Current Fellows & Program Graduates

Current Fellows
Recent Graduates

Current Fellows

Class of 2026

Kevin Ferriter, MD

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency: Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin

Alissa Ali, MD

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Amitha Avasarala, MBBS

Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College
Residency: UPMC Mercy

Mohammad Selim, MBBCh

Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine

Tianyi Swartz, MD

Medical School: The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Residency: Loyola University Medical School

Class of 2025

Nathalie Antonios, MD

Medical School: Chicago School of Medicine of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Residency: Loyola University School of Medicine

Meghan Hill, MD

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Kalli Sarigiannis, MD

Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Love Patel, DO

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center

Class of 2024

Jeffrey Bulger, MD

Medical School: University at Buffalo
Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Amira Elshikh, DO

Residency: George Washington University
Medical School: University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Safeer Shah, MD

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Medical School: Wayne State University

Trevor Thompson, MD

Residency: University of North Carolina
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago

Class of 2023

Jack Amja, MD

Residency: University of Connecticut
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Anila Khan, MD

Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Kumar Lal, MD

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School: Rush University Medical College

Lilyana Nezirova, MD

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Medical School: Northwestern University

Jason Peng, MD

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Program Graduates

Class of 2022

Colby Baker	Private Practice, Northwestern Palos Hospital
Swetha Gogineni	Sleep Fellowship, UCLA
Sandeep (Sunny) Jewani	Interventional Pulmonology, University of Colorado
Karen Sayad	Academic Practice, Indiana University Bloomington

Class of 2021

Paul Chung	Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Northwestern University – Chicago, IL
Krishnan Warrior	Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL
Michal Reid	Interventional and Advanced Diagnostic Pulmonology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
Ali Saeed	Private Practice – IA

Class of 2020

Perry Formanek	Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL
Elizabeth Collins	Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL
Sarika Chandiramani	Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Washington University – St. Louis, MO
Katherine Young	Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Fellowship, Duke University – Durham, NC
Ciaran Cunningham	Private Practice, Memorial Cornerstone Clinic – Yakima, WA

Class of 2019

Erum Arain	Private Practice, Suburban Pulmonary and Sleep Associates – Westmont, IL
Daniel Djondo	Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship, Chicago Chest Center – Chicago, IL
Syed Abdullah	Private Practice, Ocean Springs Hospital – Ocean Springs, MS
Jorge Sanchez	Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI

Class of 2018

Dinas Aleksonis	Private Practice, Palos Health – Palos Heights, IL
Juan Fernandez Castillo	Interstitial Lung Disease Fellowship, University of Toronto – Toronto, ON, CA
Jessica Johnson	Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship, Chicago Chest Center – Chicago, IL
Rishi Mehta	Assistant Professor, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital – Hines, IL

Class of 2017

Farbod Ghods	Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Aaron Kirkpatrick	Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Rush University – Chicago, IL
Sashank Kolli	Private Practice, Bell Memorial Hospital – Muncie, IN
Mrunal Patel	Lung Transplant Fellowship, Indiana University – Indianapolis, IN

Class of 2016

Melita Igbokwe	Private Practice, NorthShore Hospital – IL
Edward Kessler	Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship, Duke University – Durham, NC
Asad Javed	Private Practice – Reno, NV
Srinath Sriram	Private Practice, Palos Health – Palos Heights, IL

Class of 2015

Rania Abdallah	Private Practice – Saudi Arabia
Salah Fares	Private Practice – Dallas, TX
Diego Heredia-Vintimilla	Private Practice – Elkhart, IN
Neha Jain	Attending Physician, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County – Chicago, IL
Veerana Maddipatti	Assistant Professor, Eastern Carolina University – Greenville, NC

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