Current Residents
Meet our Augusta Health Internal Medicine Residents 2024
Ahmed Elsaiey
Ain Shams University
Dr. Elsaiey is from Egypt where he completed medical school and a clinical internship. He immigrated to the US and spent 4 years as a research fellow at Harvard Beth-Israel Deaconess, followed by two years of clinical research work in transplant medicine at Houston Medical. In these roles, he has received numerous first author peer-reviewed publications and additional online publications. He states, “It is an honor and privilege to pursue this path and bring my unique experiences and passion to my future internal medicine residency training program.”
Aheema Gazi
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Virginia Campus
Dr. Gazi is a Virginian who did her medical school clinical rotations at Augusta Health, so we are thrilled to train one of our medical students as a resident physician. She completed a BS in biology at the University of Richmond and is a 4th year student at VCOM, our affiliated medical school. During medical school, she was chosen for the prestigious “Gold Humanism Honor Society” because of her dedication to service. She has served in a free clinic in Richmond, as a UNICEF delegate to Bangladesh, as a hospice volunteer, as a CASA volunteer, an SPCA volunteer, with FeedMore to provide outreach on hunger in the community and on an overdose prevention task force.
Linda Hernandez Gonzalez
Tecnologico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina Monterrey
Dr. Hernandez Gonzalez completed medical school in Mexico and also studied abroad in Lille, France and Barcelona, Spain. She currently lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and has done clinical rotations and research in Charlottesville at UVA. Dr. Hernandez Gonzalez has a special interest in public health and received an altruism award in medical school as recognition. She practiced medicine in Mexico, serving an underserved population of patients, and she has volunteered in multiple clinics including the Charlottesville Free Clinic.
Joanna Huckabay
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Huckabay is from Louisiana where she did her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. During medical school at Liberty, she received numerous recognitions for leadership and service including the “Servant’s Heart Award,” “Model Mentor Award,” “Effective Leader Award,” and “Dean’s Distinguished Student Award.” She had been a hospice volunteer and she served with the rural medicine interest group. Her mentors describe her as bright, engaging, compassionate and exceptional.
Emma Kyei
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Kyei is completing her medical school education in Indiana, but looks forward to moving home to Virginia for internal medicine residency. She grew up in Manassas, Virginia and attended Christopher Newport University where she received a BS in biochemistry. She has a passion for service and has volunteered in the free clinic and with the Student National Medical Association during medical school. In addition, she has worked with the International Justice Mission to raise awareness about social injustice, fair trade and human trafficking. She is interested in a career in general outpatient medicine or allergy and immunology.
Shamsun Nahar
Dhaka Medical College
Dr. Nahar graduated from medical school in Bangladesh where she received recognition for her excellent academic achievements. She had extensive experience practicing medicine, teaching and mentoring in Bangladesh. She currently holds a license to practice medicine in New York State and has decided to obtain additional internal medicine residency training to advance her career. Dr. Nahar describes medicine as art stating, “My canvas remains a work in progress, continually enriched by experiences and narratives that rekindle my passion for internal medicine. At the end of residency, a new painting will emerge, symbolizing the day I began practicing medicine in the USA.” Dr. Nahar speaks 4 languages.
Alexander Nguyen
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Nguyen is a Virginian who grew up in Falls Church, attended UVA where he received a BA in Biology and Psychology and is completing medical school in Lynchburg at Liberty. He has served as a Compassionate Service Society youth group leader and mentor and has completed and organized humanitarian missions to Vietnam and domestically to Texas and California. He has completed clinical research at Georgetown in prostate cancer, at UVA in memory and MRI, and at the University of Texas on psychiatric disease. In medical school, he received the “Servant’s Heart Award,” “Model Mentor Award,” “Effective Leader Award,” “Class Steward Award,” and “Dean’s Distinguished Student Doctor Award.”
Nana Kwadwo Opoku
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Opoku is also a Virginian from Stafford VA who completed his BS in biomedical engineering at VCU before pursuing medical school at VCOM. He has dedicated time during medical school to supporting the Student National Medical Association and has worked as a mentor within the organization and with the Ghanaian Physician and Surgeon Foundation. He has been a member of the Diversity and Inclusive committee at VCOM and “believes in the power, beauty, and influence of diversity, inclusion and the pursuit of equity.” He loves soccer and is described by his teachers as “exceptional, intelligent and empathetic.”
Adam Rasoul
Hawler Medical University
Dr. Rasoul is from Harrisonburg, Virginia and considers the Shenandoah Valley to be his home. He grew up in Harrisonburg, but chose to join his father in Iraq as a teenager to help the community and pursue new experiences. While in Iraq, he completed his medical education. Since returning home to Harrisonburg, he has participated in many clinical rotations and volunteered with the Harrisonburg EMS. He states, “I value my diverse experiences and skills to improve health, and I have taken any and all opportunities to care for people…. My experiences both locally in the US and within Kurdistan, Iraq have built my skills, character, and knowledge.”
Ahmed “Safi” Shaikh
Liaquat National Medical College
Dr. Shaikh is from Pakistan where he lives, completed medical education and practices medicine. He spent extensive time in 2023 pursuing clinical rotations in the US and returned home to Pakistan to continue his practice of medicine. In addition to his work in medicine, Dr. Shaikh is constantly finding ways to serve his community and help humanity. He volunteers in Tabeer which he describes as a “slum school” where he teaches and provides hope to impoverished children. When floods devastated Pakistan, he and colleagues immediately traveled to the area and created health camps to help. He enjoys cycling and table tennis.
