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2026–2027 Current Digestive Diseases Fellows

First-Year GI Fellows

2026 1st Year GI Fellows

Karl Akiki

Hometown: Jeita, Lebanon
Medical School: University Of Balamand
Residency: Cooper University
Interest within GI: Advanced Endoscopy

Kari Akiki

William Breaux

Hometown: Nashville, TN
Medical School: Meharry Medical College 
Residency: Emory University 
Interest within GI: General GI, IBD, and Health Disparities 

William Breaux

Carolyn Brooks

Hometown: Houston, TX
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Interest within GI: General GI, IBD, Functional Bowel Disorders, Medical Education

Carolyn Brooks

Vanessa Rodriguez

Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: UF College of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Interest within GI: Advanced endoscopy, GI oncology, and esophagology

Vanessa Rodriguez

Katherine Sorrentino

Hometown: Augusta, GA
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: Emory University
Interest within GI: General GI, Hepatology, Medical Education

Katherine Sorrentino

Second-Year GI Fellows


Rabih Ghazi

Hometown: Koura, Lebanon
Medical School: Lebanese American University
Residency: Cooper University
Interest within GI: Advanced Endoscopy, Obesity Medicine, Medical Education

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Sheza Malik

Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Medical School: Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Residency: Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Interest within GI: General GI, Liver Disease

Sheza Malik

Temitope Olasehinde

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Michigan State College of Human Medicine
Residency: Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospitals
Interest within GI: General GI/IBD, Medical Education, Health Disparities:

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Maya Patel

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine- Phoenix
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Interest Within GI: General GI, Quality Improvement, Colorectal Cancer Screening

Maya Patel

Third-Year GI Fellows

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Devarshi Ardeshna

Hometown: Rajkot, India
Medical School: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Residency: The Ohio State University
Interest within GI: Bariatric endoscopy, obesity medicine

Garrett Cole

Hometown: LaGrange, GA
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Interest within GI: General GI, Hepatology, Medical Education

Jason Nasser

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: Lebanese American University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Interest within GI: Gastrointestinal motility, small bowel disorders, and medical education

Luis Nieto

Hometown: Portoviejo, Ecuador
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

Hometown: Benin City, Nigeria
Medical School: University of Benin School of Medicine
Residency: Cook County Hospital
Interest within GI: General GI, liver diseases

Ted Xiao

Hometown: South Pasadena, CA
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health
Interest within GI: Clinical decision support/AI, quality improvement



2026-27 Advanced Endoscopy Fellow

M. Ammar Kalas

M. Ammar Kalas

Hometown: Aleppo, Syria
Medical School: Gulf Medical University
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Fellowship: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Interest within Advanced Endoscopy: Interventional EUS and POEMs