Meet our Cardiology Fellows
First year (PGY 4) fellows
Naim Battikh, MD
Medical school:
Al-Baath University
Residency:
Cook County (Chief resident)
Alex Kloster, MD
Medical school:
The University of Toledo
Residency:
The University of Toledo (Chief resident)
Mohammed Naji, MD
Medical school:
Michigan State University
Residency:
University of Michigan
Kais Tounsi, MD
Medical school:
University of Alabama
Residency:
University of Alabama (Chief resident)
Second year (PGY 5) fellows
Sara Ama, MD
Medical school:
OUWB Medical School
Residency:
Henry Ford
Joseph Chung MD
Medical school:
Creighton University
Residency:
USC/Los Angeles Genral Medical Center
Shuo 'Jimmy' Li, MD
Medical school:
American University of the Caribbean
Residency:
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak (Chief resident)
Abdul-Rahman Suleiman, MD
Medical school:
Wayne State University
Residency:
UCLA
Third year (PGY 6) fellows
Rohit Chandra, MD
Medical school:
Northeast Ohio Medical School
Residency:
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Chief resident)
Samia Mazumder, MD
Medical school:
Wayne State University
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic
Nicholas Mitchell, MD
Medical school:
University of Toledo
Residency:
The Ohio State University
Danny Mohama, MD
Medical school:
University of Minnesota
Residency:
University of Minnesota (Chief resident)
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellows
Fellows
John Dayco, MD (PGY 7)
Medical school:
Wayne State University
Residency:
Wayne State University
CVD fellowship:
Wayne State University
Mahmoud 'Samy' Ahmed, MBBCH (PGY 8)
Medical school:
Cairo University
Residency:
University of Texas, San Antonio
CVD Fellowship:
Westchester Medical Center
Interventional cardiology
PGY 7 fellows
Shikha Jha, MBBS
Medical school:
National Medical College, Nepal
Residency:
St. Peter’s
CVD fellowship:
University of Wisconsin
Amitoj Singh, MBBS
Medical school:
Dayanand Medical College, India
Residency:
Lahey Hospital
CVD fellowship:
Lahey Hospital
Meenakshi Ramachandran, MBBS
Medical school:
Madras Medical College, India
Residency:
London Northwest Imperial College
CVD fellowship:
London Northwest Imperial College
Rommel Yap, MD
Medical school:
Univ. Of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Residency:
St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines
CVD fellowship:
St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines
Structural Heart Disease Interventions:
Henry Ford, Detroit
Structural heart fellow
Non-accredited - junior staff position
Khalil Anouti, MD
Medical school:
American University of Beirut
Residency:
Lankenau Medical Center, PA
CVD fellowship:
Lankenau Medical Center, PA
IC fellowship:
University of Cincinnati
Recent cardiovascular disease fellowship graduates
Class of 2026
Nicholas Kondoleon, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Luai Madanat, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – Mayo Clinic MN
Shazil Mahmood, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – Westchester
Parvathy Sankar, DO
Imaging fellowship – University Hospital, Cleveland
Class of 2025
Justin Armstrong, DO
IV cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Kelly Mallete, MD
Private practice general cardiology – Windsor, Canada
Matthew Hanna, MD
Staff general cardiologist – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital/Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital
Zachary Demertzis, MD
EP fellowship – Rush Medical Center, Chicago
Class of 2024
Vishal Birk, MD
Advanced imaging fellowship - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Saavia Girgla, MD
Faculty at Ministrelli Women's Heart Center, Royal Oak
Marina Maraskine, MD
IV cardiology fellowship - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Timothy Pow, MD
Interventional cardiology fellowship - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Class of 2023
Olivia Allen, DO
IV cardiology fellowship - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Staff interventional cardiologist - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Swapna Gudipati, MD
IV cardiology fellowship - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Private practice interventional cardiology - Ascension St. Mary's, Chicago
Ramy Mando, MD
Staff cardiologist - Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital
Stacy Willner, DO
Advanced heart failure fellowship - Henry Ford Hospital
Staff advanced heart failure - University of Michigan
Class of 2022
Andres Palomo, MD
IV fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Structural cardiology fellowship - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Staff structuralist - Miami, FL
Akash Rusia, MD
Advanced heart failure fellowship – University of Chicago
Staff heart failure, transplant - Baylor Scott & White, Dallas
Adam Tawney, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Staff interventional cardiologist, private practice - Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Amit Vira, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Private practice - Chicago, IL
Class of 2021
Thomas O’Connell, MD
Advanced imaging fellowship – Corewell Health, Royal Oak
Private practice – Chicago, IL (Alexian Brothers)
Rick Gaines, MD
Private practice – Cincinnati, OH (TriHealth)
Daniel Tim, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health, Royal Oak
Private practice – Royal Oak, MI (Michigan Heart Group)
Travis Tagami, DO
IV cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health, Royal Oak
Private practice – Denver, CO (Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates)
Class of 2020
Richard Bloomingdale, MD
Advanced imaging fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Academic faculty, director of structural imaging – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Ashish Chaddha, MD
Interventional cardiology fellowship – Medical College of Wisconsin
Private practice – Beaumont, Texas (Baptist Hospital)
Amy Mertens, DO
Interventional cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Advanced interventional/peripheral fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Academic faculty - University of Colorado
Jason Schott, DO
Interventional cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Structural fellowship, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Private practice - Memorial Health System (Marietta, OH)
Class of 2019
Michael Ashbrook, MD
IV fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Private practice – Trenton, MI (Corewell Health Trenton Hospital)
Sara Karnib, MD
Adv. imaging fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Private practice – Ann Arbor, MI (St. Joseph Mercy Health)
Rami Khoury Abdulla, MD
IV cardiology fellowship – University of Michigan
Craig Tucker, MD
Adv. imaging fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Private practice – Louisville, KY (Norton Healthcare)