Our Fellows
First Year (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 any 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 any superpower, what would it be? Flying, so I could travel anywhere I want at any time
Spencer Goble
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 any 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 any superpower, what would it be? Flying
Second Year (Started July 2023)
Neer Dutta
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Hometown:
Rochester, MN
Medical School:
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Residency:
University of Minnesota
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Como Conservatory in the winter and Minnehaha Falls in the summer
Favorite book/author:
Atul Gawande
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Control time
Rahul Karna
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Hometown:
New Delhi
Medical School:
Maulana Azad Medical College
Residency:
Allegheny Health Network
Favorite thing to do in the Twin Cities:
Hiking, Biking and exploring different cuisines
Favorite book/author:
The White Tiger
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Teleportation
Giovanni Roldan Carrillo
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If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Third 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
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