Internal Medicine Third-Year Residents
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![Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/abu-rmaileh-muhannad-square.jpg)
Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh, M.D.
- Home Town: Little Rock, AR
- Undergraduate School: Duke University
- Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary/critical care
- Personal Interests: Collecting & trading sneakers, camping, hiking, fishing, basketball, baking
![Andrea Amaro, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/amaro-andrea-square.jpg)
Andrea Amaro, M.D.
- Home Town: McAllen, Texas
- Undergraduate Schoo: Rice University
- Medical Schoo: McGovern Medical School at the UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology, hepatology, health equity
- Personal Interests: Unconventional museums, endurance running, rock music, travel
![David Arteaga, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/arteaga-david-square.jpg)
David Arteaga, M.D.
- Home Town: Nashville, TN
- Undergraduate School: Yale University
- Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Evolving
- Personal Interests: Fitness, travel
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![Joetsaroop Bagga, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/bagga-joetsaroop-square.jpg)
Joetsaroop Bagga, M.D.
- Home Town:Edison, NJ
- Undergraduate School: Carnegie Mellon University
- Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Saxophone (classical, jazz, and contemporary) and photography
![Neeraja Balachandar, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/balachandar-neeraja-square.jpg)
Neeraja Balachandar, M.D.
- Home Town: Plano, TX
- Undergraduate Schoo: UT Dallas
- Medical Schoo: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Evolving
- Personal Interests: Jeopardy/trivia, traveling, medical humanities, live music
![Naveen Balakrishnan, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/balakrishnan-naveen-square.jpg)
Naveen Balakrishnan, M.D.
- Home Town: Croydon, UK; Katy, TX; Providence, RI
- Undergraduate School: Brown University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Nephrology, general IM, community health, education
- Personal Interests:Chess, tennis, videogames, cricket, biking, drawing, dogs
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![Meng Cao, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/cao-meng-square.jpg)
Meng Cao, M.D.
- Home Town: Overland Park, KS
- Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University
- Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hematology/oncology
- Personal Interests: Piano, guitar, stage performance, reading, swimming
![Peter Carlsgaard, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/carlsgaard-peter-square.jpg)
Peter Carlsgaard, M.D.
- Home Town: Zionsville, IN
- Undergraduate Schoo: Purdue University
- Medical Schoo: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Academic medicine, hospital medicine, clinical informatics
- Personal Interests: Church involvement, karaoke, mountain biking, motorcycles, mountaineering, scuba, diving, cooking, brewing beer, travel, novels
![Cherna Cherfrere, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/cherfrere-cherna-square.jpg)
Cherna Cherfrere, M.D.
- Home Town: North Lauderdale, FL
- Undergraduate School: Florida A&M University
- Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Cooking Haitian food, Peloton workouts, brunch, traveling, alto saxophone, mentoring, volunteering, reading
![Kalonji Cole, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/cole-kalonji-square.jpg)
Kalonji Cole, M.D.
- Home Town: Tallahassee, FL
- Undergraduate School: Florida State University
- Medical School: UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Music, songwriting, hiking, cats
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![Vincent Delgado, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/delgado-vincent-square.jpg)
Vincent Delgado, M.D.
- Home Town: San Diego, CA
- Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley
- Medical School: UC Irvine School of Medicine
- Career Interests:Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Basketball, ultimate frisbee, hiking, skiing, spending time with family
![Pallavi Dev, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/dev-pallavi-square.jpg)
Pallavi Dev, M.D.
- Home Town: Pearland, TX
- Undergraduate Schoo: UT Dallas
- Medical Schoo: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Hematology/oncology
- Personal Interests: Reading, dance, piano
![Sharlene Dong, M.D., M.S.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/dong-sharlene-square.jpg)
Sharlene Dong, M.D., M.S.
- Home Town: Dayton, Ohio
- Undergraduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hematology/oncology
- Personal Interests: Reading, podcasts, movies, exploring restaurants, tennis, running
![Aseel Dweik, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/dweik-aseel-square.jpg)
Aseel Dweik, M.D.
- Home Town: Dallas, TX
- Undergraduate School: UT Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Personal Interests: Gardening, cooking/baking, reading, biking, volleyball, painting
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![Mahmoud Eljalby, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/eljalby-mahmoud-square.jpg)
Mahmoud Eljalby, M.D.
- Home Town: Cairo, Egypt
- Undergraduate School: Emory University
- Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Oncology, Immunology
- Personal Interests: Running, cooking, documentaries, chess
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![Michelle Ghebranious, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/ghebranious-michelle-square.jpg)
Michelle Ghebranious, M.D.
- Home Town: Houston, TX
- Undergraduate School: UT Austin
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School, UT Health Science Center at Houston
- Career Interests: Rheumatology
- Personal Interests: Running, baking, crafting
![Jaskeerat Gulati, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/gulat-jaskeerat-square.jpg)
Jaskeerat Gulati, M.D.
- Home Town: Houston, TX
- Undergraduate School:Rice University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Cardiology, Heme/Onc
- Personal Interests: Basketball, coffee, cooking, podcasts, music
![Annabelle Guo, M.D., Ph.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/guo-annabelle-square.jpg)
Annabelle Guo, M.D., Ph.D.
- Home Town: Shanghai, China
- Undergraduate School: Fudan University
- Graduate School: Yale University
- Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Career Interests: Rheumatology
- Personal Interests: Piano, ballroom dance, yoga, meditation
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![Fieke Hoff, M.D., Ph.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/hoff-fieke-square.jpg)
Fieke Hoff, M.D., Ph.D.
- Home Town: Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Undergraduate School: University of Groningen/ University Medical Center Groningen
- Medical School: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Faculteit der Medische Wetenschappen
- Career Interests: Hematology/oncology
- Personal Interests: Field hockey, sports, being outdoors
![Caleb Hood, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/hood-caleb-square.jpg)
Caleb Hood, M.D.
- Home Town: Spokane, WA
- Undergraduate School: Carroll College
- Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Studying Spanish, running, weightlifting, skiing, swimming, hiking, basketball, cooking
![Caroline Horton, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/horton-caroline-square.jpg)
Caroline Horton, M.D.
- Home Town: Greensboro, NC, and Hartsville, SC
- Undergraduate School:Wake Forest University
- Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Career Interests: GI, QI, academic medicine
- Personal Interests: Japanese animation, cooking, painting, sewing, card-making, nail art, haircutting
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![Benjamin Johnson, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/johnson-ben-square.jpg)
Benjamin Johnson, M.D.
- Home Town: Dunwoody, GA
- Undergraduate School: University of Georgia
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Career Interests: General Internal Medicine, health systems
- Personal Interests: Running, yoga, golf, boxing, motorcycles, hunting, fly fishing, guitar, reading
![Alex Jones, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/jones-alex-square.jpg)
Alex Jones, M.D.
- Home Town: Madbury, NH
- Undergraduate School: Hamilton College
- Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: GI, medical education
- Personal Interests: Competitive swimming, disc golf, pickling, hiking, professional sports
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![Mounika Kanneganti, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/kanreganti-mounika-square.jpg)
Mounika Kanneganti, M.D.
- Home Town: Warrington, PA
- Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania
- Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Career Interests: GI
- Personal Interests: Guitar, poetry, spirituality, nature photography
![Doruk Karaaslan, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/karaaslan-doruk-square.jpg)
Doruk Karaaslan, M.D.
- Home Town: Istanbul and Ankara
- Undergraduate School: Koç Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Abstract painting and salsa dancing
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![Krystal Lai, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/lai-krystal-square.jpg)
Krystal Lai, M.D.
- Home Town: Irvine, CA
- Undergraduate School:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hospitalist Medicine, Cardiology, and Medical Education
- Personal Interests: Cooking, baking, movies, crosswords, trivia, running, walking
![Megan Leslie, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/leslie-megan-square.jpg)
Megan Leslie, M.D.
- Home Town: Eugene, Oregon
- Undergraduate School: Yale University
- Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Evolving
- Personal Interests: Hiking, biking, being outside, learning how to golf, watching British crime dramas
![Mir Lim, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/lim-mir-square.jpg)
Mir Lim, M.D.
- Home Town: Hudson, Ohio, and San Francisco, Calif.
- Undergraduate School: Boston University
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hematology/oncology
- Personal Interests: Coffee, biking, yoga, running, tennis, indie music
![Mozhu Li, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/li-mozhu-square.jpg)
Mozhu Li, M.D.
- Home Town: Beijing, China
- Undergraduate School: Purdue University
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hospital medicine, medical education
- Personal Interests:Reading, playing piano, going to orchestra, camping and star-gazing, nature exploring, and spending time with my cat Mayoi
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![Kristine Madsen, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/madsen-kristine-square.jpg)
Kristine Madsen, M.D.
- Home Town: Vancouver, WA
- Undergraduate School:University of Idaho
- Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary/critical care
- Personal Interests: Art, music, piano, painting, running, volleyball, tennis, golf
![Gabriela Martinez Zayas, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/martinez-zayas-gabriela-square.jpg)
Gabriela Martinez Zayas, M.D.
- Home Town: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- Medical School: Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina
- Career Interests:Rheumatology/
medical education - Personal Interests: Swimming, golf, jigsaw puzzles, movies and series, walking, reading, spending time with friends and family
![Christine Mbakwe, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/mbakwe-christine-square.jpg)
Christine Mbakwe, M.D.
- Home Town: Davenport, IA
- Undergraduate School: Washington University in St. Louis
- Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. And Lucille Carver College of Medicine
- Career Interests: General internal medicine (primary care hospitalist hybrid), global health, health disparities
- Personal Interests: Dancing, reading and writing poetry, baking (and eating the creations), watching reality TV
![Neha Mulpuri, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/mulpuri-neha-square.jpg)
Neha Mulpuri, M.D.
- Home Town: Austin, Texas
- Undergraduate School: UT Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Academic Medicine, Hospitalist
- Personal Interests: Traveling, true crime podcasts, documentaries, running, interior design
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![Reshma Narain, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/narain-reshma-square.jpg)
Reshma Narain, M.D.
- Home Town: Plano, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Southern California
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Academic medicine, general internal medicine
- Personal Interests: Indoor rock climbing & bouldering, hiking, tabletop RPGs, bullet journaling, drawing, Chinese cooking, whimsical socks
![Manasa Narasimman, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/narasimman-manasa-square.jpg)
Manasa Narasimman, M.D.
- Home Town: Sarasota, FL
- Undergraduate School: University of Miami
- Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- Career Interests: GI
- Personal Interests: Traveling, languages, Korean dramas and cooking shows, martial arts, baking, pizza-making, Indian dance, knitting, time with family, friends, and dog
![Mary Nattakom, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/nattakom-mary-square.jpg)
Mary Nattakom, M.D.
- Home Town: Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Undergraduate School: Cornell University
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Career Interests: GI
- Personal Interests: Hiking, violin, late-night talk shows, bouldering, reading
![Danh Nguyen, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/nguyen-danh-square.jpg)
Danh Nguyen, M.D.
- Home Town: Dallas, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Southern Methodist University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Hospital medicine, evolving
- Personal Interests: DIY projects, dogs, piano, guitar, board games, learning Spanish
![Nga Nguyen, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/nguyen-nga-square.jpg)
Nga Nguyen, M.D.
- Home Town: Portland, OR
- Undergraduate School:Harvey Mudd College
- Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology, General Medicine
- Personal Interests: Playing piano, baking, sewing/making clothes, hiking, talk shows and Korean dramas
![Abigail Nolen, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/nolen-abby-squaret.jpg)
Abigail Nolen, M.D.
- Home Town: Kingsport, TN
- Undergraduate School: Clemson University
- Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
- Career Interests: Academic medicine
- Personal Interests: Trivia, reading, crosswords, running and training with my dog
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![Syed Rizvi, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/rizvi-syed-square.jpg)
Syed Rizvi, M.D.
- Home Town: Houston, Texas
- Undergraduate School: UT Austin - McCombs School of Business
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Cardiology, GI, academic medicine
- Personal Interests: Basketball, working out, biking, yoga, woodworking, exploring new cuisines, board games, reading
![John Rose, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/rose-john-square.jpg)
John Rose, M.D.
- Home Town: Lynchburg, VA
- Undergraduate School:The College of William and Mary
- Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary/critical care
- Personal Interests: Swimming, visiting museums, making new recipes
![Kinnari Ruikar, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/ruikar-kinnari-square.jpg)
Kinnari Ruikar, M.D.
- Home Town: Frisco, TX
- Undergraduate School: UT Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Internal medicine
- Personal Interests: Singing, Bollywood and Indian classical dancing, reading, women's health and empowerment, mentorship
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![Ruth Sanchez, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/sanchez-ruth-square.jpg)
Ruth Sanchez, M.D.
- Home Town: Austin, Texas
- Undergraduate School: University of Colorado Boulder
- Medical School: UT Austin Dell Medical School
- Career Interests: Academic medicine, hospitalist, rheumatology
- Personal Interests: Running, podcasts, reading, puzzles
![Alexander Sands, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/sands-alex-square.jpg)
Alexander Sands, M.D.
- Home Town: Ormond Beach, FL
- Undergraduate School: University of Miami
- Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Basketball, bowling, fishing, golfing and Miami Hurricanes sports
![Sumitabh Singh, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/singh-sumitabh-square.jpg)
Sumitabh Singh, M.D.
- Home Town: Muzaffarpur, Bihar
- Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Career Interests: Internal Medicine
![Aaron Smith, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/smith-aaron-square.jpg)
Aaron Smith, M.D.
- Home Town: Atlanta, GA
- Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Rheumatology, hematology/oncology
- Personal Interests: Swimming, reading, playing soccer, casual hiking and camping, college football, playing with my children/li>
![Hannah Smith, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/smith-hannah-square.jpg)
Hannah Smith, M.D.
- Home Town: Oak Ridge, TN; Lynchburg, VA; Charlotte, NC
- Undergraduate School: College of William & Mary
- Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Pulmonary and critical care
- Personal Interests: Fiber arts, baking, tabletop games
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![Vishnu Venkatesh, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/venkatesh-vishnu-square.jpg)
Vishnu Venkatesh, M.D.
- Home Town: Lawrence Township, NJ
- Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Cardiology/Pulmonary Critical Care
- Personal Interests: Running, cooking, hiking, fantasy football, trying new fast food
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![May Xac, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/xac-may-square.jpg)
May Xac, M.D.
- Home Town: San Antonio, Texas
- Undergraduate School: Washington University in St. Louis
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Painting, hiking
![Haitao Xu, M.D., M.S.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/xu-haitao-square.jpg)
Haitao Xu, M.D., M.S.
- Home Town: Plantation, FL; Nanning, China
- Undergraduate School: University of Florida
- Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
- Career Interests: Hematology/oncology, genomic medicine
- Personal Interests: Performing comedy, acting, theater production, intramural and collegiate sports (badminton, soccer, basketball)
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![Christine Yen, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/yen-christine-square.jpg)
Christine Yen, M.D.
- Home Town: Whippany, NJ
- Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
- Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- Career Interests: Cardiology
- Personal Interests: Crabbing, learning Tamil, bouldering, obstacle course racing, painting
![Andrew Yu, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/yu-andrew-square.jpg)
Andrew Yu, M.D.
- Home Town: Glendale, CA
- Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
- Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
- Career Interests: Hospital medicine, pulmonary/critical care
- Personal Interests: Cycling, dance, graphic design/visual arts, podcasts, and volleyball
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![Aemen Zamir, M.D.](/departments/internal-medicine/education-training/assets/zamir-aemen-square.jpg)
Aemen Zamir, M.D.
- Home Town: Plano, Texas
- Undergraduate School:UT Dallas
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
- Career Interests: Rheumatology, Hospitalist Medicine, Quality Improvement
- Personal Interests: Reading, hot yoga, traveling, hiking