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Internal Medicine Program

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Program Leadership

Nicole Hancock, MD
Internal Medicine Program Director

Jaweed Akhter, MD
Associate Program Director

Antonio Remirez, MD
BHSET Designated
Institutional Official

Garrett Craver,
LPC Supervisor, M.Ed., MBA
Institutional Coordinator

Deena Brevell, BBA
Department Director &
Program Coordinator, Internal Medicine Residency

Liz Thurston
Clinic Manager

Internal Medicine Core Faculty

John Fowler, MD

Msonthi Levine, MD

Rahul Patri, MD

Earle Thornhill, MD, FACP

Clinic Faculty

William S. Burkes, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Juan Iribarren, MD

Director

PGY 1 Residents

Mohammad Abu Zalam, MD

University of Jordan, Jordan

Syed Shehzar Alam, MD

Imperial College London, UK

M. Taher Alasfari, MD

Univ. of Damascus,
Syrian Arab Rep.

Jinish S. Doshi, MD

Ahmedabad Municipal Corp, India

Omer Farooq, MD

Shifa College of Med., Pakistan

Owais Khan, MD

Dow Med. College, Pakistan

Usama Khokhar, MD

King Edward Med. Univ., Pakistan

Zeyad Kholeif, MD

Alexandria Univ., Egypt

Sagar Kumar, MD

Chandka Med. Clg., Pakistan

Krima Patel, MD

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal
Med. Clg., India

Shivam Patel, MD

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal
Med. Clg., India

Muhammad Saad, MD

Ziauddin Medical College, Pakistan

Sheraz Yousaf, MD

Punjab Med. Clg., Pakistan

PGY 2 Residents

Eslam Aboismail, MD

Alexandria University
Faculty of Medicine

Kesha Acharya, DO

University of the Incarnate Word
School of Osteopathic Medicine

Sohaib Afridi, MD

Ziauddin Medical College

Usama Afzaal, MD

King Edward Medical University

Belal Elsayed, MD

Ain Shams University
Faculty of Medicine

Nency Ganatra, MD

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Medical College

Suraj Gosai, MD

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal
Medical College

Pragya Jain, MD

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal
Medical College

Rushi Patel, MD

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal
Medical College

Stanley Saju, DO

Campbell University
School of Osteopathic Medicine

Muhammad Salik, MD

Ziauddin Medical College

PGY 3 Residents

Reniba Babu, MD

McGovern Medical School
UTHSC Houston

Parkash Bachani, MD

Liaquat University of Medicine
& Health Sciences

Harika Chintalapalli Patta, MD

Rural Medical College of
Pravara Medical Trust

Uma Davuluri, MD

Davao Medical School Foundation

Sunita Devi, MD

Liaquat University of
Medical & Health Sciences

Shorouk Elshafei, MD

Mansoura University
Faculty of Medicine

Abdullah Jamal, MD

King Edward Medical College

Mustafa Khan, MD

Ziauddin Medical College

Andrea Merizalde, MD

Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Ecuador Facultad de Medicina

Viralkumar Patel, MD

SBKS Medical Institute
& Research Centre

Iqra Qazi, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Sherlyn Saju, DO

Campbell University School of
Osteopathic Medicine

Anubhav Singh, MD

Bangalore Medical College
and Research Institute

Syed, Abdus-Samad, MD

Gulf Medical University

FNU Versha, MD

Liaquat University of
Medical & Health Sciences

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ACGME Program ID#

1404800001

NRMP Program Code

2312140C0

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INTERNAL MEDICINE PROGRAM

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Nicole Hancock, MD

Bio

Nicole Hancock, MD earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Colorado and her Medical Degree from The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. She completed the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr Hancock currently serves as the Program Director for Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program and has since its inception in 2020. In addition, Dr. Hancock is an Assistant Hospitalist Director at Diagnostic Group and maintains a private practice panel. She is the Chair of the Research Committee and has served as Chair for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for the last five years. She is also a Medical Executive Committee Member at Large.

Education

  • MD (2011) – University of Colorado
    Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
  • Internship/Residency (2014) –
    Penn State Milton S. Hershey, Hershey, PA
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction

Antonio Remirez, MD

Bio

Dr. Remirez, Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director and BHSET Designated Institutional Officer, has been a member of the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas since 1994. Since that time, he has been in private practice with an emphasis on prevention and wellness. Dr. Remirez has held many medical staff leadership positions such as Chief of Staff, Quality Improvement Committee Chair and most recently, QIC Member at Large, Medical Executive Committee Secretary/Treasurer, and Utilization Review Chair. His experience includes, but is not limited to, critically ill patient management, rehabilitation medicine, chronic ventilator dependent patients and critical would care. From 1992 to 1994, Dr. Remirez participated as clinical training faculty at St. Luke’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Remirez is fluent in English and Spanish.

Education

  • MD (1989) – Baylor College of Medicine,
    Houston, TX
  • Internship/Residency (1992) –
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine
    1993

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction

John Fowler, MD

Bio

Dr. Fowler, Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty, was appointed a member of the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in 2002. In addition to standard clinical duties during his residency, he also supervised medical students during their internal medicine clerkships. His experience includes UTMB Assistant Clinical Professor, Alumni Board of Trustees, UTMB Diversity in Education Committee Member and Regional Medical Director for Gentiva Hospice. Dr. Fowler is currently in private practice with interests in Infectious Disease (particularly HIV) and Nephrology.

Education

  • MD (1998) – University of Texas Medical Branch,
    Galveston, TX
  • Internship/Residency (2001) – St. Joseph Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine/
    Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction

Msonthi Levine, MD

Bio

A native of Beaumont, Texas, Dr. Levine, Internal Medicine Residency Core Faculty, joined the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in 2005. Returning to Beaumont has allowed him to give back to the community that gave him so much while he was growing up. His patients’ health is his top priority where he owns and operates his private practice, Golden Triangle Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. Dr. Levine has participated on the Credentials Committee as a Medicine Representative. He conducts a live television program called “Ask the Doc” along with a live radio program on Saturday mornings called “Dr. Levine’s Medical Hour”.

Education

  • MD (1997) – University of Texas
    Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
  • Internship/Residency (2000) –
    University of Texas Health Science Center,
    San Antonio, TX
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education

  • Geriatrics

  • Quality Improvement

  • Patient Satisfaction

Rahul Patri, MD

Bio

Dr. Patri, Internal Medicine Residency Faculty, joined the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas after completion of his Fellowship in 2014. He previously served as a Member at Large on the Medical Executive Committee. Dr. Patri joined Cardiac Consultants to provide cardiac care to private patients. Academic positions during his education include Co-Investigator and Research Assistant.

Education

  • MD (2007) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School –
    UMDNJ, Piscataway, NJ
  • Internship/Residency (2010)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
    Cornell Campus, New York, NY
    Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Fellowship – Beth Israel Medical Center,
    Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
    2013 – Cardiovascular Disease
    2014 – Interventional Cardiology
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease.

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education

  • General Cardiology

  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease

  • Interventional Cardiology

  • Cardiac Electrophysiology

Juan Iribarren, MD

Bio

Dr. Iribarren, Internal Medicine Residency Faculty, joined the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas after completion of his Fellowship in 2013. He previously served as a Member at Large on the Medical Executive Committee. Dr. Iribarren provides care to his private patients at Diagnostic Group located in Beaumont, TX. Dr. Iribarren was ranked 1st in his medical school graduating class. His training highlights include general pulmonary and critical care medicine with formal training in lung cancer, asthma/COPD, pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation. His clinical expertise includes advanced bronchoscopic procedures, EBUS, electromagnetic navigation and endobronchial therapies, and advanced ICU care (ECMO, VADs). Dr. Iribarren has knowledge of the latest medical techniques and equipment through ongoing training and education. Dr. Iribarren is fluent in English and Spanish.

Education

  • MD (2005)
    Universidad de Oriente, Bolivar, Venezuela
  • Internship/Residency (2010)
    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
    Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Fellowship (2013)
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    Pulmonary and Critical Care
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Critical Care Medicine

Michael Gillespie, MD

Program Director, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Psychiatry Residency Program

Bio

Dr. Michael Gillespie is the Program Director of the General Psychiatry Residency at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. A board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Gillespie has been a dedicated member of the hospital’s medical staff since 2016, providing inpatient psychiatric care and developing innovative services, including a consult-liaison program. He previously served as Medical Director of Behavioral Health and as a clinical faculty member with the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Dr. Gillespie earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed his psychiatry residency training at both the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital and the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he served as Chief Resident. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas, graduating magna cum laude.

As Program Director, he oversees curriculum development, resident education, faculty development, and program accreditation. Dr. Gillespie is deeply committed to training compassionate, skilled psychiatrists equipped to serve the evolving mental health needs of the community.

Lacie Callaway, MD

Bio

Dr. Callaway completed medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency at UTHSCSA, and she is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry. Dr. Callaway worked at Spindletop Center for 2 years from 2008 to 2010 and has worked in VA healthcare since 2010. She also serves as faculty in the Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Psychiatry Residency Program.

Dr. Callaway enjoys spending time with her husband and son, and also enjoys gardening and high school football.

Lauren James, DO

Bio

Dr. James completed medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, TX. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency and Child and Adolescent Fellowship at Baylor Scott and White in Temple, TX. She is double board-certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. James works at Spindletop Center and also serves as faculty in the Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Psychiatry Residency Program.

Nigil Thaimuriyil, DO

Bio

Nigil Thaimuriyil, DO, graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. He then attended medical school at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lillington, NC, completing the program as a Distinguished Graduate (Top 10%). He finished his internal medicine internship at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX, and completed his residency training at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX, where he was Chief Resident of Quality & Patient Safety. He received the “Medical Knowledge Award” in 2022. Following his graduation, Dr. Thaimuriyil began working as a hospitalist with Baptist Physician Network and assumed the role of Associate Program Director of the BHSET Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Raheel Imtiaz Memon, MD

Bio

Dr. Memon completed medical school from Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. He is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and trained in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Memon completed his General Psychiatry residency at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, MI; Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Fellowship at Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.


Dr. Memon serves as Medical Director of Psychiatry Services, is an attending psychiatrist at Baptist Behavioral Health Center, and is the BHSET Psychiatry Residency Associate Program Director. Dr. Memon previously served as an Alternate Delegate at the American Medical Association, where he focused on mental health advocacy. He enthusiastically works and mentor’s medical students pursuing careers in psychiatry. His focus is academia, practice of community mental health, and mental health advocacy both at the local and national levels.

PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM

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P.K. Roy, MD

Bio

Dr. Roy is board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a fellow with the American Psychiatric Association, a member of the medical staff of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and is a practicing Psychiatrist at Baptist Behavioral Health Center treating patients in the inpatient setting as well as patients who are in the partial hospitalization program, Tranquility.

Education

  • MD (1978) – Seth GS Medical College, University of Bombay, Parel, Bombay, India
  • Residency (1988) – Psychiatry at Texas Tech University

Clinical Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction

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