PGY 1
Ria Datta, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Maryland
Professional Interests: Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, meditation, and hiking.
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent psychiatry and Forensic psychiatry
Nithin Edara, MD
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Hometown: Battle Creek, MI
Professional Interests: Inpatient psychiatry, CL psych, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psych, pretty much everything
Hobbies: Movies, Michigan football (Go Blue!), tennis, finding new restaurants (foodie)
Interests in Fellowship: Undecided
Obaada Elhomsy, MD
Undergraduate: University of California San Diego
Medical School: University of California Davis, School of Medicine
Hometown: San Diego, California
Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychiatry, Ethnopsychiatry
Hobbies: Walking, Reading
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
James Estaver, MD
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Rockford
Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Professional Interests: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma-related disorders, Psychopharmacology
Hobbies: TV and film, video games, weightlifting
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sidra Parveen, MD
Undergraduate: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, mental health advocacy, psychedelic-assisted therapy and research
Hobbies: Art museums, coffee shops, drawing, reading/audiobooks
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Hamed Shafiuddin, MD
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Professional Interests: Serving the community I grew up around
Hobbies: Video games, weight lifting, cooking, cat enthusiast
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Shermeen Sheikh, MD
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Professional Interests: Outpatient psychiatry, personality disorders, ECT
Hobbies: Baking, exploring Chicago's food scene, traveling, and working with animals!
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jeremy Wolfe, MD
Undergrad: Columbia College Chicago
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Cary, IL
Professional Interests: psychosis, anxiety disorders, geriatrics, inpatient psychiatry
Hobbies: guitar, yoga, fantasy/sci-fi
Interest in Fellowships: undecided
PGY 2
Allison Fassett, MD
Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Hometown: Encinitas, California
Professional Interests: Academic Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hobbies: Audiobooks, Yoga, Visiting National Baseball Stadiums
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Mohammed Ismail, MD
Undergraduate: University of Iowa
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA
Professional Interests: Psychotic disorders, cross cultural psychiatry
Hobbies: Soccer, video games, anything tech
Interest in Fellowship: Possibly forensic
Won-He Lee, MD
Undergraduate: Rice University
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Hometown: Austin, TX
Professional Interests: Interests: psychotherapy, neuropsychiatry
Hobbies: piano, classical music, opera, reading, video games, chess, swimming
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Pragati Mamtora, MD
Undergraduate: University of Southern California (USC)
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Placentia, CA
Professional Interests: Outpatient psychiatry, collaborative care, cross-cultural psychiatry, integrative psychiatry
Hobbies: Hiking, biking, road trips, visiting national parks, drawing, painting, gardening, international & national traveling
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Ghulam Mujtaba, MD
Undergraduate: Bradley University
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Professional Interests: Education, neurodevelopmental disorders, psychopharmacology
Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, snowboarding, bitcoin, Milwaukee Bucks, cars, and enjoying Chicago life
Interest in Fellowship: Possibly consultation-liaison or child & adolescent
Eugene Vvedenskiy, MD
Undergraduate: CUNY Hunter College
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Professional Interests: Geriatrics, ECT, addiction, personality disorders
Hobbies: Travel, numismatics, business development, stocks
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Gary Wu, MD
Undergraduate: SUNY Stony Brook
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hometown: New York, NY
Professional Interests: LGBTQ Mental Health, Mood Disorders, Psychosis
Hobbies: Cooking, Indoor gardening, Orchids, Cats
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
John Yang, MD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Professional Interests: community, cultural, and underserved mental health
Hobbies: Latin dance, sports, and acoustic guitar
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
PGY 3
Elizabeth Augustine, MD
Undergraduate: Carnegie Mellon University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Professional Interests: Mood disorders, psychotic disorders, inpatient psychiatry
Hobbies: Running, baking, eating, TV
Interest in Fellowship: Possibly Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sally Chu, MD
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Professional Interests: Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Outpatient Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Indoor rock climbing, yoga, hiking, eating, baking, crafting, video games
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, possibly Consult-Liaison
Alex Cupler, MD
Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Professional Interests: Psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, community mental health
Hobbies: Bike rides, hiking, gardening, video games
Interest in Fellowship: Addiction
Gina Rickert, DO
Undergraduate: Kenyon College
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Professional Interests: Neuropsychiatric Syndromes in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Palliative Psychiatry, Psychotic Disorders, Correctional Psychiatry
Hobbies: Music, listening to podcasts, binge watching TV shows, spending time with friends and family, cats
Interest in Fellowship: Possibly Geriatrics and/or Forensics
Ravneet Singh, MD
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Professional Interests: Anxiety, Depression, Mood disorders, Psychiatric crises, PTSD, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Reading, playing video games, exercising, biking
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Ryan Stefancik, DO
Undergraduate: Ohio Wesleyan University
Medical School: Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Richmond Heights, OH
Professional Interests: Academic Psychiatry, Inpatient Psychiatry
Hobbies: Playing sports (basketball, golf, volleyball, anything really), working with animals, learning new instruments (currently the banjo), video games
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Neel Toor, DO
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: Des Moines University
Hometown: Kenosha, WI
Professional Interests: Acute Inpatient Psychiatry, Cross Cultural Psychiatry
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, trying new foods, amateur gym goer
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
PGY 4
Ali Khoshkish, MD
Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Professional Interests: Adult Psychiatry
Hobbies: Reading about history, geopolitics, comparative religions, psychiatric care for gender diverse persons, and anti-racism literature. Listening to podcasts. Playing Magic: the Gathering & board games.
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Nikhilesh Raju, MD
Undergraduate: Duke University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Professional Interests: Mood disorders, sleep disorders, psychosomatic medicine, climate change and mental health, mental health technology
Hobbies: Visiting museums, hiking, exploring downtown Chicago, listening to podcasts, reading, watching college basketball
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Nicholas Sahagian, MD
Undergraduate: Skidmore College
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Hometown: Boston, MA
Professional Interests: Mood disorders, psychotic disorders, psychotherapy
Hobbies: Guitar, reading, MTG with Ali and Hans
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided
Hans Wang, MD
Undergraduate: University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Daniel Wasserman, MD
Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hometown: Lincolnwood, IL
Professional Interests: Depression, sleep disorders, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, neuropsychiatry, pharmacogenomics, medical technology
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, photography, running, cycling, computers, cars, building and fixing things, astronomy, cooking, watching movies, video games, digital editing/production, classical and jazz music, traveling, hiking, horseback riding, and falling down YouTube rabbit holes
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided