Celebrating Success: GBMC's 36th Annual Father’s Day 5K and 1-Mile Fun Walk

On Sunday, June 16, we hosted our 36th Annual Father’s Day 5K and 1-Mile Fun Walk. I am thrilled to share that this year’s event was our most successful yet, raising over $145,000 for our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Thank you to everyone who participated, donated, and supported this event. We have a tremendously generous community!  

Whether you walked, ran, or donated, your support has impacted GBMC’s tiniest patients, their families, and the dedicated staff who treat them like family. Contributions from the event directly support advanced education for our staff and enhance the experience for families navigating through challenging times. 

I always look forward to participating in the event, not just because I enjoy running (slowly), but also because it is heartwarming to see our NICU families as well as our staff and community come together in such a meaningful way. I’m always humbled by the showing of support every year. 

I’m grateful to Morgan Varley, Director of Annual Funding, and Alissa Smith, Community Relations and Events Manager, for all their work to make this event so successful! 

Save the date for the 37th annual Father’s Day 5K and 1-Mile Fun Walk on Sunday, June 15, 2025! 

Employee Resource Group (ERG)-Led Events 

There has been no shortage of successful events for GBMC HealthCare lately! In addition to our Father’s Day 5K, two of our ERGs hosted highly engaging events this week. 

The Greater Pride ERG once again led a team at the Baltimore Pride Parade on Saturday, June 15 and participated in Pride in the Park on Sunday, June 16, providing education and information to the community.

  

On Monday, June 17, the GBMC Black Alliance ERG invited all GBMC HealthCare staff to join the GBMC Juneteenth Jubilee, a celebration to commemorate our country's second independence day and the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. Staff enjoyed live music, dance, delicious food, and speakers.

Thank you to the members of our ERGs who coordinated these efforts and to everyone who participated! 

Congratulations to our Internal Medicine Residency Program Graduates! 

Although GBMC is largely known as a community hospital, it is also a teaching hospital. I’m proud of our phenomenal Internal Medicine Residency Program, which offers excellent medical education and treatment in addition to the type of patient care experience we would want for our own loved ones.

It is an honor when providers choose to obtain their foundational training with us, and I’d like to take a moment to recognize the following recent graduates of our Internal Medicine Residency Program. I wish them the best as they continue to grow in the next phases of their medical careers.

Our Graduating 3rd year resident who have completed their residencies and are now ready for independent practice are:

• Maimoona Ali, MD: Hospitalist – CHI Health Good Samaritan (Kearny, Nebraska)
• Ibtisam Ashraf, MD: Hospitalist – Chippenham Hospital (Richmond, Virginia)
• Neha Bapat, MD: Endocrinology Fellowship – University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin)
• Alaa Diab, MD: Academic Hospitalist, Assistant Professor – Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan)
• Akshay Duddu, MD: PGY-4 Chief Medical Resident – Greater Baltimore Medical Center
• Mohammad Haroon Hassan, MD: Hospitalist – Chippenham Hospital (Richmond, Virginia)
• Hamza Atta Khan, MD: Nocturnist – Sinai Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)
• Amsha Ilyas, MD: Hospitalist – Raleigh General Hospital (Beckley, West Virginia)
• Azfar Niazi, MD: Hospitalist – Greater Baltimore Medical Center
• Gina Patel, MD: Critical Care Fellowship – George Washington University (Washington, DC)
• Jayashrei Sairam, MD: PGY-4 Chief Medical Resident – Greater Baltimore Medical Center
• Mir Ali Asghar Shah, MD: Hospitalist – Chippenham Hospital (Richmond, Virginia)
• Eric Thuo, MD: Infectious Disease/Immunology R38 Grant – Washington University in St. Louis- (St. Louis, Missouri)
• Fazl Wazeen, MD: Hospitalist – Chippenham Hospital (Richmond, Virginia) 

Our 1st year Preliminary residents who will go on to complete specialized training are:

• Darwish Alabyad, MD: Diagnostic Radiology – George Washington University Hospital (Washington, DC) 
• Catherine Bienert, MD: Diagnostic Radiology – Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)
• Katerina Havlik, DO: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – Sinai Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland) 

Finally, our 2 chief residents who are graduating are:

• Ayesha Khan, MD: Hospitalist – Greater Baltimore Medical Center
• Beryl Otieno, MD: Academic Hospitalist, Academic Professor – Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Congratulations to all and thank you to our Internal Medicine Residency Program leaders–Elisabeth Carr, MD, Program Director, and Melvin Blanchard, MD, Chair of Medicine–for ensuring our residents have rich and positive experiences that set the stage for their future successes.