Resident Staff

Sajid grew up in Long Island and attended college at Villanova University. He studied Electrical Engineering in undergrad and Sustainable Engineering in grad school. He received his MD from Yale School of Medicine in 2024 where he completed a year of research to develop imaging biomarkers to improve risk stratification for prostate cancer patients. He is currently a resident in Radiation Oncology at Yale and his research interests include developing deep learning and machine learning algorithms on multimodal datasets to improve prognostication and risk stratification for cancer patients. His hobbies include home improvement, investments, and weightlifting.

Hometown: Medford, NJ Internship: Saint Petersburg General Hospital Research Interests: Oligometastatic disease, SBRT, women's health, intravascular brachytherapy Outside Interests: Skiing, traveling, reading, going to the beach, Broadway musicals, New York sports teams, and South Carolina Gamecock sports teams

Hometown: Weston, FL Internships: Transitional Year at HCA Westside/Northwest Research Interests: Health disparities, global oncology, gynecologist malignancies Outside Interests: Playing tennis and soccer, practicing the guitar and trumpet, spending time with family, visiting new countries

Hometown: Belle Mead, NJ Internships: Eastern Connecticut Health Network Research Interests: Molecular Cell and Cancer Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Oligometastatic Disease Outside Interests: Carnivorous Plants, Martial arts, Jogging, Biking, Weightlifting

Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ Internship: Manchester Memorial Hospital Research Interests: The role of inflammation and autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of cancer, molecular genetics, medical illustration Outside Interests: Art, sewing toys, visiting local museums and botanical gardens, expanding my collection of house plants

Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Internship: Bridgeport Hospital Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, oligometastatic disease Outside Interests: Mountain biking, skiing, PC building

Hometown: East Setauket, NY Internship: Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, CT Research Interests: Palliative care, clinical and research ethics, oligometastatic disease, treatment toxicity Outside Interests: Trivia buff (and Jeopardy fan!), reading (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Philosophy), the New York Yankees, video and board games

Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Research Interests: Global oncology, AI applications in radiation oncology, clinical trial protocol design and development, health economics research. Outside Interests: Husky mom, playing soccer, traveling, binge watching TV shows.

Internship: Steward Carney Hospital Transitional Year - Boston MA Research Interests: Global health, health disparities/equity Outside Interests: Traveling, hiking, skiing, live music, true crime podcasts, Formula 1 racing, and craft beer! Yale Radiation Oncology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Resident Representative

Hometown: West Greenwich, RI.  Internship: Johns Hopkins Bayview.  Research Interests: Tumor Immune Microenvironment, Radiomics, AI.  Outside Interests: Woodworking, sustainable forestry, hiking.

Hometown: Rockaway, NJ. Internship: General Surgery at Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Research Interests: Epigenetics, chromatin modifying enzymes, chromatin structure and repair, radiosensitizers. Outside Interests: Travel, hiking, live music, cooking, coffee, plants/gardening.

Hometown: New York, New York. Internship: Peconic Bay Medical Center at Northwell Health. Research Interests: Public health/policy, global health, medical education. Outside Interests: Ballroom dancing, exploring with my dog, cooking and eating.

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Research Interests: Clinical computational oncology, artificial intelligence, germline cancer genetics, oligometastatic disease. Outside Interests: Cooking, rowing, reading, biking, trying new restaurants in New Haven and beyond.

Hometown: Lagrangeville, NY. Internships: NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island.Research Interests: SABR/SBRT, radiosensitization strategies, cardiac radioablation, medical education.  Outside Interests: Basketball, running, golf, traveling, landscape photography.

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI. Research Interests: Cost-effectiveness analysis, medical education. Outside Interests: Podcasts, sports (Michigan Football), weightlifting, aviation, meditation, getting last place at our resident fantasy football league.