Our Fellows
First Year (Started July 2022)
Morgan Freeman

Hometown:
Preston, Minnesota
Medical School:
University of Minnesota
Residency:
University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Walking my dog around the Stone Arch Bridge area and trying out new restaurants!
Favorite book/author:
Recent favorites: Educated by Tara Westover and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Teleportation
Ying Gibbens

Hometown:
Hangzhou China
Medical School:
University of Minnesota
Residency:
Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Jogging around lakes
Favorite book/author:
Educated/Tara Westover
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Super memory that allows me to remember everything about medicine.
Kawthar Mohamed

Kawthar Mohamed, MD
Hometown:
Toronto, ON, CA
Medical School:
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency:
Indiana University School of Medicine
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Running and Biking around the lakes, getting to explore diverse cuisines, and having plenty of close family and friends in town
Favorite book/author:
Warsan Shire
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Real time teleportation!
Ioannis Pothoulakis

Hometown:
Athens, Greece
Medical School:
University of Athens School of Health Sciences, Greece
Residency:
Georgetown University/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Explore running routes around the lakes
Favorite book/author:
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Slow down/speed up time
Second Year (Started July 2021)
Taiwo Ajose

Hometown:
Lagos Nigeria
Medical School:
WUSM, school of medicine
Residency:
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Trying out different restaurants/enjoying the beautiful downtown scenery
Favorite book/author:
The mastery of self/The mastery of love by Don Miguel Ruiz Jr
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Teleporting
Vijay Are

Hometown:
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Medical School:
Guntur Medical College
Residency:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai-Bronx Care Hospital Center
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Yet to be determined, I am guessing it would be exploring new restaurants and running around the lakes.
Favorite book/author:
Man's search for Meaning/ Viktor E. Frankl
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Manipulate sleep
Long Le

Hometown:
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Medical School:
Tufts School of Medicine
Residency:
UCLA Olive View Medical Center
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Exploring parks and coffee shops.
Favorite book/author:
Haruki Murakami
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Teleportation. Imagine all the traveling you can do and all the traffic and security lines you get to skip.
Bryant Megna

Hometown:
Waukesha, WI
Medical School:
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Residency:
University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Probably tied between walking around the Mississippi/Lake Harriet and sampling the great food scene here
Favorite book/author:
Stolen Prey by John Sandford
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Instant travel to anywhere!
Nicha Wongjarupong

Hometown:
Pattaya, Thailand
Medical School:
Chulalongkorn University
Residency:
University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Kayaking and paddle boarding at Lake of Isles. Also, visiting Como zoo and conservatory.
Favorite book/author:
Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman. (Recommended by my friend during the residency interview, and somehow his audiobook turns out to be my melatonin and brings me to sleep once in a while.)
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Teleport, would be nice to not have to travel a 30-hour flight back to Thailand.
Also, some more time to sleep in the morning!
Third Year (Started July 2020)
Mohamed Abdallah

Hometown:
Omdurman, Sudan
Medical School:
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Residency:
The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Trying new restaurants, roaming downtown Minneapolis, attending NBA games in Target Center
Favorite book/author:
Love in the time of cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, The House of God by Samuel Shem
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Helping people and spreading happiness everywhere!!
Jason Eckmann

Hometown:
St. Paul, MN
Medical School:
Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Exploring coffee shops and catching a Minnesota Twins game
Favorite book/author:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Self-multiplication - would allow me to see endless consults, sleep, eat, and enjoy a Twin Cities microbrew simultaneously!
Nicholas McDonald

Hometown:
Hastings, MN
Medical School:
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Residency:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Checking out new restaurants or the brewery scene
Favorite book/author:
The Name of the Wind
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
The ability to stop time
Physician Scientist Training Program Fellows
Sophie Hapak

Hometown:
Casa Grande, AZ
Medical School:
University of Pittsburgh
Residency:
University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Jogging by the lakes
Favorite book/author:
It's a tie between The Magus by John Fowles and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Teleporting
Daphne Moutsoglou

Hometown:
Brookings, SD
Medical School:
University of Colorado
Residency:
University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
biking/scenic walks around lakes
Favorite book/author:
Harry Potter Series
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Telepathy with the various EMRs