Meet the Fellows

First Year Fellows

Grissim Clark Connery, D.O.

Caleb Hernandez, M.D.

Riti Kotamarti, M.D.

Aemen Zamir, M.D.

Hema Kondakindi, M.D.

Nishah Panchani, M.D.

John Rovig, M.D.

Cary "Nick" Roy, M.D.

Benjamin Gardner, M.D.

Ankitha Lingamaneni, M.D.

Isabel Penabad, M.D.

Surya Singh, D.O.

Avni Amratia, M.D.
Piedmont Physicians Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA

Prajwal Dara, M.D.
Dallas Arthritis Center, Dallas, TX

Omkar Dhamankar, M.D.
Dallas Arthritis Center, Dallas, TX

James Roberts, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Kubra Bugdayli, M.D.
United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, WV

Yusuf Chao, M.D.
Arthritis Centers of Texas, Dallas, TX

Joad Eseddi, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Nagendra Pokala, M.D.
Faculty, VA North Texas

Melissa DeFoe, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Brett Capel, M.D.
Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI

Daniel Emesiani, M.D.
Baylor Scott & White, McKinney, TX

Komal Patel, M.D.
Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Adela Castro Gutierrez, M.D
Hamilton Physicain Group, Dalton, GA

Christina Daniel, M.D.
SSM Health at St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, MO

Jake Hutto, M.D.
DFW Rheumatology, Red Oak, TX

Kristen Young, D.O.
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

Maria "Alex" Bacalao, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern

Elena Joerns, M.D.
Post-Doc Fellow Researcher, UT Southwestern

Brooke Mills, M.D.
Faculty, UT Southwestern