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Current Fellows

Saint Louis University'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.

First Year
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Ameya Deshmukh, D.O.

Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University


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Halim Bou Daher, M.D.

Medical school: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University


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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: Saint Louis University 


Second Years
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Timothy Brotherton, M.D. 

Medical school: University of Missouri- Kansas City 
Residency: Saint Louis University 


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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


Third Years
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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


Clinical Research Fellow
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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)