Raritan Bay Medical Center Residency Interview
Tilo Chopin
Dr. Ali earned his medical degree from King Edward Medical College in 2004. After working for some time in Pakistan, he did his Internal Medicine residency at St. Joseph Regional Medical center in Paterson NJ from 2007 to 2010. In 2012 he completed his fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine from Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences Program in Paterson, NJ followed by a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine from Mercy Medical - St. Louis University, MO in 2013. During this time, he was a two-time recipient of the St. Joseph's Excellence in Research Award.
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For his education and training, Dr. Turkish completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and an internship in gynecology from Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY. Dr. Turkish graduated medical school from the Ross University School of Medicine in Plantation, FL. In addition, Dr. Turkish is a Fellow, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG). Dr. Turkish is bilingual in English and Spanish. He has been practicing medicine since 1999.
Dr. Anderson received his medical degree from Indiana University Medical School in Indianapolis, IN, and completed his residency training in psychiatry at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has been a practicing psychiatrist at TriStar Centennial Medical Center since 2014. He is the Program Director for the TriStar Centennial Psychiatric Residency program and Director of Geriatric Services at Parthenon Pavilion. He is Clinical Affiliate Faculty at Belmont University Thomas F. Frist College of Medicine.
Dr. Dola is the Warren and Adolf Jacobs Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Section Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. She received her combined MD/MPH degrees from Tulane School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tulane and a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine from the University of California, Irvine. She actively contributes to graduate medical education as the Assistant Designated Institutional Official at Tulane and Residency Program Director for the Tulane Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency program.
Dr. Halling is board-certified in Anesthesiology, and currently serves as the Program Director for the Anesthesiology residency at HCA Grand Strand Medical Center. He received his medical degree from St. Louis University, and completed residency training at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, followed by a fellowship at Duke University. His clinical interests are Cardiothoracic and Perioperative Anesthesia, with an additional interest in operating room efficiency and management. Dr. Halling was one of the founding core faculty for the first Anesthesiology residency in Nevada in 2018, and in 2022 moved to Myrtle Beach where he lives with his wife, son, and daughter.
Dr. Hwang is a board-certified internist. He is the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, CA; where he also completed chief residency and internal medicine residency. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Health Sciences at University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Liang is a board-certified general surgeon. He also serves as Professor of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston and Program Director for General Surgery at HCA Healthcare Kingwood. He received his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kansas and completed his residency training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, Colorado. He has a strong academic background with over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His academic interests include minimally invasive surgery, hernia surgery, and foregut surgery.
Professor Kefah Mokbel is an internationally renowned breast cancer surgeon and researcher with expertise in the multidisciplinary care of breast cancer patients. He currently serves as the Chair of Breast Cancer Surgery and the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Program at the London Breast Institute, part of HCA Healthcare UK. Additionally, he is the founder and president of the UK cancer charity, Breast Cancer Hope. Professor Mokbel's research centers on molecular biology, clinical breast cancer management, and aesthetic breast surgery. He has an extensive publication record, with over 500 authored or coauthored papers, an H-index of 56, and an I10-index of 200 on Google Scholar. He has also authored 14 textbooks designed for medical students and postgraduate doctors. His current academic focus is on translating clinical trial advancements into everyday surgical practice. Furthermore, he serves on the editorial boards of various international medical journals and has conducted peer reviews for esteemed publications like The Lancet.
Dr. Morgan is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician who currently serves as the Group Vice President of Graduate Medical Education, West with HCA Healthcare. She also serves as the DIO for the HCA Medical City Healthcare UNT-TCU Graduate Medical Education Consortium which sponsors over 14 residency and fellowship programs. She completed an academic medicine fellowship at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and has over 20 years of experience in graduate medical education. She continues to publish in peer-reviewed journals with her most recent publication in the AAFP FP Essentials. She has served on the AFMRD Board of Directors, AAFP Commission on Education, and continues to serve on several Texas Academy of Family Physicians committees.
Dr. Pattan is board certified internist and endocrinologist currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. Prior to this, he served as Medical Director for the Division of Endocrinology at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY. He completed medical school at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in his hometown of Hubli, India. He did a residency in pharmacology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and another in internal medicine at Raritan Bay Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Pattan did his endocrinology fellowship at Harbor UCLA/City of Hope in California and was a research fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. In his down time, he enjoys playing cricket, hiking, and swimming.
Dr Weis is the program director of the Dermatology residency program at Medical City Fort Worth. He is a board-certified internist and dermatologist. He worked for over two decades doing clinical research work in public health with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention before retraining in dermatology. His career has been spent in patient care, academics, and education. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles and has been a journal reviewer for AIDS, JID, ILTLD,AJRCCM, Chest, Diseases of Colon Rectum, Emerging Infectious Diseases, BMC Infectious Diseases, BMC Public Health, Sexual Health, and the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine. His current areas of research are medical education and measuring skin pigmentation.
Dr. Elgwairi was born and raised in Benghazi, Libya. He graduated from medical school at the University of Benghazi. Dr. Elgwairi did his internal medicine residency in Libya and served as a chief resident. He is also the founding board member of a local hospital in Libya. He has come to the United States to pursue cardiology training. He did an internal medicine residency here in America at Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, TX, and is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Elgwairi is interested in medical writing and has published several articles and served as a peer reviewer for journals.
Dr. Vargas is a board-certified internist and is currently in his second year in cardiology fellowship training at Corpus Christi Medical Center. He completed his internal medicine residency at Corpus Christi Medical Center where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Vargas is a graduate of Pacific Northwest University Health Sciences in Yakima, WA. He has a passion for teaching medical students and residents. He has multiple publications and conference presentations. His clinical interest is electrophysiology.
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