Meet our Cardiology Fellows

First year (PGY 4) fellows

Sara Ama, MD

Sara Ama, MD
Medical school:
OUWB Medical School
Residency:
Henry Ford

Joseph Chung MD

Joseph Chung MD
Medical school:
Creighton University
Residency:
USC/Los Angeles Genral Medical Center

Shuo 'Jimmy' Li, MD

Shuo 'Jimmy' Li, MD
Medical school:
American University of the Caribbean
Residency:
Corewell Health, Royal Oak

Abdul-Rahman Suleiman, MD

Abdul-Rahman Suleiman, MD
Medical school:
Wayne State University
Residency:
UCLA

Second year (PGY 5) fellows

Rohit Chandra, MD

Rohit Chandra, MD
Medical school:
Northeast Ohio Medical School
Residency:
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

Samia Mazumder, MD

Samia Mazumder, MD
Medical school:
Wayne State University
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic

Nicholas Mitchell, MD

Nicholas Mitchell, MD
Medical school:
University of Toledo
Residency:
The Ohio State University

Danny Mohama, MD

Danny Mohama, MD
Medical school:
University of Minnesota
Residency:
University of Minnesota

Third year (PGY 6) fellows

Nicholas Kondoleon, MD

Nicholas Kondoleon, MD
Medical school:
OUWB School of Medicine
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Luai Madanat, MD

Luai Madanat, MD
Medical school:
University of Jordan
Residency:
Corewell Health, Royal Oak

Shazil Mahmood, MD

Shazil Mahmood, MD
Medical school:
University of Toledo
Residency:
Henry Ford Hospital

Parvathy Sankar, DO

Parvathy Sankar, DO
Medical school:
Michigan State University COM
Residency:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellows

Fellows

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Mahmoud 'Samy' Ahmed, MBBCH (PGY 7)
Medical school:
Cairo University
Residency:
University of Texas, San Antonio
CVD Fellowship:
Westchester Medical Center

 

Jad Ballout, MD

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

 

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Najeebullah Bangash, MBBS
Medical school:
Ziauddin Medical College
Residency:
Corewell Health, Dearborn
CVD fellowship:
Corewell Health, Dearborn

 

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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)