Meet Our Fellowship Alumni

The UMass Chan GI Fellowship takes immense pride in preparing our graduates for independent practice. We have a 100% ABIM board exam pass rate. Our alumni are located across the country. Forty percent of the graduates from the last ten years are affiliated with an academic center and hold a teaching position. Others have joined various practices in an employed or private practice model. Many alumni are in leadership positions within their practices. Current fellows are able to interact with and learn from our alumni through evolving networking initiatives. 

Class of 2023

Dimitri Belkin, MD
Zachary Devore, MD
Arslan Talat, MD

Class of 2022

Mark Hanscom, MD - Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota  
Rau Prashanth, MD - Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Matthew Petersile, MD - UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 

Class of 2021

Lidia Spaho, MD - Northwestern  
Mohammed Mahmoud, MD - Private Practice, Houston, Texas 
Shahrad Hakimian, MD – UCLA Health 

Class of 2020

Michael DeSimone, MD – Hospital Employed. Concord Gastroenterology Associates, Concord, Massachusetts 
Julia Shor, MD - Hospital Employed. Steward Medical Group Gastroenterology, Norwood, Massachusetts 
Daniel Kaufman, MD - Private Practice, CareMount Medical, New York 

Class of 2019

Gustavo Churrango, MD* - Central Maine Gastroenterology, Maine 
David Anjelly, MD - Hospital Employed. Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Santa Cruz, California 
Geoffrey You, MD - Private Practice, Greenville, North Carolina 

Class of 2018

Joan Kheder, MD* - Hospital Employed. Maine General Gastroenterology, Augusta, Maine 
Salmaan Jawaid, MD* - Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center, Houston, Texas 
Nooshin Hosseini, MD - Private Practice, NYC 

Class of 2017

Edward Belkin*, MD - Private Practice, Brockton, Massachusetts 
Krunal Patel, MD - UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 
Abbas Rupawala, MD - UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 


* Completed an advanced fellowship