Subspecialists | Internal Medicine | CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine

Get to know our rapidly growing team of extremely knowledgeable and experienced subspecialists.

Cardiology

Ahmad Elashery, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Program Director

Elise Anderson, DO

Elie Gharib, MD

Interventional Cardiology Program Director

Mitchell Rashid, MD

Sarah Rinehart, MD

Nadew Simone, MD

Endocrinology

Steven Artz, MD

Medical School: S.U.N.Y Upstate at Syracuse

Completed Residency: Internship- Maimonides Medical Center - Brooklyn; S.U.N.Y Upstate- Internal Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Montefiore Medical/Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Endocrine Fellowship

Professional Interests: Thyroid disease & other Endocrine Disorders; Nuclear Medicine imaging and therapies

Hobbies/Interests: Amateur Radio

Strengths of Training at CAMC: C.A.M.C offers the unique opportunity to practice medicine in a combined academic and community environment.

Life in Charleston: Charleston offers a cosmopolitanism environment in a small vibrant community

Ilia Bernstein, MD

Waleed Butt, MD

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Completed Residency: WVU Charleston Division Internal Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Harbor - UCLA Medical Center Endocrinology

Maryam Taufeeq, MD

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan.

Completed Residency: IM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Endocrinology, The Ohio State University

Professional Interests: General Endocrinology

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, music, hiking, gardening.

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Diverse patient population, strong faculty.

Life in Charleston: The mountainous beautiful landscape, and warm, friendly people.

Gastroenterology

Nadeem Anwar, MD

Division Director Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan

Completed Residency: Internal Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: GI Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts

Prior Experience: Worked as a transplant hepatologist at the University of Massachusetts and University of Cincinnati

Hobbies/Interests: Reading

Muhammad Bashir, MD

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan

Completed Residency: Internship at Mayo Clinic Rochester and Internal Medicine Residency at University of Oklahoma

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University

Hobbies/Interests: Biking, running, hiking, traveling, tennis, kite flying, 3rd space endoscopy, therapeutic EUS, and pancreatobiliary diseases

Emily Battle, MD

Medical School: WVU School of Medicine

Completed Residency: CAMC WVU IM Residency

Fellowship/Advanced Training: UVA- GI and Hepatology

Hobbies/Interests: Family golf outings, sporting events, viewing the arts at the Clay center and Charleston Opera Guild

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Frequently get to work up patients and diagnose primary pathology versus being told the diagnosis.

Life in Charleston: Warm, supportive community

Harleen Chela, MD

Cheryl Cox, MD

Medical School: WVU School of Medicine

Completed Residency: Preliminary Surgery year at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, PA; IM Residency at CAMC WVU, Charleston WV

Fellowship/Advanced Training: UVA- GI and Hepatology

Hobbies/Interests: Running, Bee Keeping

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Diversity of pathology and working closely with subspecialist

Life in Charleston: Family feel and lots outdoor opportunities

Ebubekir Daglilar, MD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program Director

Medical School: Hacettepe University School of Medicine

Completed Residency: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Internal Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Ochsner Medical Center Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Roberta Hunter, MD

Kamran Zahid, MD

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan

Completed Residency: Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling and outdoor activities

Hematology/Oncology

Mohammad Alamgir, MD

Justin Cohen, MD

Amir Kamran, MD

Hematology and Medical Oncology Program Director

Medical School: Khyber Medical College

Completed Residency: University of Alabama at Huntsville Internal Medicine Residency

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Alleghany General Hospital Hematology, Medical Oncology

Anahat Kaur, MD

Ahmed Ali Khalid, MD

Nephrology

Manzar Hussain, MD

Asif Rahman, MD

Khan Shabih, MD

Katherine White, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Lo’ay Mahmoud Al-Asadi, MD

Majdi Al-Nabulsi, MD

Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine

Completed Residency: Internal Medicine. Seton Hall University -Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Pulmonary & Critical Care. Cook County Health - Chicago, Illinois.

Professional Interests: Interstitial lung disease, Asthma, Critical care Echo.

Hobbies/Interests: Reading

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Diversity of the patient population. Working with a medically underserved community.

Life in Charleston: The beautiful nature. The very calm and peaceful town.

Emily Fridenmaker, MD

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine

Completed Residency: CAMC Internal Medicine Residency

Fellowship/Advanced Training: University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Rayan Ihle, MD

Division Director

Medical School: The Ohio State University Medical School

Completed Residency: Indiana University Medicine Pediatrics residency

Fellowship/Advanced Training: University of Kentucky Pulmonary Critical Care

Professional Interests: Lung cancer, Pulmonary hypertension, Critical Care, Education

Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, attending performing arts, hiking, raising my 2 children

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Diverse patient population with wide array of acuity of disease

Life in Charleston: The unexpected cultural experiences here from off-Broadway performances at the Clay Center to live concerts at the Convention Center, from local food and music festivals to our culturally diverse local celebrations, there’s never a dull moment to find something to entertain and enlighten the soul.

Muhammad Asif Iqbal, MD

Arshad Kamal, MD

Richard Scott Morehead, MD

Professor

Medical School: Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK

Completed Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Fellowship/Advanced Training: PCCM University of Alabama at Birmingham

Khawaja Omar, MD

Mark Radow, MD

Sidra Raoof, MD

Michael Ritchie, MD

Medical Education:
Brody School of Medicine BS Biochemistry. BA Chemistry
East Carolina University
Western Carolina University

Completed Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Brody School of Medicine Critical Care

Anthony Roohollahi, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Assistant Program Director

Medical School: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Completed Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Fellowship/Advanced Training: PCCM at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Professional Interests: Lung Cancer, COPD, Asthma, Occupational Lung Disease

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, camping and traveling

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Dedication to patient care, friendly work environment

Life in Charleston: I was raised in Charleston and my family is still here so I wanted to be closer to them. I also had a wonderful experience here as a medical student doing clinical rotations.

Kevin Smith, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Program Director

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Completed Residency: Internal Medicine at University of Kentucky

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship at University of Kentucky

Professional Interests: Education, simulation training, difficult Airway Management, ARDS, cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Hobbies/Interests: Film, Playing / Watching Soccer, Building Computers, Electric Guitar, Home Improvement Projects, Hiking/Camping

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Great people who are easy to work with and all pull together. Diverse pathology.

Life in Charleston: Great place to live and raise children, great schools, and lots of great nature.

Vikhyath Terla, MD

Medical School: MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur, India

Completed Residency: Harlem Hospital/College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, New York, NY

Fellowship/Advanced Training: PCCM at Harlem Hospital/College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, New York, NY (2019)

Rheumatology

Silera Balbuena, MD

Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra Doctor in Medicine

Completed Residency: Morristown Memorial Hospital Internal Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: University of South Florida Rheumatology

Ahsan Iqbal, MD

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Completed Residency: Charleston Area Medical Center Internal Medicine

Fellowship/Advanced Training: University of New Mexico Rheumatology Fellowship

Matt Justice, MD

Medical School: Marshall University School of Medicine

Completed Residency: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at CAMC/WVU-Charleston

Fellowship/Advanced Training: Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology at Saint Louis University

Professional Interests: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematous

Hobbies/Interests: Golf, running, cars, fishing, college football and basketball

Strengths of Training at CAMC: Friendly faculty and expansion of subspecialties within the program

Life in Charleston: It’s a great place to raise a family with lots of outdoor activities

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Cardiology

Ahmad Elashery, MD

Elise Anderson, DO

Elie Gharib, MD

Mitchell Rashid, MD

Sarah Rinehart, MD

Nadew Simone, MD

Endocrinology

Steven Artz, MD

Ilia Bernstein, MD

Waleed Butt, MD

Maryam Taufeeq, MD

Gastroenterology

Nadeem Anwar, MD

Muhammad Bashir, MD

Emily Battle, MD

Harleen Chela, MD

Cheryl Cox, MD

Ebubekir Daglilar, MD

Roberta Hunter, MD

Kamran Zahid, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Mohammad Alamgir, MD

Justin Cohen, MD

Amir Kamran, MD

Anahat Kaur, MD

Ahmed Ali Khalid, MD

Nephrology

Manzar Hussain, MD

Asif Rahman, MD

Khan Shabih, MD

Katherine White, MD

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Lo’ay Mahmoud Al-Asadi, MD

Majdi Al-Nabulsi, MD

Emily Fridenmaker, MD

Rayan Ihle, MD

Muhammad Asif Iqbal, MD

Arshad Kamal, MD

Richard Scott Morehead, MD

Khawaja Omar, MD

Mark Radow, MD

Sidra Raoof, MD

Michael Ritchie, MD

Anthony Roohollahi, MD

Kevin Smith, MD

Vikhyath Terla, MD

Rheumatology

Silera Balbuena, MD

Ahsan Iqbal, MD

Matt Justice, MD

Yamini Sachan, MD

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