Our Fellows

2026 pedi endocrinology fellows


2026 – 2029


Ghassan Mohamadsalih, MD

Ghassan Mohamadsalih, MD

Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
Medical School: University of Kassala
Pediatric Residency: Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Sudan
Research Project: TBA
Research Mentor: Nunilo Rubio, Jr., MD


2025 – 2028


Mohammad Abdulmonem, MD

Mohammad Abdulmonem, MD

Hometown: Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic
Medical School: University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Aleppo University Hospital
Research Project:Outcomes and follow-up of positive newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) at UTHealth Houston (2021–2025)
Research Mentor: Michael Yafi, MD

Khubaib Ahmed, MD

Khubaib Ahmed, MD

Hometown: Hassahissa, Sudan
Medical School: University of Gezira Faculty of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Royal College of Pediatric and Child Health, United Kingdom
Research Project: Perinatal and early life survey of patients with Turner Syndrome, data from Turner Syndrome Registry
Research Mentor: Michelle Rivera-Davila, MD


2024 – 2027


Sadaf Faiz, MD

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: Advancing understanding of the clinical spectrum & genotype-phenotype associations in Turner’s Syndrome through The Turner’s Syndrome Research Registry
Research Mentor: Michelle Rivera-Davila, MD


Alumni

 

Class of 2023-2026

Michael Wassef, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology faculty – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Class of 2022-2025

Sarah Mahmoud, MD
Adolescent Medicine Fellowship – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston


Ferial Shihadeh, MD
Pediatric Residency – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX

Class of 2020-2023

Maria Fermin Gutierrez, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Class of 2019-2022

Priscille Donate, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist – Gundersen Health, La Crosse WI


Emediong Udo, MD
Locum Tenens Weatherby Healthcare

Class of 2016-2019

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

Class of 2014-2016

Melissa Pagan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Class of 2013-2016

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