Nephrology Fellows
Current Fellows

Melissa Mia Vega, MD
Year of Completion: 2026
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (Internal Medicine)

Razi Hashmi, MD
Year of Completion: 2027
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Residency: Richmond University Medical Center (Internal Medicine)

Ahmed Sarwat, MD
Year of Completion: 2027
Medical School: University of Cairo Faculty of Medicine
Residency: St. John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore (Internal Medicine)
Past Fellows
2025
Kenneth Brand, MD
Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine
Residency: Lewis Gale Medical Center Roanoke, VA
Post-Graduate Position: Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at UPenn
Yasin Obeidat, MD
Medical School: Alfaisal University College of Medicine
Residency: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Internal Medicine
Post-Graduate Position: Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic
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
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