First-Year Fellows
Devarshi Ardeshna
Garrett Cole
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Interest within GI: General GI, Hepatology, Medical Education
Jason Nasser
Medical School: Lebanese American University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Interest within GI: Gastrointestinal motility, small bowel disorders, and medical education
Luis Nieto
Medical School: Universidad de Guayaquil
Residency: WellStar Health System
Fellowship: Obesity Medicine at West Virginia University
Interest within GI: Advanced Endoscopy, Endobariatrics, and Health Disparities
Pius Ojemolon
Medical School: University of Benin School of Medicine
Residency: Cook County Hospital
Interest within GI: General GI, liver diseases
Ted Xiao
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health
Interest within GI: Clinical decision support/AI, quality improvement
Second-Year Fellows
Rishi Das
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: University of Southern California
Interest within GI: Advanced Endoscopy
Nikita Desai
Medical School: Wayne State University SOM
Residency: Emory University
Interest within GI: Esophageal disorders, General GI, medical education
Lovekirat Singh Dhaliwal
Medical School: Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Residency: LSU Health Shreveport
Interest within GI: Advanced Esophageal therapeutic endoscopy
Aaron Hein
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Hospital
Interest within GI: Esophageal disease, quality improvement, and medical education
Andres Rodriguez
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Health System
Interest within GI: General GI, Nutrition, Liver Disease
Third-Year Fellows
Lucie Calderon
Medical School: LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Residency: Emory University
Interest within GI: Advanced GI, motility
Smit Deliwala
Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Medical School: St. James School of Medicine
Residency: Michigan State University
Interest within GI: Advanced Endoscopy
Victoria Earl
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Interest within GI: Women's issues in GI, colorectal cancer screening, quality improvement
Nicole Ruiz
Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: University of Florida
Residency: University of Florida
Interest within GI: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, General GI, Nutrition and Health Disparities
Thanita Thongtan
Medical School: LRamathibodi Hospital Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at Lubbock
Interest within GI: Hepatology, motility, and medical education
Dr. Ghady Moafa
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans
Interest within GI: Core GI, Obesity, Bariatric endoscopy
Advanced Endoscopy Fellow
Dr. Devika Gandhi
Hometown: Dayton, OH
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Indiana University
Interest within GI: Advanced Endoscopy
Transplant Hepatology Fellow
Nidah Khakoo
Hometown: Morganville, New Jersey
Medical School: Albany Medical College (BS/MD Program)
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Health System
Interest within GI: Liver Disease –PSC/PBC