First Year Fellows
Gavin Hall, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (2018-2022)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (2023-2025)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2025-2027)
Hirva Joshi, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (2017-2021)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (2022-2024)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2025-2027)
Sarah Naids, MD, MS
Basma Shahid, MBBS
Second Year Fellows
Bjorn Anderson, MD
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia (2016-2021)
Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital (2021-2022)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2024-2026)
Ahmad Khalaf, MD
Medical School: University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (2009-2015)
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021-2024)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2024-2026)
David Thomas, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky (2016-2021)
Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021-2024)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2024-2026)
Jiayi Zheng, MD
Medical School: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (2017-2021)
Residency: The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, Pennsylvania (2021-2024)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2024-2026)
Fourth Year Fellow
Joy Um, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2023-2026)