Our Residents

PGY-3 Internal Medicine Residents

Arjan Dass, MD

Arjan Daas
  • Medical School: Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Pakistan
  • Transitional PGY-1 Medicine Program: Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to being a part of the residency program, working, and training in a friendly environment, and grooming my leadership and clinical skills as a resident so that I can become an outstanding physician. 
  • A fun fact about yourself: I enjoy watching movies and television serials, playing cricket with my friends, and singing.

Tejaswi Kalva, MD

Tejaswi Kalva
  • Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
  • Preliminary PGY-1 Program: Landmark Medical Center
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to learning and training with the amazing faculty, so that I can become a well-trained and confident physician by the end of my two years of training.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I can do live portraits in a few minutes, and I am trained in Body Combat.

Apoorva Kondapally, MD

Apoorva Kondapally
  • Medical School: Mamata Medical College, Telangana, India
  • Preliminary PGY-1 Program: Landmark Medical Center
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am excited to be at Willis Knighton for its very well thought curriculum, didactics and especially the supportive leadership and administration.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I Love water adventures like kayaking and parasailing even though I don’t know how to swim.

Raja Suri, MD

Raja Suri
  • Medical School: Medical University of Lublin
  • Transitional PGY-1 Medicine Program: Merit Health Wesley
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to making an impact in the community by creating health fairs and having teaching opportunities with students and residents at WKMC. 
  • A fun fact about yourself: I intend to play the WSOP poker tournament one day.

PGY-2 Internal Medicine Residents

Sana Badar, MD

Sana Badar
  • Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I look forward to working under strong leadership and dedicated physicians at Willis-Knighton Health System, who will guide me to become a good physician while helping me to develop my research skills and advance my goals to be a physician scientist.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I love flying and I am taking lessons in order to get my private pilot license.

Sarmand Jameel, MD

Sarmand Jameel
  • Medical School: Hawler Medical School
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am beyond excited for the opportunity to collaborate closely with other residents who have similar passions and interests and be a part of a program that is invested in caring for vulnerable and underserved communities. I am eager to begin the full spectrum of internal medicine training, building relationships with patients, making new friends, and learning from the faculty.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I enjoy soccer, fitness, cooking, video gaming, and swimming.

Navneet Kaur, MD

Navneet Kaur
  • Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to getting excellent clinical training, learning from strong role models, and experiencing a culture of service in my residency program. 
  • A fun fact about yourself: I grew up as a competitive swimmer, competed throughout high school, and still enjoys sport.

Vivek Moorthy, MD

Vivek Moorthy
  • Medical School: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to getting excellent clinical training, learning from strong role models, and experiencing a culture of service in my residency program. 
  • A fun fact about yourself: I grew up as a competitive swimmer, competed throughout high school, and still enjoys sport.

Arpita Pawa, MD

Arpita Pawa
  • Medical School: North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, Delhi
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to gaining the skills needed to become a good physician along with making great friends and lasting memories in a new city. 
  • A fun fact about yourself: I enjoy reading and catching up on the latest sports.

Natasha Santosh, MD

Natasha Santosh
  • Medical School: Tianjin Medical University, China
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to my residency, interacting with patients, and my ICU rotation.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I am a huge Beatles fan.

Saloni Savani, MD

Saloni Savani
  • Medical School: GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola Ahmedabad-India
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to my residency program, being in a good team atmosphere that will help stimulate my thinking and develop excellent clinical skills along with making new friends. 
  • A fun fact about yourself: I believe “what goes around comes around” is not always Karma, but for my it is GARBA.

Vaishnavi Singh, MD

Valsnhavi Singh
  • Medical School: Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? My expectations of residency are to learn the core principles of Internal Medicine, identify my unique aptitudes to determine the specialty I should pursue.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I love reading mystery novels and enjoy watching anime. “One Piece” is my favorite anime. I also like to travel, explore new places, and take photographs. 

Prajwal Sreedhar, MD

Prajwal Sreedhar
  • Medical School: Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life in a beautiful city and training at a prestigious hospital while striving to gain professional growth while collaborating with my co-residents from diverse cultures.  It also gives me the opportunity to explore new things and strive towards my future goals while serving the patients and community in any way possible.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I come from a family of doctors and was exposed to medicine at an early age in addition to being active in sports.  Many of my family members were represented at state and national levels in various sports.  My family encouraged me to swim, and I excelled in my sport.  I am a national record holder, and my greatest achievement is being able to represent India in Asian games, in Tokyo and commonwealth trials.  I enjoy exploring new things, traveling, and being a movie buff.

Shriya Vudari, MD

Shriya Vudari
  • Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, India
  • What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? Being a part of the inaugural batch and experiencing the excitement of watching the program grow and hopefully, contributing to it.
  • A fun fact about yourself: I was born in the same hospital as the one I ended up going to for my med school!

PGY-1 Internal Medicine Residents

Het Patel, MD

Het Patel

Medical School: Dr.D.Y.Patil University, India and T.H.Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston.

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I would love to learn more clinical skills and knowledge from our esteemed faculty and apply it to treating patients in need.

Fun Fact about yourself:  Love gardening, farm to table cooking, swimming, and cycling.

Daniel Zamanian, MD

Daniel Zamanian

Medical school: Qeshm Azad University of Medical Science- Iran

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to a collaborative and friendly environment which residents can learn and grow both professionally and personally. 

Fun Fact about yourself: I like history, soccer, basketball, and sociology 

Lauren Billington, MD

Lauren Billington

Medical school: University of Mississippi Medical Center

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am excited to work closely with my new friends and colleagues to help take the best care of my patients.

Fun Fact about yourself: I have visited 49/50 of the States – I plan on checking North Dakota off the list before I finish residency!

Samhita Boppana, MD

Samhita Boppana, MD

Medical school: St. George's University

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am look forward to learning, implementing, and contributing to the program and the community. I am excited to work with a team that will help stimulate my thinking and develop excellent clinical and research skills.

Fun Fact about yourself: I have travelled and lived in various countries

Jaahnavi Konidala, MD

Jaahnavi Konidala

Medical school: Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to train under amazingly knowledgeable faculty, supportive environment to strengthen skills in delivering high quality patient care and building long-lasting relationships with people around me.

Fun Fact about yourself: I have OCD in organizing stuff. Besides that, I find pleasure in pleasing my palate with different foods, strolling around with my husband, playing strategic puzzles/games and spending time with my family.

Joel Rago, MD

Joel Rago

Medical school: St. James School of Medicine, Anguilla

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to working alongside talented Willis-Knighton Physicians and faculty, advocating for my patients in hopes of bettering the Shreveport community, and continually progressing in my medical profession and becoming he doctor I have dreamed of becoming.

Fun Fact about yourself: I am Filipino-American, but I was born in Nigeria, Africa. I love working with my hands and enjoy keeping regular maintenance of my truck and electronics. I grew up in Long Beach, California, but the south has been great to me, especially the food. I hope to keep my A1C below 5.7

Lynn Tong, DO

Lynn Tong

Medical school: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? The outstanding clinical training, exposure to a wide variety of pathologies, invaluable mentorship, and unwavering support by faculty that genuinely care.

Fun Fact about yourself: I am a HUGE foodie and a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan

Sravya Vellanki, MD

Sravya Vellanki,

Medical school: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam, India

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to the diverse clinical experience as well as the outstanding mentorship and teaching.

Fun Fact about yourself: I enjoy playing outdoor games like Throwball and Badminton.

Michael Vutam, DO

Michael Vutam

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am most looking forward to cultivating relationships with my co-interns, upper-level residents, attendings, and faculty that will hopefully last a lifetime.

Fun Fact about yourself: I can list every U.S. President by their numerical order and political party from memory.

Sapna, MD

Sapna

Medical School: Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Singh, Pakistan

What are you most looking forward to in your residency program? I am looking forward to having a well-structured residency including clinical exposure with teaching and autonomy to make me a strong, independent practitioner. I appreciate constructive feedback and inputs along with the friendly work environment.

Fun Fact about yourself: I love to cook and enjoy dancing and listening to music.

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