{"id":368,"date":"2018-04-11T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:58:10","slug":"fellows-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/fellows-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellows Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Nephrology Landmark Trials<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"colorized-heading\" style=\"text-align: left\">Coming Soon<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Fellow Wellness Activities<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-368 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3683.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3683-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2381\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2381'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3685.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3685-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2382\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2382'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3700.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3700-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2383\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2383'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3704.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3704-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2384\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2384'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3718.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/IMG_3718-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2385\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2385'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS1-320x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2386\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2386'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS2-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2387\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2387'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS3-436x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2388\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2388'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS4-411x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2389\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2389'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/04\/WS6-327x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2390\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2390'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day after the Winter Storm at the ALTC Courtyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Group-photo-2-e1616776675207.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Group-photo-2-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bowling Group Photo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1629\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1629'>\n\t\t\t\tBowling Group Photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Fellow-photo-2-e1616776682967.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Fellow-photo-2-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: 2019-2020 Fellows Welcome Bowling Event\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1628\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1628'>\n\t\t\t\t2019-2020 Fellows Welcome Bowling Event\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-e1616776690897.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: Bowling\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1627\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1627'>\n\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s roll!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-scores-e1616776698802.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-scores-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: Bowling scores\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-6-e1616776704251.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-6-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: Fun times and food too!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1625\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1625'>\n\t\t\t\tFun times and food too!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-5-e1616776713862.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-5-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-4-e1616776719672.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-4-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: Having fun!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1623\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1623'>\n\t\t\t\tHaving fun!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-3-e1616776727112.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-3-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: Let&#039;s bowl!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1622\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1622'>\n\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s bowl!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-2-e1616776733176.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2019\/09\/Bowling-2-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fellows bowling night: Having fun!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1621\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1621'>\n\t\t\t\tHaving a great time at the bowling alley!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel outline\"><nav aria-label=\"Fellowship Program sub-navigation\" class=\"collapsible subnav\"><h2 class=\"close\">Fellowship Program<\/h2><ul id=\"menu-fellowship-program\" class=\"subnav leaf\" data-accordion-menu><li id=\"menu-item-2206\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/\">Program Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2222\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2222\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/tracks\/\">Fellowship Tracks<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2207\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2207\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/fellows\/rotations\/\">Rotations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2213\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/salary-benefits\/\">Salary &amp; Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2208\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2208\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/electives\/\">Electives<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2209\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2209\"><a href=\"#\">Additional Information<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2211\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2211\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/fellows\/\">Current and Past Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2210\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/fellows-corner\/\">Fellows Corner<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2212\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2212\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/fellowship\/conferences-grand-round-events\/\">Conferences &amp; Grand Round Events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Previous Fellows<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hear what some of the previous fellows think about our program[\/vc_column_text][vc_accordion][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Graduation Year &#8211; 2022&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Murthy Gedala, M.D. (Chief Fellow) <\/strong><em>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Susan Wright, D.O.<\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bassem Arab, MD <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Danny Pizzino, MD (US Air Force) <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicholas Niazi, MD ((Chief Fellow\/US Air Force) <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shashank Varakantam, MD <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Graduation Year &#8211; 2021&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mir Tariq Ali, MD <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hamza Arif, MD <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sean Barnett, DO (US Air Force) <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan Evans, MD (US Air Force) <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rahul Patel, MD <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohammad Sadeddin, MD (Chief Fellow) <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shashank Singh, MD <\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Graduation Year &#8211; 2020&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ahmad Altarawneh, MD <\/strong><em>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Samin Sharma, MD\u00a0<\/strong>(UT Health Science Center San Antonio)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Graduation Year &#8211; 2019&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Muazer Ahmed, MD <\/strong><em>(Internal Medicine\/Nephrology in Texarkana, TX)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alaa Awad, MD <\/strong><em>(UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brittaini Bunce, DO <\/strong><em>(Internal Medicine\/Nephrology in Dayton, OH)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basel Channis, MD<\/strong> <em>(Internal Medicine\/Nephrology in Arizona)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kai Chin, DO <\/strong><em>(Internal Medicine\/Nephrology in Nevada )<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ibrahim Dahbour, MD <\/strong><em>(Memorial Hermann in Houston, TX )<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ricardo Rodriguez-Santos, MD\u00a0<\/strong>( North Texas Kidney Disease Associates in Carrollton, TX)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Graduation Year &#8211; 2018&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Muhammad Abdullah <\/strong><em>(Private Practice in Texas)<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;A decent balance of education, work and life. Yes, it\u2019s possible even in fellowship here at UTHSCSA. Joining fellowship after working as hospitalist for a few years, my biggest concern was whether I will have enough time for children and family, but experience has been nothing but wonderful. I have been able to spend time not only with my family but able to volunteer in the community as well. 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