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Department of Ophthalmology: Residency Program

Meet the Residents

PGY-4

Aric Clegg, M.D.
Aric Clegg, M.D.
  • Hometown: Parkersburg, West Virginia
  • Medical School: West Virginia University
  • Internship: Unity Health – Transitional Year
  • Hobbies: Hiking, Netflix, College and Professional Football, Traveling
William Henry, M.D.
William Henry, M.D.
  • Hometown: Batesville, Arkansas
  • Medical School: UAMS
  • Internship: UAMS Transitional Year
  • Hobbies: Running, Golf, Cycling, Hiking
Publications
Musab Shamin, M.D.
Muhammad Shamim, M.D.
  • Hometown: Brownsville, Texas
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Internship: MacNeal Hospital Transitional Year – Chicago
  • Hobbies: Chess, Basketball, Foosball, Traveling, Hiking, Watching professional basketball
Zia Siddiqui, M.D.
M. Zia Siddiqui, M.D.
  • Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Medical School: UAMS
  • Internship: UAMS – Transitional Year
  • Hobbies: Basketball, Football, Following college and professional basketball/football, Fishing
Publications

PGY-3

Michalis Georgiou, MD, PhD
Michalis Georgiou, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Medical School: National and Kapodistrian University of Greece
  • Internship: Internal Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – Bronx, New York
  • Hobbies: Snorkeling, hiking, long city strolls, spending quality time with friends and family
Publications
Marco Ji, MD
Marco Ji, M.D.
  • Medical School: Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy
  • Internship: Internal Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai– Bronx, New York
  • Hobbies: Cooking, weightlifting, hiking, road trips
Publications
Alex Kilgore, MD
Alex Kilgore, M.D.
  • Medical School: UAMS
  • Internship: Unity Health – Transitional Year – Searcy, AR
  • Hobbies: Cycling, camping, hiking, target shooting, playing ukulele, reading and cooking
    • Publications
    Ahmed Shakarchi, MD, MPH
    Ahmed Shakarchi, M.D., MPH
    • Medical School: University of Baghdad College of Medicine
    • Internship: Internal Medicine at St. Agnes Hospital – Baltimore, Maryland
    • Hobbies: Travel and hiking
    Publications

    PGY-2

    Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD
    Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, M.D.
    • Medical School: Cairo University
    • Internship: UAMS – Transitional
    • Hobbies: Travel, soccer, languages and spending time with family
    Publications
    Philip Dockery, M.D., MPH
    Philip Dockery, M.D., MPH
    • Medical School: University of Alabama of Medicine
    • Internship: UAMS – Transitional
    • Hobbies: Sports, outdoor activities and spending time with family
    Publications
    Sayena Jabbehdari, MD
    Sayena Jabbehdari, M.D., MPH
  • Medical School: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
  • Internship: UAMS – Transitional
  • Hobbies: Travel, reading philosophy books, playing violin, jogging, solving soduku puzzle and cooking
    • Publications
    Sara Nowroozizadeh
    Sara Nowroozizadeh, M.D.
  • Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
  • Internship: UAMS – Transitional
  • Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, swimming, exercise and spending time with family
    • Publications

    PGY-1

    Alexander Kwok, M.D., MPH
    Alex Kwok, M.D., MPH
    Medical School: UAMS College of Medicine
    Personal Bio
    Jamal Azhari, M.D.
    Jamal Azhari, M.D.
    Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
    Personal Bio
    Sam Karimaghaei, M.D.
    Sam Karimaghaei, M.D.
    Medical school: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Personal Bio
    Tony Chacko, M.D.
    Tony Chacko, M.D.
    Medical degree: UAMS College of Medicine
    Personal Bio