{"id":5780,"date":"2018-01-16T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=5780"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:15:04","slug":"former-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/gastroenterology-hepatology-fellowship\/former-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Alumni\"<\/div><\/div><\/div>

FELLOWSHIP OUTCOMES<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Gastroenterology Certification Examination pass rate of 100% (2008-2024)<\/li>\n
  • Approximately 15% of our graduates entered careers in academic medicine (2011-2024)<\/li>\n
  • Approximately 24% of our graduates completed advanced fellowship training in transplant hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease or advanced procedures following graduation from our program (2011-2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>

    Alumni<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2025<\/h3>

    Neil Khoury, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: St. George\u2019s University School of Medicine
    \nResidency: NY Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital\/Weill Cornell Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: University of South Florida\/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL<\/p>\n

    Minh Nguyen, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
    \nResidency: University of Rochester Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, San Marcos, TX<\/p>\n

    Courtenay Ryan-Fisher, M.B.B.Ch.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Cardiff University School of Medicine
    \nResidency & Chief Residency: UConn School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Bloomfield, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2024<\/h3>

    Xiang (Sean) Liu, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
    \nResidency: Tufts Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: Middlesex Gastroenterology Associates, Middletown, CT<\/p>\n

    Jaimy Villavicencio Kim, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
    \nResidency: UConn School of Medicine
    \nTransplant Hepatology Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hospital\/University of Miami, Miami, FL<\/p>\n

    Emily Weng, D.O.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
    \nResidency: University of Massachusetts Medical School
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2023<\/h3>

    Marianna Mavilia Scranton, D.O.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nChief Resident Year: UConn\/Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT<\/p>\n

    Bashar Sharma, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
    \nResidency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
    \nChief Resident Year: SUNY Upstate Medical University
    \nAdvanced Endoscopy Fellowship: Columbia University, New York, NY
    \nEmployment after graduation: NYU Langone Health, New York, NY<\/p>\n

    Eric Vecchio, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Albany Medical College
    \nResidency: Brown University Alpert Medical School
    \nAdvanced Endoscopy Fellowship: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    \nEmployment after graduation: Maine Health Gastroenterology, Biddeford, ME<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2022<\/h3>

    Jennifer Onwochei, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: St. George\u2019s University School of Medicine
    \nResidency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health
    \nTransplant Hepatology Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
    \nEmployment after graduation: Northwell Health, New York, NY<\/p>\n

    Sanket Patel, D.O.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
    \nResidency: Cooper University Health Care
    \nAdvanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
    \nEmployment after graduation: Virtua Health, Voorhees, NJ<\/p>\n

    Corey Saraceni, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
    \nResidency: LSU Health Science Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: Gastro Health, Miami, FL<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2021<\/h3>

    Michael DiSiena, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: St. George\u2019s University School of Medicine
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Torrington, CT<\/p>\n

    Perry Pratt, Jr., M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nResidency: Boston University Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: Middlesex Gastroenterology Associates, Middletown, CT<\/p>\n

    Osama Siddique, M.B.B.S.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Dow Medical College
    \nResidency: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island\/Brown University
    \nAdvanced Endoscopy Fellowship (non-ACGME accredited): Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2020<\/h3>

    Alexander Perelman, D.O., M.S.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
    \nResidency: Yale New Haven Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation: Vanguard Gastroenterology, New York, NY<\/p>\n

    Rishabh Sachdev, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Boston University School of Medicine
    \nResidency: Boston Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: UConn Health, Farmington, CT<\/p>\n

    Rahul Sao, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
    \nResidency: New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center
    \nChief Resident Year: New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2019<\/h3>

    Brian Moy, D.O.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, South Windsor, CT<\/p>\n

    Sidney Olefson, M.D., M.B.A.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Albany Medical College
    \nResidency: Brown University
    \nEmployment after graduation: Greater Boston Gastroenterology, Framingham, MA<\/p>\n

    Alexander Potashinsky, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
    \nResidency: North Shore-LIJ Health System
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, New Britain, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2018<\/h3>

    Aakash Aggarwal, M.B.B.S.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Government Medical College and Hospital
    \nResidency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
    \nEmployment after graduation: Lenox Hill Hospital (Northwell Health), Manhattan, NY<\/p>\n

    Chioma Ihunnah Anjou, M.D., M.P.H.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
    \nResidency: Brown University
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Torrington, CT<\/p>\n

    Lucy Shamberg, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Temple University School of Medicine
    \nResidency: Temple University Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation: Gastroenterology Associates, Stratford, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2017 <\/h3>

    Imad Ahmad, M.B.B.S.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School: Khyber Medical College
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nChief Resident Year: Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael\u2019s
    \nAdvanced Endoscopy Fellowship (non-ACGME accredited): Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
    \nEmployment after graduation: Digestive Health Associates of Texas, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n

    Erik Olson, D.O.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School:\u00a0West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
    \nResidency:\u00a0University of Rochester
    \nEmployment after graduation: Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Eileen Plotkin, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School:\u00a0Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    \nResidency:\u00a0Yale New Haven Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation:\u00a0Connecticut GI, New Britain, <\/strong>CT
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2016<\/h3>

    Roopjeet Bath, M.B.B.S.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Monash University
    \nResidency: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: UConn Health, Farmington, CT<\/p>\n

    Donald Gullickson, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School: University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
    \nResidency: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation: Pacific Medical Group, Seattle, WA
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Jonathan Wilmot, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    \nResidency: University of Rochester Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation:\u00a0Gastroenterology Group of Rochester, Rochester, NY<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2015<\/h3>

    Ethan Bortniker, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
    \nResidency: Boston University\/Boston Medical Center
    \nEmployment after graduation: UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA<\/p>\n

    Ren\u00e9e Marchioni Beery, D.O.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    \nResidency: Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
    \nAdvanced IBD Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    \nEmployment after graduation: University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL<\/p>\n

    Houman Rezaizadeh, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School
    \nResidency: University of Rochester - Strong Memorial Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation: UConn Health, Farmington, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2014<\/h3>

    Deepika Devuni, M.B.B.S.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Osmania Medical College
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nChief Resident Year: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nAdvanced Transplant Hepatology Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY
    \nEmployment after graduation: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA<\/p>\n

    Micheal Tadros, M.B.Ch.B.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School:\u00a0University of Alexandria
    \nResidency:\u00a0University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2013<\/h3>

    Adam Schoenfeld, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
    \nResidency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
    \nChief Resident Year: Yale-New Haven Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, New Britain, CT<\/p>\n

    Saman Chubineh, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School:\u00a0SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
    \nResidency:\u00a0North Shore University Hospital
    \nEmployment after graduation:\u00a0GI WNY, Buffalo, NY<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2012<\/h3>

    Marcy Coash Qureshi, D.O.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT<\/p>\n

    Maria Soriano Johnson, M.D.
    \n<\/strong>Medical School: St. George\u2019s University
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nChief Resident Year: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Connecticut GI, Hartford, CT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Class of 2011<\/h3>

    Koorosh Moezardalan, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
    \nResidency: University of Southern California
    \nAdvanced Endoscopy Fellowship: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    \nEmployment after graduation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Sacramento, CA<\/p>\n

    Priya Rangasamy, M.D.<\/strong>
    \nMedical School: Coimbatore Medical College
    \nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    \nEmployment after graduation: Digestive Health Associates of Texas, Fort Worth, TX<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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