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Rheumatic Diseases Fellows

First Year Fellows

Dr. Hema Kondakindi

Hema Kondakindi, M.D.

  • Medical School: Deccan College of Medical Sciences-India
  • Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Career Intersts: Rheumatology
  • Personal Interests: Gardening, Watching movies, Yoga, Traveling
Dr. Nishah Panchani

Nishah Panchani, M.D.

  • Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Career Intersts: Prenatal and Pregnancy care in Rheumatology
  • Personal Interests: Traveling and visiting national parks
Dr. John Rovig

John Rovig, M.D.

  • Medical School: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
  • Residency: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
  • Career Intersts: Lupus and Vasculitides
  • Personal Interests: Spending time with my family, rock climbing, hiking, and winter sports
Dr. Nick Roy

Cary "Nick" Roy, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Career Intersts: Musculoskeletal pathology, Lupus Nephritis
  • Personal Interests: Basketball, College football
    Video games, hiking, learning to bolder, water skiing

Second Year Fellows

Dr. Benjamin Gardner

Benjamin Gardner, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor University Medical Center
Dr. Ankitha Lingamaneni

Ankitha Lingamaneni, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Dr. Isabel Penabad

Isabel Penabad, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Dr. Sunny Singh

Surya Singh, D.O.

  • Medical School: University of Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center