Saint James School of Medicine Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony

Dr. James Welsh is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist and Neuro-Oncologist who is a Professor and Director of Translational Research of Radiation Oncology at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He is also the Radiation Oncology Chief of Service at The Edward Hines Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Chicago.

Dr. Welsh received his Master of Science in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University and his MD at The State University of New York, Stony Brook. His postgraduate residency training was at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he went on to serve as a faculty member before moving to the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

There he lead clinical research efforts in helical tomotherapy, a novel form of image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy for treating cancer patients. Dr. Welsh served as a Professor of Radiology, Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology at Louisiana State University, Shreveport before joining the Loyola team. Dr. Welsh is one of the few physicians with experience using fast neutrons therapy when treating cancer patients at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). Additionally, he currently serves as a proton beam therapy specialist for Loyola and has amassed experience and expertise with Gamma Knife and Cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) and served as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Radiation Oncology. He is the author of more than 200 peer reviewed publications and has authored a popular book on cancer immunotherapy, ‘Sharks get Cancer, Mole Rates Don’t’.

Dean of Clinical Sciences - Southwest Region (SJSM)

Monzer Yazji, MD is the owner and President of a Multi-Specialty practice in south Texas. He has been practicing in the United States as a physician specializing in Internal Medicine since 1995, and Obesity Medicine since 2016. He is a co-founder of UOSSM International and a co-founder and the serving President of UOSSM USA.

Along with finding the Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association in 2006, Yazji, MD is a present board member of various associations and organizations such as South Texas Health Systems and the Cornerstone Regional Hospital. Yazji, MD is the current Medical Director for the South Texas Diabetic and Metabolic Institute, and also a designated ambassador for Novo Nordisk Inc. on diabetes prevention and treatment. He is currently recognized by the State of Texas as a Designated Doctor, and his clinic is recognized as a High Performer, for Workman’s Compensation. He is the Chair and CEO of the South Texas Clinical Partner ACO, which he coordinated and built in South Texas.

Yazji’s, MD certifications and licenses include board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and a recent appointment as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor by the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Yazji, MD has worked with the United Nations, UNICEF, Doctors without Borders, and has participated in several international medical relief missions.

Board Certified in Internal Medicine with an MD degree from Saint James School of Medicine, Dr. Mohammed is licensed in Texas and Illinois and holds certificates in ECFMG, ACLS, and BLS. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine, where she holds Level 1 and 2 certificates with Level 3 currently in progress. Her professional experience includes working as an internal medicine physician and hospitalist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL, where she manages an average of 16-22 complex patients daily. She has also received honors and awards such as House staff President at Saint Francis Hospital and Stars Scholarship Recipient. Dr. Mohammed has volunteered with various charitable organizations and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Texas-Pan America. She currently works for ASAS Health and serves the greater Rio Grande Valley area.