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
Venkatesh Anjan, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Northwestern
Medical School: University of Arizona
Brian Betensky, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School:Boston University School of Medicine
Benjamin A. D’Souza, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Robert S. Fenning, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Wilson E. Grandin, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Brigham and Women
Medical School: Tufts
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
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Vinay U. Kini, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
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
Jeremy Mazurek, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Medical School: Albert Einstein, Yeshiva University

Nidhi Mehta, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Parin Patel, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Vikram Prasanna, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
W. Hind Rahmouni, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Jefferson Medical College
Medical School: I.N.E.S.S.M. Algiers
Vimal Ramjee, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Emory
Medical School: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
George C. Shaw, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: University of Virginia
Medical School: Ohio State
Esther Vorovich, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
S. Rasi Wickramasinghe, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Johns Hopkins
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
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
Clinical Electrophysiology
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Khaled Awad, MD
Clinical Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of New Mexico
Residency: Wayne State University
Medical School: University of Mansoura
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
Clinical Electrophysiology
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
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
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
Clinical Electrophysiology
Cardiology Fellowship: University of Alberta, Edmonton
Residency: University of British Columbia
Medical School: University of Alberta Medical School
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
Clinical Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kurt Schillinger, MD, PhD
Clinical Electrophysiology
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
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
Interventional Cardiology
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
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
Cardiovascular Disease
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine

Jeffrey O. Ogbara, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Brown University Alpert Medical School
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
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Cardiology Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Medical School: University of Maryland
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, PhD
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Hansie M. Mathelier, MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
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
Vascular Cardiology
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital
Medical School: Tokyo Women's Medical University
Philip G. Haines, MD, MPH
Cardiac Research
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Univerify of Oxford

Rajan Jain, MD
Cardiac Research
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
