General Cardiology Fellows

 

First Year Fellows (Class of 2027)

 

Leona Al Sayah, M.D.
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency : University of Massachusetts Medical School
Clinical interests: General Cardiology, Cardio-Oncology, Women’s Cardiovascular Health

 

Garen Kroshian, M.D.
Hometown: Belmont, MA
Medical School: UMass Medical School
Residency : Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
Clinical interests: Medical Education, Cardiac Critical Care, Heart Failure, Interventional

 

Paola Andrea Lecompte Osorio, M.D.
Hometown: Cartagena, Colombia
Medical School: Universidad de Cartagena
Residency : University of Miami / Jackson Health System
Clinical interests: Global Health, Advanced Imaging, Non-invasive cardiology

 

Ayelet Shapira-Daniels, M.D.
Hometown: Rehovot, Israel/Brookline, MA
Medical School: Hebrew University of Jerusalem-Hadassah Medical School
Residency : Boston Medical Center
Clinical interests: Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular disease in women and gender minorities, Epidemiology research

 

Ty Sweeney , M.D.
Hometown: North Attleboro, MA
Medical School: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Residency (and Chief Residency): Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Clinical interests: Medical Education, Preventive Cardiology, Critical Care

 

Zachary Thompson, M.D.
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency (and Chief Year): Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical interests: Advanced imaging, non-invasive cardiology, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety

 

Tae Kyung Yoo, M.D.
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Medical School: Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine
Residency: MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA
Clinical interests: Preventive Cardiology Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine

 

Second Year Fellows (Class of 2026)

 

Amir Gilad, M.D.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
Residency (and Chief Residency): Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
Clinical interests: Non-invasive cardiology, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Medical Education

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 


Kyle Jones, M.D.
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Residency (and Chief Residency): Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center 
Clinical/Research interests: Non-invasive Cardiology, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

 


Frank Qian, M.D., MPH
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical/Research interests: Preventative Cardiology, Advanced imaging, Population Health/Epidemiology 

 

Samantha Rosenblum, M.D.
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Medical School: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine 
Residency (Internal Medicine-Pediatrics): University of Massachusetts Medical School
Clinical/Research interests:  Medical Education, Cardio-obstetrics, Adult Congenital Heart Disease

 

 

Sarah Tadiri, M.D.
Hometown: Holden, MA
Medical School: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine 
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Clinical/Research interests:  Medical Education, Electrophysiology, Advanced Imaging

 

 

Luis Trujillo, M.D.
Hometown: Nogales, Mexico
Medical School: Universidad de Monterrey
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Health System
Clinical/Research interests: Non-invasive cardiology, advanced imaging, cardiac amyloidosis

 

 

Nirupama Vellanki Mithal, M.D.
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
Medical School: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical interests: Disparities in Heart Failure/MCS Outcomes, Women’s CV Health, Health Tech/Innovation

 

Third Year Fellows (Class of 2025)

 

Rabah Alreshq, M.D.
Hometown: Jerusalem
Medical School: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Residency: Albany Medical
Clinical/Research Interests: Cardiac Imaging, HFpEF & Cardiac Mechanics

 

 

Peter Evans, M.D.
Hometown: Brattleboro, VT
Medical School:The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Clinical/Research Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease, Cardiac Critical Care, Rural Health Care Delivery and Disparities

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               


Petro Gjini, M.D.
Hometown: Korca, Albania
Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine  
Residency: Boston Medical Center 
Clinical interests: Noninvasive Cardiology or Heart Failure 

 


Ross Pollack, M.D.
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Medical School: Johns Hopkins 
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
Clinical interests: Noninvasive or Electrophysiology 

 

 

Kate Raiti-Palazzolo, M.D.
Hometown: Chestnut Ridge, NY
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo 
Residency (and Chief Residency): Boston Medical Center
Clinical interests: General Cardiology, Medical Education, Imaging 

 

 

Christopher Valente, M.D.
Hometown: Fairport. NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate 
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Clinical interests: General cardiology vs Electrophysiology vs Interventional Cardiology, Quality Improvement Hospital Operations

 

Interventional Fellows

 

Edeliz Flores, M.D.
Hometown: Woodbourne, NY
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Clinical interests: Interventional cardiology and Womens Health

Tayebah Mumtaz, M.D.
Hometown: Minchinabad, Punjab Pakistan
Medical School: King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA
Clinical interests: Ischemic heart disease, Catheter based interventions for structural heart disease

Electrophysiology

 

Sebastian Rodriguez, M.D.
Hometown: New York City
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Clinical interests: Electrophysiology, Medical education

Venkata Satish Pendela, M.D.
Hometown: Visakhapatnam (Vizag), India
Medical School: Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India
Residency and General Cardiology Fellowship: Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Clinical interests: Atrial Fibrillation, Conduction system pacing

 

 

Amyloid Research Fellow

 

Ikram Ullah, M.D.
Hometown: Swat, Pakistan
Medical School: Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx) Program
Clinical interests:  Cardiac Amyloidosis, Preventive and Interventional Cardiology

 

Vascular Research Fellow

 

Ross Okazaki, M.D.
Hometown: Aiea, HI
Medical School: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical School
Clinical/Research interests:  Heart Failure, Vascular Medicine, Cardiometabolic Disease

 

Recent Graduates (Class of 2024)

 

John (Jack) Bostrom, M.D.
Hometown: Duxbury, MA
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Preventive Cardiology, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Imaging 

Current Position: Noninvasive Cardiology Attending, Boston Medical Center

 

 

Matthew Cozzolino, M.D. (Graduating on 11/30/2024)
Hometown: Charlestown, RI
Medical School: Chicago Medical School. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Clinical/Research Interests: General Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

Current Position: Noninvasive Cardiology Attending, Boston Medical Center (starting 12/2024)

 

 

Patrick Cruden, M.D.
Hometown: Santa Marta, CA
Medical School:The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical/Research Interests: Quality Improvement/Clinical Outcomes Research, Advanced Imaging, Vascular Medicine and Preventative Cardiology

Current Position: Noninvasive Cardiology Attending, Maine Health, Portland, ME

 

 

Amanda Fernandes, M.D.
Hometown: Sousa, Brazil
Medical School: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Clinical/Research Interests: Artificial intelligence in the management of heart failure, Arrhythmias in heart failure, Diastolic Dysfunction, Health disparities in heart failure and mechanical circulatory support.

Current Position: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA

 

 

Edeliz Flores, M.D.
Hometown: Woodbourne, NY
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: Boston University/Boston Medical Center
Clinical interests: Cardio-Obstetrics, Cardiovascular disease in women, Interventional Cardiology. 

Current Position: Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

 

 

Amna Khan, M.D.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
Residency (and Chief Residency): University of Massachusetts Medical School
Clinical interests: General Cardiology, Medical Education, Interventional Cardiology 

Current Position: Noninvasive Cardiologist, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, Norwich, CT

 

 

Priya Wadhera, M.D.
Hometown: London, England
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: New York University 
Clinical interests: Non-invasive cardiology, Cardiovascular health disparities, Health policy

Current Position: Noninvasive Cardiology Attending, Atrius Health, Boston, MA