Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
Current Fellows 2023-2024

3^rd Year Fellows

Ahmed Ahmed, DO

Hometown: Clifton, NJ

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hobbies: Traveling, soccer, and fancy cars / watches

Catherine Choi, MD

Hometown: North Haven, CT

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hobbies: Hiking with my dog (Seol)

Ali Khalessi, MD

Hometown: Irvine, CA

Residency:New York University

Hobbies: Nature, eating pastries, and cats

Vivek Lingiah, MD

Hometown: Orange, CT

Residency: Montefiore / New Rochelle (Internal Medicine), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Hepatology)

Hobbies: Playing board games and video games with friends, hiking with my wife while playing Pokemon GO, and playing badminton, ping pong and tennis

Danya Panchal, DO

Hometown: Queens, NY

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hobbies: Hiking, traveling

2^nd Year Fellows

Amrita Chawla, MD

Hometown: New Hyde Park, NY

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hobbies: Dancing, cooking, and making ice cream

Ben Flikshteyn, MD

Hometown: Queens, NY

Residency: Montefiore / Albert Einstein

Hobbies: My dog Tokyo, fine dining, and golf

Param Patel, MD

Hometown: Manalapan, NJ

Residency: Montefiore / Albert Einstein

Hobbies: Basketball, travel

1^st Year Fellows

Raquel Olivo, MD

Hometown: Santo Domingo, DR

Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital - Bronx (Internal Medicine), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Hepatology)

Hobbies: Writing and recording music, reading, hiking, spontaneous travel

Shivani Patel, MD

Hometown: Marlboro, NJ

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Hobbies: Yoga, Pilates, TV and movies

Benjamin Richter, MD

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Residency: New York University

Hobbies: Writing and recording music, reading, hiking, spontaneous travel