Internal Medicine Residency

The Internal Medicine Residency at TidalHealth offers comprehensive training to develop strong clinical skills across a wide range of adult medicine. Residents gain hands-on experience in inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with experienced faculty to manage complex medical conditions, promote preventive care, and coordinate patient-centered treatment plans.

Our Goal

The TidalHealth Internal Medicine Residency aims to guide and develop our residents into professional, productive, capable, compassionate, critical-thinking leaders of the medical profession that will take exceptional holistic care of the humans within our communities as if they were their loved ones. Our program will encourage growth and development in our residents by helping them develop clinical competency, compassion, respect, effective communication, medical knowledge, critical thinking skills, teamwork, and leadership, and encouraging self-care and improvement.

TidalHealth Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute in Salisbury

Welcome From Our Program Director 

Welcome to the TidalHealth Internal Medicine Residency program! Thank you for your interest in our program, and congratulations on successfully completing your long medical school journey. Our program is primarily located in the beautiful city of Salisbury, in a very friendly community, and only forty minutes from Mid-Atlantic beaches. Our hospital, previously known as Peninsula Regional Medical Center, was initially established in 1897 and was recently rebranded as TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in 2020. The health system is well known and has been recognized with national awards for clinical excellence.

We will recruit 15 Internal Medicine residents each year in our categorical program. We have one Program Director, two Associate Program Directors, one Continuity Clinic Medical Director, one Director for Research and Scholarly Activities, and a Program Coordinator. Our 24 core teaching faculty members are experienced physicians and are committed to patient care and medical education. Our outpatient continuity clinic is conveniently located adjacent to our main training hospital, supervised by two full-time board-certified physicians, and staffed by nurses and medical assistants. We utilize a 4+1 block schedule where residents will spend an entire week in the clinic every 5th week and will manage their own diverse patient panel to maintain long-term continuity of care.

Our TidalHealth Richard A. Henson Research Institute has a robust research infrastructure with strong collaborative research opportunities for our residents. There is also a well-established Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QI & PS) program where our residents will participate in a supervised and mentored research program. In addition, we will offer research rotations to residents who excel in patient care and are interested in pursuing fellowship training. Our Director of Research will guide each resident to pursue their research interest and future career goals.

Our program objectives include:

  • Recruiting highly motivated physicians from diverse backgrounds with strong clinical knowledge.
  • Offering an effective learning environment to ensure high competency levels in evidence-based clinical practice, research, and leadership.
  • Mentoring each resident to fulfill their career goals successfully.
  • I hope you will consider TidalHealth your home for the next three years as you train to become a compassionate, confident, and efficient physician.

Sincerely,
Dr. Shahabuddin Soherwardi, MD FACP
Program Director

Dr. Shahabuddin Soherwardi, MD FACP

Internal Medicine Residency Alumni

Our residency program is proud of the diverse and successful paths our alumni pursue. The chart below highlights where our residents go after completing training —whether entering fellowship programs, practicing in hospital medicine, joining outpatient practices, or pursuing academic and leadership roles. Their achievements reflect the strength of our training and the opportunities available to our alumni.

2025 Internal Medicine Residency Graduates

Kunwal Nasrullah, MD

Ahmad Nawa, MD
Primary Care
TidalHealth Primary Care

Karinnet Montero Diaz, MD
Primary Care
TidalHealth Edward Q. Wilgus Community Clinic

Tariqul Ismail, MD
Nephrology
Nephrology Fellowship, University of Virginia

Umme Ferdaush, MD
Primary Care
TidalHealth Primary Care

Huzaifa Khalid, MD
Rheumatology
Rheumatology Fellowship, University of Maryland

Aneeza Farooq, MD
Endocrinology
Endocrinology Fellowship, Allegheny General Hospital

Adam Stern, DO
Hospitalist. TidalHealth

Juwairiya Shuroog, MD
Hospitalist, TidalHealth

Baby Snigdha, MD
Primary Care
Medical College of Wisconsin

 

 

Meet the Team

S. Soherwardi
Shahabuddin Soherwardi, MD
Program Director
 J. Snitzer
Jack L. Snitzer, DO, MHA, FACOI, FACE
Associate Program Director
 simona-eng
Simona Eng, DO, FACOI, SFHM, FACP
Associate Program Director
 Navneet Khaira, MD
Navneet Khaira, MD
Associate Program Director
 portrait for Caterina Carioti
Caterina Carioti
Program Coordinator
 Alexinia Covin
Alexinia Covin
Program Administrative Assistant
 joseph-cinderella
Joseph Cinderella, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Core Faculty/ Cardiology Education Coordinator
 M. Jang
Max D. Jang, MD
Core Faculty/ Geriatric Education Coordinator
 J. Kucinski
Justin R. Kucinski, DO
Core Faculty/ Oncology Education Coordinator
 Jorge Vivar-Aguirre, MD
Jorge Vivar Aguirre, MD
Core Faculty
 Dr. Andrew Canakis
Andrew Canakis, DO
Core Faculty
 MD, FACC - Program Director
Maninder Singh, MD
Core Faculty
 A. Younus
Adnan Younus, MD
Core Faculty
 M. Atkins
Michael R. Atkins, MD
Addiction Medicine Education Coordinator
 R. Chasse
Robert Chasse, MD
Critical Care/ Pulmonology Education Coordinator
 daniel-daniels
Daniel Daniels, MD
Gastroenterology Education Coordinator
 Makondo Shimukowa, MD
Makondo Shimukowa, MD
Infectious Disease Education Coordinator
 geoffrey-sirockman
Geoffrey Sirockman, DO
Emergency Medicine Education Coordinator
 Edward Dunn, MD
Edward Dunn, MD, ScD, MBA, MPH, MPA
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program Director
 Paschall, R
Robert Paschall, DO
Neurology Education Coordinator
 Kazi Khan, MD
Kazi Khan, MD
Program Director
 ivonne-herrera
Ivonne Herrera, MD
Rheumatology Education Coordinator
 yashvir-sangwan
Yashvir Sangwan, MBBS
Director of Procedural Service and Training
 sufyan-malik
Sufyan Malik, MD
Director of the Continuity Clinic
 Shivam Singla, MD
Shivam Singla, MD
Associate Director of the Continuity Clinic

Current Residents

PGY-1

Wael Al-Shuab, DO, Portrait
Priyanka Wasti, MBBS
Jagadish Upreti, MBBS, Portrait
Jagadish Upreti, MBBS
Jagadish Upreti, MBBS, Portrait
Jagadish Upreti, MBBS
Alexander Smith, MD, Portrait
Alexander Smith, MD
Tamara Simpson, MD, Portrait
Tamara Simpson, MD
Ezana Negash, MBChB, Portrait
Ezana Negash, MBChB
Marrium Nawaz, MBBS, Portrait
Marrium Nawaz, MBBS
Yeabsira Mesfin, MD, Portrait
Yeabsira Mesfin, MD
Xuan Ci Mee, MBBS, Portrait
Xuan Ci Mee, MBBS
Xuan Ci Mee, MBBS. Portrait
Sumaiya Kahn, MBBS
Ryan Ivey, MD, Portrait
Ryan Ivey, MD
Peace Ige, MD, Portrait
Peace Ige, MD
Hisham Ghanem, MD, Portrait
Hisham Ghanem, MD
Naga Alekhya Garikipati, MBBS, Portrait
Naga Alekhya Garikipati, MBBS
Anusree Chakraborty, MBBS, Portrait
Anusree Chakraborty, MBBS
Esra Ahmed, MBBS, Portrait
Esra Ahmed, MBBS
Frishta Abdul-Ali, MD, Portrait
Frishta Abdul-Ali, MD

PGY-2

Dr. Oreoluwa Adubi
Oreoluwa Adubi, MD
Dr. Joseph Areh
Joseph Areh, MD
Dr. Rohail Azhar
Rohail Azhar, MD
Dr. Eshani Baral
Eshani Baral, MD
Dr. Harris Khurshid
Harris Khurshid, DO
Dr. Ghee Kheng Lim
Ghee Kheng Lim, MD
Dr. Macdua Lucas
Macda Lucas, MD
Dr. Rahyan Mahmud
Rahyan Mahmud, DO
Dr. Rithin Moideen Kutty
Rithin Moideen Kutty, MD
Dr. Barkot Negas
Barkot Negas, MD
David Olanipekun
David Olanipekun, MD
Dr. Surja Padakanti
Suraj Padakanti, MD
Dr. Dafne Salas Cuadros
Dafne Salas Cuadros, MD
Dr. Mika Sareno
Mika Sareno, MD
Wael Al-Shuab, DO, Portrait
Wael Al-Shuab, DO
Dr. Bezawit Zewde
Bezawit Zewde, MD

PGY-3

Ariful Alam, MD
Ariful Alam, MD
portrait for Dr. Morshed Alam
Morshed Alam, MD
Maumita Das, MD
Maumita Das, MD
Abdullah Ghuman, MD
Abdullah Ghuman, MD
Abdul Hanan, MD
Abdul Hanan, MD
Michael McCabe, MD
Michael McCabe, MD
Gracie Nguyen, DO
Gracie Nguyen, DO
Rojoana Rojony, MD
Rajoana Rojony, MD
Yavuz Yalcin, MD
Yavuz Yalcin, MD
Nahome Yebassew, MD
Nahome Yebassew, MD
Zhong Zheng, MD
Zhong Zheng, MD
professional portrait of Dr. Sualeha Zulfiqar
Sualeha Zulfiqar, MD

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