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Meet our Psychiatry Residents

Shaman Bhullar, MD

Shaman Bhullar, MD

Undergraduate School: UC Berkeley
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Hometown: Fremont
Professional Interests: Child psychiatry, psychotherapy
Hobbies: Basketball, running, tech,
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

 

Abdullah Damra, MD

Abdullah Damra, MD

Undergraduate: School Benedictine University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Hometown: Lombard, IL
Professional Interests: Child & Adolescent, Cultural, Faith-Based Psychiatry
Hobbies: Soccer, Basketball, Family and Friends
Interest in Fellowship: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

 

Brandon Fleres, MD

Brandon Fleres, MD

Undergraduate School: Marquette University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Hometown: Mundelein, IL
Professional Interests: Schizophrenia, Psychodynamics, Neuroanatomy, Forensics
Hobbies: Music, watching NBA (especially the Oklahoma City Thunder), running, road trips
Interest in Fellowship: Forensics, Consultation-Liaison

 

Ali Mahmoud, MD

Ali Mahmoud, MD

Undergraduate School: Illinois Institute of Technology
Medical School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Hometown: Chicago
Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, computer science
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

 

Stephanie Moss, MD

Stephanie Moss, MD

Undergraduate School: University of Colorado Boulder
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Hometown: Boulder
Professional Interests: Trauma, Sexual Health, LGBTQ Health, Substance Use Disorders
Hobbies: Hiking, Salsa Dancing, Narrative Medicine, Podcast Host
Interest in Fellowship: Child & Adolescent

 

Andrew Nunez, MD

Andrew Nunez, MD

Undergraduate School: DePaul University
Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Hometown: Elmhurst, Illinois
Professional Interests: Outpatient Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuromodulation
Hobbies: Playing guitar, going to concerts, tennis
Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

 

Ji in “Vivien” Choi, MD

Ji in “Vivien” Choi, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Sleep disorders, Trauma

Hobbies: Drawing, painting, dancing, exploring local food & music scene

Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

 

Connor Haszto, MD

Connor Haszto, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Oak Brook, IL

Professional Interests: Treatment of Psychosis, Child Psychiatry

Hobbies: Rowing, 3D Printing, Painting

Interest in Fellowship: Child Psychiatry

Shifa Khan, MD

Shifa Khan, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Hanover Park, IL

Professional Interests: ECT, Depression, Anxiety, Cross-cultural psychiatry

Hobbies: Baking, Cooking, TV

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

Michael Luo, MD

Michael Luo, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: East Bay Area, CA

Professional Interests: Outpatient psychiatry, TEAM-CBT, Addiction, CAP

Hobbies: Exercise, skiing, tennis/pickleball, escape rooms, competitive games

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

Muhammad Nouman, MD

Muhammad Nouman, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago

Hometown: Lombard, IL

Professional Interests: Psychiatry

Hobbies: Tennis, Rock climbing, woodworking, bonsai, watching movies, spending time with friends and family, foodie

Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent, Addiction, Consult Liaison

Paulina Pys, MD

Paulina Pys, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: Illinois Institute of Technology

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Glenview, IL

Professional Interests: Inpatient psychiatry, ECT

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, working out, hiking

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

Omar Ruyyashi, MD

Omar Ruyyashi, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: University Illinois Chicago

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: West Chicago, IL

Professional Interests: Web3, Economics, Philosophy, Game design

Hobbies: Web3, Economics, Philosophy, Game design

Interest in Fellowship: Perhaps Child

Ryan Shu, MD

Ryan Shu, MD

PGY 1

Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Professional Interests: Child Psychiatry Interventional Psychiatry

Hobbies: Esports, golf, aquariums

Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Ria Datta, MD

Ria Datta, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of Maryland

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Maryland

Professional Interests: Psychotherapy

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, meditation, and hiking.

Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent psychiatry and Forensic psychiatry

Nithin Edara, MD

Nithin Edara, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Hometown: Battle Creek, MI
Professional Interests: Inpatient psychiatry, CL psych, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psych, pretty much everything
Hobbies: Movies, Michigan football (Go Blue!), tennis, finding new restaurants (foodie)
Interests in Fellowship: Undecided

Obaada Elhomsy, MD

Obaada Elhomsy, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of California San Diego

Medical School: University of California Davis, School of Medicine

Hometown: San Diego, California

Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychiatry, Ethnopsychiatry

Hobbies: Walking, Reading

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

James Estaver, MD

James Estaver, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Rockford

Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois

Professional Interests: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma-related disorders, Psychopharmacology

Hobbies: TV and film, video games, weightlifting

Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Sidra Parveen, MD

Sidra Parveen, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Professional Interests: Psychotherapy, mental health advocacy, psychedelic-assisted therapy and research

Hobbies: Art museums, coffee shops, drawing, reading/audiobooks

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

Hamed Shafiuddin, MD

Hamed Shafiuddin, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Professional Interests: Serving the community I grew up around

Hobbies: Video games, weight lifting, cooking, cat enthusiast

Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Shermeen Sheikh, MD

Shermeen Sheikh, MD

PGY 2

Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Professional Interests: Outpatient psychiatry, personality disorders, ECT
Hobbies: Baking, exploring Chicago's food scene, traveling, and working with animals
Interest in Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Jeremy Wolfe, MD

Jeremy Wolfe, MD

PGY 2

Undergrad: Columbia College Chicago

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Cary, IL

Professional Interests: psychosis, anxiety disorders, geriatrics, inpatient psychiatry

Hobbies: guitar, yoga, fantasy/sci-fi

Interest in Fellowships: undecided

Allison Fassett, MD

Allison Fassett, MD

PGY 3

Undergraduate:University of California, Los Angeles

Medical School:Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Hometown:Encinitas, California

Professional Interests:Academic Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Hobbies:Audiobooks, Yoga, Visiting National Baseball Stadiums

Interest in Fellowship:Undecided

Mohammed Ismail, MD

PGY 3

Undergraduate: University of Iowa
Medical School:Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA
Professional Interests:Psychotic disorders, cross cultural psychiatry
Hobbies:Soccer, video games, anything tech
Interest in Fellowship: Possibly forensic

Won-He Lee, MD

Won‑He Lee, MD

PGY 3

Undergraduate:Rice University

Medical School:University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Hometown:Austin, TX

Professional Interests:Interests: psychotherapy, neuropsychiatry

Hobbies:piano, classical music, opera, reading, video games, chess, swimming

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided

Pragati Mamtora, MD

PGY 3

Undergraduate:University of Southern California (USC)

Medical School:Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown:Placentia, CA

Professional Interests: Outpatient psychiatry, collaborative care, cross-cultural psychiatry, integrative psychiatry

Hobbies:Hiking, biking, road trips, visiting national parks, drawing, painting, gardening, international & national traveling

Interest in Fellowship:Undecided

Ghulam Mujtaba, MD

Ghulam Mujtaba, MD

PGY 3

Undergraduate: Bradley University

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Professional Interests: Education, neurodevelopmental disorders, psychopharmacology

Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, snowboarding, bitcoin, Milwaukee Bucks, cars, and enjoying Chicago life

Interest in Fellowship: Possibly consultation-liaison or child & adolescent

Eugene Vvedenskiy, MD

Eugene Vvedenskiy, MD

PGY 3

Undergraduate: CUNY Hunter College

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Professional Interests: Geriatrics, ECT, addiction, personality disorders

Hobbies: Travel, numismatics, business development, stocks

Interest in Fellowship: Undecided