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Our Fellows

Third Year Fellows

Abedel Anani, MD

House Officer IV
Residency: Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Nathaniel Hitt, DO

House Officer VI
Residency: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, IA

Katie Joyce, MD

House Officer VI
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS

Sarah Mete, DO

House Officer VII
Residency: Billings Clinic, Billings, MT

Kyle Wilson, MD

House Officer VII
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Second Year Fellows

Cesar Davila-Chapa, MD

House Officer V
Residency: LSU Health, Shreveport, LA

Muhammad (Hamdan) Gul, MBBS

House Officer V
Residency: Amita-Presence St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL

Jason Hofferber, DO

House Officer V
Residency: University of Iowa, Des Moines, IA

Dannielle Samano, MD

House Officer V
Residency: Canyon Vista Medical Center, Sierra Vista, AZ

Jiashan (Jay) Wang, MD

House Officer V
Residency: Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle, NY

First Year Fellows

John Eliveha, MD

House Officer IV
Residency: University of Kansas, Wichita

Susan Hageman-Reeves, MD

House Officer IV
Residency: St. Bernards, Jonesboro AR

Joseph Moran, DO

House Officer IV
Residency: MercyOne, PCH Health, Des Moines

Nicholas Nassif, MD

House Officer V
Residency: Aurora Health Care, Milwuakee

Ella Teplitsky, MD

House Officer IV
Residency: Creighton University, Omaha

Our fellows have gone on to successful academic and private practice careers in locations across the country.

2024

  • Mouhanned Eliliwi, MD - University of Arizona -Phoenix & Banner
  • Michelle Miles, DO - St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  • Martine Troy, MD - Saint Alphonsus Regional Med Center - Boise, Idaho and Ontario, Oregon Campuses
  • Daniel Van Kalsbeek, DO - Avera McKennan Hospital - Sioux Falls, SD
  • Derek Vogel, MD - UNMC, Omaha

2023

  • Mollie Brittan, MD - Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
  • Kaitlin Branick, MD - Avera Pulmonary and Critical Care, Sioux Falls SD
  • Amber Johnson, MD - NE Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Samih Khauli, MBBS - UCLA IP Fellowship, Los Angelas, CA
  • Jacob West, DO - MercyOne, Des Moines, IA

2022

  • Eric Asbe, DO - MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
  • Dennis Emuron, MD, MPH - TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH
  • Thomas Marston, MD - Dignity Health/Chandler Regional Med Center, Chandler, AZ
  • Maureen McElligott, MD 
  • Kartikeya Rajdev, MBBS - UPMC, Harrisburg, PA 

2021

  • Ross Davidson, DO - Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Sante Fe, NM
  • Grant Turner, MD - University of California, Los Angelas, CA
  • Joseph Lamar, MD - Opelousas General Hospital, Opelousas, LA
  • Christopher Miller, DO, MPH, MHA - Monument Health Medical Clinic, Rapid City, SD

2020

  • Rorak Hooten, MD - Rapid City Regional Medical Center, Rapid City, SD
  • Rajendra Karnatak, MD - Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI
  • Muhammed Saeed, MD - Beacon Medical Group, Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, IN
  • Galo Martin Sanchez-Palacios, MD - Bowling Green Medical Center, Bowling Green, KY
  • Navin Victor, MD - Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA

2019

  • Joseph Carrington, DO - MercyOne, Des Moines, IA
  • Kasey Cornell, MD - Bergan Mercy Adult Critical Care, St. Louis, MO
  • Svien Senne, MD - Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic, Watertown, SD
  • Keenan Taylor, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

2018

  • Bhuvin Buddhev, MBBS - Norton Thoracic Institute, Phoenix, AZ
  • Deepak Chandra, MBBS - Healthcare for People, Marysville, CA
  • Oluwole Odunusi, MD - Coastal Pulmonary Medicine, Wilmington NC
  • Michelle-Anne Iverson, DO, FCCP - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

2017

  • Sabin Bista, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Derek Kruse, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Adam Wells, MD - Methodist Physicians Clinic, Omaha, NE

2016

  • Travis Hanson, MD - Avera Medical Group, Sioux Falls, SD
  • Julia Kaseman, MD - Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI
  • Ji Hyun Rhee, MD - Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD

2015

  • Joseph Auxier, DO - Fremont Health Medical Center, Fremont, NE
  • Brian Boer, MD, PhD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Mohammed (Sal) Khan, MD - Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH

2014

  • Leigh Anderson, MD - Renown Health, Reno NV
  • Olena Lineberry, MD - Mercy Medical Group, Carmichael, CA
  • Ankit Nahata, MD - SSM St. Mary's Health Center, Richmond Heights, MO

2013

  • Gregory Golden, DO - Banner Health Clinic, Loveland, CO
  • Matthew Haack, MD - Cherokee Lung & Sleep Specialists, Canton, GA
  • Ryan Martin, MD - Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties, Lincoln, NE

2012

  • Candace Huebert, MD - Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
  • Roger Paulman, MD - Ogden Pulmonary Associates, Ogden, UT
  • David Kovaleski, MD - Avera, Sioux Falls, SD

2011

  • Kerry Canady, MD - DSM Sleep Specialists, Clive, IA
  • Jadvinder Goraya, MD - Baylor Scott & White Health Care, Round Rock, TX
  • Bryan McVay, MD - OSF Healthcare, Peoria, IL

2010

  • Janel Harting, MD - Pulmonary and Sleep Consultants of Kansas, Wichita, KS
  • Amol Patil, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

2009

  • Michael Chandler, MD - Summa Health, Akron, OH
  • William Pease, MD - UCHealth Pulmonology Clinic, Greeley, CO
  • James Sullivan, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

2008

  • Pradeep Ramachandran, MD - Michigan Lung/Critical Cr Specs, East Grand Blanc, MI
  • Pawanjit Sarna, MD - Richmond, VA

2007

  • Daniel Barth, MD - Decatur County Hospital, Leon, IA
  • Vlad Dimitriu, MD - Sabetha Community Hospital, Sabetha, KS

2006

  • Kristina Bailey, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Eduard Vasquez, MD - Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida, Miami, FL

2005

  • Susan Rohr, MD - Sanford Pulmonary Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD
  • Nanjappa Somanna, MD - Blessing Health System, Quincy, IL

2004

  • Jonathan Spencer, MD - Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties, Omaha, NE

2003

  • Jitendrakumar Gupta, MD - Pulmonary Associates, Sioux City, IA
  • Winfred Manda, MD - Chattanooga, TN

2002

  • Athir Hajjar, MD - Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, San Diego, CA
  • Vu Tran, MD - Sleep and Pulmonary Medicine, Santa Rosa, CA

2001

  • Raymund Pineda, MD - SIH Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Herrin, IL
  • Ravindra Kashyap, MD - Unity Pint Health, Peoria, IL

2000

  • Peter Murphy, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Ravinder Shergill, MD - Providence, Anchorage, AK

1999

  • Kevin Chang, MD - North Idaho Lung and Asthma, Coeur D Alene, ID
  • Bogdan Nowakowski, MD - Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, Gonzales, LA

1998

  • Shahid Ahsan, MD - Nishtar Medical College, Franciscan Health, Lafayette, IN

1997

  • Ali Al-Himyary, MD - Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Houston, TX
  • Maher Daas, MD - Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Sugar Land, TX

1996

  • Eyad Mahayri, MD - Cambridge, OH
  • Bruce Prouse, MD - Physicians Laboratory, Sioux Falls, SD

1995

  • Khaled R. Magdy, MD - Middleburg, FL
  • William McBride, MD - Orchards, WA

1994

  • David Cantral, MD - Platte Valley Medical Group, Kearney, NE
  • Bharat Jain, MD - Scottsdale, PA

1993

  • Albert Curseen, MD - Jacksonville, NC

1992

  • Harvey Hopkins, MD - Pulmonary Medicine Specs, Omaha, NE
  • Richard Yates, MD - Pulmonary Medicine Institute, Omaha, NE

1991

  • Sean Barry, MD - Lincoln Pulmonary and Critical Care Assoc. Lincoln, NE

1990

  • Guillermo Huerta, MD - MPC Pulmonary Medicine Specialists, Omaha, NE
  • Jordan Metcalf, MD - Oklahoma University Health Sciences Cener, Oklahoma City, OK

1989

  • Kathleen Rickard, MD - Chapel Hill, NC

1988

  • Susanna Von Essen - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

1987

  • Dan Hruza, MD - South Denver, Gastroenterology, Englewood, CO

1978

  • Russell Novak, MD - Fox Valley Pulmonary Medicine, Appleton, WI