Our Fellows
Stephen Lieto, MD
1st Year Fellow
Hometown: Ramsey, NJ College: Fordham University Medical School: Rutgers RWJMS Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital Career interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Clinical Research, Medical Education Outside interests: Good food and good wine with friends and family. A healthy balance between art/literature, and video games/reality tv.
Dina Zaret, MD
1st Year Fellow
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA College: University of Pennsylvania Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital Career Interests: Transplant hepatology, palliative care in patients with advanced liver disease Outside Interests: Walking my dog in the park, hiking, cooking a feast from the farmers’ market, reading a thick fiction book
Eddie Cytryn, MD
1st Year Fellow
Hometown: New York, NY College: Northwestern University Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital Career Interests: Transplant hepatology, quality improvement Outside Interests: Trying new restaurants, watching sports with friends, spending time with family and my dog Otis, running in Central Park
Salam Bachour, MD, MS
1st Year Fellow
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN College: University of Minnesota Medical School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital Career interests: Predictive modeling in IBD Outside interests: I love following sports (tennis, F1, NBA), cooking, and trying new cuisines
Akshita Gupta, MBBS 2nd Year Fellow
Hometown: New Delhi, India College: All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Career interests: IBD Outside interests: Traveling, painting, exploring new restaurants, watching dog videos
C. Pierce Bradley, MD, MHS 2nd Year Fellow
Hometown: Mesa, AZ College: Middlebury College Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Residency: University of Southern California/LAC+USC Internal Medicine Career Interests: Gut immunity and inflammation and host-microbiome interactions, capsule entersoscopy, digital medicine and healthcare delivery Outside Interests: Sailing, skiing, reading science fiction, technology and DIY projects, hiking with my wife, son, and daughter
Hyder Said, MD 2nd Year Fellow
Hometown: Irvine, CA College: University of California - Los Angeles Medical School: University of California - Irvine Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Career Interests: Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) and IBD Outside Interests: Being outdoors, playing and watching sports, exploring new coffee shops and restaurants, and trying new recipes with my sous vide
Edgewood Warner II, MD, MPH 2nd Year Fellow
Hometown: Bronx, NY College: Cornell University Medical School: New York Medical College Residency: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Manhasset/North Shore Long Island Jewish Career interests: Advanced endoscopy, health policy Outside interests: Time with family/girlfriend/friends, cars, sports (basketball, football, baseball, newly interested in hockey and soccer), running
Rabab Ali, MD 3rd Year Fellow
Hometown: Abbottabad, Pakistan College: Ayub Medical College, Pakistan Medical School: Ayub Medical College, Pakistan Residency: Duke University Career interest: Translational hepatology particularly in the context of integrating the gut-liver axis Outside interests: Everything to do with food (making it myself and trying new places), travel, and hiking
P. Salam Beah, MD 3rd Year Fellow
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD College: University of Maryland - College Park Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Residency: UCLA Medical Center, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Career Interests: General GI/hepatology and the overlap with palliative care, medical education, diversity, equity and inclusion Outside Interests: Cooking, baking, restaurants, concerts, television/film
Emily Leven, MD 3rd Year Fellow
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ College: University of Pennsylvania Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital Career Interests: Transplant hepatology, healthcare outcomes and quality improvement Outside Interests: Spending time with family, friends, and my dog Luna; barbecue; audiobooks
Jellyana Peraza, MD 3rd Year Fellow
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela College: N/A Medical School: Central University of Venezuela Residency: Montefiore Medical Center - Einstein Career interests: Deciding between IBD and transplant hepatology Outside interests: Yoga, running, and exploring NYC restaurants
Contact Us
Nicolia Grierson Fellowship Coordinator Division of Gastroenterology nicolia.grierson@mountsinai.org
1 Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1069 New York, NY 10029 (212) 241-8788