Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

Current Fellows

July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

Yehia (Zak) Ali, MD

PGY: Fellow IV

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Medical School: Zagazig University, School of Medicine

Career Goal: Geriatric Cardiology with focus on preventive aspects, heart failure and multimodality imaging

Fun Facts About Zak: I learned how to bike when I was 27, I cook the best Egyptian food, I adopted my first dog, Jojo, 3 years ago, she is living her best life now. I’m also obsessed with history of Medicine and how practices changed profoundly even over a short period of time.

Semenawit (Seme) Burka, MD

PGY: Fellow IV

Residency: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Knapp Medical Center

Medical School: University of Gondar, College of Medicine, Ethiopia

Career Goal: Geriatric Cardiology and Clinical Research

Fun Facts About Seme : Enjoys hiking and being outdoors. Seme looks forward to traveling and cooking.

Bola R. Nashed, MD

PGY: Fellow IV

Residency: Ascension St John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, MI

Medical School: Cairo University School of Medicine (Kasr Alainy School of Medicine), Egypt

Career Goal: Geriatric Gastroenterology

Fun Facts About Bola: love sightseeing, back in Michigan, he lived near St. Clair Lake, where he spent a lot of his spare time walking along the trails and boardwalk. Now, here in Pittsburgh, Mount Washington Grand View Overlook is his favorite to relax and enjoy the beauty of Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle.

Contact

Karen G. Scandrett, MD
Program Director

Phone: (412) 802-8615
Fax: (412) 692-2370
Email: kes153@pitt.edu

 

Janet Parham
Senior Department Manager

Phone: (412) 802-8615
Fax: (412) 692-2370
Email: parhamj2@upmc.edu

 

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Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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3471 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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412-692-4200

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