Penn Cardiovascular Institute

Cardiology Fellows at Penn Medicine

Every year, more than 500 people apply for eight positions in the Penn Cardiovascular Disease fellowship training program. Forty-four fellows are currently enrolled in the program, which include 24 general cardiology fellows, and subspecialty fellows training in interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, advanced heart failure and transplantation, vascular medicine, and basic, translational, and clinical cardiovascular research.

Current Cardiovascular Disease Fellows

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    Venkatesh Anjan, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Northwestern
    Medical School: University of Arizona

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    Brian Betensky, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School:Boston University School of Medicine

  • Benjamin A. D’Souza, MD

    Benjamin A. D’Souza, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Jefferson Medical College

  • Robert S. Fenning, MD

    Robert S. Fenning, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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    Wilson E. Grandin, MD, MPH

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Brigham and Women
    Medical School: Tufts

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    Marie Guerraty, MD, Ph.D

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

  • Abigail M. Khan, MD

    Abigail M. Khan, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School

  • Vinay U. Kini, MD

    Vinay U. Kini, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

  • Lavanya Kondapalli, MD

    Lavanya Kondapalli, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Residency: University of Chicago Hospital
    Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

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    Jeremy Mazurek, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
    Medical School: Albert Einstein, Yeshiva University

  • Nidhi Mehta, MD

    Nidhi Mehta, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  • Parin Patel, MD

    Parin Patel, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School

  • Vikram Prasanna, MD

    Vikram Prasanna, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  • W. Hind Rahmouni, MD

    W. Hind Rahmouni, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Jefferson Medical College
    Medical School: I.N.E.S.S.M. Algiers

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    Vimal Ramjee, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Emory
    Medical School: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

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    George C. Shaw, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: University of Virginia
    Medical School: Ohio State

  • Esther E. Vorovich, MD

    Esther Vorovich, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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    S. Rasi Wickramasinghe, MD, PhD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Johns Hopkins
    Medical School: Johns Hopkins

  • Payman Zamani, MD

    Payman Zamani, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Brigham and Women's - A Teaching Affiliate of Harvard Medical School
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Current Electrophysiology Fellows

  • Jeffrey S. Arkles, MD

    Jeffrey S. Arkles, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Jefferson Medical College

  • Khaled Awad, MD

    Khaled Awad, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of New Mexico
    Residency: Wayne State University
    Medical School: University of Mansoura

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    Daniel Benhayon, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
    Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center
    Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela

  • Chethan Gangireddy, MD, MPH

    Chethan Gangireddy, MD, MPH

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

  • Gregg G. Gerasimon, MD

    Gregg G. Gerasimon, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiology Fellowship: Brook Army Medical Center
    Residency: Brook Army Medical Center Medical School: Georgetown University, School of Medicine

  • Suraj Kapa, MD

    Suraj Kapa, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiology Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

  • Jonathan Man, MD

    Jonathan Man, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiology Fellowship: University of Alberta, Edmonton
    Residency: University of British Columbia
    Medical School: University of Alberta Medical School

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    Saha Paban, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis

  • Robert D. Schaller, DO

    Robert D. Schaller, DO

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiovascular Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
    Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital
    Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Kurt Schillinger, MD, PhD

    Kurt Schillinger, MD, PhD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

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    Ravi Sureddi, MD

    Clinical Electrophysiology
    Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Arkansas
    Residency: University of Arkansas
    Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Current Interventional Cardiology Fellows

  • Kelly C. Epps, MD

    Kelly C. Epps, MD

    Interventional Cardiology
    Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School

  • Mitul B. Kadakia, MD

    Mitul B. Kadakia, MD

    Interventional Cardiology
    Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital - A Teaching Affiliate of Harvard Medical School
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School

  • Scott M. Lilly, MD, PhD

    Scott M. Lilly, MD, PhD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine

  • Jeffrey O. Ogbara, MD

    Jeffrey O. Ogbara, MD

    Interventional Cardiology
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Brown University Alpert Medical School

  • Satya Shreenivas, MD

    Satya Shreenivas, MD

    Cardiovascular Disease
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Current Heart Failure and Transplant Fellows

  • Meredith A. Brisco, MD

    Meredith A. Brisco, MD

    Heart Failure & Transplantation
    Cardiology Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
    Medical School: University of Maryland

  • Anjali Vaidya, MD

    Anjali Vaidya, MD

    Heart Failure & Transplantation
    Cardiology Fellowship:Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

  • Ali Javaheri, MD

    Ali Javaheri, MD, PhD

    Heart Failure & Transplantation
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
    Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

  • Hansie M. Mathelier, MD

    Hansie M. Mathelier, MD

    Heart Failure & Transplantation
    Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Medical School: Johns Hopkins University

  • Daniel R. Schwartz, MD

    Daniel R. Schwartz, MD

    Cardiovascular Research, Heart Failure & Transplantation
    Cardiology Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Residency: Mt. Sinai / NHLBI
    Medical School: Jefferson Medical College

Other Fellows

  • Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD

    Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD

    Vascular Cardiology
    Residency: Beth Israel Hospital
    Medical School: Tokyo Women's Medical University

  • Philip G. Haines, MD, MPH

    Philip G. Haines, MD, MPH

    Cardiac Research
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Univerify of Oxford

  • Rajan Jain, MD

    Rajan Jain, MD

    Cardiac Research
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: New York University School of Medicine