Current Fellows

First Years

David Curran, M.D.
Medical School: University College Cork, Ireland
Residency: Royal College of Physician of Ireland Dublin
Mentor: Lauren Cohn, M.D.

 

Charles (Randy) Lane, M.D.
Medical School: University of Massachusettes, Worchester, MA
Residency: Brown University Rhode Island Hospital, RI
Mentor: Jonathan Siner, M.D.

 

 

Mario Perez, M.D.
Medical School: Univ. Nacional de Colombia
Residency: University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
Mentor: Lynn Tanoue, M.D.

 

 

Bernardo Selim, M.D.
Medical School: Facultad Medicine Argentina
Residency: Boston University, Boston, MA
Mentor: Klar Yaggi, M.D., M.P.H.

 

 

Seyedtaghi (Sherwin) Takyar, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Ph.D. degree (Microbiology/Molecular Biology): University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Molecular Biology/Biochemistry): University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Research Interests: RNA Interference in Lung Disease
Mentor: Jack Elias, M.D.

Second Year

Won-Kyung Cho, M.D.
Medical School: Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Seoul Korea
Residency: Saint Mary’s Health Center, St. Louis, MO
Research Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension
Mentor: William Sessa, Ph.D.

 

Negin Hajizadeh, M.D.
Medical School: Dartmouth-Brown Medical Program, Hanover, NH and Providence, RI
Residency: Tufts University New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
M.P.H. Candidate
Mentor: Carrie Redlich, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Praveen Mannam, M.D., M.S.
Medical School: Stanley Medical College, India
M.S. degree: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Research Interests: Sepsis, Critical Care
Mentor: Patty Lee, M.D.

 

Alexander Panda, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Medical Faculty of the Alexander von Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center
M.P.H. degree: Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, New York University School of Medicine
Research Interests: Tuberculosis, Influenza
Mentor: Albert Shaw, M.D., Ph.D.

Third Year

Charles Dela Cruz, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Ph.D. degree (Immunology): University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residency (Short-Track): Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Research Interests: Pulmonary Infections and COPD, Mycobacterial diseases
Mentor: Jack Elias, M.D.

 

Naureen Khan, M.D.
Medical School: University of Malta, Malta
Residency: Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
Chief Residency: Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
Research Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension
Mentor: Patty Lee, M.D.

 

Bianca Monteiro, M.D.
Medical School: Universidade Federal Fluminese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residency: Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
Research Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension, Critical Care
Mentor: William Sessa, Ph.D.

 

Jennifer Possick, M.D.
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Residency: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Research Interests: Asthma
Mentor: Geoffrey Chupp, M.D.

 

Ferdinando Urbano, M.D.
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Research Interests: Sleep Medicine and Neurobiology
Mentor: Vahid Mohsenin, M.D.

Fourth Years+

Kathleen Akgun, M.D.
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey
Residency: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Research Interests: Delirium in the ICU, Lung transplantation
Mentor: Margaret Pisani, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Nader Botros, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Chief Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Research Interests: Sleep Medicine and Diabetes, M.P.H. Graduate
Mentor: Vahid Mohsenin, M.D. and Klar Yaggi, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Neomi Shah, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey
Chief Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey
Research Interests: Sleep Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, M.P.H. Graduate
Mentor: Vahid Mohsenin, M.D. and Klar Yaggi, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Karin Provost, D.O., Ph.D.
Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL
Residency: George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Research Interests: Airway epithelial responses in Asthma, Investigative Medicine Program Ph.D.Graduate
Mentor: Lauren Cohn, M.D.

Yale/Norwalk Critical Care Fellows

Shelagh Gleeson, M.D.
Medical School: St. Georges University
Residency: Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
Fellowship: Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT (Pulmonary)

 

Ian Weir, D.O.
Medical School: Nova Southwestern School of Osteopathy
Residency: Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT (Pulmonary)