15th Anniversary Celebration
91¹ú²úÊÓƵ Emergency Medicine's residency program celebrated a powerful milestone. Graduates spanning the years reunited in Houston, a testament to the enduring bonds forged within these walls. With inaugural director Dr. Bobby Kapur returning to inspire, the evening underscored the program's unwavering commitment to cultivating exceptional emergency physicians.
Class of 2025
| Resident | Community or Academic | Practice Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Chigbu | Community | Houston, Texas |
| William Quidilla | Locum tenens | McAllen, Texas |
| Kevin Perkins | Community | Houston, Texas |
| Ghida Ghanim | Community | Charlotte, NC |
| Madeline Rees | Community | Pensacola, FL |
| Lydia Ross | Community | Shelton, WA |
| Sidra Mesiya | Community | Houston, Texas |
| Taylor Cole | Community | Conyers, GA |
| Glad Nwaozo | Locum tenens | Houston, Texas |
| Almanie Abdulelah | Community | Houston, Texas |
| Ciaura Brown | Academic | Houston, Texas |
| Abdoul Kone | Academic | St Louis, MO |
| Lakshmi Karuparthy | Community | Cypress, Texas |
Class of 2024
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelechi Abarikwu | University of Arizona College of Medicine | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Ayomide Adeleye | Loyola University of Chicago | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Jeremy Brown | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Pineville, NC | Community | |
| Briona Butcher | Saint Louis University School of Medicine | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Yasien Eltigani | St. George's University | Clearlake, Texas | Community | |
| Maneesha Julakanti | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Richardson, Texas | Academic | Pain Medicine |
| Mark McIntyre | Ohio State University College of Medicine | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Matthew Obi | University of TX Medical Branch at Galveston | Houston, Texas | Academic | Diagnostic Radiology |
| Salil Ojha | University of TX Medical School at San Antonio | Woodlands, Texas | Community | |
| Pedro Pacheco | TX A&M University Health Science Center | Dallas, Texas | Community | |
| Abdulhameed Qashqary | Al-Imam Muhammed Bin Saudi Islamic University | Chicago, IL | Academic | Pain Medicine |
| Emily Secrist | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | Academic | Sports Medicine |
| Leslie Selden | Meharry Medical College School of Medicine | Pearland, Texas | Community | |
| Maran Shaker | University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| L Tamara Wilson | Georgetown University School of Medicine | Lorton, VA | Community |
Class of 2023
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
| Tochi Ajiwe | University of Texas Southwestern | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Gabriel Apfel | University of Texas Medical Branch | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Lojain Badawood | King Abdul Aziz University | Houston, Texas | Academic | Emergency Ultrasound |
| Lynea Bull | Saint Louis University | Atlanta, Ga. | Academic | Emergency Ultrasound |
| Meselle Jeff-Eke | Emory University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Fabiana Juan Martinuzzi | Florida International University | Austin, Texas | Community | |
| Amy Kaur | University of Mississippi | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Jonathan Mejia | Case Western Reserve University | Sacramento, Calif. | Community | |
| Santos Ortiz Comas | San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | The Woodlands, Texas | Community | |
| Eva Rajha | Universite Saint Esprit DeKaslik-Usek | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Daniel Saenz | University of Texas HSC at San Antonio | Austin, Texas | Community | |
| Michelle Suh | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Chicago, Ill. | Academic | Medical Education |
| Julius Ulugia | University of Utah School of Medicine | Blackfoot, Idaho | Community | |
| Ben Weigel | Tufts University School of Medicine | Chicago, Ill. | Academic | Medical Toxicology |
| Makayla Williams | Saint Louis University | Houston, Texas | Community | Admin |
Class of 2022
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nader Alhuzali | King Abdulaziz University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Nkele Davis | University oF Alabama | Atlanta, Ga. | Academic | Medical Education |
| Alex Diaz | University of Central Florida | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Elkin Galvis-Carvajal | University of Texas at San Antonio | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Meghan Garzon | Wake Forest University | San Antonio, Texas | Community | |
| Analisia Gonzalez-Stewart | Indiana University | Houston, Texas | Academic | Critical Care |
| Josh Hays | University of Texas Medical Branch | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Joseph Iluore | University at Buffalo - SUNY | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Pavitra Krishnamani | Jefferson University | Houston, Texas | Academic | Oncologic Emergency Medicine |
| Thomas Marcello | Tulane University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Heba Mesbah | Alexandria University | Houston, Texas | Academic | Research |
| Michael Stewart | University of Texas at San Antonio | Dallas, Texas | Academic | Sports Medicine |
| Gerardine Villanueva | Texas Tech University | Midland, Mich. | Community |
Class of 2021
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Alhamdan | King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Academic | |
| Uche Anigbogu | Rush University | Boston, Mass. | Academic | International EM & Global Health |
| Robert Cox | Drexel University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Adianes Feliciano | Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara | Bay City, Texas | Community | |
| Aya Itani | American University of Beirut | New York, N.Y. | Academic | Quality & Safety |
| Roxana Khozein-Carrera | Texas A&M | Houston, Texas | Academic | |
| Nicole Lew | Texas A&M | Rockport, Maine | Academic | Global Health |
| Janette Magallanes | Indiana University | San Jose, Calif. | Community | |
| Brian Mbah | University of Texas Medical Branch | Dallas, Texas | Academic | Sports Medicine |
| Kyle O'Boyle | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Bismarck, N.D. | Community | |
| Daniela Ortiz | University of Texas at San Antonio | Houston, Texas | Academic | Medical Education |
| Oluwadolapo Oyebadejo | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Lee Wood | Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine | Seattle, Wash. | Community | |
| Chloe Woodington | San Antonio, Texas | Community |
Class of 2020
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahra Alhajji | Houston, Texas | Academic | Oncologic Emergency Medicine | |
| Srinivas Banala | Kuban State Medical University | Brownsville, Texas | Community | |
| Mary Bolgiano | University of Maryland | Baltimore, Md. | Community | |
| Katherine Dowdell | UT Health San Antonio | Houston, Texas | Academic | |
| Elizabeth DuPre | Weil-Cornell | Community | ||
| Diana Huynh | Stanford | Oakland, Calif. | Community | |
| Pranali Koradia | Rush University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Jonathan Lee | University of Southern California | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Dane Moran | Johns Hopkins | Brownsville, Texas | Community | |
| Carrie Oubre | LSU-Shreveport | San Jose, Calif. | Community | |
| Luis Rodriguez | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Texas City, Texas | Community | |
| Alan Shum | SUNY Downstate | Clear Lake, Texas | Community | |
| Ynhi Thomas | University of Alabama | Houston, Texas | Academic | Administrative |
| Amy Trott | UT Houston-McGovern | Phoenix, Ariz. | Community |
Class of 2019
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Alikah | ||||
| Lamees Alshaikh | King Saud University | Houston, Texas | Academic | Ultrasound |
| Andrew Bolano | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Denver, Colo. | Community | |
| Laura Galdamez | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Woodlands, Texas | Community | |
| Luke Hunter | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Longview, Texas | Community | |
| Deena Khamees | Ohio State University | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Academic | Medical Education |
| Mengyang (Jeff) Liu | Virginia Tech Carilion | Baltimore, Md. | Community | |
| lse Martinez Espina | Universidad Popular Autonoma | New York, N.Y. | Academic | Critical Care |
| Sergio Molina | Washington University | Brownsville, Texas | Community | |
| Shehni Nadeem | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Academic - Community | |
| Miguel Nieto | Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine | Clear Lake, Texas | Community | |
| Michael Pallini | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Denver, Colo. | Community | |
| Nancy Rice | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Amarillo, Texas | Community | |
| Rodmond Singleton | Medical University of South Carolina | Atlanta, Ga. | Community | |
| Sherwin Soltani | Medical University of South Carolina | Denver, Colo. | Academic | Ultrasound |
Class of 2018
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Asmerom | Temple University | Houston, Texas | Academic-Community | |
| Daryn Donathan | UT Houston-McGovern | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Jonathan Dyal | Hopkins University | Atlanta, Ga. | Academic | Global Health |
| Moises Gallegos | Stanford University | Palo Alto, Calif. | Academic | |
| Paul Ham | Case Western University | San Antonio, Texas | Community | |
| Sarathi Kalra | BP Koirala Medical College | Mobile, Ala. | Academic | |
| Benjamin Karfunkle | UT Houston-McGovern | Houston, Texas | Academic-Community | Ultrasound |
| Osama Khattab | King Saud University | Houston, Texas | Community | Oncologic Emergency Medicine |
| Gina Nichols | University of San Francisco | Atlanta, Ga. | Community | |
| Benjamin Oglivie | University of Iowa | Phoenix, Ariz. | Community | |
| Matthew Rushing | Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine | Woodlands, Texas | Community | |
| Richard Tomasheski | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Virginia Beach, Va. | Community | |
| Nathan Vafaie | Tulane University | McAllen, Texas | Community | |
| Carlos Vences | University of Texas Southwestern | Houston, Texas | Community |
Class of 2017
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Alzahri | King Saud University | |||
| Bianca Asan Borja | ||||
| Erin AufderHeide | ||||
| Audrey Bergeson | ||||
| Michelle Chan | UTHealth | |||
| Raymond Choi | Stanford University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Susan Conway | Houston, Texas | Community | ||
| Christopher DeOchoa | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| David Fisher | Houston, Texas | Community | ||
| Thiago Halmer | Houston, Texas | Community | ||
| Matthew Humbert | Washington University | |||
| Santiago Lopez | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Clear Lake, Texas | Community | |
| Neel Shah | Community | |||
| Nhu Hanh Tran | Community |
Class of 2016
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulaziz Alhomod | King Saud University | |||
| Sara Andrabi | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Academic | Administrative |
| Elizabeth Bassett | Aaint Louis University - School of Medicine | Los Angeles, Calif. | Community | |
| Elijah Bell | HMS | Los Angeles, Calif. | Academic | Clinical Informatics |
| Richina Bicette | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Academic | Administration |
| Saadiyah Bilal | UT Southwestern Medical School | San Jose, Calif. | Academic | Global Health |
| Besim Hoxha | University of Prishtina | Houston, Texas | Academic | Oncologic EM |
| Michael Juang | HMS | Houston, Texas | Academic | Global Health |
| Jae Won Joh | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | San Jose, Calif. | Community | |
| Angel Matos | University of Wisconsin | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Ebelechkwu Odiari | Yale University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Eyitemi Oghogho | GW | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Adriana Thomas | University of California, Los Angeles | Downey, Calif. | Community | |
| Theron Washington | Howard University | Houston, Texas | Community |
Class of 2015
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moath Amro | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Sunil Aradhya | University of Texas Medical Branch | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Abdullah Basnawi | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Academic | Administration |
| Darius Felton | Howard University | New York, N.Y. | Community | |
| Alejandro Garbino | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | Aerospace Medicine |
| Theresa Harring | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Katarzyna Kimmel | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Academic | Emergency Medicine Services |
| John Liu | University of Texas Medical Branch | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Elizabeth Park | GW | New Zealand | Community | |
| Nilang Patel | University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Kaylin Siever | University of Southern California | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Telemate Sokari | University of Kansas - School of Medicine | Marysville, Ohio | Community | |
| Farzad Soleimani | Stanford University | Houston, Texas | Academic | |
| YuYu Tai | University of Texas Medical Branch | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Mary Tocco | UT Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, Texas | Community |
Class of 2014
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Arrington | Community | |||
| Eric Bilby | University of Texas Medical Branch | Tyler, Texas | Community | |
| Cameron Decker | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Academic | Emergency Medicine Services |
| Serafin Farias | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Woodlands, Texas | Community | |
| Bashar Ismail | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Non-clinical | |
| Lindsay Fowler | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Maimoona Khan | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Va. | Community | |
| Tracy Mak | Cornell University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Laura Medford- Davis | HMS | Houston, Texas | Academic-Community | |
| Jessica Nelson | University of Texas Medical Branch | Houston, Texas | Academic-Community | Administration |
| Pablo Tovar | UTHSCSA | Houston, Texas | Academic-Community | Administration |
Class of 2013
| Resident | School | Practice Location | Community or Academic | Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ardeel | UTH | Community | ||
| Husam Athamneh | University of Aleppo | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Regina Bailey | GW | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Shane Jenks | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Academic | Emergency Medicine Services |
| Arthur Lim | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Jose Lim | University of Santo Tomas | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Brett Monroe | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | Woodlands, Texas | Community | Emergency Medicine Services |
| Roman Nieto | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | |||
| Candace Pettigrew | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Anish Rawat | King Saud University | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Sheetal Thaker | Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School | Houston, Texas | Community | |
| Neill White | 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ | Community |