Our Fellows
2025 – 2028

Mohammad Abdulmonem, MD
Hometown: Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic
Medical School: University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Aleppo University Hospital
Research Project: TBA
Research Mentor: Maria Fermin Gutierrez, 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: TBA
Research Mentor: Michelle Rivera-Davila, MD
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
Alumni
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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