GI Fellows

Gastroenterology Fellows

Joseph Asemota, MD

Medical School: University of Ibadan College of Medicine

Residency: Howard University

Year Started Fellowship: 2022

Research Interest: Mesenteric science, disparity research, GI oncology/hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer

Fun Facts/Interests: He enjoys listening to music, paying the keyboard and guitar, watching movies, and attending festivals

Matthew Custodio, MD

Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: Boston University

Year Started Fellowship: 2022

Research Interest: Quality and systems improvement and clinical outcomes research

Fun Facts/Interests: He enjoys soccer, home improvement, cooking, gardening, and travel

Kevin Huang, MD

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Boston University

Year Started Fellowship: 2022

Research Interest: Medical education, advanced endoscopy and GI malignancies/health disparities in colorectal cancer

Fun Facts/Interests: He enjoys gardening, traveling, playing tennis, and cooking

Varun Angajala, MD

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Residency: University of Southern California/Keck School of Medicine, LAC+USC Medical Center

Year Started Fellowship: 2023

Fun Facts/Interests: Playing tennis, Hiking and traveling, Reading fiction, Cooking

Ameer Halim, MD

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency: University of Maryland
Medical Center

Year Started Fellowship: 2023

Fun Facts/Interests: Exploring new cities, cultures, coffees, and foods
– Reading fictional, political, and theological genres
– Following professional sports, especially soccer, basketball, and football

Rosa Yu, MD

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess

Year Started Fellowship: 2023

Fun Facts/Interests: Cycling, hiking, strength training, rock climbing, formerly running half-marathons, solo-backpacking & couch-surfing around the world, travel
writing, cooking

Samantha (Sami) Chua, MD

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Residency: Boston University Medical Center

Year Started Fellowship: 2024

Fun facts/interests: She enjoys running along the Charles and hiking, trying new cafes and eating croissants

Rei Mitsuyama, MD

Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Residency: Brown University/Lifespan

Year Started Fellowship: 2024

Fun facts/interests: He enjoys playing soccer

Marya Pulaski, MD

Medical School: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Year Started Fellowship: 2024

Fun facts/interests: She enjoys yoga, cooking, gardening, and spending time outside