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\"Ala<\/div><\/div>

Ala Attabi (PGY5 \u2013 Second Year)
\n<\/strong>Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq
\nMedical School: Al-kindy College of Medicine\/Baghdad University
\nResidency: Capital Health IM Residency Program (New Jersey)
\nRheumatology Interests: General Rheumatology
\nHobbies: Soccer, walking, spending time with family<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Vandana<\/div><\/div>

Vandana Bandari (PGY5 \u2013 Second Year)
\n<\/strong>Hometown: Hyderabad, India
\nMedical School: Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences
\nResidency: Bayhealth Medical Center
\nRheumatology Interests: Lupus, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, & Osteoarthritis
\nHobbies: Spending time with family, cooking, & rewatching sitcoms<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sonakshi<\/div><\/div>

Sonakshi Mirchandani (PGY5 \u2013 Second Year)
\n<\/strong>Hometown: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
\nMedical School: People\u2019s College of Medical Science and Research Center
\nResidency: Texas Health Resources Heb Bedford\/Denton Program
\nRheumatology Interests: Scleroderma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vasculitis
\nHobbies: Cooking, spending time with her children and family<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Christine<\/div><\/div>

Christine Li (PGY4 \u2013 First Year)
\n<\/strong>Hometown: West Hartford, CT
\nMedical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
\nResidency: University of Connecticut
\nRheumatology Interests: Ultrasound-guided procedures and diagnosis, inflammatory arthritis and vasculitis
\nHobbies: Yoga, trying new restaurants<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Malay<\/div><\/div>

Malay Rathod (PGY4 \u2013 First Year)
\n<\/strong>Hometown: Ahmedabad, India
\nMedical School: Baroda Medical College
\nResidency: Rutgers University
\nRheumatology Interests: Systemic Sclerosis, Lupus, POCUS
\nHobbies: Finance, exploring new places, Formula 1 racing, hiking, adventure sports<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Pratikshya<\/div><\/div>

Pratikshya Thapa (PGY4 \u2013 First Year)
\n<\/strong>Hometown: Kakavitta, Nepal
\nMedical School: Chitwan Medical College
\nResidency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell at Vassar Brothers Medical Center
\nRheumatology Interests: General Rheumatology
\nHobbies: Hiking, long walks with friends, knitting, and spending time in nature, especially by rivers where I find peace and renewal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ala Attabi (PGY5 \u2013 Second Year) Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq Medical School: Al-kindy College of Medicine\/Baghdad University Residency: Capital Health IM Residency Program (New Jersey) Rheumatology Interests: General Rheumatology Hobbies: Soccer, walking, spending time with family Vandana Bandari (PGY5 \u2013 Second Year) Hometown: Hyderabad, India Medical School: Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences Residency: Bayhealth Medical Center […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":7045,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-27 08:54:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32480"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39542,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32480\/revisions\/39542"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}