Residents Leadership
Chief Residents
Rashid Abdel-Razeq, MD
Archana Kharel, MD
Academic Officer
Aravinthan Vignarajah, MD
Wellness Officers
Dua Al-Husni, MD
Lana Dardari, MD
Safety, Quality, Patient Experience (SQPE) & Scholarly Activity Officer
Gianina Flocco, MD
Resident Leadership Opportunities
Residents are encouraged to participate in leadership roles depending on their career interests and trajectory. All PGY2 and PGY3 residents sit on hospital committees and residents are able to serve as members of the Cleveland Clinic GME House Staff Association in various roles for the enterprise. Fairview has PGY3 Chief Medical Residents and Officer roles as well as opportunities to serve as Class Representative. Many of our residents hold positions in professional medical societies in their field of interest. Residents can also serve on the curriculum committee and POCUS interest group as well.
Meet Our Residents
PGY-3
Rashid Abdel-Razeq, MD
Medical School: The Hashemite University of Jordan
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Postdoctoral research at King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan and Sam Houston Heart & Vascular at Houston Methodist Hospital
Specialty Interest: Gastroenterology
Mohamad-Noor Abu-Hammour, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan
Prior Clinical Research/Experience GI clinical research fellow at Weill Cornell Medical Center/New York Presbyterian
Specialty Interests: Gastroenterology and Advanced Endoscopy
Moath Albliwi, MD
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Internship year at Jordan University Hospital + 3 years of transitional residency at King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan + Private Tutor for medical students for seven years, Jordan
Specialty Interests: Hematology and Oncology
Tyler Birkholz, DO
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Prior research in neuroscience focused on calcium-binding proteins and circadian rhythms
Specialty Interests: Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Medicine
Asfand Yar Cheema, MD
Medical School: Lahore Medical and Dental College
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: 1-year Internship at Services Hospital, Worked as a Medical Officer in Pakistan and as a Teacher Assistant with Dr. Najeeb Lectures. Author of 10 + research publications/ Book chapters and multiple awareness books
Specialty Interests: Hematology and Oncology, Research and Medical Education
Gianina Flocco, MD
Medical School: University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Research in Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Critical Care at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. Master’s degree in Hepatology
Specialty Interests: Endocrinology, QPSE, Research and Medical Education
Archana Kharel, MD
Medical School: Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Research experience in home country
Specialty Interests: Gastroenterology
San Kim, MD
Medical School: lékařská fakulta, Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Czech Republic
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Research assistant for Banda Health (startup developing affordable clinic and patient management IT solutions for primary care providers in slums)
Specialty Interests: Geriatrics, Low resource setting healthcare/Medical Missions/Global Health
Islam Mohamed, MD
Medical School: Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Training in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology at Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine. Completed master’s degree of science in Internal Medicine Hepatology Research Assistant at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston-Tx
Specialty Interests: Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology
Mohamed Nadeem, MD
Medical School: Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Kerala, India
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Research Assistant in the Department of Infectious Disease at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala, India
Specialty Interest: Gastroenterology
Marwa Tarbaghia, MD
Medical School: Bahcesehir University School of Medicine, Turkey
Specialty Interests: Critical Care and Pulmonary
Aravinthan Vignarajah, MD
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Postgraduate experience in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Exposure in basic science research related to lung infection and immunology.
Specialty Interest: Cardiology
PGY-2
Reem Abdel Hameid, MD
Medical School: Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Genetics related research during medical school at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Specialty Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dua Al-Husni, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine Jordan, Jordan
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Hematology/Oncology
Specialty Interests: Endocrinology and Sleep Medicine
Karim Alsawalha, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, Jordan
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: 3 years of IM residency at King Hussein Cancer Center, Clinical Researcher at King Hussein Cancer Center, Medical Liaison at NewPage, Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTTP) at Jordan University Hospital and Smokology App.
Research Interests: EMR research/Clinical Informatics, Pipeline automation and ML, STNG, EWS, CDSS, Immunotherapy, Lung Cancer, Tobacco Dependence Treatment, Translational Research.
Specialty Interests: Clinical Informatics, Biosensors, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Oncology and Cancer immunotherapy
Katherine Anderson, DO
Medical School: Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA
Specialty Interests: Hospital Medicine, Women’s Health and Academic Medicine
Lana Dardari, MD
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Foundation Year Doctor in the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty Interest: Gastroenterology
Amr Darwish, MD
Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Completed Master’s Degree of science in CV medicine, 2 years working as a postdoc research fellow at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Houston Methodist Hospital focusing on CV imaging.
Specialty Interest: Cardiovascular Imaging
Joseph El Dahdah, MD
Medical School: Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Specialty Interests: Cardiology, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging and Academic Medicine
Barish Eren, MD
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Breast Cancer Pathology
Specialty Interests: Gastroenterology
Hagar Hamouda, MD
Medical School: Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Clinical research scholar at the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee Women's Hospital. Focused on women's health (hypertensive disorders in pregnant women).
Specialty Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Women's Health, and Academic Medicine
Basil Jalamneh, MD
Medical School: An-Najah National University Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Jordan
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Clinical research and teaching assistant at An-Najah National University. Additional research on RCT, original cross-sectional studies, and case reports. Willing to get more advanced training on research methodology and implementation at Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Specialty Interests: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Zineb Moustaatif, MD
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Thesis on Moroccan physicians' perception of genetic diseases. Emergency Medicine trainee at Simone Veil Hospital in Paris, France.
Specialty Interest: Internal Medicine with a focus on becoming a Hospitalist in academic settings
Alveena Syed, MD
Medical School: Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan
Prior Clinical Research/Experience: Visiting Medical Student Program (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic
Specialty Interests: Cardiology, Hospital Medicine, Primary Care, Academic Medicine, Leadership and Global Health
PGY-1
Abdel-Rahman Al Husni, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: General Practitioner at Abdali Medical Center and Physician at the Jordanian Federation for Sports Medicine
Specialty Interests: Hospital Medicine, while keeping a broad perspective on subspecialties such as cardiology and rheumatology
Shady Ayman, MD
Medical School: October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Primary care physician
Specialty Interests: Gastroenterology and Hematology-Oncology
Aymen Bahsoun, MD
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan
Specialty Interest: Radiology
Manas Das, MD
Medical School: R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: 3-year residency and additional Chief year in Internal Medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India, Senior Registrar in Critical Care Medicine at Manipal Hospitals, Kolkata, India, Thesis in Glycemic Variability in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Specialty Interests: Endocrinology, Obesity, Technological Advancements and AI in Medicine, Leadership, and Medical Education
Sharmistha Dutta, MD
Medical School: R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Residency in Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India, Chief Resident, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India, Attending, Pulmonary Medicine, Manipal Hospitals, Kolkata, India
Specialty Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
El-Moatasem Gabr, MD
Medical School: Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Cardiology Residency at Ain-Shams University Hospitals (2019-2023), Master's Degree in Cardiology, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (2022), Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Institute (2024-2025)
Specialty Interest: Cardiology
Ayoub Harb, DO
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (Cleveland Campus)
Prior research/experience: Student Government Association President in medical school, Outcomes Research at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Specialty Interests: Hospital medicine with a focus on academic medicine
Minahil Khakwani, MD
Medical School: Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Research experience in Pakistan
Specialty Interests: Hospital and Academic Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Hematology and Oncology
Lana Khatib, MD
Medical School: An-Najah National University, Palestine
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Public health research focusing on cervical cancer awareness in underserved communities
Specialty Interests: Hematology-Oncology, Rheumatology and Academic Medicine
Anas Odeh, MD
Medical School: An-Najah National University, Palestine
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Visiting Medical Student at Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Marshall University, >10 publications focusing on cardiovascular medicine and critical care
Specialty Interests: Cardiac Electrophysiology and Interventional Cardiology
Nader Osman, MD
Medical School: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale University, focusing on advanced imaging and AI integration in neuro-oncology, Graduate Research Assistant at Alfaisal University and King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Specialty Interests: MSK Radiology and Neuroradiology
Clay Phillip, DO
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Specialty Interests: Hospital Medicine, Primary Care, Academic Medicine, and Cardiology
Indra Kiran Potulapati, MD
Medical School: Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
Specialty Interests: Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine and Global Health
Leen Sabbooba, MD
Medical School: An-Najah National University, Palestine
Prior Clinical/Research Experience: Research experience in randomized controlled trials, cross-sectional studies, and multiple case reports
Specialty Interests: Rheumatology and Clinical Medical Education
