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Pediatric Cardiology Fellows

4th-Year Fellows (2023-2024)

Manal Alqahtani, M.B.B.S.
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
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, UT Southwestern, 2020–2023

Aya El Jerbi, M.D.
Aya El Jerbi, M.D.

Education
M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 2017–2020, Chief Resident, 2019–2020
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar, 2020–2023

Sukran Erdem, M.D.
Sukran Erdem, M.D.

Education
M.D., Ege University Medical School, Turkey, 2004
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Istanbul Science University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Turkey, 2007–2011, Chief Resident, 2011–2012

Tayaba Miah, M.D.
Tayaba Miah, M.D.

Education
M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Detroit Medical Center-Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 2017–2020
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Detroit Medical Center-Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, 2020–2023

Maria Ossa Galvis, M.D.
Maria Ossa Galvis, M.D.

Education

Postdoctoral Training

Third-Year Fellows (2021-2024)

Pezad Doctor, M.B.B.S.
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
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, UT Southwestern, 2021–2024

Lauren Thai, M.D.
Lauren Thai, M.D.

Education
M.D., University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 2017–2020, Chief Resident, 2020–2021
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, Bronx, NY, 2021–2024

Second-Year Fellows (2022-2025)

Sara Alhousseiny, M.D.
Sara Alhousseiny, M.D.

Education
M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar, 2019
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, 2019-–2022

Mohammad Mehdi, M.B.B.S.
Mohammad Mehdi, M.B.B.S.

Education
M.B.B.S., Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 2019–2022

Sarah Zoretic, D.O.
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
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, UT Southwestern, 2022–2025

First-Year Fellows (2023-2026)

Anusha Kodidhi, M.D.
Anusha Kodidhi, M.D.

Education
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 2019
M.D., University of Missour-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 2020
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, St. Louis Children’s Hospital at Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2020–2023

Matthew Mosgrove, M.D.
Matthew Mosgrove, M.D.

Education
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2016
M.D., Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2020
Postdoctoral Training

Natalia Testo, D.O.
Natalia Testo, D.O.

Education
B.S., Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2011
D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 2016
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 2016–2019, Chief Resident, 2019–2020
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, UT Southwestern, 2020–2023

Byrd Cicero Willis Pineda, M.D., M.S.
Byrd Cicero Willis Pineda, M.D., M.S.

Education
M.D., Tecnológico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina, Mexico, 2010
M.S., Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, 2011
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2019–2022, Chief Resident, 2022–2023

Contact Us

Sonali Patel, M.D., Ph.D.

Sonali Patel, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program

>Melinda Cory, M.D.

Melinda Cory, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Associate Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program

Kristy Friel

Kristy Friel

Coordinator, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program

kristy.friel@utsouthwestern.edu