Nephrology Fellows

Current fellows

Kenneth Brand, MD

Year of Completion: 2025
Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine
Residency: LewisGale Medical Center Roanoke, VA

Yasin Obeidat, MD

Year of Completion: 2025
Medical School: Alfaisal University College of Medicine
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Internal Medicine

Melissa Mia Vega, MD

Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (Internal Medicine)

Ajay Jaryal, MD

Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: Indira Gandhi Medical College

Past fellows

2024

SANA FATIMA, MD
Medical School: King Edward Medical College
Residency: Waterbury Hospital Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Concord Hospital, Laconia, NH

UMAIR KHAN, MD
Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Renal Transplant Fellowship at MGH-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

2023

BEHNOUD BARADARAN NOVEIRY, MD
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Residency: Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT-Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Nephrologist Norwalk hospital, Norwalk, CT

PIR SHEHZAD, MD
Medical School: Army Medical College, Pakistan
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ-Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: CCM Fellow at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV

2022

DANIEL GOMEZ, DO
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Residency: Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL-Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Nephrologist, Capital District Renal Physicians, Albany, NY

VIJAYAKUMAR PARAMASIVAM, MD
Medical School: Stanley Medical College
Residency: Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA-Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Nephrology Hypertension PC, Detroit, Michigan

2021

TWARA TARASARIA, MD
Medical School: Government Medical College Surat, India
Residency: Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Queens, NY-Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Hospitalist, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

2020

SPENCER HODGINS, MD
Medical School: University of Limerick, Ireland
Residency: UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA-Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Nephrologist, Kidney Care and Transplant Services of New England, Springfield, MA

BIKASH CHAPAGAIN, MD
Medical School: Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jamaica, NY
Post-Graduate Position: Nephrologist, Enfield, CT