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Meet the Fellows

First Year Fellows

Dr. Hema Kondakindi

Hema Kondakindi, M.D.

  • Medical School: Deccan College of Medical Sciences-India
  • Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Dr. Nishah Panchani

Nishah Panchani, M.D.

  • Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. John Rovig

John Rovig, M.D.

  • Medical School: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
  • Residency: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Dr. Nick Roy

Cary "Nick" Roy, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital

Second Year Fellows

Dr. Benjamin Gardner

Benjamin Gardner, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor University Medical Center
Dr. Ankitha Lingamaneni

Ankitha Lingamaneni, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Dr. Isabel Penabad

Isabel Penabad, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Dr. Sunny Singh

Surya Singh, D.O.

  • Medical School: University of Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Alumni

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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