Gastroenterology & Advanced Endoscopy
Current Fellows 2023-2024

Gastroenterology Fellows:

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: NYU Langone

Hobbies: Nature, eating pastries, and cats

Vivek Lingiah, MD

Hometown: Orange, CT

Residency: Montefiore / New Rochelle (Internal Medicine), Montefiore / Albert Einstein (Geriatrics)

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: Long Island, 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