Our Fellows

Where Our Alumni Went After Their Fellowships

Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows have gone on to work in many exceptional places, including:

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
University Health, Kansas City, MO
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, KS

Advent Health, Shawnee, KS
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Joplin, MO
Menorah Medical Center, Leawood, KS
St. Vincent Hospital, Billings, MT
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA

First-Year Fellows

Evan Graumann, M.D.

Hometown: Omaha, NE
Medical School: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Research Interests: Interstitial Lung Disease, POCUS, Sepsis
Life Outside Work: Golf, travel with my wife and family (with a golf outing), college football, running, and as much patio time as possible

Vishwajit Hegde, MBBS

Hometown: Kumta, India
Medical School: Mysore Medical College and Research Institute
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Research Interests: Asthma, POCUS, ICU outcomes, medical education
Life outside of Work: Pickup basketball, watching the NBA (Go Warriors!), trying out new restaurants with my wife

Bailey Ray, M.D.

Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Research Interests: Medical education, POCUS, QI in the ICU, Interventional Pulm
Life Outside Work: Reading, baking, hiking, travelling, trying new coffee shops, restaurants and bakeries, spending time with my family and dog.

Jerry Rodgers, M.D.

Hometown: Olive Branch, MS
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Research Interests: ILD, medical education
Life Outside Work: Exercise, catching up with friends and family, waiting for football season, exploring KC!

Abigail Spaedy, M.D.

Hometown: Columbia, MO
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Residency: Tulane University
Research Interest: End stage disease, outcomes
Life Outside Work: Traveling with my family, watching Chiefs football and Pelicans basketball, exploring Kansas City with my husband and dog!

Second-Year Fellows

Abdul-Azeez Abdullahi, MBBS

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine
Residency: Med-Peds, University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Interest: Cystic fibrosis, medical education
Life Outside Work: I like discovering new parks to ride my bike and walk my dog. I’m a soccer fan, go Manchester United FC! I also like to do acrylic pour paintings.

Mitch Harrison, MD

Hometown: Overland Park, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Omar Hussein, MBBS

Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology School of Medicine
Residency: University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Interest: Portable sleep apnea diagnosis technology, COPD
Life Outside Work: Spending time with family, soccer (Real Madrid fan), and photography

Amenah Jafarey, MBBS, M.D.

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Ziauddin Medical College
Residency: Med/Peds, University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Interest: Cystic fibrosis, medical education, interventional pulmonology
Life Outside Work: I love houseplants, knitting/crochet/cross-stitch/quilting, reading, making candles, and traveling.

Tariq Odeh, MBBS

Hometown: United Arab Emirates (although I have a Jordanian citizenship)
Medical School: Gulf Medical University
Residency: Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Research Interest: Pulmonary vascular diseases (especially pulmonary hypertension) and sepsis.
Life Outside Work: I enjoy morning CrossFit workouts and trying out new restaurants with family and friends.

Third-Year Fellows

Jonathan Chandler, D.O.

Hometown: Lee's Summit, MO
Medical School: Kansas City University
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Research Interest: Sepsis and ICU Outcomes, Medical Education
Life outside of work: Hanging out with family and friends at a Kansas City sporting event or a new restaurant!

Joe Johnstone, M.D.

Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Research Interest: ILD, Asthma
Life Outside Work: Skiing, Travel, Reading (mostly history), cooking Italian food

Andrew Moore, D.O.

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Medical School: Kansas City University
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Research Interest: Quality Improvement, POCUS, Interventional Pulm
Life Outside Work: Dad to 3, movie enthusiast, amateur woodworking, lover of the gym, soap maker

Ali Mrad, M.D.

Hometown: Damascus, Syria
Medical School: Damascus University
Residency: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Research interests: ICU outcomes, ILD and Lung Transplant
Life Outside Work: Being a husband and recently a dad, soccer, cooking, history and art

Dawson Shaver, M.D.

Name: Dawson Shaver
Hometown: Wichita, KS
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Research Interest: pulmonary hypertension
Life outside of work: running, rock climbing, chess