Meet the Residents and Fellows

Alicia Casella, MD

Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Hometown: Saddle River, NJ
Hobbies: drawing, painting, sculpting, running & designing Halloween costumes one year in advance

Virali Shah, MD

Medical School: Albany Medical College
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Hobbies: hot yoga, running and hiking, trying new cooking recipes, listening to podcasts, traveling to new cities

Noha Sherif, MD

Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Hometown: Durham, NC
Hobbies: Cooking, eating, bubble tea ranking, recipe sharing, gardening, traveling, tennis, experiencing different cultures, family time

Ke Zeng, MD

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Hometown: South Pasadena, CA
Hobbies: Baseball, finding Boston’s best biking trails, pickup basketball, and playing with my pet Corgi and bunny

Simon D. Archambault, MD

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hometown: Cromwell, CT
Hobbies: I love watching and playing sports (basketball, golf, tennis), cooking, traveling, and having fun with friends and family.

James Kwan, MD

Medical School: Tufts University
Hometown: Weston, CT
Hobbies: Guitar, weightlifting, and Korean cooking (especially making kimchi)

Heba Mahjoub, MD

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hometown: Warren, OH
Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, walking all over Boston!

Varsha Pramil, MD

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Hometown: Hershey, PA
Hobbies: Tennis, hiking, intramural beach volleyball, trying new recipes and restaurants!

Daniel Azzam, MD

Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Hometown: Originally born in Cleveland, grew up in Los Angeles, California
Hobbies: Freestyle soccer, trail running especially with my puppy golden doodle, tasting new foods while traveling and recreating them with my wife in our kitchen.

Will Binotti, MD

Medical School: Universidade de Taubate
Hometown: Limeira (Sao Paulo), Brazil
Hobbies: Barbecue with friends, playing guitar, listening to audiobooks/podcasts

Julia Ernst, MD, PhD

Medical School: Medical University of Warsaw
Hometown: Rzeszow, Poland
Hobbies: Skiing, sailing, oil painting

Julia A. Watson, MD

Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Hometown: Rocky Mount, NC
Hobbies: Spending time outside, jogging, playing racquet sports (squash, tennis), exploring restaurants and bakeries, spending time with my family, including husband, son, and hound mix

Omar AbuQamar, MD, MMSc

Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Boston transplant originally from Amman, Jordan.
Hobbies: Crossfit, Endurance cycling and bikepacking. Also, reading, traveling, soccer and cooking (with a specialty in Jordanian and Middle Eastern cuisine).

Jonathan Caranfa, MD, PharmD

Medical School: University of Connecticut
Hometown: Manchester, CT
Hobbies: Traveling with my family, woodworking, fish aquariums and cooking

Allison Resnik, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Hobbies: Baking, running, and exploring NE for hiking spots!

Angell Shi, MD

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hometown: Littleton, MA
Hobbies: Tennis, running along the Charles, baking, and learning how to play guitar!

William Carerra, MD, MS

Prashanth Iyer

Kate Hughes, MD

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Hobbies: Watching and playing sports (particularly soccer and ice hockey), walks with my 8 month old son, reading fiction novels, and eating Chipotle

Yi Ling Dai, MD

Hometown: Suzhou, China 
Hobbies: Traveling, seeking out good food, cooking, thrift shopping 

Karim Sleiman, MD

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Hobbies: Listening and dancing to music, trying new foods and cooking

David Fell, MD

Hometown: New York, NY
Hobbies: Cooking/grilling, running, hanging out with my dogs

Uma Jasty, MD

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Hobbies: Running and spending time with friends/family

Stephanie Choi, MD

Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa
Hobbies: Eating ice cream, running marathons, cycling, swimming, hiking, avid fan of Patriots, Celtics, and Iowa Hawkeyes

Nayasha Madhan, MD

Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Hobbies: Travel, HIIT workouts, and eating! 

Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD

Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador
Hobbies: Family time with my husband and three kids, leisure reading