By DoM Communications | Date published: June 4, 2026

Medicine Scholars Program Celebrates First Cohort of Faculty 

On Friday, May 29, 2026, the UMass Chan Medicine Scholars Program celebrated the graduation of its inaugural cohort of faculty scholars. Directed by Pranoti Mandrekar, PhD, professor and associate vice-chair of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, the goals of the program are to nurture promising faculty to become influential academic leaders in medicine, promote the development and academic advancement of faculty through a program tailored to their needs, and to provide outstanding mentorship and foster a community of scholars to advance their scholarship.  

Please join us in recognizing the following faculty: 

• Shyam Patel, MD, PhD, Hematology/Oncology – Fernando Martinez, MD, MS 

• Shruti Hegde, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine – David Hatem, MD 

• Zahra Sheikh, MD, Geriatrics – Vandana Nagpal, MD 

• Yael Rosen, MD, General Internal Medicine – Melissa Fischer, MD 

• Hassan Fouayzi, PhD, Health Systems Science – Neal Silverman, PhD 

• Tasneem Ali, MD, Hematology/Oncology – Muthulagu Ramanathan, MD 

• Lindsey Bazzone, MD, PhD, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine – Kevin Donahue, MD 

• Michael Devine, DO, Hospital Medicine – Kimberly Fisher, MD 

• Zheni Stavre, MD, Rheumatology – Allan Walkey, MD, MSc 

• Dagmar Klinger, MD, Renal Medicine – Neil Marya, MD