Fellow’s Corner
Meet Our Fellows
Hometown: Smarjbeil, Lebanon
Undergrad college and major: American University of Beirut – BS Biology
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, skiing, tennis, and gaming.
What do you like about being a fellow? Schedule is great; leadership/faculty are very
approachable and down to earth.
Favorite things in Charlottesville: All the nearby hiking and museums; food is great, too
Fictional world of choice: Lebanon during the golden age.
Celebrity dinner guest: J.R.R. Tolkien.
Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Undergrad college and major: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico – Biology
Medical School: University of Medicine & Health Sciences, St. Kitts
Hobbies: Playing golf, boating, exercising, listening to music, cooking fun recipes with my
fiancé, and watching anime.
What do you like about being a fellow? Being surrounded by awesome colleagues and
mentors who are always available.
Favorite things in Charlottesville: Wine tasting, visiting new restaurants, hiking trails, and visiting the golf courses.
Favorite nephrology trivia: The number of functional nephrons per kidney is 700k–1.8
million.
Fictional world of choice: A world in which humans can actually have superpowers.
Celebrity dinner guests: Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods.
Hometown: Born Chishinau, Moldova; moved to the U.S. in 1997, mainly in Tryon, NC
Undergrad college and major: Furman University, B.S. in Biology
Medical school: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Carolinas Campus
Hobbies: Hiking, tennis, video games, and being a good Furdaddy: cat-Natasha and dog-Bucky.
What do you like about being a nephrology fellow at UVA?
You feel like you are part of a close-knit family. Everybody looks out for one another and is always willing to help. Not to mention, all the attendings are incredibly nice, very knowledgeable, and always willing to teach.
Favorite things to do in Charlottesville:
The food scene is impressive; there are too many places to mention, and we still have many places to try. Over 40 wineries, and there are a lot of niche dive bars and distilleries as well.
Favorite nephrology trivia:
Will state a joke instead of trivia: what do nephrologists say to non-compliant patients? Urine trouble!
Fictional world of choice:
Take me to New Zealand, and put me in the Lord of the Rings world.
Celebrity dinner guest: Ryan Reynolds, hopefully in the character of Deadpool. Costume optional.
Hometown: Chittagong, Bangladesh
Medical school: Sher-e Bangla Medical College
Hobbies: Watching documentaries, old movies. Travel when time allows.
What do you like about being a nephrology fellow at UVA?
I can learn from learned faculties.
Favorite nephrology trivia:
First anticoagulant used in dialysis (Saliva of Hirudin leeches) … First Dialysis machine photo (Cellophane drum).
Fictional world of choice:
I would like to live in a spaceship.
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Undergrad college and major:University of Maryland, College Park – B.S. in Biology
Medical school: Edward Via College of
Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg
Hobbies: Hiking, biking, exploring new
places, and visiting restaurants.
Favorite things to do in Charlottesville: Hiking and going to wineries.
Fictional world of choice: Gotham.
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Undergrad college and major: University of Florida, Microbiology
Medical school: St. George’s University
Hobbies: gardening, hiking, and painting.
What do you like about being a nephrology fellow at UVA? to be determined!
Favorite things to do in Charlottesville: to be determined! so far, love the mountain views.
Favorite nephrology trivia: the heaviest kidneys recorded weighed 74 lbs!
Fictional world of choice: Disney World.
Celebrity dinner guest: Queen Elizabeth.
Hometown: Miami, FL
Undergrad college and major: Biology Major at Florida International University
Medical school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hobbies: Hiking, traveling and watching movies.
What do you like about being a nephrology fellow at UVA? Quality of training.
Favorite things to do in Charlottesville: 
Hiking the beautiful trails.
Fictional world of choice: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Celebrity dinner guest: Abraham Lincoln.