¶¶Òõpro'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.
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Ameya Deshmukh, D.O.
Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: ¶¶Òõpro
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Halim Bou Daher, M.D.
Medical school: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Residency: ¶¶Òõpro
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Erica Catherine Becker, M.D.
Medical school: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: UConn Internal Medicine
Clinical Nutrition Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
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Spyridon Zouridis, M.D.
Medical school: University of Athens School of Health Sciences
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Clinical Research Fellowship: ¶¶Òõpro
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Timothy Brotherton, M.D.
Medical school: University of Missouri- Kansas City
Residency: ¶¶Òõpro
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Christopher Nguyen, D.O.
Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch
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Umer Farooq, M.D.
Medical school: King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Residency: Loyola Medicine
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Ali Khalifa, M.D.
Medical school: Alexandria University, Egypt
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
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Eyad Gharaibeh, M.D.
Hometown: St. Louis
Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Hospital
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Mahmoud Madi, M.D.
Hometown: Salfit, Palestine
Medical school: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Tufts Medical Center
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Zain Raza, M.D.
Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
Medical school: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
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Pradeep Yarra, M.D.
Medical school: Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New Jersey
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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)