Meet the current residents of the St. Luke’s Family Medicine Residency Program.
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Hira Ahmed, DO
Received her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Areas of Interest: Geriatric and Street Medicine. Outside of Medicine Dr. Ahmed enjoys reading, baking and sewing.
Wafa Qaiser, MD
Received her medical degree from Shalamar Medical & Dental College.
Muhammad Shahbaz, MD
Received his medical degree from Latin American School of Medicine, Cuba.
Areas of Interest: Outpatient Primary Care, Hospitalist Medicine, Obesity and Addiction Medicine. Outside of Medicine Dr. Shahbaz enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoys traveling, hiking and cooking
Abdul-Aziz Shittou, MD
Received his medical degree from American University of Antigua College of Medicine.
Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine /Acute Care. Outside medicine Dr. Shittou enjoys playing soccer, watching action movies and cooking.
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Maha Barnes, MD
Received her medical degree from King Saud University, Riyadh College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.
Areas of Interest: Women’s Health, Trauma Informed Care, Behavioral Health and Integrative Medicine. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Barnes enjoys Abstract Art in Hybrid Mediums, long walks, nature, spending time with family, cooking and writing non-fiction and poetry.
Omama Humayun, MD
Received her medical degree from Khyber Medical School, Pakistan.
Areas of Interest: Outpatient Primary Care, Diabetes Management, Hospitalist Medicine, Antibiotic Stewardship and Managing Infectious Diseases. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Humayun enjoy spending quality time with family, traveling and cooking South Asian food.
WeiYu (James) Lu, DO
Received his medical degree from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona.
Areas of Interest: Primary Care, Palliative Care, Women’s Health and Sleep Medicine. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Lu enjoys Gardening and cooking.
Mounika Mukherjee Peethala, MD
Received her medical degree from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Services, Kadapa, India.
Areas of Interest: Patient’s wellbeing, Hospitalist Medicine and Primary Care. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Peethala enjoys self-care through activities that nourish both mind and body, gardening and creative cooking traditional Indian cuisine and staying connected with long distance friends.
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Yi-Ling Liu, DO
Received her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY.
Areas of Interest: All aspects of Family Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and OMM. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Liu enjoys spending time with family & friends, horror movies, cooking and crafting.
Bridget Smith, DO
Received her medical degree from Lincoln Memorial University Debusk college of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN.
Areas of Interest: Women’s Health, Street Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Smith enjoys spending time with her two rescue dogs, hiking, reading and crochet.
Catherine Wang, MD
Received her medical degree from Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra/North, Hempstead, NY.
Areas of Interest: Medical Education, palliative care and primary care. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Wang enjoys cooking, hiking, volunteering and gardening.
Benjamin Wenger, DO
Received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA.
Areas of Interest: Wilderness Medicine, Street Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Medical Missions and Medical Spanish. Outside of Medicine, Dr. Wenger enjoy playing piano, guitar, strategy games, sci-fi/fantasy literature, hiking and running.
St. Luke’s Family Medicine Residency – Carbon
