The UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center welcomes Dr. Jaleel and Dr. Eltaraboulsi as the newest members of its Rheumatology Fellowship Program. The program trains fellows in the wide variety of skills needed to care for patients with all types of rheumatic disease, which helps ensure they will be well prepared for positions in either clinical care or academic medicine. Learn more about our new fellows as well as our fellowship program…
Dr. Ayesha Jaleel is originally from India. She attended college at the University of South Alabama in Mobile where she studied Biomedical Sciences and Spanish. She received her MD degree from the University of Alabama (UAB) in Birmingham, AL and has just completed her Internal Medicine residency at Baptist Brookwood Health in Homewood, AL. Dr. Jaleel was the recipient of the ACR RRF Engleman Resident Research Preceptorship under the mentorship of Dr. Ken Saag at UAB.
Dr. Rami Eltaraboulsi grew up in North Carolina. He graduated from NC State where he majored in Biochemistry. He received his MD degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC where he served on the curriculum task force. Dr. Eltaraboulsi has just completed a 4 year MED/PEDs residency at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. During his residency he worked with Dr. Ginny Steen on racial disparities in scleroderma.
We invite you to learn more about the comprehensive training offered by our Rheumatology Fellowship Program.