Meet the residents of Pennsylvania Hospital's Department of Internal Medicine.

Message from the Chiefs

Welcome visitors! We’re the Chief Residents for the 2024-2025 academic year and we’re thrilled you’re taking the time to check out the Pennsy residency page.

Storytime: In the early weeks of our residency, a group of us interns gathered at our co-intern Bassam’s apartment and discovered he hadn’t yet assembled his new Ikea furniture. Without hesitation, we rolled up our sleeves and set to work, assembling each piece until his living room was complete. That moment, epitomizing our camaraderie and sense of togetherness, made us realize that Pennsy is more than just an Internal Medicine residency. Year after year, we see our program’s residents building lifelong friendships and fostering new career connections while evolving into outstanding physicians.

As chief residents, our aim is to nurture and grow this positive program culture, support residents during their training, and coordinate educational content. We also strive to develop our own skills in role-modeling, leading, and teaching. Throughout the year, we recognize residents who are thriving, provide support to those in need of guidance, and act as central connectors within our entire program network. We also coordinate with social representatives to organize program events that bring our group together and take part in noon conferences and other lectures to teach residents daily.

In line with our goals, we’ve already made incremental improvements in the program such as building a new resident website, refining the resident schedule calendar, and making daily conference recordings and slides available online. Looking ahead, we’re excited to elevate the program even more by creating networks to promote research and other scholarly activities, and by equipping our inpatient teams a new set of iPads for clinical use.

Thank you for taking the time to read about Pennsy’s program and we hope this gives you a better sense of life here. We look forward to your applications and hope to meet you on interview day.

Warmly,
Oliver & Ajit

Chief Residents

PGY-1

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Zuhdi Alkhatib, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
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Abdul elah Assi, MBBS

Medical School: College of Medicine Alfaisal University
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Victor Cox, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
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Simon Jonathan Gunter, MD/MBA

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
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Adam Mark Hawkins, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Charissa Omoghena Iluore, MD

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Robert James, MD

Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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Mohita Jariwala, DO

Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Daniel Jason Joffe, MD

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
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Sabir Ahmed Khan, MBBCh

Medical School: Universtiy College Dublin School of Medicine
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Tarek Khedro, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
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Yejin Kim, MBBCh

Medical School: University College Dublin School of Medicine
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Abigail Knowles, MD

Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Piscataway
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Anita Kundu, MD

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
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Alexandre John Lafond, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York
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Anh N Le, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rachel Lisker headshot

Rachel Lisker, MD

Medical School: Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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Brian Liu, MD

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Peter Park headshot

Peter Sang UK Park, MD

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Devyn Christine Rigsby, MD

Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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William Roberts, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta
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Nawaz Zubair Safdar, MBChB

Medical School: Leeds School of Medicine
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Lauren Taiclet, MD

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Julia Wursta, DO

Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College Of Osteopathic Medicine

PGY-2

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Sarah Adams, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Jaimie Barrera Gonzalez, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus
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Hiba Chagla, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain
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Conor Clancy, MBBS

Medical School: University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School
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Michael DeMarco, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Brendon Farrell, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Hartz headshot

William Hartz, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Aarish Khan, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
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Veena Madhu, MBBCh

Medical School: University College Dublin School of Medicine
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Vinit Parekh, DO

Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Evani Patel, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Annika Sharma headshot

Annika Sharma, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
Anita Vasireddy headshot

Anila Vasireddy, MBBS

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal
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Rohan Virdee, MBBS

Medical School: University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine

PGY-3

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Igor Dombrovsky, MD

Medical School: Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine - Quinnipiac University
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Maria Reda Fouad Mahfouz, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
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Petros Tjun Hau Georgiou, MBBS

Medical School: Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Anthony Ghanem, MD

Medical School: LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Lydia Huang headshot

Lydia Huang, MD

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
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Ali Ismail, MBBS

Medical School: University of Medical Sciences & Technology Faculty of Medicine
Carl Kim headshot

Carl Kim, MD

Medical School: University of Queensland
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Colin M Kulick-Soper, DO

Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Abraham Leiser, MD

Medical School: Indiana University
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Olivia Zarina Mobarakai, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York
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Nasser Monzer, MBBCh

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine
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Christine Palazzolo, DO

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Sailaja Vinnakota, MBBS

Medical School: Osmina Medical College
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Andrew Wade, MBBCh

Medical School: University College Dublin School of Medicine
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