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High Street Health Center Closed

The Baystate High Street Health Center, located at 140 High St in Springfield, is currently closed due to a broken water pipe. Providers are reaching out to patients impacted by this closure. Patients should continue to call (413) 794-2511 for care needs, including telehealth. All other provider sites and clinics are open.

Nephrology Fellows

Current Fellows

Formal portrait of Dr Melissa Mia Vega

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

portrait of nephrology fellow dr. razi hashmi

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

portrait of nephrology fellow dr. ahmed sarwat

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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