Our graduates love the Mayo Clinic mentorship model, one-on-one training, the great work/life balance, and the camaraderie among co-fellows. Learn more about our recent graduates as they reflect on what they loved about the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship.
2024-2025 Fellow
My year in the advanced endoscopy fellowship at Mayo Clinic Arizona has easily been the most memorable and fulfilling part of my training. The program offered excellent hands-on experience in both ERCP and EUS, with a wide range of complex cases that helped me grow technically and clinically. The mentorship was outstanding. Each faculty member brought deep expertise, patience, and a genuine passion for teaching that made even the most challenging days rewarding.
What truly made this year special was the culture of support across the entire endoscopy unit. From the nurses to the endoscopy technicians, everyone was kind, knowledgeable, and incredibly team-oriented. Their dedication and positive energy made the learning environment both productive and enjoyable. I always felt like I was surrounded by people who wanted me to succeed and who cared deeply about the work we were doing together.
I leave this program with stronger skills, deeper knowledge, and a renewed sense of purpose. Most of all, I leave with gratitude for the people and experiences that shaped me this year. I am truly thankful that I will continue to be part of the Mayo Clinic family, and I look forward to carrying everything I have learned into the next chapter.
2023-2024 Fellow
This was one of my best years, with a very steep curve of learning and strong confidence for the future. I am so fortunate to have worked with the world-class mentors and the exceptional training environment with astounding clinical exposure to a wide breadth of complex cases and state-of-the-art facility and equipment with abundant resources available for you to exceed whatever goals you set. The camaraderie of the gastroenterology department is unparalleled.
| Graduate | Graduation year | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Toufic Kachaamy, M.D. | 2013 | Cancer Centers of America, Goodyear, AZ |
| Wajeeh Salah, M.D. | 2014 | Mayo Clinic Healthcare System, Eau Claire, WI |
| Nicolas Villa-Guillen, M.D. | 2015 | Private Practice, Spokane, Washington |
| Jordan Holmes, M.D. | 2016 | Private Practice, Wichita, KS |
| Tiffany Poon, M.D. | 2017 | University of Calgary, Calgary Alberta |
| Divyanshoo Kohli, M.D. | 2018 | Kansas City VA Medical Ctr, Kansas City |
| Sherif Elhanafi, M.D. | 2019 | Texas Tech University, Health and Sciences, El Paso, Texas |
| Mohammad Saadi, M.D. | 2020 | University of California, Riverside, Corona Regional Medical Center – 2021 private practice in San Diego |
| Viveksandeep Thoguluva Chandrasekar, M.B.B.S. | 2021 | Augusta Medical University, Augusta, GA |
| Sonmoon, Mohapatra, M.B.B.S. | 2022 | Continued education at Mayo Clinic Arizona as the first trainee in the Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy fellowship program. |
| Stephen Tsoukas, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. | 2023 | Saint Mary's Hospital Center- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Mary-Jane Williams, M.D. | 2024 | Kaiser Permanente, Greeley, CO |
| KP Vantanasiri, M.D. | 2025 | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
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