The MedStar Washington Hospital Center Internal medicine residency program is proud to have a diverse resident family that spans six continents and embraces different cultures.
Chief Residents
Fred Bien-Aime
Hometown: Lake Worth, Florida
Undergrad: University of Florida- GO GATORS
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Bronchoscopy, Procedures, Education, Research
Hobbies: Boxing, Traveling (Want to explore all 7 continents), Eating
Abhinav Saxena
Hometown: Albany, NY
Undergrad: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Medical School: St. George's University
Academic Interests: Education and cardiology
Hobbies: Basketball and volleyball leagues, hiking, horror movies, traveling (traveling to Egypt and Jordan this year!)
Deema Al-Souri
Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Medical School: University of Jordan, School of Medicine
Academic Interests: Endocrinology, Thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer
Hobbies: Cooking, Traveling, Hiking
Akhil Kallur
Hometown: Markham, Canada
Medical School: St. George’s University
Academic Interests: electrophysiology, cardiac critical care
Hobbies: Boxing, playing guitar, going on hikes and trails, dogs
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Class of 2024/ PGY-3
- Khushboo Agarwal – Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Abdel Mun'em Al Hourani – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Ala Al-Adamat – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Ahmad Al-Dwairy – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Loai Azar – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Tarek Bakain – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Nikita Reddy Chintapally – Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Terrell Coring – Ross University School of Medicine
- Farah Da'as – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Ritika Gadodia – Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Mohil Garg – All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
- Haya Haddad – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Imad Isaac – University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine
- Vinayak Jain – Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Ajay Kerai – Ross University School of Medicine
- Imran Khan – American University of Antigua College of Medicine
- Naveera Khan – Aga Khan University Medical College
- Farah Kitana – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Namratha Seetharam Meda – Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
- Ahmad Obeidat – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Olivia Perez de Acha Lopez – Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Facultad de Medicina
- Laura Piccolo Serafim – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Faculdade de Medicina
- Reema Rani – Aga Khan University Medical College
- Ahmed Daniyaal Rasheed – St. George's University School of Medicine
- Blanca Simon Frances – Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina e Odontologia
- Louay Zaghlol – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
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Class of 2025/PGY-2
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Categorical
- Mina Al-Hamadani – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Kenan Alrejjal – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Salwan Al-saad alla – Poznan University of Medical Sciences Center for Medical Education
- Nadera Altork – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Sayel Alzraikat – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Amer Arman – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Julian Armijo-alba – Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina e Odontologia
- Noayna Arshad – Aga Khan University Medical College
- Omair Ayaz – Aga Khan University Medical College
- Farah Bani Hani – Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Leen Dabbas – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
- Jhanvi Dave – B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
- Brototo Deb – Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research
- Umer Esbhani – Aga Khan University Medical College
- Maria Jaimes Reyes – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá Facultad de Medicina
- Mohammad salman Khalil – Aga Khan University Medical College
- Khine Su Lwin – St. George's University School of Medicine
- Kajol Manglani – Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Shuchi Pandey – Lady Hardinge Medical College
- Spyridon Peppas – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Military Academy of Combat Support Officers
- Abdallah Qtaishat – University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
- Diogo Ribeiro de sene – Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) Faculdade de Medicina
- Krishna Shah – St. George's University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine
- Pooja Singh – Ross University School of Medicine
- Puneet Singla – Government Medical College Patiala
- Samira Teeri – VUmc School of Medical Sciences
- Bhakti Thummar – Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
- Aarthi Venkatramanan – Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Vivien – Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS)
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Categorical
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Class of 2026/PGY-1
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Categorical
- Ahmad Abdulraheem - Univ of Jordan
- Syed Hasan Raza Abidi - Aga Khan Medical College
- Bara Abujaber - Jordan Univ of Sci and Tech
- Usman Afzal - Aga Khan Medical College
- Qusai Al Zureikat - Univ of Jordan
- Rama Alashqar - Univ of Jordan
- Ghaith Almhanni - Univ of Damascus
- Wael Azzam - LAU Chagoury School Med
- Kiandokht Bashiri - Tehran Univ of Med Sci
- Patrick Creechan - Univ College Dublin
- Jack Ding - Univ of Adelaide
- Marc El Khoury - University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
- Ahmed El Sabagh - Ain Shams Univ
- Shivani Gupta - Gov Med Col Chandigarh
- Munther Hammad - Jordan Univ of Sci and Tech
- Mohammad Husain - Univ College Dublin
- ISHA - All India Inst Med New Delhi
- Nilansh Kataria - Armed Forces Medical College
- Tejaswee Katikaneni - Gandhi Med Col Secunderabad
- Ishani Mahi - Lady Hardinge Medical College
- Diego Moreno - Watashi Univ de Mogi Das Cruzes
- Marco Radaelli - Univ di Milano
- Iris Rahman - Royal Col of Surg in Ireland
- Amulya Reddy - Kasturba Med Col Mangalore
- Raminjeet Sangha - St. George's Univ
- Aastha Sehgal - Lady Hardinge Medical College
- Liza Shaban - Univ of Jordan
- Favia Tejada - Univ Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Divyavarshini Thambichettiar Dhandapani - Madras Medical College
- Muhammad Haris Zahid - Aga Khan Medical College
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Preliminary
- Lauryn Brown - George Washington Univ SOM
- Benjamin Goodwin - Georgetown University SOM
- Alexandra Gosh - Jacobs SMBS U Buffalo
- Andrew Han - Georgetown University SOM
- Amanda Kraus - Georgetown University SOM
- Brian Moreno - Indiana University SOM
- Ryan Mortman - George Washington Univ SOM
- Varsha Parthasarathy - George Washington Univ SOM
- Molly Pasque - U Missouri Kansas City SOM
- Tina Vaziri - George Washington Univ SOM
- Samuel Yeroushalmi - George Washington Univ SOM
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Categorical
Internal Medicine-Dermatology
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Class of 2024 / PGY-5
- Mairead Baker – Loyola University Chicago
- Koji Ota – SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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Class of 2025 / PGY-4
- Edward Hochman – University of Connecticut
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Class of 2026 / PGY-3
- Michael Lindberg – Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Class of 2027 / PGY-2
- Taylor Harp – Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Colin Wikholm – Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Class of 2028 / PGY-1
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Arman Torosian - Tulane University School of Medicine
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Brian Wei - Yale School of Medicine
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