Current Fellows
Saint Louis University's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has an outstanding three-year fellowship program to train future gastroenterologists and hepatologists.
Our fellows have had a 100% pass rate when they take their boards. Learn more about fellows in SLU's Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology below.

Alejandro Nieto Dominguez, M.D.
Medical school: Universidad Latina de Panama Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Dr.
                                    William C. Gorgas
Residency: Cook County Health and Hospitals System

Maya Mahmoud, M.D.
Medical school: Saint Joseph University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine 
Residency: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Nazli Begum Ozurk, M.D.
Medical school: Istanbul University
Residency: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

Ahmun Zafar, D.O.
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Morningside

Ameya Deshmukh, D.O.
Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University

Halim Bou Daher, M.D.
Medical school: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University

Erica Catherine Becker, M.D.
Medical school: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: UConn Internal Medicine  
Clinical Nutrition Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic 

Spyridon Zouridis, M.D.
Medical school: University of Athens School of Health Sciences
Residency: Albany Medical Center  
Clinical Research Fellowship: Saint Louis University 

Timothy Brotherton, M.D.
Medical school: University of Missouri- Kansas City 
Residency: Saint Louis University 

Christopher Nguyen, D.O.
Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch

Umer Farooq, M.D.
Medical school: King Edward Medical University, Pakistan 
Residency: Loyola Medicine 

Ali Khalifa, M.D.
Medical school: Alexandria University, Egypt 
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson

Ahmad B. Nasir, M.D.
Medical school: Aleppo University, Faculty of Medicine 
Residency: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK (Internal
                                    Medicine-Pediatrics Residency)

Nida Ansari, D.O.
Medical school: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph's University Medical Center