Our Fellows
First Year Class (started July 2026)
Hussam Almasri
Hometown: Syria
Medical School: University of Damascus
Residency: University of North Dakota
Favorite Book/Author: Georg Orwell
If you could have a super power what would it be?: Fly
Hussein Baydoun
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Residency: Indiana University
Favorite Book/Author: TV show succession
If you could have a super power what would it be?: Teleporting
Jacquelin Blomker
Hometown: Melrose, MN
Medical School: UMD
Residency: UMD
Favorite Book/Author: Silo (the current TV series)
If you could have a super power what would it be?: Time Manipulation
Erica Loon
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Medical School: Des Moines University
Residency: University of Minnesota
Favorite Book/Author: TV Show - Better Call Saul
If you could have a super power what would it be?: Time Travel
Second Year Class (started July 2025)
Michael Andreone
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Medical School: University of South Dakota
Residency: University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Favorite Book/Author: Running the Light by Sam Talent
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Super Strength
Muhammad Ali Butt
Hometown: Lalamusa, Punjab, Pakistan
Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital
Favorite Book/Author: One Up the Wall Street
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Control Time
Mohamad Itani
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Residency: Wayne State University
Favorite Book/Author: The Prophet, Gibran Khalil Gibran
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Teleportation
Filippa Trikantzopoulou
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Favorite Book/Author: Paulo Coelho
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Teleportation
Thomas Kaiser-Powers (PSTP)
Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota
Favorite Book/Author: Lord of the Rings (Specifically Fellowship of the Ring)
If you could have one superpower what would it be? To eat anything and no matter what I have the perfect GI Tract!
Third Year Class (Started July 2024)
Khalid Ahmed
Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
Medical School: University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Residency: The Wright Center for GMe, Scranton, PA
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities: Just moved here, but the food scene & outdoor scenery seems amazing so far. Can’t wait to see more!
Favorite Book/Author: Season of Migration to the North (by a Sudanese author)
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Teleport
Megan Ghai
Hometown: Plymouth, MN
Medical School: Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: University of Arizona - Phoenix
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities: Enjoying the lakes and the local music scene
Favorite Book/Author: Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Flying, so I could travel anywhere I want at any time
Spencer Goble
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If you could have one superpower what would it be?
Gaurav Suryawanshi
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities: Try different restaurants and bike/walk to various trails
Favorite Book/Author: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
If you could have one superpower what would it be? The ability to fly
Manaswita Tappata
Medical School: University of North Carolina
Residency: University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities: All the greenery! I love exploring the outdoors, walking the lakes and various neighborhoods.
If you could have one superpower what would it be? Flying