020 from Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, FL. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master’s degree and doctorate in acupuncture and oriental medicine from South Baylo University, Anaheim, CA. She completed her internal medicine residency (2020-22) at HCA Healthcare GME/USF Morsani College of Medicine's Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL, where she also was chief resident (2022-23), as well as a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship (2023-24) at the University of California, Davis, in Sacramento. Publications.

Division of Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

• Fawad Alam, MBBS | Dr. Alam earned his medical degree (MBBS) in 2019 from Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan. He did his internship and residency training (2019-24) at Lady Reading Hospital & Medical Teaching Institute, Peshawar. Publications.
• Nicholas S. Bowman, DO | Dr. Bowman earned his medical degree (DO) in 2021 from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in anatomy and physiology from the College of Medicine – Tucson. And he completed his internal medicine residency training (2021-24) at Creighton University’s Phoenix campus. Publications.

Division of Nephrology

Nephrology Fellowship

• Muhammad Azhar, MBBS | Dr. Azhar earned his medical degree (MBBS) in 2003 from the Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan. Afterward, he did internal and general medicine residency (2005-7) and nephrology fellowship training (2007-10) at the Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan, where he then worked as a nephrology registrar at the Sharif Medical City Hospital. In 2012, he moved to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he served first as a nephrology registrar at the King Salman Centre for Kidney Diseases, then as an assistant consultant in interventional nephrology at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre. Since 2019, he has been a consultant nephrologist at the Northwest Armed Forces Hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Publications.
• Muzammeel D. Hada, MBBS | Dr. Hada earned his medical degree (MBBS) in 2014 and medical doctorate in 2018 from B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India. His internal medicine residency training (2014-17) was completed there as well, after which he was a senior resident at Banas Medical College in Palanpur, India, where he also worked at the Shubh Jayanti Lion’s Hospital. Following a postgraduate rotation at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University, he worked at the Syeda Itrat Fatema Hospital & Diagnostic Centre, Sidhpur, India, as a consultant physician and department head (2018-20). Then, he became an attending physician at Medipolis Life Care & Kidney Hospital (2020-23) in Palanpur. Since June 2023, he’s been a visiting scholar at Prasad Medical Center/Brooklyn Hospital, New York. Publications.
• Bulent Yilmaz, MD | Dr. Yilmaz earned his medical doctorate in 2000 from Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. His internal medicine residency training (2003-8) was completed at Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey, and he did a gastroenterology fellowship (2010-13) at Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara. He worked as a gastroenterologist at Bolu State Hospital, Bolu, Turkey, until 2015 when he joined the faculty of Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. in 2018 and did an observership at St. Luke's Medical Center Endoscopy Unit, Houston, before joining the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center there as a research data coordinator. In 2023, he became an internist at Central State Hospital, Milledgeville, GA. Publications.                                                                              

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Allergy & Immunology Fellowship

• Anjali Jain, DO | Dr. Jain earned her medical degree (DO) in 2021 from the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Iowa. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and did her internal medicine residency training at the University of Iowa, Des Moines (2021-24), where she was chief resident. She did research rotations with UnityPoint Health/University of Illinois Chicago, Scripps Health, San Diego, and the Huntington Asthma & Allergy Center, Pasadena, CA. She’s also an avid rock climber who has scaled the granite walls of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. And she speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and Spanish.

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Track

• Danial Gebreili, MD | Dr. Gebreili earned his medical doctorate in 2021 from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, and did his emergency medicine residency training at the College of Medicine – Tucson (2021-24), where he served on the blood transfusion committee and was a diversity champion. During medical school, he was the founder and chair of the Unity Clinic, an interprofessional mobile clinic to serve Oklahoma City’s underserved and founded the local chapter of Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians, which focuses on expanding diversity within academic medicine.

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

• Martha Gallegos, MD | Dr. Gallegos earned her medical doctorate in 2020 from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, from which she also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology. She completed her internal medicine residency training (2020-23) at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky, where she also participated as a facilitator for human compassion in medicine, an investigator on research regarding infections in the immunocompromised and COVID-19 and served on the medical ICU task force. She also was a member of the winning Doctor’s Dilemma team that represented Kentucky at the American College of Physicians national Jeopardy-style competition. Publications.
• Jothi Swathi, MBBS | Dr. Swathi earned her medical degree (MBBS) in 2019 from Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India. She completed her internal medicine residency training (2021-24) at the College of Medicine – Tucson, and served as a research fellow for the Cleveland Clinic Akron General (2019-23). She’s a mentee in the American College of Physicians Arizona LEAD Internal Medicine Program. She also has volunteered as a physician for the Tamil Nadu Kidney Research Foundation in Chennai. Publications.
• Aaron J. Taylor, MD | Dr. Taylor earned his medical doctorate in 2021 from UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program in Los Angeles, and holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from University of California, Berkeley. He completed his internal medicine residency training (2021-24) at Charles Drew University in Los Angeles. Since 2022, he’s been a mentee in the Yale Pulmonary Critical Care and/or Sleep Medicine Underrepresented in Medicine Mentorship Program. Publications.
• Jordan Torres, MD | Dr. Torres earned his medical doctorate in 2020 from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, from which he also holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition. His internal medicine residency training (2021-24) was at HCA Healthcare/University of Houston, Kingwood, TX, where he was a chief resident. He helped the program create three separate Pathways to Distinction as a hospitalist, outpatient internist and subspecialist as well as four resident houses to act as wellness groups. Publications.
• Cole W. Uhland, MD | Dr. Uhland earned his medical doctorate in 2020 from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and did his internal medicine residency training (2020-23) at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Since then, he has been a NIH T32 Research Fellow at the Sarver Heart Center looking at methamphetamine associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. And he’s a volunteer for the Southern Arizona Golden Retriever Rescue Group.

Sleep Medicine Fellowship

• Tingrui Wang, MD | Dr. Wang started her medical studies at Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan, and completed them at Peking Union Medical University, China, in 2013. Her internal medicine residency training (2015-18) was at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, where she has since been an assistant professor. She has authored articles in the Journal of Tumor Research, ARC Journal of Hematology and Journal of Clinical Trials, Pathology and Case Studies.

Division of Rheumatology

Rheumatology Fellowship

• Riyasha Daulat, MD | Dr. Daulat earned her medical doctorate in 2021 from the College of Medicine – Tucson. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and cognitive science from the U of A College of Science. She completed her internal medicine residency training (2021-24) at Scripps Clinic San Diego and Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, CA, where she’s served on the wellness committee and worked to mesh integrative medicine principals into the program.
• Osahon Nekpen Idolor, MBBS | Dr. Idolor earned her medical degree (MBBS) at University of Benin School of Medicine, Benin City, Nigeria, in 2017. Her internal medicine residency training (2021-24) was at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. In between, she served as a house officer (2017-18) at the Central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria; medical officer (2018-19) at the Gamboru Primary Health Care Center, Maiduguri, Nigeria; and an extern (2019-20) at the Halifax Regional Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. Publications.
• Jessica Wong, MD | Dr. Wong earned her medical doctorate in 2021 at the Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology, physiology and behavior from the University of California, Davis, in Davis, CA. She completed her internal medicine residency training (2021-24) at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, where she was a participant in the Leadership in Quality Improvement Pathway, wellness committee chair and study coordinator and primary author on rheumatology research.

Welcome, and we wish you well here. Do good work. Take away fond memories.

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