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Cardiology Fellows

First-Year Fellows

Omowunmi Adedeji, M.D.

Omowunmi Adedeji, M.D.

  • Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Residency: George Washington University Hospital
  • Career Interests: Imaging, heart failure
  • Personal Interests: Traveling, cooking, reading, movies and music
Emmanuella Egbonim, M.D., M.P.H.

Emmanuella Egbonim, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  • Residency: Duke University Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure/transplant
  • Personal Interests: Self-taught pianist, reading, cooking and baking, movies, Peloton
Keerthi Gondi, M.D.

Keerthi Gondi, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Residency: University of Michigan Health System
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure/transplant/critical care cardiology
  • Personal Interests: Drone photography, hiking, backpacking, reading, science fiction and historical non-ficition, running
Artrish Jefferson M.D., M.H.S.

Artrish Jefferson M.D., M.H.S.

  • Medical School: Meharry Medical College
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure, interventional
  • Personal Interests: Writing songs, singing, traveling, brunch with friends
Ayeeshik Kole, M.D., Ph.D.

Ayeeshik Kole, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Preventive or interventional cardiology, cardiovascular imaging
  • Personal Interests: Graphic design, audiobooks, podcasts, cooking, live music, travel, spending time with my dog
Ahmed A. Kolkailah, M.D., M.Sc.

Ahmed A. Kolkailah, M.D., M.Sc.

  • Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
  • Residency: Cook County Health
  • Career Interests: Interventional Cardiology
  • Personal Interests: Pencil painting, playing the piano, soccer, squash, ping-pong, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, skydiving
Vivek Koshti, M.D.

Vivek Koshti, M.D.

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Advanced cardiac imaging
  • Personal Interests: Playing guitar (in a local Dallas band), piano, table, sitar. Tennis, cars, motorsport, mechanical watches and current events
Keval Patel, M.D., Ph.D.

Keval Patel, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Medicial School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University
  • Career Interests: Aerospace medicine, EP, sports cardiology, critical care
  • Personal Interests: Scuba diving - PADI open water certified, rowing, soccer, hiking/backpacking
Alexandra Sykes, M.D.

Alexandra Sykes, M.D.

  • Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Residency: Univeristy of California, San Diego
  • Career Interests: Preventive cardiology, cardio-obstetrics
  • Personal Interests: Distance running, surfing, paddle boarding, backpacking, reading
Lena Tran, M.D.

Lena Tran, M.D.

  • Medicial School: UT Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure/cardiac critical care
  • Personal Interests: Digital art, running, hiking, yoga, ballroom dancing, salsa dancing

Second-Year Fellows

Franck Azobou Tonleu, M.D.

Franck Azobou Tonleu, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Residency: Emory University
  • Career Interests: Advanced Heart Failure
  • Personal Interests: Watching and playing soccer, reading historical non-fiction, running, reading, playing the ukulele
Glynnis Garry, M.D.

Glynnis Garry, M.D.

  • Medical School: Vanderbilt School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Physician Scientist
  • Personal Interests: Music, languages, swimming, golf, playing trumpet
Christopher Grubb, M.D.

Christopher Grubb, M.D.

  • Medical School: Columbia University
  • Residency: Columbia University
  • Career Interests: Electrophysiology
  • Personal Interests: Classic music concerts, playing and watching soccer, music performance
Gene Hu, M.D.

Gene Hu, M.D.

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  • Residency: University of California San Francisco
  • Career Interests: Advanced Imaging, Electrophysiology
  • Personal Interests: Bhangra dance, singing, basketball, plays five instruments
Hannah Lehrenbaum, M.D.

Hannah Lehrenbaum, M.D.

  • Medical School: Georgetown University
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Advanced Heart Failure
  • Personal Interests: Hiking, national parks, running, spending time with her dog, board games
Carlos Lynes, M.D.

Carlos Lynes, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Imaging
  • Personal Interests: Pick-up basketball, skiing, hiking, Settlers of Catan
Jessica Qiu, M.D.

Jessica Qiu, M.D.

  • Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
  • Residency: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
  • Career Interests: Electrophysiology, Women's Health
  • Personal Interests: Yoga, meditation, classical music, reading, podcasts, late night talk shows
Amit Saha, M.D.

Amit Saha, M.D.

  • Medical School: Columbia University
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Advanced Heart Failure, Critical Care
  • Personal Interests: Crocheting, Russian literature, science fiction, freshwater fishing, weight training, cooking, and building gaming computers
Andrew Stewart, M.D.

Andrew Stewart, M.D.

  • Medical School: Loma Linda University
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Cardio-Oncology
  • Personal Interests: Basketball, hiking, watching football (fan of the Ravens), U.S. History – particularly Cold War

Scholarly Fellows

Courtney Bess, M.D.

Courtney Bess, M.D.

  • Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Residency: Emory University
  • Career Interests: Imaging, Women's Health
  • Personal Interests: Yoga, hiking, thriller movies, music festivals, playing tenor saxophone
Tiffany Brazile, M.D.

Tiffany Brazile, M.D.

  • Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Prevention
  • Personal Interests: Vegetarian cuisine, traveling, art museums, hiking, real estate, social dancing, home remodeling, certified yoga instructor
Spencer V. Carter, M.D.

Spencer V. Carter, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Chicago
  • Career Interests: Electrophysiology
  • Personal Iterests: Roller skating, 90’s music, the Baltimore Ravens, bourbon tasting, food tours
Ijeoma Eleazu, M.D.

Ijeoma Eleazu, M.D.

  • Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Career Interests: Healthcare Disparities
  • Personal Interests: African Dancing, Reading, Running, Swimming, Cooking
Sarah Godfrey, M.D.

Sarah Godfrey, M.D.

  • Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons
  • Residency: Columbia University - New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure, palliative care cardiology, medical education
  • Personal Interests: Wine tasting, camping, paragliding, bungee jumping, exploring new restaurants
Eric Hall, M.D.

Eric Hall, M.D.

  • Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure/translational
  • Personal Interests: Exercising, playing basketball, point of care ultrasound, nonfiction
Athena Huang, M.D.

Athena Huang, M.D.

  • Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons
  • Residency: Columbia University - New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Career Interests: Advanced heart failure or general cardiology
  • Personal Interests: Music, travel, hiking, Pilates, baking
Neil Keshvani, M.D.

Neil Keshvani, M.D.

  • Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Heart Failure, Implementation Science
  • Personal Interests: College basketball, reading, international travel
Douglas Kyrouac, M.D.

Douglas Kyrouac, M.D.

  • Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Career Interests: General or preventive cardiology
  • Personal Interests: Juggling, hula, fishing, pickleball
MariaSanta Mangione, M.D.

MariaSanta Mangione, M.D.

  • PSTP
  • Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Physician Scientist
  • Personal Interests: Reading, walking/hiking, tasting new foods and trying new restaurants, traveling
Mason Marcus, M.D.

Mason Marcus, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess
  • Career Interests: Electrophysiology
  • Personal Interests: Cooking, gardening, running, spending time with wife and children
Lisandro Maya-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D

Lisandro Maya-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D

  • PSTP
  • Medical School: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Physician Scientist
  • Personal Interests: Cycling tours, soccer and hiking with his family
Benjamin Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.

Benjamin Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Physician Scientist
  • Personal Interests: Cooking, baking, reading and spending time outdoors with my family. Electric car enthusiast.
Kayla Riggs, M.D.

Kayla Riggs, M.D.

  • Medical School: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Career Interests: Preventive, Interventional Cardiology
  • Personal Interests: Cycling, jogging, yoga, podcasts, cooking blogs
Reynaldo Sanchez, M.D.

Reynaldo Sanchez, M.D.

  • Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Academic cardiology
  • Personal Interests: Orangetheory fanatic, Northwestern football, coffee and cocktail enthusiast, Netflix
Maya Weismann, M.D.

Maya Weismann, M.D.

  • Medical School: Goldman Medical School, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • Residency: Rabin Medical Center, Israel
  • Career Interests: Advanced cardiac imaging
Katarina Yaros, M.D.

Katarina Yaros, M.D.

  • Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Career Interests: Noninvasive imaging
  • Personal Interests: Parenting, running, tennis, basketball and travel

Advanced Training Fellows

Ari Bennett, M.D.

Ari Bennett, M.D.

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Personal Interests: Running for enjoyment/exercise; listening to classic rock, jazz and blues.
Jeffrey Chidester, M.D.

Jeffrey Chidester, M.D.

  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Personal Interests: Hiking, rock climbing, biking, walking dog, vegetable and herb gardening, playing piano
Kyle Geurink, M.D.

Kyle Geurink, M.D.

  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
  • Residency: Duke University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Personal Interests: Playing basketball, Wisconsin sports fan, experimenting with coffee brewing methods
Wynn Hunter, M.D.

Wynn Hunter, M.D.

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Residency: Duke University
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern
  • Personal Interest: Painting, golf, craft beer and wine, wood working, film
Fizza Hussain, M.D.

Fizza Hussain, M.D.

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
  • Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
  • Personal Interest: Boba, concerts, cycling, and yoga
Anas Jawaid, M.D.

Anas Jawaid, M.D.

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Personal Interest: Skiing and sailing
Akash Kataruka, M.D.

Akash Kataruka, M.D.

  • Clinical Cardiac Elctrophysiology
  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
  • Residency: University of Michigan
  • Personal Interest: Powerlifting, Guitar
Anna Rosenblatt, M.D.

Anna Rosenblatt, M.D.

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Personal Interest: Hiking, road biking, alpine and Nordic skiing, competitive running
Ahmed Zaghloul, M.D.

Ahmed Zaghloul, M.D.

  • Structural Interventional Cardiology
  • Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center
  • Personal Interest:Horse show jumping; playing and watching Soccer; working out, swimming or jogging; watching sport games.

Meet Our Former Fellows