Current Fellows
Saint Louis University's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has an outstanding three-year fellowship program to train future gastroenterologists and hepatologists.
Our fellows have had a 100% pass rate when they take their boards. Learn more about fellows in SLU's Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology below.

Ameya Deshmukh, D.O.
Medical school: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University

Halim Bou Daher, M.D.
Medical school: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University

Erica Catherine Becker, M.D.
Medical school: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: UConn Internal Medicine
Clinical Nutrition Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic

Spyridon Zouridis, M.D.
Medical school: University of Athens School of Health Sciences
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Clinical Research Fellowship: Saint Louis University

Timothy Brotherton, M.D.
Medical school: University of Missouri- Kansas City
Residency: Saint Louis University

Christopher Nguyen, D.O.
Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch

Umer Farooq, M.D.
Medical school: King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Residency: Loyola Medicine

Ali Khalifa, M.D.
Medical school: Alexandria University, Egypt
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson

Eyad Gharaibeh, M.D.
Hometown: St. Louis
Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Hospital

Mahmoud Madi, M.D.
Hometown: Salfit, Palestine
Medical school: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Tufts Medical Center

Zain Raza, M.D.
Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
Medical school: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis

Pradeep Yarra, M.D.
Medical school: Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New Jersey

Ahmad B. Nasir, M.D.
Medical school: Aleppo University, Faculty of Medicine
Residency: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK (Internal
Medicine-Pediatrics Residency)