PGY4

Pruthwy Addanki, M.B.B.S.

I was born in Hyderabad, India but grew up in Botswana and did most of my schooling there. I then went to medical school in Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India. During medical school, I was part of the soccer and dance teams. I subsequently completed my internal medicine residency at UConn. My academic interests include bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, and interventional pulmonology. I'm a huge cinema buff and enjoy exploring new cities.

Hnin Oo, M.B.B.S.

Hnin was born in Myanmar and moved to Jamaica at the age of 10. She entered medical school as the top matriculant at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Jamaica and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Hackensack University/Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Program in New Jersey. She then opted to work as a Hospitalist/Nocturnist at Hartford Hospital prior to pursuing her love for pulmonary critical care medicine. Current areas of interest include point of care ultrasound, obstructive lung disease and sleep medicine. In her free time, she enjoys singing, escape rooms, and casually playing pickleball and golf.

Angela Quental, M.D.

Angela was born and raised in Newington, Connecticut. She completed her undergraduate studies at Fairfield University, completing a double major in Biology and English Literature & Cultural studies; she also minored in creative writing with a focus in fiction and creative nonfiction. Following undergraduate, she participated in research in cellular neurophysiology prior to completing medical school at the University of Connecticut. She subsequently completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Connecticut. Angela’s professional interests include sepsis, asthma, COPD, academic medicine, and physician and trainee well-being. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, designing costumes, crafting, trying new foods, and spending time with family and friends.

PGY5

Joseph Bahgat, M.D.

Joe was born and raised in Cheshire, Connecticut. He completed his undergraduate studies at Quinnipiac University, CT. After finishing medical school, he completed his Internal Medicine residency at Stamford Hospital, where he served as a chief resident. Joe’s interests include academic medicine, critical care and interventional pulmonology. In his free time, he enjoys traveling (has been to over 20 countries), playing the piano, playing sports, and spending time with his friends and family. He is a big New England Patriots fan.

Garrett Fiscus, D.O.

Garrett was born and raised in Russell, Pennsylvania. He completed his undergraduate at Penn State University, completing a double major in Biology and Biochemistry. While at Penn State, he was a member on the Men’s soccer team. Following undergraduate, he spent time as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s soccer team. He completed medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA and subsequently completed his Internal Medicine residency at UConn. Garrett’s academic interests include academic medicine, pulmonary hypertension, and interventional pulmonology. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, playing soccer, exploring new restaurants or cooking.

Sruti Velamakanni, M.D.

Although Connecticut has been my home for the last five years, I am originally from a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota. Following my father's love of his career at 3M, I majored in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota and worked with a team that created composite dental crowns. After college I accepted a career-defining position as a research assistant on a project that studied cryptococcal meningitis in Kampala, Uganda. My time on the wards of Mulago Hospital in Uganda inspired me to pursue medicine and work with the underserved. From the first day I stepped foot on the UConn Health campus in Farmington for my residency interview, everyone's warmth and commitment to their patients was overwhelming. Throughout my three years of residency, I found excellent mentorship in the section of PCCM among both the faculty and fellows. When it came time to apply for fellowship, I had no desire to train elsewhere. While I have just begun my fellowship at UConn, I am interested in pulmonary infections and have recently completed a project on latent TB. When I'm not at the hospital, you'll most likely find me dining in West Hartford, cruising on my peloton, or catching up on cringe-worth reality TV shows with my Mini Goldendoodle.

PGY6

Daniel Condit, M.D.

Daniel was born and raised in Avon, Connecticut. He completed his undergraduate studies at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He spent his junior year abroad at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Following college, Daniel returned home to Connecticut and did a combination of research and volunteer work, including training for and volunteering as an emergency medical technician. He attended medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he subsequently completed Internal Medicine Residency. Daniel’s academic interests include critical care medicine, ventilation strategies in ARDS, pulmonary vascular disease, and advanced procedures. Outside of medicine, Daniel enjoys traveling, baseball, exercise and hiking, and cinema. He is particularly fond of Maine beaches and lobster.

Fatjon (Tony) Hoxha, M.B.

Fatjon (Tony) was born and raised in Pogradec, Albania.

He graduated from University of Medicine of Tirana in 2013. The hospital where he did his medical rotations is named after the most famous Albanian in the world, Mother Teresa. Later, he worked as a general physician in a small village, thinking about one of his favorite Mother Teresa quotations: "Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”

In 2016, he moved to the U.S. where he worked as a researcher at Yale New Haven Hospital and later to match as an Internal Medicine Resident at Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program, where he also completed a chief resident year.

As a Pulmonary/Critical fellow, he has a special interest in pulmonary arterial hypertension and obstructive lung disease. Outside medicine, his interest includes soccer (big fan of Juventus Football Club), ancient Illyrian/Albanian history, geography and travelling.

Resham Pawar, M.B.B.S.

Resham was born in Punjab, India. He migrated to the United States at a young age before returning to India to attended medical school. After completing his Internal Medicine residency at the Western Reserve Health Care in Ohio, he started his career in hospitalist medicine before joining pulmonary, critical care medicine. Resham's academic interests include COVID-19 sequelae, interstitial lung disease, and bedside ultrasonography. In his free time, he likes spending time with his children, work on cars and DIY projects.