Current and Past Fellows
We are proud that our fellows have consistently secured strong jobs in the field of transplantation. Below is a history of our fellow graduates and their current positions and institutions.
Current Fellows
Second-Year Fellows
Francis (Frank) Tinney, M.D.
Francis (Frank) grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He graduated with a degree in psychology from Princeton University, where he was a cross country and track athlete. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, in Detroit, Michigan. His clinical interests include the implantation of robotics in transplantation and novel strategies to expand living and deceased organ donation. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys a run along the waterfront, exploring the local coffee scene, and digging through the stacks of his favorite record shop.
First-Year Fellows
Al-Faraaz (Al) Kassam, M.D., MBA
Al-Faraaz (Al) was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Loyola University with a degree in psychology and received his medical degree from Rush University. He completed his training in general surgery at the University of Cincinnati where he also received his Masters of Business Administration. His clinical and research interests include improving access to transplantation, trainee education and well-being, pediatric transplantation, and global surgery. Outside of the hospital he enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, and husky, traveling, and exploring new restaurants and concert venues.
Ramy El-Diwany, M.D., Ph.D.
Ramy grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of California, Berkeley where he graduated with high honors in Molecular and Cell Biology and Philosophy. Though he is a California native, he now considers himself a Baltimorean as he has completed a medical degree, a PhD in molecular genomics, and a general surgery residency all at Johns Hopkins. He is excited to continue his time in Baltimore as an abdominal transplant fellow with research interests related to transplant immunology, infectious diseases, and biomarkers of immune suppression. Outside of the hospital he founded a nationally recognized nonprofit clinic in East Baltimore that focuses on addressing healthcare inequalities for people who inject drugs. He likes to stay active in the outdoors running, hiking, biking, and sailing.
Past Fellows
| Years | Name | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2023 |
Jordan Pyda, M.D. |
University of Maryland |
| 2021 - 2023 |
Kiara Tulla, M.D. |
Tulane University |
| 2020-2022 | Sharon Ruth Weeks Groh, M.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center |
| 2019-2021 | Michelle Nguyen, M.D. | Mayo Clinic Arizona |
| 2019-2021 | Eliza Lee, M.D. | Philadelphia General Hospital |
| 2018-2020 | Elizabeth Ann King, M.D., Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins Medicine, Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2017-2019 | Jaime M. Glorioso, M.D. | Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Assistant Professor |
| 2016-2018 | Russell Wesson, MBChB | Johns Hopkins University Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2015-2017 | Ashraf Reyad, M.B.B.Ch. |
Fort Worth and Medical City Alliance, Fort Worth Hospital Assistant Professor |
| 2014-2016 | Charbel Chalouhy, M.D. | Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Urology Robotic and Minimally Invasive Fellow |
| 2014-2015 (One year Hepatic Surgery Training Program) | Ryosuke Misawa, M.D. | Jackson Memorial Miami General Surgery Resident |
| 2013-2014 (One year Advanced Laparoscopic Transplant Surgery Program) | Gelu Osian, M.D., Ph.D. | Regional Institute for Gastroenterology |
| 2012-2014 | Bonnie E. Lonze, M.D., Ph.D. | NYU Medical Langone Center Division of Transplant Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2011-2013 | Susanna Nazarian, M.D., Ph.D. | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Division of Transplant Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2010-2012 | Jayme E. Locke, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Alabama Hospital Division of Transplant Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2009-2011 | Christopher Simpkins, M.D., M.P.H. | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Division of Transplant Surgery Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| 2008-2010 | Nabil Dagher, M.D. | NYU Medical Langone Center Division of Transplant Surgery Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2007-2009 | Zoe Stewart, M.D., Ph.D. | Carver College of Medicine Division of Transplant Surgery Surgical Director, Transplant Program Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2005-2007 | Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D. |
Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Transplant Surgery Director, Epidemiology Research Associate Vice Chair, Research Professor of Surgery |
| 2004-2006 | Tomasz Kozlowski, M.D. |
University of North Carolina Division of Transplant Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2003-2005 | Alan Hawxby, M.D. |
Oklahoma Transplant Center Division of Transplant Surgery Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2002-2004 | Seth Karp, M.D. |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Division of Transplant Surgery Chairman, Department of Surgery Director, Vanderbilt Transplant Center Professor of Surgery |
| 2001-2003 | Edward Falta, M.D. |
Keller Army Community Hospital Chief, General Surgery |
| 2000-2002 | Matthew Cooper, M.D. | Georgetown University Hospital Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplant |
| 1999-2001 | Henkie Tan, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Pittsburgh SOM Assistant Professor, Living Kidney Donor Transplant Program Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 1998-2000 | Aloke Mandal, M.D., Ph.D. | Optum- Los Angeles, California Medical Director |
| 1997-1999 | Robert Montgomery, M.D., Ph.D. | NYU Medical Langone Center Director, NYU Langone Transplant Professor of Surgery |
| 1996-1998 | Kenneth Chavin, M.D., Ph.D. | Case Western Reserve University Professor of Surgery Transplant Surgery |
| 1995-1997 | Douglas Slakey, M.D., M.P.H. | Tulane University SOM Chief, Department of Surgery Clinical Professor of Urology and Pediatrics Professor of Surgery |
| 1994-1996 | David Holt, M.D. | Loyola University Hospital General Surgery |
| 1993-1995 | Francisco Cigarroa, M.D. | University of Texas Health Science National Research Council Committee Transplant Surgeon |
| 1992-1994 | Warren Maley, M.D. | Jefferson University Director, Live Donor Liver Transplant Professor of Surgery |
| 1991-1993 | Gazi Zibari, M.D. |
Willis-Knighton Health System Director of Transplantation Director of Advanced Surgery Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Treasurer |
| 1990-1992 | Jeffrey Fair, M.D. | The University of Texas Medical Branch Transplant Surgery Professor of Surgery |