Current Fellows
Third-Year Fellows (2020-2023)
Phinga Do, M.D.
Education
B.A., Rice University, Houston, TX, 2013
M.D., UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Pediatric Residency, 2017–2020
Aayush Gabrani, M.B.B.S.
Education
M.B.B.S., Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, 2015
Postdoctoral Training
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, Pediatric Residency, 2017–2020
- Research
A Prospective Study of Standardized Coaching Language to Improve Endoscopy Training Quality
- Mentor
Mentor: Roopa Vemulapalli, M.D.
- Testimonial
“UTSW was my top choice for fellowship because of 2 reasons – People & Training! Every person that I met on my interview day at UTSW was so warm & welcoming. I felt like this is the type of “work family“ I want for fellowship. Since I matched, I have been supported by the faculty and my amazing co-fellows in every matter. Everyone has been very helpful. Fellow education, training, career goals & their well-being are given the utmost importance at UTSW. Diverse clinical exposure and endless research opportunities are the norm here! Living in Dallas has been pretty good (and cheap too, as compared to NY/NJ life, haha!).”
David Willcutts, M.D.
Education
B.S., University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 2013
M.D., UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Pediatric Residency, 2017–2020
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Fellow
Second-Year Fellows (2021-2024)
Nicholas Norris, M.D.
Education
B.S., Baylor University, Waco, TX, 2014
M.D., UT Southwestern Medical School, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
UT Southwestern & Children’s Health, Pediatric Residency, 2018–2021
- Research
Impact of Pooled Versus Regional Biopsies in Pediatric Colonoscopy
- Mentor
Mentor: David Troendle, M.D.
- Testimonial
“Training at UTSW has been a joy. The diversity of GI subspecialities is fun to explore and definitely helps round out our general GI knowledge. I consider myself privileged to see the array of gastrointestinal pathology we're exposed to on a daily basis, and lucky to work with experts in the field, who I feel have made me a better doctor and will help me take the best care of my patient moving forward.”
Liane Sadder, M.D.
Education
B.S., American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2013
M.D., American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
UT Southwestern & Children’s Health, Pediatric Residency, 2018–2021
Tiffany Freeney Wright, M.D.
Education
B.S. (Magna Cum Laude), Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2013
M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
University of Tennessee School of Health Sciences, Memphis, TN, Pediatric Residency, 2018–2021
First-Year Fellows (2022-2025)
Geoffrey Daves, M.D.
Education
B.S., Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, 2009
M.S., University of Texas HSC at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2013
M.D., Ross University SOM, Plantation, FL, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, General Surgery Residency, 2018–2019
Tufts Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Pediatric Residency, 2019–2022
Ashley Fonseca, M.D.
Education
B.S. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, 2015
M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, PR, 2019
Postdoctoral Training
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL, 2019–2022
Claudia Moreda Rivero, M.D.
Education
B.S., University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR, 2014
M.D., Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) School of Medicine, Bayamon, PR
Postdoctoral Training
University of Puerto Rico School of Med Children’s Hospital Dr. Antonio Ortiz, San Juan, PR, Pediatric Residency, 2019–2022
- Testimonial
“My experience as a first-year pediatric gastroenterology fellow has been one of immense learning. Being able to train at a major pediatric referral center in the area gives me the opportunity to learn from a great variety of pathologies and allows me to be exposed to multiple different procedures. I will be forever grateful to my past mentors that have helped me become the person I am today, and to my current ones that in this short time have taught me so much about the GI world. You would never regret becoming part of the UTSW family!”