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Internal Medicine Residency Program – Chief Residents

Get to know our Chief Residents — their passions, hobbies and what brought them to this program.

Our chief residents

Caitlin Fai, MD
Caitlin Fai, MD

Hometown: Newton, MA 
Undergraduate: Harvard College
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Favorite thing about living in Boston: Boston is the perfect sized city to live in. Everything is walkable and each neighborhood has its own unique personality and great restaurants! Boston also has the best sports teams.
Favorite thing about Tufts: Tufts is a very special place to continue your medical training. It has all of the opportunities you'd find at a large academic medical center (research, medical education), with the sense of community that you'd experience at a smaller hospital.
Plans for the future: Nephrology

Mazhar Kadwalwala, MD, MBA
Mazhar Kadwalwala, MD MBA

Hometown: Mumbai, India
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Favorite thing about living in Boston: The seasonal changes and the long summer days. Boston is truly a New England city and is very walkable. My favorite activity is to walk along the Esplanade and explore new restaurants in the North End.
Favorite thing about Tufts:The camaraderie amongst residents, fellows, attendings, nursing and ancillary staff. Tufts has a lot to offer in terms of training while also being small enough to build close friendships.
Plans for the future: Cardiology

Surya Khadilkar, MD
Surya Khadilkar, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Favorite thing about living in Boston: Close proximity to nature (close to the beaches, mountains, walking paths) while also enjoying the perks of large sized city!
Favorite thing about Tufts: Great balance of graded autonomy, exposure to sub-specialty fields and the chance to personalize your residency experience to align with your professional and personal goals.
Plans for the future: Gastroenterology

Where our recent chief residents went

2022-2023
Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center
Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital
Pulmonary/ Critical Care fellowship at University of South Carolina

2021-2022
Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at University of North Carolina
Nephrology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center
Gastroenterology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center

2020-2021 
Cardiology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center 
Nephrology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center 
Gastroenterology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center

2019-2020 
Hematology/Oncology fellowship at UC San Diego 
Cardiology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center 
Internal medicine faculty at Tufts Medical Center

2018-2019 
Infectious diseases fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 
Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center 
Pulmonary/Critical care fellowship at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

2017-2018 
Cardiology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center 
Primary care faculty at University of Maryland 
Hospital medicine at Stanford University

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