Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows
![Syed Hasni, MD](../../images/shayan.hasni.png)
Syed Hasni, MD
Medical School: Dow Medical College
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital NY
![Fatmah Yamani, MD](../../images/fatmah.yamani.jpg)
Fatmah Yamani, MD
Medical School: King Abdulaziz University College of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
![Sujay Paudel, MD](../../images/sujay.paudel.jpg)
Sujay Paudel, MD
Medical School: Nepal Medical College
Residency: Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Graduated Fellows
![Pablo Portocarrero, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/pabloportocarrero.jpg)
Pablo Portocarrero, MD
Fellowship: 2022 - 2023
Current Position:
Nephrologist
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS
![Sherif Metwally, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/metwally.jpg)
Sherif Metwally, MD
Fellowship: 2022 - 2023
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Loyola Medicine
Chicago, IL
![Patrick Hallak, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/hallak.jpg)
Patrick Hallak, MD
Fellowship: 2021 - 2022
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
![Ibrahim Tawhari, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/ibrahim.jpg)
Ibrahim Tawhari, MD
Fellowship: 2021 - 2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, King Khalid University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Saudi Arabia
![Nay Seif, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/nay_seif.jpg)
Nay Seif, MD
Fellowship: 2021 - 2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Transplant Nephrology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
![Boaz Bishop, MD](../../images/boaz.bishop2023.jpg)
Boaz Bishop, MD
Fellowship: 2020 - 2021
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, Israel
![Luisa Safar Boueri](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/luisa_safar.jpg)
Luisa Safar Boueri
Fellowship: 2019 - 2021
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
![Richard Gargiulo, DO](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/gargulio.jpg)
Richard Gargiulo, DO
Fellowship: 2018 - 2019
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
![Sonalika Agarwal, MBBS](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/sa.jpg)
Sonalika Agarwal, MBBS
Fellowship: 2018 - 2019
Current Position:
![Akansha Agrawal, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/akansha-pic.jpg)
Akansha Agrawal, MD
Fellowship: 2018 - 2019
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Nephrology
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
![Sook Park, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/park120x180.gif)
Sook Park, MD
Fellowship: 2017 - 2018
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
![Yvonne El Kassis, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/elkassis120x180.jpg)
Yvonne El Kassis, MD
Fellowship: 2017 - 2018
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
![Daniel Fantus, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/dfantus.png)
Daniel Fantus, MD
Fellowship: 2016 - 2017
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Université de Montréal
Quebec, Canada
![Eman Shaban, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/eshaban.png)
Eman Shaban, MD
Fellowship: 2016 - 2017
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
![Rasha El-Rifai, MD](../../images/surgery-fellows/El-Rifai-120x180.gif)
Rasha El-Rifai, MD
Fellowship: 2015 - 2016
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
MetroHealth System
Cleveland, Ohio
![Nicholas Zwang, MD](../../images/surgery-fellows/Zwang-120x180.gif)
Nicholas Zwang, MD
Fellowship: 2015 - 2016
Current Position:
Nephrologist, Internal Medicine
NorthShore Medical Group
Highland Park, IL
![Aneesha Shetty, MD](../../images/shetty2023.jpg)
Aneesha Shetty, MD
Fellowship: 2014-2015
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist & Program Director, Living Donor Kidney Program
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
![Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/Ekamol.jpg)
Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD
Fellowship: 2014-2015
Current Position:
Nephrologist, Internal Medicine
UCI Health
Orange County, CA
![Muhammad Omer, MD](../../images/surgery-fellows/Muhammad-Omer-MD.jpg)
Muhammad Omer, MD
Fellowship: 2013 - 2014
Current Position:
Nephrologist
Kidney Care Center South LLC
Palos Hills, Illinois
![Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, MD](../../images/surgery-fellows/ariyamuthu-venkatesh.jpg)
Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, MD
Fellowship: 2013 - 2014
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
![Lakshmi Nadimpalli, MD](../../images/surgery-fellows/nadimpalli.jpg)
Lakshmi Nadimpalli, MD
Fellowship: 2012 - 2013
Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
![Pranavkumar Dalal, MD, MPH](../../images/blank-image-profile.jpg)
Pranavkumar Dalal, MD, MPH
Fellowship: 2012 - 2013
Current Position:
Nephrologist
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri
![Alan Hola, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/HolaAlan.jpg)
Alan Hola, MD
Fellowship: 2010 - 2011
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, Integris Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
![Darshika Chhabra, MD, MPH](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/DarshikaChhabra.jpg)
Darshika Chhabra, MD, MPH
Fellowship: 2009 - 2010
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, Illinois
![Brian Cabral, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/BrianCabral.jpg)
Brian Cabral, MD
Fellowship: 2008 - 2009
Current Position:
Head, Center for Renal Diseases and Transplant
St. Luke's Medical Center
Global City, Phillipines
![Monica Grafals, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/GrafalsMonica.jpg)
Monica Grafals, MD
Fellowship: 2007 - 2008
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
![Arthi Rajagopal, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/Rajagopal.jpg)
Arthi Rajagopal, MD
Fellowship: 2006 - 2007
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Dallas Nephrology Associates, Dallas Transplant Institute, Baylor Healthcare System
Dallas, Texas
![Uday Desai, MD](../../images/nephrology-fellowship/UdayDesai.jpg)
Uday Desai, MD
Fellowship: 2005 - 2006
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist
Nephrology Associates of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
![Lisa Nakamoto, MD](../../images/surgery-fellows/nakamoto.jpg)
Lisa Nakamoto, MD
Fellowship: 2004 - 2005
Current Position:
Transplant Nephrologist, The Polyclinic Madison Center
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington