Meet the Team

Aly Aly, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt

College: University of Alexandria

Med School: University of Alexandria

Residency: Texas Tech - El Paso, Chief

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: My wife’s kitchen

Favorite Dallas Activity: Exploring parks with his son

Maja Stanojevic, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia

College: Missouri State University

Med School: University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Taquero

Favorite Dallas Activity: Equinox (will give a referral!)

Shekinah Vaughn, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Rochester, New York

College: Canisius College

Med School: University of Rochester

Residency: Easter Virginia Medical School, Chief

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Streets Fine Chicken

Favorite Dallas Activity: Coffee Shop Hopping

Calvin Fairbourn, MD Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Pheonix, Arizona

College: Creighton University

Med School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency: UT Southwestern

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Natalie Willis, DO Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas

College: University of Texas at Austin

Med School: University of North Texas Health Science Center

Residency: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Chief

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Mai’s Tex Mex - they have the best brisket tacos and enchiladas

Favorite Dallas Activity: Walk around White Rock Lake with my husband, Clark, and my dog, George

Amaryllis Fernandes, MD MS First Year Fellow

Hometown: Houston, Texas

College: University of Houston, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics

Med School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: still exploring all that Dallas has to offer, so I don’t have a favorite yet, but check back with me in a year! So far, of what I have tried I really liked Gloria’s Latin Cuisine

Favorite Dallas Activity: I really like being outdoors (despite the heat) and recommend the Dallas Farmer’s Market (downtown) or the Thai Buddhist Temple Market as fun weekend outings with great food!

Sukaina Furniturewala, MBBS Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Mumbai, India

College: MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai

Med School: Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Medical College

Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Noodle Wave

Favorite Dallas Activity: Being indoors out of the heat

Emily Kelsoe, MD Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

College: University of Texas at Austin

Med School: University of Queensland School of Medicine Australia

Residency: Washington University St Louis Children’s Hospital

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Nicole Adams, DO First Year Fellow

Hometown: Manteca, California

College: University of Dallas

Med School: Edward via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Indiana University

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Taquero

Favorite Dallas Activity: Equinox (will give a referral!)

Rabia Pirzada, DO MPH First Year Fellow

Hometown: Houston, Texas

College: Honors College

Med School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: So far is Wave Bowl! I’m act

Favorite Dallas Activity: Grabbing a fun little drink from the many amazing coffee shops and browsing a bookstore. Fun fact, Dallas is home to the flagship Half Priced Books and its huge :)

Michelle Mizrahi Yaffe, MD Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico

Med School: Universidad Panamericana Escuela de Medicina Mexico

Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Sasa Sushi

Favorite Dallas Activity: Spending time with friends and family

Nathaniel Chohrach, MD First Year Fellow

Hometown: Houston, Texas

College: University of Texas at Austin

Med School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Residency: Emory University, Chief

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Penne Pomodoro

Favorite Dallas Activity: Buddhist Temple Thai Street Food Market

Sara Sadiq, MBBS First Year Fellow

Hometown: Karachi, Pakista

Med School: Dow Medical College

Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Kafi BBQ

Favorite Dallas Activity: Trying food from different restaurants!

Makenna Paradowski, MD Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

College: Texas A&M University,

Med School: Texas A&M University

Residency: Washington University School of Medicine

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Mariano’s Hacienda

Favorite Dallas Activity: The State Fair

Jessica Corners MD First Year Fellow

Hometown: Hollywood, Florida

College: Florida State University

Med School: Florida State University College of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham

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Nur Selek, MD First Year Fellow

Hometown: Izmir, Turkey

Med School: Salk Bilimleri Üniversitesi Gülhane Tp Fakültesi

Residency: Florida State University College of Medicine, Chief

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Mai’s Tex Mex - they have the best brisket tacos and enchiladas

Favorite Dallas Activity: Walk around White Rock Lake with my husband, Clark, and my dog, George

See what a day in the life of a UTSW Pediatric Critical Care Fellow is like.

Program Leadership

Olivia Hoffman, MD Program Director

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

College: Northwestern University

Med School: University of California Los Angeles

Residency: University of Colorado, Chief

Fellowship: Harvard/Boston Children’s Hospital

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Rodeo Goat

Favorite Dallas Activity: Weekend outings with family

Sam Davila, MD Associate Program Director

Hometown: Brownsville, Texas

College: Rice University

Med School: UT San Antonio

Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, Chief

Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Torchy’s

Favorite Dallas Activity: Hanging at home with family

Anna Silberman, MD Associate Program Director

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

College: Harvard

Med School: Mount Sinai

Residency: Columbia

Fellowship: Columbia

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Lucia

Favorite Dallas Activity: Dallas Zoo with family

Meet the Team

Aly Aly, MD Third Year Fellow

Maja Stanojevic, MD Third Year Fellow

Shekinah Vaughn, MD Third Year Fellow

Calvin Fairbourn, MD Second Year Fellow

Natalie Willis, DO Second Year Fellow

Amaryllis Fernandes, MD MS First Year Fellow

Sukaina Furniturewala, MBBS Third Year Fellow

Emily Kelsoe, MD Second Year Fellow

Nicole Adams, DO First Year Fellow

Rabia Pirzada, DO MPH First Year Fellow

Michelle Mizrahi Yaffe, MD Second Year Fellow

Nathaniel Chohrach, MD First Year Fellow

Sara Sadiq, MBBS First Year Fellow

Makenna Paradowski, MD Second Year Fellow

Jessica Corners MD First Year Fellow

Nur Selek, MD First Year Fellow

See what a day in the life of a UTSW Pediatric Critical Care Fellow is like.

Program Leadership

Olivia Hoffman, MD Program Director

Sam Davila, MD Associate Program Director

Anna Silberman, MD Associate Program Director

Kayleigh Stark, C-TAGME Program Coordinator