Vascular and Interventional Radiology Trainees

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James Ford, MD

Undergraduate: St. John’s University

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Stevens Point, WI

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Played college football at St. John's University (MN)

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Jeff Hirsh, MD

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Medical School: University of Virginia

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Enjoys traveling, camping, skiing, playing tennis

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Ryan Hoogmoed, MD

Undergraduate: Grand Valley State University

Medical School: University of Michigan

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Fun Fact or Hobbie: Enjoys spending time with 1 year old son and family, visiting Chicago restaurants, and watching Michigan football.

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Noam Kupfer, MD

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Medical School: Loyola Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Fun Fact or Hobbie: Hiking/Camping, Sailing on Lake Michigan, walking my dog Bella, MLB baseball, golf

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Sabina Cashin, MD

Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Medical School: Chicago Medical School

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Wadsworth, IL

Fun Fact or Hobbie: I enjoy training for triathalon races, riding my road bike on the Lakefront Trail, and spending my moonlighting money at restaurants around the city of Chicago. One potentially interesting fact about me is that my handwriting was turned into a font.

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Murat Osman, MD

Undergraduate: George Washington University

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Mclean, VA

Fun Fact or Hobbie:Hiking/Camping, Sailing on Lake Michigan, walking my dog Bella, MLB baseball, golf

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Aesha Patel, MD

Undergraduate: The College of New Jersey 

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Edison, NJ

Fun Fact or Hobbie: Interior Design and Painting

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Ricky Patel, MD

Undergraduate: 

Medical School:  University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Bloomingdale, IL

Fun Fact or Hobbie: Formula 1, Chicago sports, Drumming

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John Howell, MD

Undergraduate: Texas A&M University

Medical School: University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown:  Fredericksburg, TX

Fun Fact or Hobbie: Enjoys basketball, national parks, painting, and finding good food in Chicago

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Kabeer Masih, MD

 Undergraduate: The University of Texas at El Paso

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: El Paso, TX

Fun Fact or Hobbie: I enjoy playing the guitar, grilling stuff, and shooting >120 every time I hit the golf course.

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Sherayar Orakzai, MD

Undergraduate: University of Georgia

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Johns Creek, GA; Glendale, AZ

Fun Fact or Hobbie: On a search to find the best coffee and sushi in Chicago. Enjoys electronic music and fishing. 

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Mark Rupasinghe, MD

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis

Medical School:  University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Folsom, CA

Fun Fact or Hobbie: Swimming, hiking, painting

Adam Khayat, MD

Undergraduate: University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky

Medical School: New York University Long Island School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Akshita Pillai, MD

 Undergraduate: University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Naperville IL, Dallas TX

Fun Fact or Hobbie: I was born in Indian and have lived in 3 other countries!

I have a small fully dog named Stella

I am a plant mom

Jarren Takaki, MD

Undergraduate: University of Portland Portland, OR

Medical School: University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Fun Fact or Hobbie: I can sleep at any time and in any place.

Ravi Tyagi, MD

Undergraduate: Saint Louis University

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: N/A

Hobbies: biking, hiking, and swimming. Fun fact: I've been to 25 states and I've seen a wild bear (I have pics to prove it)