PGL 6 Fellows

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Benjamin Bale, DO

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University - DCOM

Hometown: Knoxville, TN 
Interests/Hobbies: Music (guitar, singing), tennis, Tennessee sports (pro and college), the outdoors and travel.
Future Goals: Pulmonology and critical care practice with teaching involvement.
Life in Charleston: Moves a little slower. Excellent people who will stop and actually take the time to talk to you.
Strengths of our program and/or CAMC: Large multi-hospital system with renewed investment into academic education with variety of pathology.

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Lyudmila Burkart, DO

Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences SOM

Hometown: Spokane, WA
Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with my amazing husband and two boisterous boys. Exploring the outdoors, music and art.
Future Goals: Community/Academic Critical Care/Pulmonology/Sleep practice
Life in Charleston: Nature and outdoors - great people.
Strengths of our program and/or CAMC: Excellent faculty and diverse pathology.

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Dany Tager, MD

Medical School: Damascus University School of Medicine

Hometown: Damascus, Syria 
Interests/Hobbies: Music, soccer and tennis
Future Goals: Practice medicine
Life in Charleston: Charleston is a beautiful city. The people are very nice and the outdoor is stunning. It's a small city but there's a lot to do, and you don't have the traffic.
Strengths of our program and/or CAMC: The people! Everybody here is nice and wants to help. You will feel that everyone is like a big family. The pathology is great.

PGL 5 Fellows

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Lucas Hamrick, DO

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown: Maysel, WV 
Interests/Hobbies: All manner of outdoor activities. I enjoy kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing. I love to exercise, and enjoy the occasional Lord of the Rings marathon, extended versions of course
Future Goals: Practicing Pulmonary and Critical Care ideally in an Academic setting that will allow me to continue Global Health work.
Life in Charleston: I went to college here, I love the city, so I was definitely excited to come back. Charleston is a city but also has some small town vibes. People are incredibly friendly and there's so much in and just outside of the town to do!
Strengths of our program and/or CAMC: CAMC is a tertiary care center with a multitude of pathologies and specialties. It has an environment of collaboration and the faculty are very invested in teaching and scholarly activities.

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Divya Kalluru, MD

Medical School: Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences

Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Interests/Hobbies: I love outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, camping. I also enjoy gardening, painting and just binge watching Netflix.
Future Goals: Practice pulmonary and critical care in an academic setting.
Life in Charleston: Charleston is a great city with less than 3-4 hours driving distance to major cities if you wish to enjoy party vibes. It also offers scenic waterfalls, numerous hiking and camping spots within one hour. Just a great blend of nature and city.
Strengths of program and/or CAMC: Exposure to diverse patient population with different pathologies unique to West Virginia especially occupational lung disease, infective endocarditis. Extremely dedicated faculty towards fellow and resident teaching.

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Natalie Kandinata, DO

Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Interests/Hobbies: My pup, traveling the globe, crossing off bucket list adventure things, expanding my palate, CrossFit, tennis, dabbling with the piano...pretty much down for almost anything, really!
Future Goals: I would love to practice a good mix of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Ideally I'd still like to have time to do a lot of traveling and/or go on mission trips once I'm finished with fellowship, so we'll see what kind of opportunities come my way in the next three years.
Life in Charleston: I have literally met some of the nicest people here. There's a certain hometown charm you feel once you're in Charleston.
Strengths of our program and/or CAMC: Great pathology (especially for lungs) + excellent teaching faculty + friendly, considerate culture in the program...personally I think all of those things make a great combo.

PGL 4 Fellows

Qiraat Azeem

Qiraat Azeem, MD

Medical School: Dow Medical College
Siddharth Chopra

Siddharth Chopra, MD

Medical School: Government Medical College, Patiala

Hometown: Patiala, Punjab, India
Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with my family and friends, going out to explore new restaurants, hiking, playing soccer, gaming and swimming. 
Future Goals: Practice Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Life in Charleston: Extremely nice people, happy to help, small town vibe and everyone knows everyone.
Strengths of program and/or CAMC: Always supportive to progress in career, wide array of disease pathology and abundant exposure to procedures. 

 

Christian Dias

Christian Dias, DO

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown: Wilmington, NC
Interests/Hobbies: Spending time with my Siberian Husky, exploring the outdoors and local eateries. 
Future Goals: Practice Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in an academic setting in the Southeast.
Life in Charleston: Warm and kind people who are always happy to help. Small city life with a lot of outdoor options for entertainment.
Strengths of program and/or CAMC: Wide array of medical pathology, extremely welcoming and supportive faculty.