Residents & Fellows
 

Residents | Cytopathology Fellow | Hematopathology Fellow | Surgical Pathology Fellows | Fellowship Placement

 

2026 - 2027 Residents
Mohamad Besher Ourfali

Mohamad Besher Ourfali, MD (PGY4, Chief Resident)

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Specialty of interest: Gastrointestinal pathology and Pediatric pathology
Hobbies: Swimming, canoeing, and traveling
Future Fellowships:
2027 Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, Indiana University
2028 Genitourinary Pathology, Indiana University

David Hirsch, DO (PGY4, Chief Resident)

Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, NY
Specialty of Interest: Hematopathology
Hobbies: Tennis, swimming, gaming
Future Fellowship: 2027 Hematopathology, Yale University

Antonella Pallante, MD (PGY3)

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Neuropathology
Hobbies: Cooking, painting, and spending time with Huskies Echo and Kila

Norbert Promagan, MD (PGY3)

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Specialty of Interest: Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology; Breast Pathology 
Hobbies: Playing piano, culinary arts, volleyball, origami, knitting, traveling
Future Fellowship: 2028 Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology, University of Rochester

Fayazuddin Syed, MD (PGY3)

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Specialty of Interest: Hematopathology
Hobbies: Tennis, basketball, skiing, traveling, gaming

Peter Zanchelli, MD (PGY3)

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Gastrointestinal Pathology
Hobbies: Video games, Working out, Coffee connoisseur
Future Fellowship: 2028 Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology, Baylor Scott & White

Prem Patel, MD (PGY2) 

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology
Hobbies: Pokémon, Video Games, Cooking 

Julia Yew, MD (PGY2) 

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Specialty of Interest: Forensic Pathology
Hobbies: Fantasy books, food, and all cats
Matthew Agsalud

Matthew Agsalud, DO (PGY1) 

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - NW
Specialty of Interest: Discovering
Hobbies: Video games, movies/TV, running, sports/sports stats, travel
Shanjiv Ambi

Shanjiv Ambi, MD (PGY1) 

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Discovering
Hobbies: Beer Brewing, kayaking, digital art, video games, traveling
Zachary Kolansky

Zachary Kolansky, MD (PGY1) 

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Dermatopathology
Hobbies: Programming Unreal Engine 
Tyrel Powell

Tyrel Powell, MD (PGY1) 

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Neuropathology, Forensic Pathology
Hobbies: Enjoying food, Spending time with family

Cytopathology Fellow

Hematopathology Fellow

Sulafa Ibrahim, MD

Medical school: The National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan
Specialty of interest: Surgical and hematopathology
Hobbies: Swimming and Arabic poetry

Surgical Pathology Fellows
Joyce Arnouk

Joyce Arnouk, MD 

Medical school: Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
Specialty of interest: Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology
Hobbies: Playing piano, Event planning for family and friends, swimming
Future Fellowship: 2027 Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology UMass Chain Medical School - Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Tejal Rana Gupta, MD

Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Specialty of Interest: Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology
Hobbies: Reading, Hiking, Traveling, and spending time with family and friends

Fellowship Placement

2028-2029

Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology, University of Rochester
Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology, Baylor Scott & White
Genitourinary Pathology, Indiana University

2027-2028

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, Indiana University
Hematopathology, Yale University

2026-2027

Hematopathology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Genitourinary Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, Yale University
Surgical Pathology, University of Southern California

2025-2026

Breast Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Genitourinary Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Head & Neck Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center
Selective Surgical Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hematopathology, Hartford Hospital

2024-2025

Selective Surgical Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Surgical Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center
Surgical Pathology, University of Pennsylvania
Surgical Pathology, University of Pennsylvania

2020-2021

 Neuropathology, New York University (NYU) Langone
Neuropathology, John Hopkins University
GI Pathology, Brown University
Hematopathology, Yale University
Molecular Pathology, University of Nebraska

2019-2020

 Breast/GYN Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Cytopathology, Hartford Hospital
Hematopathology, Hartford Hospital
Selective Surgical Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Selective Surgical Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

2018-2019

 Cytopathology, Ohio State University
Forensic Pathology, Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner
Genitourinary Pathology, Indiana University
Hematopathology, Hartford Hospital
Molecular Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2017-2018

 Cytopathology, University of Miami
Gastrointestinal Pathology, University of California San Diego
Hematopathology, Hartford Hospital
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Surgical Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center

2016-2017

 Cytopathology, Hartford Hospital
Cytopathology, Montefiore Medical Center
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Surgical Pathology, Hartford Hospital
Surgical Pathology, Hartford Hospital
Surgical Pathology, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville)

2015-2016

 Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Cytopathology, UMMS-Baystate Health
Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Hematopathology, University of South Florida
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Selective Surgical Pathology, Stony Brook University Medical Center

2014-2015

 Dermatopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Transfusion Medicine, New York Blood Center