Alumni

Divya Jayakumar, MBBS

Divya Jayakumar, MBBS

Medical School: Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery, India

Residency: Westchester Medical Center University Hospital,  Valhalla, New York

Fellowship: Washington University, Rheumatology, St. Louis, Missouri  (2017-2019)

Kelvin Lee, MD

Kelvin Lee, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados

Residency: University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houton, Texas

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2016-2018)

Atinuke Aluko, MD

Atinuke Aluko, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical School: Oba Okunade Sijuade College of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University, Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

Residency: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (2020-2022)

Eric Anderson, MD

Eric Anderson, MD

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (2019-2021)

 

Mohamed Babiker-Mohamed, MBBS

Mohamed Babiker-Mohamed, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical School: University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan

Residency: AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship:  Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine,  St. Louis, Missouri (2022-2024)

Alissa Chandler, MD

Alissa Chandler, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical School: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship:Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine,  St. Louis, Missouri (2022-2024)

Vladimir N Despotovic, MD

Vladimir N Despotovic, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan (2004)

Residency: BJH/Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (2007)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine,St. Louis, Missouri (2007-2009)

Fellowship: Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2008-2010)

Colin Diffie, MD

Colin Diffie, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Research interests: Vasculitis

Clinical interests: Vasculitis and rare diseases, arthritis, treating medically under-served populations

Medical School: Medical School at UT Houston, Houston, Texas (2014)

Residency: BJH/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (2017)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (2017-2019)

Anneliese Flynn, MD

Anneliese Flynn, MD

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Residency: University of Michigan Hospital, Chief Medical Resident University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine,St. Louis, Missouri (2017-2019)

Mohammed Hamid , MBBS

Mohammed Hamid , MBBS

Medical School: University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan

Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri

Fellowship:  Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2022-2024)

Mark Hwang, MD

Mark Hwang, MD

Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2015-2017)

Michiko Inaba, MD

Michiko Inaba, MD

Medical School: Tokai School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2017-2019)

Andrew Jones, MD, PhD

Andrew Jones, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical School: St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

Residency: BJH/Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University,  St. Louis, Missouri (2021-2024)

Luidmila Kastsianok, MD

Luidmila Kastsianok, MD

Medical School: Belarussian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus, Russia

Residency: St. Mary’s Health Center, Clayton, Missouri

Fellowship:  Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2015-2017)

Mowyad Khalid, MBBS

Mowyad Khalid, MBBS

Medical School: University of Gezia, Wad Medani, Sudan

Residency: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (2021-2023)

Alfred Kim, MD, PhD

Alfred Kim, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Lupus translational research, B cell biology

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2005)

Residency: Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri (2007)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine (2010)

 

Iris Lee, MD

Iris Lee, MD

Instructor in Medicine

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Residency: BJH/ Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2018-2021)

Deborah J Lenschow, MD, PhD

Deborah J Lenschow, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, John S. Daniels Professor in Immunology

Research Interests: Chikungunya viral arthritis, interferons, autoimmunity

Medical School: Univerisity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (1998)

Residency: Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2000)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2003)

 

 

Zhe Liang, MD

Zhe Liang, MD

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Residency: BJH/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2020-2022)

Hector Molina, MD

Hector Molina, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical School: University Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1985)

Residency: Veteran's Administration Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1988)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1991)

Jacob Murray, DO

Jacob Murray, DO

Medical School: De Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, De Moines, Iowa

Residency: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Fellowship: Washington University, Rheumatology, St. Louis, Missouri  (2021-2023)

 

Michael Paley, MD, PhD

Michael Paley, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Uveitis, scleritis, T-cell biology

Graduate School: PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2012)

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Medical Scientist Training Program (2014)

Residency: BJH/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Missouri (2016)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2017-2019)

 

Deborah Parks, MD

Deborah Parks, MD

Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, clinical trials

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky (1982)

Residency: Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1985)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1988)

Christine Pham, MD

Christine Pham, MD

Division Chief, G & EM Magness Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Neutrophil proteases, nanomedicine for inflammatory arthritis

Clinical Interests: Rheumatology, arthritis, inflammation and proteases

Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (1985)

Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1989)

Felowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1997)

 

Sytse Piersma, PhD

Sytse Piersma, PhD

Instructor in Medicine

Research Interests: Improving immunotherapy through studying natural killer (NK) cells

Graduate School: University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands (2009-2011)

Fellowship: Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands (2009-2011)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2011-2013)

 

Christopher Podogorski, MD

Christopher Podogorski, MD

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska

Residency: University of Minnesota,  Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fellowship:  Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2022-2024)

Maryam Pourpaki, MD

Maryam Pourpaki, MD

Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2014-2016)

Andrea Ramirez-Gomez, MD

Andrea Ramirez-Gomez, MD

Medical School: Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Guadalajara, Mexico

Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2019-2021)

Amaad Rana, MD

Amaad Rana, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical School: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Residency: BJH/Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2021-2023)

Prabha Ranganathan, MD, MSCI

Prabha Ranganathan, MD, MSCI

Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, epidemiology

Medical School: University of Madras, Madras, India (1990)

Residency: BJH/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1995)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1999)

Danielle Robinett, MD

Danielle Robinett, MD

Medical School: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2018-2020)

Phan Saligrama, MD, PhD

Phan Saligrama, MD, PhD

Medical School: The Robert Larner College of Medicine , University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Graduate School: University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Residency: University of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2019-2021)

Aisha Shaikh, MD

Aisha Shaikh, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Vasculitis and interstitial lung disease therapies

Clinical Interests: vasculitis and vasculopathies, interstitial lung diseases in connective tissue disorders, inflammatory muscle disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis

Medical School: Dow Medical Institute of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan (2001)

Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2006)

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2009)

Shuang Song, MD, PhD

Shuang Song, MD, PhD

Medical School:  West China Medical Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Graduate School:  University of California, Berkeley, California

Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2016-2018)

Can Sungur, MD, PhD

Can Sungur, MD, PhD

Medical School: University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA

Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, St. Louis, MO 2018-2021

Dany Thekkemuriyil, MBBS

Dany Thekkemuriyil, MBBS

Medical School: Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Residency: St. Mary’s Health Center, Richmond Heights, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2014-2016)

Tiphanie Vogel, MD, PhD

Tiphanie Vogel, MD, PhD

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine,  St. Louis, Missouri (2013-2016)

Sophia Weinmann, MD

Sophia Weinmann, MD

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Lousiana

Residency: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2015-2017)

Fang "Roseanne" Zhao, MD, PhD

Fang "Roseanne" Zhao, MD, PhD

Instructor in Medicine

Medical School: University of Chicago,  Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Graduate School: University of Cambridge and the National Institute of Health, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Residency: BJH/Washington University  School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2018-2021)