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Gastroenterology Fellows

First-Year Fellows

Saleha Aziz

Saleha Aziz, M.B.B.S.

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Saleha.Aziz@bcm.edu 

Kadon Caskey

Kadon Caskey, M.D.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Kadon.Caskey@bcm.edu 

Spyridon Peppas

Spyridon Peppas, M.D.

Medical School: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine
Residency: MedStar Health/Georgetown - Washington Hospital Center 
Spyridon.Peppas@bcm.edu 

Prisca Pungwe

Prisca Pungwe, M.D.

Medical School: Texas Tech University HSC
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Prisca.Pungwe@bcm.edu 

Jerapas (Paul) Thongpiya

Jerapas (Paul) Thongpiya, M.D.

Medical School: Siriraj Hospital Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Texas Tech University HSC
Jerapas.Thongpiya@bcm.edu 

Vinh Tran

Vinh Tran, M.D.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
vinh.tran@bcm.edu 

Lina Yagan

Lina Yagan, M.D. (T-32 Research Track)

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College – Qatar
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Lina.Yagan@bcm.edu 

Second-Year Fellows

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Aman Bali, M.D. (T-32 Research Track)

Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Mayo Clinic Florida
Aman.Bali@bcm.edu

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Shivram Chandramouli, M.D.

Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Duke University
Shivram.Chandramouli@bcm.edu

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Ritodhi Chatterjee, M.D.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Ritodhi.Chatterjee@bcm.edu

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Fouad Jaber, M.B.B.Ch.

Medical School: Cairo University, Egypt
Residency: University of Missouri, Kansas City
Fouad.Jaber@bcm.edu

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Rahul Mohan, M.D.

Medical School: University of Tennessee HSC
Residency: University of Colorado
Rahul.Mohan@bcm.edu

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Codey Pham, M.D.

Medical School: University of Texas HSC San Antonio
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Codey.Pham@bcm.edu

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Lauren Shaffer, M.D.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Residency: University of Pennsylvanian 
Lauren.Shaffer@bcm.edu

Third-Year Fellows

Basim Ali

Basim Ali, M.B.B.S.

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Basim.Ali@bcm.edu

Jinna Chu, M.D.

Jinna Chu, M.D. (T-32 Research Track)

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Jinna.Chu@bcm.edu

Conrad Fernandes, M.D.

Conrad Fernandes, M.D.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Conrad.Fernandes@bcm.edu

Franciska Gudenkauf, M.D.

Franciska Gudenkauf, M.D.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Franciska.Gudenkauf@bcm.edu

Disha Kumar, M.D.

Disha Kumar, M.D.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Chief Resident: Baylor College of Medicine
Disha.Kumar@Bcm.edu

Taylor Riggs, M.D.

Taylor Riggs, M.D.

Medical School: University of Texas HSC at Houston
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Taylor.Riggs@bcm.edu

Emmanuel Palomera Tejada, M.D.

Emmanuel Palomera Tejada, M.D.

Medical School: Universidad de Guadalajara Centro
Residency: Cook County Health & Hospital System
Chief Resident: Cook County Health & Hospital System
Emmanuel.PalomeraTejeda@bcm.edu

T-32 Research Track

Ashwin Rao, M.D.

Ashwin Rao, M.D.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern 
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern
Ashwin.Rao@bcm.edu

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Email stevenso@bcm.edu

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