Fellowship Faculty

Faculty

Thomas Haldis, D.O.

Program Director

Aaron Smith, M.D.

Associate Program Director

Yassar Almanaseer, M.D.

Core Faculty

Ismail Bekdash, M.D.

Core Faculty

David Clardy, M.D.

Core Faculty

Michael Lawrenz Co, M.D.

Core Faculty

Lauren Schmidt, MPA

Program Administrator

Fellows 

Year I

Anne Therese Lim, MD

Medical School: University of the Phililpines Manila, College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines (INTARMED program)

Residency: St. Vincent Hospital Internal Medicine Program, Worcester, Massachusetts

Interest: General and preventive cardiology, non-invasive cardiology 

Why UND? I chose UND/Sanford Fargo for my cardiology fellowship because during my interview, I felt that the program was very welcoming, collegial and that the faculty really had the passion to teach. The program also prides itself on offering a wide range of pathologies and a huge patient population. Now that I already started fellowship and with firsthand experience, I can truly say that the program does provide a conducive environment for learning with a very supportive faculty, collaborative APPs/nurses/staff, multiple opportunities for procedures/research/writing case reports, detailed lectures/conferences, and most importantly, a good volume of patients with varied complexity. 

Derek Anderson, DO

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Interests: Academic Medicine, Heart Failure, Echocardiography

Why UND? I chose the University of North Dakota Fellowship because it allowed me to be in the first class and help start a program in a place where I love working. I can continue to work in Fargo with the patient population I'm familiar with and have the opportunity to work closely with attendings in all subspecialties.