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Vascular and Interventional Radiology Trainees

Class of 2026 - Integrated 

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Sabina Cashin, MD

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 Hobbies: I enjoy training for triathlon 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

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 Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Sailing on Lake Michigan, walking my dog Bella, MLB baseball, golf

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Aesha Patel, MD

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 Hobbies: Interior Design and Painting

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Ricky Patel, MD

Ricky Patel, MD

Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Medical School:  Chicago Medical School

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

 

Hometown: Bloomingdale, IL

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

 

Class of 2026 - Independent 

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Cheryl Hou

Cheryl Hou, MD

Undergraduate: Cornell University 

Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University 

 

Hometown: West Orange, NJ

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Outside of work, I enjoy doing outdoor activities, planning trips with my family, reading and watching good movies/TV.

 

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Zain Khazi

Zain Khazi, MD

Undergraduate: University of Illinois Chicago 

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine 

 

Hometown: Lombard, IL 

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I played soccer abroad, I enjoy lifting heavy things and putting things down, amateur pickleball fiend, and obsessed with my 2 year old niece. 

 

Class of 2027

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John Howell, MD

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 Hobbies: Enjoys basketball, national parks, painting, and finding good food in Chicago

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Kabeer Masih, MD

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 Hobbies: I enjoy playing the guitar, grilling stuff, and shooting >120 every time I hit the golf course.

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Sherayar Orakzai, MD

Sherayar Orakzai, MD

Undergraduate: University of Georgia

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Johns Creek, GA; Glendale, AZ

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

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Mark Rupasinghe, MD

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 Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, painting

 

Class of 2028

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Adam Khayat, MD

Adam Khayat, MD

Undergraduate: University of Louisville 

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown:  Louisville, Kentucky

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Enjoys reading, traveling, and visiting new coffee shops & restaurants. 

Akshita Pillai, MD

Akshita Pillai, MD

Undergraduate: University of Texas at El Paso 

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Naperville IL, Dallas TX

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I am a plant mom. 

I have a small fluffy dog named Stella.

I love Shrek 2.  

Jarren Takaki, MD

Jarren Takaki, MD

Undergraduate: University of Portland 

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

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

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

Ravi Tyagi, MD

Ravi Tyagi, MD

Undergraduate: Saint Louis University

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Naperville, IL

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, hiking and walking the Chicago riverwalk. 

 

Class of 2029

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John Acheson, MD

John Acheson, MD

Undergraduate: Yale University

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown:  New York, NY

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, bouldering, fitness, cooking, podcasts (especially but not limited to history podcasts), board games

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Shivraj Grewal, MD.

Shivraj Grewal, MD

Undergraduate: University of Chicago

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Hiking, running, ultimate frisbee, indoor rock climbing, Formula 1, NBA, digital/film photography, music/record collecting, computers

Subhash Gutti, MD

Subhash Gutti, MD

Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Intern Year: General Surgery

Hometown: Pikeville, Kentucky

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Music production, basketball, social media marketing, sci-fi movies, photography/video editing, meeting new people!

Cassidy Williams, DO

Cassidy Williams, DO

Undergraduate: Springfield College 

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Auburn, MA

Fun Fact or Hobbies: River walks with my pup, pickleball, trying all the Chicago restaurants

 

Class of 2030

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Raashika Goyal, MD.

Raashika Goyal, MD

Undergraduate: Union College Schenectady

Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown:  Shrewsbury, MA 

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I enjoy getting lost in new cities, wandering through museums/art galleries, and discovering amazing food. 

Alexander Lu

Alexander Lu, MD

Undergraduate: Rice University 

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine 

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Plano, TX

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I'm a certified advance open water diver and working towards my master diver certification!

Caleb Pang

Caleb Pang, MD

Undergraduate: University of Maryland

Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University 

Intern Year: General Surgery

Hometown: Clarksville, MD

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Pickleball, video games, playing with my dog Theo & eating good food with my wife

Micah Rubin

Micah Rubin, MD

Undergraduate: Washington University 

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Intern Year: Rush General Surgery

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Tennis, pickleball, photography, running along the lake (currently training for the half marathon) & grilling. Fun fact in middle school I was on a curling team. 

 

Class of 2031

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Timothy Breider

Timothy Breider, MD

Undergraduate: 

Medical School: Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center 

 

Hometown:  Rochester, MN

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I like to learn languages!

Sina Golzarian, MD.

Sina Golzarian, MD

Undergraduate: 

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School 

 

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Playing/watching soccer. boxing. basketball (LeBron), watching Formula 1 racing & wrestling, running, reading, movies, chess, traveling & raising my kid

Anna Hu

Anna Hu, MD

Undergraduate: 

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

 

Hometown: Latrobe, PA

Fun Fact or Hobbies: Mother to a Holland Lop bunny; botanist; flute, piano &music therapy; mixology; crafting; winter sports enthusiast; pickleball

Akhilesh Pillai

Akhilesh Pillai, MD

Undergraduate:

Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 

 

Hometown: Dallas, TX & Chicago, IL

Fun Fact or Hobbies: I have lived in 4 different countries growing up!