Meet our Cardiology Fellows
First year (PGY 4) 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, Royal Oak
Abdul-Rahman Suleiman, MD
Medical school:
Wayne State University
Residency:
UCLA
Second year (PGY 5) fellows
Rohit Chandra, MD
Medical school:
Northeast Ohio Medical School
Residency:
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
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
Third year (PGY 6) fellows
Nicholas Kondoleon, MD
Medical school:
OUWB School of Medicine
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Luai Madanat, MD
Medical school:
University of Jordan
Residency:
Corewell Health, Royal Oak
Shazil Mahmood, MD
Medical school:
University of Toledo
Residency:
Henry Ford Hospital
Parvathy Sankar, DO
Medical school:
Michigan State University COM
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellows
Fellows
Mahmoud 'Samy' Ahmed, MBBCH (PGY 7)
Medical school:
Cairo University
Residency:
University of Texas, San Antonio
CVD Fellowship:
Westchester Medical Center
Jad Ballout, MD (PGY 8)
Medical school:
American University of Beirut
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic
CVD fellowship:
University of Kentucky
Interventional cardiology
PGY 7 fellows
Justin Armstrong, DO
Medical school:
Kansas City University
Residency:
Corewell Health, Royal Oak
CVD fellowship:
Corewell Health, Royal Oak
Najeebullah Bangash, MBBS
Medical school:
Ziauddin Medical College
Residency:
Corewell Health, Dearborn
CVD fellowship:
Corewell Health, Dearborn
Belal Kaseer, MD
Medical school:
Dniepropetrovsk Medical Academy of Health Ministry, Ukraine
Residency:
TriHealth
CVD fellowship:
West Virginia University SOM
Tarek Nafee, MD
Medical school:
All Saints University SOM
Residency:
Roger Williams Medical Center
CVD fellowship:
St. Louis University
Lakshmi Rao, MD
Medical school:
Philadelphia College
Residency:
Corewell Health, Farmington Hills
CVD fellowship:
Michigan State University
Advanced imaging fellow
Non-accredited - junior staff position
Adam Foglesong, DO
Medical school:
Michigan State University
Residency:
Corewell Health, Royal Oak
Fellowship:
Corewell Health Dearborn
Structural heart fellow
Non-accredited - junior staff position
Jordan Luli, DO
Medical school:
West Virginia
Residency:
Doctors Hospital - OhioHealth
CVD fellowship:
Doctors Hospital - OhioHealth
Interventional fellowship:
Riverside Medical Center - Illinois
Recent cardiovascular disease fellowship graduates
Class of 2025
Justin Armstrong, DO
IV cardiology fellowship – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Kelly Mallete Girgla, MD
Private practice general cardiology – Windsor, Canada
Matt Hanna, MD
Staff general cardiologist – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital/Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital
Zachary Demertzis Pow, 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
Interventional 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)