Fellows

Meet Our Fellows

Alumni

Meet Our Fellows

3rd Year Fellows

Tharun Bandarupalli, MD

Medical School: Guntur Medical College

Residency: East Tennessee State University-Johnson City

Alireza Ghajar, MD

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences SOM

Residency: Mount Auburn Hospital-Harvard Medical School

Anjani Muthyala, MD

Medical School: Osmania Medical College

Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital

Sreeram Yalamanchili, MD

Medical School: N.R.I. Medical College

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

2nd Year Fellows

Siddharth Chinta, MD

Medical School: J.J.M. Medical College

Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mariam Dvalishvili, MD, MPH

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

Soroush Nomigolzar, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

Aslesha Tingare, DO

Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis

1st Year Fellows

Himaja Chigurupati, MD

Medical School: Andhra Medical College

Residency: New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical Center

Ahmed Hammami, MD

Medical School: Faculté de Médecine de Monastir

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

Osejie Oriaifo, MD

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

Joshua Peltz, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

Andreea Stan, MD

Medical School: Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie Carol Davila Facultatea de Medicină

Residency: VA/Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Meghana Vallabhaneni, MD

Medical School: Dr. P.S.I. Medical College

Residency: ECU Health Medical Center / East Carolina University

Alumni

At the East Carolina Heart Institute we are proud to have trained generations of leaders in the field of Cardiovascular Disease. Please see the listing below of our graduates for each year of training from 1993-2018, their plans after fellowship and the location of their new educational endeavors.

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
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1998
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1996
1995
1994
1993

2025

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Avinash Singh, MD (Fnu Eswarsingh)	General Cardiology Faculty Jefferson Memorial/Tennova Health	Knoxville, TN
Kyaw Khant, MD	EP Fellowship Virginia Commonwealth Univ.	Richmond, Va
Kesavan Sankaramangalam, MD	General Cardiology Faculty ECU Health Medical Center	Greenville, NC
Kunjan Udani, MD	IC Fellowship University of Chicago	Chicago, IL

2024

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Zeba Hashmath, MD	Electrophysiology Fellow at Beth Israel Lahey Health, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center	Boston, MA
Dishita Pandya, MD	Electrophysiology Fellow Tulane University, Tulane Medical Center	New Orleans, LA
Sara Samaan, MD	Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Private Practice	Toronto, Canada
Chetan Singh, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellow at ECU Health Medical Center, East Carolina University	Greenville, NC

2023

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Robin Fernandes, MD	Caromont Heart & Vascular Medical Center	Gastonia, NC
Mazen Iqbal, MD	Electrophysiology Fellowship	Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Ateet Kosaraju, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	ECU Health Medical Center
Ahmed Qavi, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	ECU Health Medical Center

2022

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Saleen Khan, MD	Wake Med Health & Hospitals	Raleigh, NC
Rupesh Manam, MD	Novant Health Medical Group	Charlotte, NC
Melissa Moey, MD	St. Michael's Hospital Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Toronto, Canada
Mohammad Raza, MD	ECU Health Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Greenville, NC

2021

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Ashwin Durairaj, MD	Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center	Boston, MA
Vamsee Lakkakula, MD	Northtowns Cardiology	Buffalo, NY
Chioma Onyekwelu, MD	Advanced HF & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at Case Western	Cleveland, Ohio
Prasanna Sengodan, MD	IC Fellowship @ West Virginia Univ.	Morgantown, West Virginia

2020

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Harish Devineni, MD	Heart Failure Fellowship	University of Texas Health, Huston, TX
Emanuel Ebin, MD	EP Fellowship	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Anant Sarao, MD	Private Practice	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Irfan Siddiqui	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2019

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Olisaemeka Achike, MD	Private Practice	Newport News, VA
Charles Allderdice, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Krishna Alluri, MD	Private Practice	Bangor, ME
Adeel Siddiqui, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2018

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Lavanya Alapati, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina
Yara Cameron, MD	Private Practice	Virginia
Tin Nguyen, MD	Private Practice	California
Srinivas Mikkilineni, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2017

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Gregory Harris, MD	Electrophysiology Fellowship	UNC Chapel Hill
Dan Le, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Ibrahim Osman, MD	Private Practice	Oregon
Manish Patwardhan, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2016

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Christopher Bianco, DO	Heart Failure Fellowship	Cleveland Clinic
Carlos Espinoza, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Deepak Joshi, MD	Private Practice	South Carolina
Sanjay Mehra, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina

2015

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Sundeep Adusumalli, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Banner University Medical Center
Arjun Chagarlamudi, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Gary Nash, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	University of Arkansas
Minh Tran, DO	Private Practice	South Carolina

2014

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Michelle Bejarano, MD	Private Practice	New Hampshire
Long Cao, MD	Private Practice	Texas
Punit Sarna, MD	Private Practice	California

2013

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Christopher Gregory, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
William Harris, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Shomeet Patel, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina

2012

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Hutton Brantley, DO	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Christopher Porterfield, MD	Cardiac Electrophysiology	University of Virginia

2011

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Hassan Alhosaini, MD	Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship	University of North Carolina
Shashi Prabhakar, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Brown University
Laura Verde, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina

2010

Name	After Fellowship	Location
David Harding, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	University of Maryland
Islam Othman, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Vijayasree Paleru, MD	Private Practice	Indiana

2009

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Manuel Gonzalez, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Washington Medical Center, D.C.
Sangeeta Mandapaka, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Noel Peterson, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina

2008

Name	After Fellowship	Location
John Brooks, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina
James Gerardo, DO	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2007

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Jeffrey Brumfield, MD	Cardiac Electrophysiology	University of North Carolina
Brian Cabarrus, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Jaffar Raza, MD	Interventional Fellowship	Lenox Hill Hospital, NY

2006

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Sheetal Kaul, MD	Private Practice	Minnesota
Priya Velappan Kumar, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2005

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Jaafer Golzar, MD	Coronary & Peripheral Interventions Fellowship	William Beaumont Hospital
Rajasekhar Nekkanti, MD	Cardiac Electrophysiology	Wake Forest University

2004

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Srivani Ambati, MD	Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship	Duke University
Nazim Khan, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2003

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Stacy Brewington, MD	Coronary & Peripheral Interventions Fellowship	William Beaumont Hospital
Shekar Kumar, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

2002

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Mahmoud Atieh, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Jan Kulhanek, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Virginia Commonwealth University

2001

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Sagir Ahmed, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Sanjay Patel, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina

2000

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Nadim Geloo, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University
Jerry Simpson, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

1999

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Ghassan Alkoutami, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina
Stephen Hunley, MD	Private Practice	Florida

1998

Name	After Fellowship	Location
John Viola, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

1997

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Waheed Akhtar, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina
Jayapal Reddy, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	East Carolina University

1996

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Ayman Alshami, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Wake Forest University
Jose Guzman, MD	Private Practice	Florida

1995

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Shyamal Mitra, MD	Private Practice	Florida
Prakash Tirupattur, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina

1994

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Jayesh Patel, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina
Ronny Shammas, MD	Interventional Cardiology Fellowship	Medical College of Virginia

1993

Name	After Fellowship	Location
Robert Bruner, MD	Private Practice	North Carolina
Terry Grainger, MD	Private Practice	South Carolina