Beacon Kalamazoo Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Fellows

Ashok Akula, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, India

Mustafeez Ur Rahman, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of South Alabama

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of South Alabama

Medical School: Khyber Medical College, Pakistan

Husam Rustom Shadid, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Fellowship Alumni

1997-1998

Malcolm Foster, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Maryland

Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University

 

1999-2000

Pradip Baiju, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Wayne State University

Medical School: University of Kerala, Trivandrum Medical College

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist, Orlando Health

2000-2001

Alejandro Prieto, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University, Sparrow Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas

Post-Fellowship: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Michigan State University

2001-2002

Dennis Dunning, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: William Beaumont Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital/MSU Affiliate

Medical School: Michigan State University

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Michigan Private Practice

Jagdeep Sabharwal, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University-Henry Ford Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Medical School: University of Illinois

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital

2002-2003

Waddah Salman, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University-KCMS

Medical School: Tichreen University School of Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Borgess Heart Center for Excellence

2003-2004

Rubina Mirza, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Medical School: Baqai Medical College/Karachi University

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Monroe Clinic and Hospital, Wisconsin

Raviprasad Subraya, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Missouri/St. Luke’s Hospital

Medical School: M.R. Medical College Gulbarga

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Florida Cardiology, PA

 

2004-2005

Sualeh Kamal Ashraf, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Medical School: Ain-Shams University, Faculty of Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Health Central Hospital/Orlando Health

Paul Gregory Houlihan, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: The Christ Hospital

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Northern Kentucky Heart Center

Juan Kurdi, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Texas Tech University School of Medicine

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University-KCMS

Medical School: Damascus University School of Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Covenant Health Medical Group, Texas

2005-2006

Satyavardhan Pulukurthy, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champaign

Medical School: University of Health Sciences, AP, India (UHS)

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Harrison Medical Center, WA

Harshinder Singh, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: West Virginia University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University/McLaren Regional Medical Center

Medical School: Dayanand Medical College and Hospital

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-University Community Hospital, Tampa

Terence Whiteman, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Emergency Department Physician-Sturgis Hospital

2006-2007

Edmund Bermudez, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester

Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Florida Cardiac Consultants

Anand Cholia, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Medical College of Ohio

Medical School: Grant Medical College-Bombay, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Midland Memorial Hospital

Khurram Moin, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: SUNY at Stony Brook University Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: SUNY at Stony Brook University Hospital

Medical School: Dow Medical College, Karachi University

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cardiac Clinic-Kissimmee

2007-2008

Shakeel Khan, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University/McLaren Regional Medical Center

Medical School: Karnatak University, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Phoenix Heart-Glendale

Surender Malhotra, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: NYU VA Medical Center

Medical School: Medical College, Rohtak, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Georgia Heart Physicians

Ibrahim Shah, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital

Medical School: Khyber Medical College, Pakistan

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee

2008-2009

Shadwan Alsafwah, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois/Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Medical School: Damascus University, Syria

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Physicians Group of Arizona

Dwight (Dan) Dishmon, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-UT Methodist Physicians Cardiology

Adam Elhaddi, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Medical School: Northwestern Ohio University College of Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-The Heart & Lung Institute of Utah

2009-2010

Rajesh Lall, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey-NJMS

Medical School: University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Institute

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cardiology Associates of Polk County

Basil Paulus, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical School: Albany Medical College

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Stern Cardiovascular Center

Sujeeth Punnam, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Crozer Chester Medical Center

Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College, University of Health Sciences

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Delta Heart and Medical Clinic

2010-2011

Peter Burke, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI

Medical School: American University of The Caribbean

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Adventist Health St. Helena

Ravi Mehta, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Illinois at Chicago

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago

Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-East Tennessee Heart Consultants

Elias Skaf, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

Medical School: Damascus University, Syria

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cardiology Associates of Port Huro

2011-2012

Khurram Ahmad, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical School: King Edward Medical College, Pakistan

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Allen Park Cardiology, Oakwood Hospital

Maximiliano Arroyo, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse

Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Ciencias Médicas de Centroamérica

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cardiology Associates of Jonesboro, AR

Nitesh Gadeela, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University, East Lansing

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University, East Lansing

Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-WVU Heart & Vascular Institute of Winchester

2012-2013

Manish Jhawar, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Missouri

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Missouri

Medical School: Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-WVU Heart & Vascular Institute of Winchester

Herman Kado, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Florida

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC

Saba Khan, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Alexian Brothers Heart & Vascular Care Elk Grove

2013-2014

Poorna (Raj) Karuparthi, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics

Medical School: Guntur Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Capital Regional Medical Center, MO

Babatunde Komolafe, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical School: Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Baptist Medical Center South

Nitin Mahajan, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn

Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-El Paso Cardiology Associates 

2014-2015

Marwan Dib, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University, Lansing

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Medical School: Kauno Medicinos Universiteto, Lithuania

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-St. Luke’s Hospital, MN

Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University, Lansing

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University/KCMS

Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Ascension Borgess Hospital

Veera Pavan Kotaru, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University/Sparrow Health System

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: MSU/Synergy Medical Education Alliance, Saginaw Campus

Medical School: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Capital Cardiology, Lansing

2015-2016

Sridevi Durga, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University

Medical School: Andhra Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cox Medical Centers, Springfield, MO

Sidakpal Panaich, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

Medical School: Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Sayed Tariq, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Albany Medical College

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Rochester General Hospital

Medical School: Dow International Medical College, Pakistan

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Springfield Regional Medical Center, MO

2016-2017

Mayank Mittal, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Missouri, Columbia

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Missouri, Columbia

Medical School: Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Beacon Medical Group, South Bend, IN

Sanjeev Nair, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Lehigh Valley Health Network

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Stamford Hospital, Connecticut

Medical School: M. P. Shah Government Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-

Manjunath Raju, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University

Medical School: M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute

2017-2018

Ali Al Arab, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University/E. W. Sparrow Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Michigan State University/E. W. Sparrow Hospital

Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-

Leela Lella, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn

Medical School: Andhra Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Permian Cardiology Inc, TX

Prem Subramaniyam, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Texas Tech University HSC – Permian Basin Campus

Medical School: Government Kilpauk Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-

2018-2019

Sourabh Aggarwal, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Nebraska Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cardiovascular Consultants, AZ

Abilash Balmuri, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Creighton University, NE

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine/St. Peter’s University Hospital

Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC, AL

Jawwad Yusuf, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Methodist University Health, TN

2019-2020

Murad Abdelsalam, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland, MI

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Pinnacle Health System-Harrisburg Hospital Campus

Medical School: Arab Medical University, Libya

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-

Mandeep Randhawa, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Fairview Hospital/Cleveland Clinic

Medical School: Government Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Structural Heart Disease/CHIP Fellowship-Ascension Borgess Hospital

Salem Salem, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center

Medical School: Al Quds University Medical School, Israel

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist

2020-2021

Yashwant Agrawal, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, MI

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Western Michigan University School of Medicine

Medical School: M. N. R. Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cedars Heart Clinic, LLC, AZ

Adnan (Alex) Kassier, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University/Spectrum Health

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: William Beaumont Hospital/Oakland University

Medical School: Damascus University Faculty of Medicine, Syria

Post-Fellowship: Structural Heart Disease/CHIP Fellowship-Ascension Borgess Hospital

Sarina Sachdev, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of South Alabama/University Health Hospital

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: NYU Langone-Brooklyn Hospital

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Saint Maarten

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Apex Heart & Vascular, NJ

2021-2022

Kameel Kassab, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine

Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Yuma Regional Medical Center, AZ

Ronak Soni, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Toledo Medical Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Central Michigan University

Medical School: Government Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Conway Regional Medical Center, AR

Muhammad (Ali) Zulqarnain, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Summa Health System/NEOMED Program, OH

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Canton Medical Education Foundation, OH

Medical School: Shifa College of Medicine, Pakistan

Post-Fellowship: Structural Heart Disease Fellowship-Lankenau Medical Center, PA

2022-2023

Raghuram Chava, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University/Metro Health

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Maryland-Prince George’s Hospital Center

Medical School: Osmania Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Cardiology, PC, AL

George Jolly, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Westchester Medical Center, NY

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Lakeside Heart & Vascular Center, AZ

Abhinav Sood, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, NY

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic, OH

Medical School: Dayanand Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Structural Heart Disease/CHIP Fellowship-Ascension Borgess Hospital

2023-2024

Anandbir Singh Bath, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Western Michigan University School of Medicine

Medical School: Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Heart One Associates, Glendale, AZ

Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Brandon Regional Medical Center, FL

Medical School: Liaquat University Medical and Science

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, TN

FNU Zafrullah, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Toledo

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Steward Carney Hospital-Tufts Medical Center, MA

Medical School: Chandka Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Toledo Cardiology Consultants, Toledo, OH

2024-2025

Sandeep Banga, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Michigan State University

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois, St. Francis Medical Center

Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Southern Illinois Healthcare, Carbondale, IL

Lauren Piersall, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital, Arkansas

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Stern Cardiovascular, Memphis, TN

Arpit Sothwal, MD

ACGME Cardiovascular Fellowship: Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton

ACGME Internal Medicine Residency: Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton

Medical School: Dr. S. N Medical College, India

Post-Fellowship: Interventional Cardiologist-Banner-University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ