Former Fellows

2024

Avni Amratia, M.D.
Piedmont Physicians Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA

Prajwal Dara, M.D.
Dallas Arthritis Center, Dallas, TX

Omkar Dhamankar, M.D.
Dallas Arthritis Center, Dallas, TX

James Roberts, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

2023

Kubra Bugdayli, M.D.
United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, WV

Yusuf Chao, M.D.
Arthritis Centers of Texas, Dallas, TX

Joad Eseddi, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Nagendra Pokala, M.D.
Faculty, VA North Texas

2022

Melissa DeFoe, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Brett Capel, M.D.
Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI

Daniel Emesiani, M.D.
Baylor Scott & White, McKinney, TX

Komal Patel, M.D.
Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

2021

Adela Castro Gutierrez, M.D
Hamilton Physicain Group, Dalton, GA

Christina Daniel, M.D.
SSM Health at St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, MO

Jake Hutto, M.D.
DFW Rheumatology, Red Oak, TX

Kristen Young, D.O.
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

2020

Maria "Alex" Bacalao, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Elena Joerns, M.D.
Post-Doc Fellow Researcher, UT Southwestern

Brooke Mills, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

2019

Brittany Ahmed, M.D.
Rheumatology Associates, North Richland Hills, TX

Ola Azzouqah, M.D.
Presbyterian Medical Group, Rio Rancho, NM

Pedro Castillo, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Rabih Nayfe, M.D.
Carolina Health Specialists, Myrtle Beach, SC

2018

Luigi Bernabela, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Lucas Pineda Bernal, M.D.
St. Croix Regional Medical Center, St. Croix Falls, WI

Nicole Bitencourt, M.D.
Med-Peds Rheumatologist, Loma Linda, CA

Evan Nair-Gill M.D., Ph.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

2017

Ayad Alkhatib M.D.
Faculty, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI

Saira Bilal, M.D.
Faculty, George Washington University, Washington D.C.

Li Jiang, M.D.
Rheumatology Associates, Frisco, TX

2016

Marissa Meissner, M.D.
Faculty, Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA

Archana Srinivas, M.D.
Bon Secours Rheumatology, Greenville, SC

Yu "Ray" Zuo, M.D.
Faculty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2015

Zeeshan Afzal, M.D.
Tri-State Rheumatology Clinic, Clarkston, WA

Naiara Alvarez, M.D.
Integrative Rheumatology of South Texas, Harlingen, TX

Swathi Reddy, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

2014

Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, M.D.
Faculty, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI

JoonHee Lim, M.D.
Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, Gilbert, AZ

Arshad Mustafa, M.D.
Arthritis and Rheumatology Specialists, Decatur, TX

2013

Cristina Arriens, M.D., M.Sc.
Faculty, University of Oklahoma/Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

Astrud Leyva, M.D.
Faculty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA