Meet the Team

Shannon Brougher, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

College: Washington and Lee University

Med School: UT San Antonio

Residency: Children’s Hospital of Illinois Peoria

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Las Palmas, Meddlesome Moth

Favorite Dallas Activity: Walking on the Katie trail.

Ryan Kwong, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

College: Boston College

Med School: Texas A&M Roundrock

Residency: UT Southwestern

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Ichigoh

Favorite Dallas Activity: State Fair

Will Lester, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia

College: University of Kentucky

Med School: Marshall University

Residency: University of Florida Gainesville

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Sister

Favorite Dallas Activity: Dallas Farmer’s Market

Morgan Neale, DO Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Midland, Texas

College: Baylor University

Med School: University of North Texas

Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Cane Rosso

Favorite Dallas Activity: Going to concerts

Sukaina Furniturewala, MBBS Second 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 First 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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Farah Bshesh, MD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

College: Weil-Cornell Medical College at Qatar

Med School: Weil-Cornell Medical College at Qatar

Residency: Indiana University

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Ricky’s Hot Chicken

Favorite Dallas Activity: Escapology

Hollie Statzer, MD PhD Third Year Fellow

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

College: Texas A&M

Med School: Texas A&M

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine San Antonio

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Uchi

Maja Stanojevic, MD Second 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!)

Michelle Mizrahi Yaffe, MD First 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

Aly Aly, MD

Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt

College: University of Alexandria

Med School: University of Alexandria

Residency: Texas Tech - El Paso

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: My wife’s kitchen

Favorite Dallas Activity: Exploring parks with his son

Shekinah Vaughn, MD Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Rochester, New York

College: Canisius College

Med School: University of Rochester

Residency: Easter Virginia Medical School

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Streets Fine Chicken

Favorite Dallas Activity: Coffee Shop Hopping

Makenna Paradowski, MD First 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

Sierra Foster, MD Second Year Fellow

Hometown: Edna. Kansas

College: Pittsburg State

Med School: University of Kansas

Residency: Pediatrics and Anesthesia at UT Southwestern

Favorite Dallas Restaurant: Haywire

Favorite Dallas Activity: Puttery

Calvin Fairbourn, MD First 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 First 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

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

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

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