The 2025 Graduation Dinner at Maggiano's Little Italy in Houston, Texas. What a fun way to culminate the academic year! Our 3 graduates seated in the middle from Left to Right: Dr. Neha Siddiqui, Dr. Juan Menjivar, and Dr. Syed Afzal
Alumni Highlights
| Highest Score on the In-Training Examination | Most Outstanding Fellow Educator | Most Outstanding Faculty Educator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dr. Syed Afzal and Dr. Sabri Elkhidir | Dr. Syed Afzal | Dr. Hania Kassem |
| 2024 | Dr. Sarwar Khan | Dr. Sarwar Khan | Dr. Hania Kassem |
| 2023 | Dr. Mark Kandary | Dr. Leonardo Pozo Garcia and Dr. Aditi Sen | Dr. Michael Holliday |
| 2022 | Dr. Adnann Polani | Dr. Parth Worah | Dr. Pascale Khairallah |
| 2021 | Dr. Vishnu Reddy | Dr. Pablo Villanueva-Meyer | Dr. Pascale Khairallah |
| 2020 | Dr. Suleman Ajmal | Dr. Suleman Ajmal AND Dr. Sayna Norouzi | Dr. Maulin Shah |
| 2019 | Dr. Ahmed Awan | Dr. Anita Shah AND Dr. Sayna Norouzi | Dr. David Sheikh-Hamad |
| 2018 | Dr. Ahmed Awan | Dr. Michael Holliday | Dr. Jingyin Yan |
| 2017 | Dr. Saed Shawar | Dr. Saed Shawar | Dr. Venkat Ramanathan |
| 2016 | Dr. Saed Shawar | Dr. Ashvin Baru | Dr. Horacio Adrogue |
| 2015 | Dr. Brian Zwecker | Dr. Zahra Deen | Dr. Venkat Ramanathan |
Graduates of the Baylor Nephrology Fellowship
Chief fellows are designated by *
2025
| *Syed Afzal | Oklahoma; Private |
| Neha Siddiqui | Oklahoma; Private |
| Juan Menjivar | TBD |
2024
| *Aiman Ajaz | Oklahoma; Private |
| Demah Alobaidi | Houston, TX; Private |
| Totini Chatterjee | UTMB; Academics |
| Constantine Chima | New Mexico; Private |
| Sarwar Khan | Baylor College of Medicine; Academics |
| Parveen Parveen | Houston, TX; TBD |
| Pardeep Ratnani | Fort Worth, TX; Private |
2023
| *Melandrea Worsley | (Houston, TX; Research Fellowship at BCM) |
| Aditi Sen | (India; Private) |
| Mark Kandary | (Flint, MI; Private) |
| Jeryl Varughese | (Houston, TX; TBD) |
| Leonardo Pozo-Garcia | (San Francisco, CA; Transplant Fellowship at UCSF) |
2022
| *Parth Worah | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Adnann Polani | (Dallas, TX; Private) |
| Sohail Riaz | (Dallas, TX; Private) |
| Vishnu Parvathareddy | (Salt Lake City, UT; Private) |
| Christopher Neagra | (San Antonio, TX; Private) |
2021
| *Pablo Villanueva-Meyer | (Los Angeles, CA; Private) |
| Taqui Khaja | (Houston Methodist Transplant Fellowship) |
| Layth Al-Attar | (Tulsa, OK; Private) |
2020
| M Suleman Ajmal | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Chidinma Ekenna | (Chicago, IL; Private) |
| Nishanth Kumar | (Louisville, KY; Private) |
| Sayna Norouzi | (Loma Linda University, CA; Academics) |
| *Maryam Saeed | (Houston, TX; Private) |
| Anita Shah | (Houston, TX; Private) |
2019
| Sehrish Ali | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| *Ahmed Awan | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Mike Holliday | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Prejith Rajendran | (Dallas, TX; Private) |
2018
| Samaya Anumudu | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| *Natasha Dave | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Sheryl Caberto | (Emory University; Academics) |
| Hamza Shahran | (Wisconsin; Private) |
| Sherry Mitchell | (San Antonio; Private) |
2017
| *Maulin Shah | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Susanne McLaughlin | (Richmond, VA; Private) |
| Saed Shawar | (Vanderbilt Transplant; Academics) |
| Chandan Vangala | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Gyongyi Okechuku | (Houston; Private) |
2016
| *Brian Zwecker | (Los Angeles; Private) |
| Mehdi Nouri Kolouri | (Los Angeles, Private) |
| Shobana Sivan | (Chennai India; Private) |
| Ashvin Baru | (Austin, Private) |
| Paul Maraj | (Wichita; Private) |
2015
| Mohammad Abu-Farsakh | (Florida; Private) |
| Adil Ali | (Houston; Private) |
| *Zahra Deen | (Chicago; Private) |
| Jatinder Hothi | (Toronto; Private) |
2014
| Nassif Azzi | (Kansas City; Private) |
| Malai Arunachalam | (St. Louis; Private) |
| Franco Cabeza-Rivera | (Mississippi Transplant; Academics) |
| Roohi Khan | (Woodlands; Private) |
| Jane Yan | (Baylor College of Medicine) |
| *Jennifer Truong | (Dallas; Private) |
2013
| *Nash'at Imran | (Wayne State; Academics) |
| *Jenny Pan | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Jose Perez | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Raza Quereshi | (Virginia; Transplant) |
| Elie Jarrouge | (Houston; Private) |
2012
| Medha Airy | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Rachelle Dyquiangco | (Hartford; Private) |
| Chalit Wanthakawikran | (El Paso; Private) |
2011
| *Ala Abudayyeh | (MD Anderson; Academics) |
| Ojas Naik | (Woodlands; Private) |
| Graham Towns | (University of Alabama Transplant; Academics) |
| Wiroon Sangsiraprapha | (Thailand; Private) |
2010
| *Adam Frome | (Woodlands; Private) |
| Billy Gilbert | (Houston; Private) |
| Rajeev Raghavan | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
| Sai Saridey | (Baylor College of Medicine; Academics) |
2009
| *Zhi Mao | (Dallas; Private) |
| Shilpa Taneja | (UT Medical Branch; Academics) |
| Vik Rajan | (Houston; Not Practicing) |
| Mohammad Ahmed | (Houston; Private) |
| Namrata Goel | (Houston; Private) |
2008
| Anna Kagan | (Houston; Private) |
| *Peter Nguyen | (Houston; Private) |
| Lekha George | (Nashville; Private) |
| Anand Saranathan | (Houston; Private) |
| Yanlin Wang | (University of Connecticut; Academics) |
Tough Beans Alumni Case Conference
Tough Beans is a clinical case conference open to all Baylor College of Medicine faculty, fellows, and alumni. It occurs on the first or second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. Central Time. The cases are either prepared by fellow with faculty supervision, or contributed by any audience member. The goal is to promote group learning of clinical cases and broaden knowledge basis of nephrology by interactive discussions. Important take home messages from the discussion are summarized and forwarded to the audience after each conference. The conference is strongly supported by experienced faculty members dedicated in teaching and has served as an important educational platform for fellows.
Networking with alumni in this virtual format is important for both trainees and faculty.