Our Fellows
2024 – 2027
Sadaf Faiz, MD
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
Pediatric Residency: St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Research Project: TBA
Research Mentor: Michelle Rivera-Davila, MD
2023 – 2026
Michael Wassef, MD
Hometown: Galveston, Texas
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Research Project:Assessing perinatal/childhood experiences related to Turner Syndrome (TS) through use of an online Survey / Questionnaire (REDCap)
Research Mentor: Nunilo Rubio, Jr., MD
2022 – 2025
Sarah Mahmoud, MD
Hometown: Doha, Qatar
Medical School: University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Research Project: Insulin Pump Therapy in Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Glycemic Control, and Associated Complications
Research Mentor: Avni Shah, MD
Ferial Darwish Shihadeh, MD
Hometown: Bahrain
Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Pediatric Residency: Royal Medical Service
Research Project: Estrogen Experience Among Patients with Turner Syndrome
Research Mentor: Michelle Rivera-Davilla, MD
Alumni
Priscille Donate, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist – Gundersen Health, La Crosse WI
Emediong Udo, MD
Locum Tenens Weatherby Healthcare
Soniely Lugo, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Orlando Nemours Clinic, FL
Hector Lantigua, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist, CARLE Foundation Hospital, IL
Chanthu Pillai, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor, UTMB/Galveston, TX
Melissa Pagan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Monica Arango, MD
Staff Physician, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Amanda Shaw, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor, UT Dallas, TX