Medical School: All Saints University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Jacobi Medical Center / North Central Bronx Hospital; Fellowship in Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Medicine at Geisinger
Areas of Interest in GI: GI nutrition, women’s GI health, metabolic/obesity-related GI disorders, and general gastroenterology
What she enjoys in her free time: Content creation, worship, meaningful conversations about faith and purpose, organizing projects, and spending quality time with family
Misha Patel, MD
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital; served as 4th year Chief Resident
Areas of Interest in GI: Advanced endoscopy
What she enjoys in her free time: Baking, re-learning the piano, puzzles, valiantly attempting NYT crosswords, spending time with friends and family
Shriraj Patel, DO
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown, NY
Internal Medicine Residency: Geisinger Medical Center – Danville
Areas of Interest in GI: General Gastroenterology
What he enjoys in his free time: traveling, exercising, and mixing music
Nisha Sanghani, DO
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Internal Medicine Residency: St. Luke’s Bethlehem
Current areas of interest in GI: hepatology, Women’s health in GI, general GI
What she enjoys in her free time: Spending time with family and friends, Going to the beach, Running/working out
Samantha Elias, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Current areas of interest in GI: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, General GI
What she enjoys in her free time: Water color painting, baking, yoga, spending time with my family and English bulldog
Emilie Kim, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: St. Luke’s Bethlehem
Current Areas of Interest in GI: General GI and IBD
What she enjoys in her free time: Hiking with her dog, winter cabins, camping, watching TV on the projector
Het Patel, DO
Medical School: Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Luke’s Bethlehem
Current Area of interest in GI: Advanced Endoscopy
What he enjoys in his free time: Traveling and spending time with my friends and family
Tijana Samardzic, MD
Medical School: St. George’s Medical School Grenada, West Indies
Residency: Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program, CT
Current area of interests in GI: Disorders of the gut brain, constipation/diarrhea, motility
What she enjoys doing in her free time: yoga, functional strength training, hiking/walking, crossword puzzles, cooking/baking, cuddling my cat
Oluwakemi Adewuyi, MD
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Healthcare Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Shivani Desai, MD
Medical School: Medical University of Lublin
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Current area of interests in GI: General Gastroenterology and inflammatory bowel disease.
What you enjoy doing in your free time: DIY projects, building Lego’s, exploring local museums/events, trying new cuisines and restaurants, binge watching TV shows and spending time with her husband and parents.
Monica Dzwonkowski, DO
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CO campus)
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center – Danville
Areas of interest: General GI
What she enjoys in her free time: Exploring the outdoors and local eateries of the Lehigh Valley with my family. At home, you can find me cooking up new recipes or lost in a good book!
Zarian Prenatt, DO
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Luke's Bethlehem
Area of interest: General GI
What he enjoys in his free time: Attending music festivals and spending time with my cats.
