Program Alumni

Alumni

FELLOWSHIP OUTCOMES

  • American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Gastroenterology Certification Examination pass rate of 100% (2008-2023)
  • Approximately 17% of our graduates entered careers in academic medicine (2011-2023)
  • Approximately 23% of our graduates completed advanced fellowship training in transplant hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease or advanced procedures following graduation from our program (2011-2023)

Alumni

Class of 2023

Marianna Mavilia Scranton, D.O.
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Chief Resident Year: UConn/Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT

Bashar Sharma, M.D.
Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Chief Resident Year: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship: Columbia University, New York, NY

Eric Vecchio, M.D.
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: Brown University Alpert Medical School
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Class of 2022

Jennifer Onwochei, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health
Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Employment after graduation: Northwell Health, New York, NY

Sanket Patel, D.O.
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Cooper University Health Care
Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Employment after graduation: Virtua Health, Voorhees, NJ

Corey Saraceni, M.D.
Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Residency: LSU Health Science Center
Employment after graduation: Gastro Health, Miami, FL

Class of 2021

Michael DiSiena, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Torrington, CT

Perry Pratt, Jr., M.D.
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Employment after graduation: Middlesex Gastroenterology Associates, Middletown, CT

Osama Siddique, M.B.B.S.
Medical School: Dow Medical College
Residency: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship (non-ACGME accredited): Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT

Class of 2020

Alexander Perelman, D.O., M.S.
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Employment after graduation: Vanguard Gastroenterology, New York, NY

Rishabh Sachdev, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Employment after graduation: UConn Health, Farmington, CT

Rahul Sao, M.D.
Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
Residency: New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center
Chief Resident Year: New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center
Employment after graduation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Class of 2019

Brian Moy, D.O.
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, South Windsor, CT

Sidney Olefson, M.D., M.B.A.
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: Brown University
Employment after graduation: Greater Boston Gastroenterology, Framingham, MA

Alexander Potashinsky, M.D.
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: North Shore-LIJ Health System
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, New Britain, CT

Class of 2018

Aakash Aggarwal, M.B.B.S.
Medical School: Government Medical College and Hospital
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Employment after graduation: Lenox Hill Hospital (Northwell Health), Manhattan, NY

Chioma Ihunnah Anjou, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
Residency: Brown University
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Torrington, CT

Lucy Shamberg, M.D.
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Employment after graduation: Gastroenterology Associates, Stratford, CT

Class of 2017

Imad Ahmad, M.B.B.S.
Medical School: Khyber Medical College
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Chief Resident Year: Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael’s
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship (non-ACGME accredited): Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Employment after graduation: Digestive Health Associates of Texas, Dallas, TX

Erik Olson, D.O.
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Rochester
Employment after graduation: Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY

Eileen Plotkin, M.D.
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, New Britain, CT

Class of 2016

Roopjeet Bath, M.B.B.S.
Medical School: Monash University
Residency: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
Employment after graduation: UConn Health, Farmington, CT

Donald Gullickson, M.D.
Medical School: University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Residency: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
Employment after graduation: Pacific Medical Group, Seattle, WA

Jonathan Wilmot, M.D.
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Employment after graduation: Gastroenterology Group of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Class of 2015

Ethan Bortniker, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University/Boston Medical Center
Employment after graduation: UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA

Renée Marchioni Beery, D.O.
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Advanced IBD Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Employment after graduation: University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL

Houman Rezaizadeh, M.D.
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School
Residency: University of Rochester - Strong Memorial Hospital
Employment after graduation: UConn Health, Farmington, CT

Class of 2014

Deepika Devuni, M.B.B.S.
Medical School: Osmania Medical College
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Chief Resident Year: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Advanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY
Employment after graduation: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Micheal Tadros, M.B.Ch.B.
Medical School: University of Alexandria
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Employment after graduation: Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Class of 2013

Adam Schoenfeld, M.D.
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Chief Resident Year: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, New Britain, CT

Saman Chubineh, M.D.
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Residency: North Shore University Hospital
Employment after graduation: GI WNY, Buffalo, NY

Class of 2012

Marcy Coash Qureshi, D.O.
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT

Maria Soriano Johnson, M.D.
Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Chief Resident Year: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Employment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT

Class of 2011

Koorosh Moezardalan, M.D.
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Southern California
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Employment after graduation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Sacramento, CA

Priya Rangasamy, M.D.
Medical School: Coimbatore Medical College
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Employment after graduation: Digestive Health Associates of Texas, Fort Worth, TX