Pediatric Cardiology Fellows
4th-Year Fellows (2018-2022)
Maher Abadeer M.D.
Education
B.A.,University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2006
M.D., St. George’s University SOM, Grenada, West Indies, 2013
Postdoctoral Training
General Surgery Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2013–2016
Pediatric Residency, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children , Philadelphia, PA, 2016–2019
Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 2019–2022
Sanja Dzelebdzic M.D.
Education
M.D., University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia, 2006–2012
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatrics Residency, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2016–2019
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, Florida, 2019–2022
Austin Mercadante M.D.
Education
B.S., Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 2006
M.D., University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, 2016
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatrics Residency, Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2016–2019
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, 2019–2022
Laura Radel M.D.
Education
B.S., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2006
M.D., Southern Illinois University SOM, Springfield, IL, 2010
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Southern Illinois University SOM, Springfield, IL, 2015–2018
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital/UTHSC, Memphis, TN, 2018–2021
Advanced Pediatric Heart Failure/Transplant Fellow, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital/UTHSC, Memphis, TN, 2021–2022
Stephen Spurgin, M.D.
Education
B.S., Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2010
M.D., UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2016
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2016–2019
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2019–Present
Third-Year Fellows (2020-2023)
Manal Alqahtani, M.B.B.S.
Education
M.B.B.S., King Abdulaziz University College of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Saudi Arabia, 2013
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Miami Children's Health System /Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, 2017–2020
Vidhi Makanji, M.D., M.P.H.
Education
B.S., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 2013
M.D., M.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long SOM, San Antonio, TX, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2017–2020
Drishti Tolani, M.B.B.S.
Education
M.B.B.S., Seth G.S. Medical College, India, 2016
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Detroit Medical Center-Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 2017–2020
Second-Year Fellows (2021-2024)
Pezad Doctor, M.B.B.S.
Education
M.B.B.S., Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, India, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 2018–2021
First-Year Fellows (2022-2025)
Sara Alhousseiny M.D.
Education
M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar, 2015–2019
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, 2019-–2022
Mohammad Mehdi M.B.B.S.
Education
M.B.B.S., Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, 2013–2018
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 2019–2022
Sarah Zoretic D.O., M.S., M.A.
Education
B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2013
B.S., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2014
M.S., Kansas City University, Joplin, MO, 2015
M.A., Kansas City University, Joplin, MO, 2019
D.O., Kansas City University, Joplin, MO, 2019
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2019–2022
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