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Current Residents
The members of Mount Carmel's Internal Medicine Residency Program are a diverse group of physicians, the breadth of which brings to the program a rich and inspiring variety of perspectives on healthcare and medicine.
Third Year Residents
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Bryan Alexander, M.D.
Chief Resident
MD: Wright State University School of Medicine, 2007
Special Interests: Critical Care, Healthcare Reform
Outside Interests: Family, Sports, Photography, Baking/Cooking, Movies

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Haidong Bao, M.D.
MD: Tianjin Medical College
Outside Interests: Classical Music, PC Games

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Jonathan Borders, M.D.
MD: Medical University of the Americas
Outside Interests: Sporting events, concerts, poker, billiards, road trips, restaurants

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Binay Eapen, M.D.
MD: J.J.M. Medical College
Outside Interests: Reading, exercise

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Ibiene Osuobeni, M.D.
MD: University of Port Harcourt
Outside Interests: Religion, Medical Missions
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Kanan Patel, M.D.
MD: Saba University
Outside Interests: Painting, reading, listening to music
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Erum Shaikh, M.D.
MD: Dow Medical College
Outside Interests: Reading, cooking

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Sowmya Varre, M.D.
MD: Rangaraya Medical College
Outside Interests: Watching TV and travel


Second Year Residents
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Afrina Aziz, M.D.
MD: Saba University School of Medicine
BS: SUNY – Binghamton
Special Interest: Geriatrics, Palliative Care
Outside Interest: Spending time with family
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Nora Alghothani, M.D.
MD: The Ohio State University School of Medicine
BS: The Ohio State University - Honors, Biology
Special Interest: Internal medicine
Outside Interest: Running

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Shamitha Francis, M.D.
MD: Ross University School of Medicine & The Ohio State University School of Medicine
BS: Ohio State University - Nutrition
Special Interest: Internal medicine, primary care
Outside Interest: Travel, dance spending time with family

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Dana Houser, M.D.
MD: St. Matthew’s University
BS: University of Rochester
Special Interest: Endocrinology & Metabolism
Outside Interest: Founder, CEO - Medical Muscle, LLC
Co-Founder, CMO - Zone Halo Research, LLC and consultation services for diet, exercise, body building contest prep, sports specific programs
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Misael Purugganan, M.D.
MD: Manila Central University
Special Interest: Intensive Care, Cardiology
Outside Interest: Fishing (especially big game), lawn tennis, table tennis, spending time with family
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Sana Ajmal Siddiqui, M.D.
MD: Baqai Medical University
Special Interest: Cardiology
Outside Interest: Movies, cooking, spending time with family
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Ashwin Uttam, D.O.
DO: Des Moines University
BS: The Ohio State University
Outside Interest: Cooking, traveling, running, college football

First Year Residents
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Nivedita Bijlani, M.D.
MD: American University of the Caribbean
BS: University of Scranton (PA), Pre-med Biology
Special Interests: Infectious Diseases, Cardiology
Outside Interests: Watching movies, swimming, traveling, cooking, and spending time with familyy
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M. Laura Burelli, M.D.
MD: Universidad de Buenos Aires
Special Interests: Infectious Diseases, Critical Care
Outside Interests: Traveling, Family

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Amanda Caparso, D.O.
DO: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Nevada)
BS: Youngstown State University, Biology/Pre-med
Special Interests: HIV/Aids, Palliative Care
Outside Interests: Running,  spending time with family & friends

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Marwan Mohammad, M.D.
MD: St. Matthews University
BS: The Ohio State University, Molecular Biology
Graduate: The Ohio State University, Biochemistry
MHSA: St. Joseph College
Special Interest: Cardiology
Outside Interests: Reading, religion, family
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Huma Naikoo, M.D.
MD: SKIMS Medical College (India)
BS: Kothibagh HS College (India)
Special Interest: Gastroenterology
Outside Interests: Gardening, spending time with family
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Chandreshkumar Parmar, M.D.
MD: Saint Georges University
BS: East Carolina University, Biology
MBA: East Carolina University
Special Interests: Gastroenterology, Renal
Outside Interests: Rock Climbing, movies, books, video games
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Pooja Raghavan, M.D.
MD: St. Christopher’s
BA: Vanderbilt University, Creative Writing
Special Interest: Endocrinology
Outside Interests: Fiction, working out, movies, traveling
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Kathleen Stuart, D.O.
DO: Midwestern University
BS: Quinnipiac University, Economics
Special Interests: Primary Care, Ambulatory Medicine
Outside Interests: Cooking, swimming