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About Recent Graduates

Graduates of Saint Louis University’s Gastroenterology Fellowship Program go on to a variety of places. From private practice to academic institutions to further specialization training, they carry with them the pride of having studied at SLU.

2025
A group photo of 2025 fellow graduates
  • Mahmoud Madi, M.D.
  • Zain Raza, M.D.
  • Pradeep Yarra, M.D.
  • Eyad Gharaibeh, M.D.
2024
The group of fellowship graduates in 2024
  • Soumojit Ghosh, M.D.
  • Michelle Baliss, D.O.
  • Zarir Ahmed, D.O.
  • Laith Numan, M.D.
2023
group photo of the 2023 GI Fellowship Graduates pictured from left to right: Benjamin Schmidt, M.D. Anuj Chhaparia, M.D. Leen Al-Sayyed, M.D. Gebran Khneizer, M.D.
  • Benjamin Schmidt, M.D.
  • Anuj Chhaparia, M.D.
  • Leen Al-Sayyed, M.D.
  • Gebran Khneizer, M.D.
2022
Group photos of the 2022 G.I. Fellowship Graduates: Sam Burton, M.D. Yale University, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Eyad Alsabbagh, M.D. Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Yixi Tu, M.D. BJC Medical Group, Alton, IL Scott Wardlaw, M.D. GastroArkansas, Little Rock, AR David Westrich, M.D. Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
  • Sam Burton, M.D.
    Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, Yale University
  • Eyad Alsabbagh, M.D.
    Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Yixi Tu, M.D.
    BJC Medical Group, Alton, Illinois
  • Scott Wardlaw, M.D.
    GastroArkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • David Westrich, M.D.
    Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University

 

2021
2021 Graduates Alawad, Al-Taee, Ray, and Dhedhi

Ahmad Alawad, M.D.
Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Florida

Ahmad Al-Taee, M.D.
Advance Endoscopy Fellowship, New York University; Interventional GI and Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jennifer Ray, M.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Adam Dhedhi, M.D.
Digestive Disease Center, HCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis, Florida

2020
2020 graduates Clarett, Reddy, Odufalu, and Chilukuri
Prianka Chilukuri, M.D.
Banner Health Center, Chandler, Arizona
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Danisa Clarett, M.D.
St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, Georgia
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Florence "Damie" Odufalu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California 
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Kavya Reddy, M.D.
Clinical Instructor, UCLA Health
2019
2019 graduates Bujanda, Narayanan, Desai, Jani, and Goldkamp
Bhairvi S. Jani, M.D.
SSM Health, Bridgeton, Missouri
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Daniel E. Bujanda, M.D.
Northern New Mexico Gastroenterology Associates, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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William "Joe" Goldkamp, M.D.
Mercy Hospital, St. Louis
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Mechu "Mey" Narayanan, M.D.
University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago
2018
2018 graduates Tesfay, Holmes, Hammami, and Vareedayah
Muhammad Hammami, M.D.
Montclair Hospital Medical Center, Rancho Cucamonga, California
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Scott "Bob" Holmes, D.O.
St. Joseph Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas
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Meron Tesfay, M.D.
Digestive and Liver Disease Consultants, Houston
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Ashley Vareedayah, M.D.
New York University Langone Health