2012-2013 PGY-2 Class

Lina Cardona, M.D.

Undergraduate School Attended: Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia

Medical School Attended:  Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia

Medical Topics of Interest: clinical research, public, international and women’s health

Non-Medical Interests: spending time with family and outdoors activities 

Eshamumerne Esin, M.D.

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Yulie Hadi, M.D.

Medical School Attended: Universitas Trisakti, Fakultas Kedokteran

Prior Research:

• Computer assisted intervention to facilitate chlamydia screening in at risk young adult women during urgent/emergency health visits.

• Multi method study to examine parental knowledge and attitudes towards confidential health services for teens.

Medical Topics of Interest: Women's health

Non-Medical Interests: Ballroom dancing, music, foodie

Favorite Quotation: “It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all the answers to problems of health and healing”

Favorite Book(s): Harry Potter series, Jane Austen's works

Favorite Movie(s): Indiana Jones series, the Bourne series, Catch Me if You Can

"I am a Family Physician because...family physicians reflect the true traditional physician, who is the first one to encounter any health problem arising in communities, in any age and any gender."

"I chose this residency program because...TTUHSC Family Medicine of El Paso offers a unique and exotic blend of diseases/pathologies from a developing country and developed country due to its geography."

Amir Hendiani, M.D.

Undergraduate School Attended: Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

Medical School Attended: Ross University, Dominica

Prior Job(s):

• Research Assistant at University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston,  Department of Neurology, as well as the Division of Rheumatology

• Hillcroft Family Physicians, Houston, Texas

Medical Topics of Interest: Arthropathies and Musculoskeletal Injuries, Pathophysiology and Management of Chronic Pain, Improving Health Outcomes in Under served Communities, the Business of Medicine, Psychomedicine of Non-Adherence.

Non-Medical Interests: Volunteerism, hiking, soccer, winter sports, spending time with family and friends, BBQ, comedy and foreign movies, traveling and hosting parties

Favorite Quotation: “A man's behavior is the index of his mind.”

Favorite Book(s): That Used to Be Us by Thomas Friedman

Favorite Movie(s): The Godfather series

"I am a Family Physician because...simply because I feel really happy, deeply satisfied and never feel bored of taking care of all age groups and a wide range of diseases and conditions."

"I chose this residency program because...of the people who make up the program. Then, the range of pathology and the quality of education, and of course my love for the people of El Paso who are the nicest and friendliest people in the world."

David Hernandez, M.D.

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Liz Hernandez, M.D.

Medical School Attended:  Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

Prior Job:

• University of California, San Francisco, CA
  • Research Associate, Division of Adolescent Medicine
  • Research Associate, Internal Medicine Department                                                  
  • Research Associate, Institute for Health Policy Studies                         
• University of Pittsburgh, PA: Consultant, General Internal Medicine                                   
• Mission Neighborhood Health Center, San Francisco, CA

Medical Topics of Interest: Women’s Health, International Health Care, Urgent Care

Non-Medical Interests: dancing, enjoying a nice sunset, and reading a good book

Favorite Quotation: “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine

Favorite Book(s): The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Waseem Shahid, M.D.

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Anisha Virani, M.D.

Undergraduate School Attended: Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia

Medical School Attended: Windsor University, St. Kitts, WI

Medical Topics of Interest: Women’s health and aesthetic medicine

Non-Medical Interests: traveling to new places with my family and tasting new cuisine