2023-2024 Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
Please feel free to click on a profile to read more about each fellow.
Third Year

Jad Ballout, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Internal medicine residency)
Nakeya Dewaswala, MBBS
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: University of Miami (IM residency)What are your hobbies?
Outside of medicine, she loves traveling and watching animated movies.

Nicole Dexter, DO
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: FSU, LMU-DCOM, St. Vincent Hospital, IN (Residency)Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
What are your hobbies?
Outside the hospital, she enjoys spending time with her husband, friends, and newest addition to her family, baby Grayson.

Awa Drame, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: St. George's Univ., University of South Florida (Residency)Hometown: Cote d'Ivoire
What are your hobbies?
Outside of medicine, she is an avid capoeirista and enjoys the outdoors.

Sara Klinger, DO
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: UNC Chapel Hill, WVSOM, UK (Chief Medicine Resident)Hometown: Kernersville, NC
What are your hobbies?
When she is not in the hospital, you will find her spending time with her husband and son, Everett, trail running, biking, cooking, and trying out… Read More

Ahmed Noor, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center- Mercy (IM residency)
Saima Shikari-Dossaji, DO
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-6 Education: UMASS-Chan Baystate (residency), Overlook Med (Chief Med. Res.)Hometown: Newburgh, NY
What are your hobbies?
When not in the hospital she enjoys exploring brunch spots with her husband, continuing her search for the perfect red velvet cupcake, and… Read More
Second Year

Jeffrey Spindel, DO
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: University of Louisville (IM Residency)
Taylor Wood, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (IM Residency)
Max Fuller, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: Hennepin County Medical Center (IM Residency)
Kanjit Leungsuwan, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: Bassett Healthcare Network (IM Residency)
Melissa Miller, DO
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: Medical College of Wisconsin (IM/Peds Residency)Zachary Neace, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: University of Kentucky (Internal Medicine Residency)
David Wells, DO
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-5 Education: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (IM residency)First Year

Trevor Caldarera, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-4 Education: Wake Forest University - Internal Medicine ResidencyHometown: Longview, Texas

Frank W Dicken
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-4 Education: Emory University - Internal Medicine ResidencyHometown: Campbellsville, KY

Brooke Duke, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-4 Education: University of Kentucky College of MedicineAmmar Hasnie, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-4 Hometown: Grand Blanc, MichiganNicholas Karlson, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-4 Education: Internal Medicine Residency - University of North Carolina HospitalsHometown: Wayland, MA

Olivia Lamping, MD
GME Program:
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular DiseaseSummary:
Year: PGY-4 Education: Ohio State University - Internal Medicine Residency