Gastroenterology Fellows

First-Year Fellows

Kiandokht Bashiri, M.D., MSc (T-32 Research Track)

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Georgetown University/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Kiandokht.Bashiri@bcm.edu

Priyanka Jagannathan, M.D., M.B.A.

Medical School: The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Residency: The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Priyanka.Jagannathan@bcm.edu

Pooja Prasad, M.D.

Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Pooja.Prasad@bcm.edu

Michael Shi, M.D.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Michael.Shi@bcm.edu

Sharon Thomson, M.D.

Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Sharon.Thomson@bcm.edu

Akanksha Togra, M.D., MBBS

Medical School: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Akanksha.Togra@bcm.edu

Andres Urias Rivera, M.D.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Andres.UriasRivera@bcm.edu

Second-Year Fellows

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, M.D.

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

Spyridon Peppas, M.D.

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

Prisca Pungwe, M.D.

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

Jerapas (Paul) Thongpiya, M.D.

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

Vinh Tran, M.D.

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

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

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

Third-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, M.B.B.S.

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

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.

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

Franciska Gudenkauf, M.D.

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

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.

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

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

Third-Year Fellows

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. (T-32 Research Track)

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

Conrad Fernandes, M.D.

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

Franciska Gudenkauf, M.D.

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

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.

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

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

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Jinna Chu, M.D.

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