Cardiology | Fellowship | Current and Former Fellows
Current and Former Fellows
Nine fellows are currently in the training program. Former fellows from the program have obtained positions in academic pediatric cardiology, including grant funded investigators, and in private practice. Fellows later recruited for faculty positions at Washington University are eligible for a student loan repayment program.
Current fellows (As of 7/2020)
4th Year Fellow
Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn, MD, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
- Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
- Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ
- Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
3rd Year Fellows
Michael Collins, MD
- Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
- Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Dean Lorimer, MD
- Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
- Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ
Clare O'Hare, MD
- Medical School: Saint Louis University, MO
- Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI
2nd Year Fellows
David Bloom, MD
- Medical School: State University of New York, Syracuse
- Residency: Mount Sinai, NY
Thomas Blount, MD
- Medical School: University of Nebraska, Omaha
- Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jarod Vakhshoorzadeh, MD
- Medical School: University of Vermont, Burlington
- Residency: University of Rochester, NY
- Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
1st Year Fellows
Brian Hernandez, MD
- Medical School: University of California, Riverside, CA
- Residency: Harbour-UCLA, Medical Center, CA
Jonathan Schweber, MD
- Medical School: NUI Galway SOM, Ireland
- Residency: Southern Ilinois University, Springfield, IL
Rod Shinozaki, MD
- Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
- Residency: Marshfield Clinic, WI
- Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, CA
Former Fellows
Larry Weinhaus, MD
Dean Medical Center in Madison, WI
Arnold Strauss, MD
Rachford Professor and Chair, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH
Tom Martin, MD
Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME
Michele Monaco, MD
Penn State Hershey Children's Heart Group, Harrisburg, PA
Charles Canter, MD
Lois B. Tuttle and Jeanne B. Hauck Professor of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Patricia Barrios, MD
Porto Alegre, Brazil
R. Mark Payne, MD
Professor, Indiana University
Catherine Ong, MD
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Nicole Hunkeler, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Switzerland
Brad Raisher, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Associates, New Mexico
Jack Stevens, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Mark Johnson, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
David Balzer, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
R. Mark Grady, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Sylvia Santos-Ocampo Angtuaco, MD
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AK
Joel Hardin, MD
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Matha Clabby, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
David Waight, MD
Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH
Russell Hirsch, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Arif Hussain, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Saudi Arabia
Mark Vranicar, MD
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mindee Flippin, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Lubbock, TX
Vernat Exil, MD
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Catherine Dent, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Jill Ibrahim, MD
University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Matthew Kimberling, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Tulsa, OK
Luke Bruns, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, St Johns’ Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Anna Tsirka, MD
Tufts University, Medford, MA
Henry Kort, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Dallas, TX
Delwyn McOmber, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Louisville, KY
Ramzi Nicolas, MD
Pediatric Cardiology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, MO
Hassan Farra, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Damascus, Syria
Nancy Lin, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist and Pediatric Critical Care, Las Vegas, NV
D. Byron Holt, MD
Pediatric Cardiology of Austin, Austin, TX
Pei-Ni Jone, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Denver, CO
Avihu Gazit, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist and Pediatric Critical Care, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Agnieszka Kulikowska, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Peoria, IL
Steve Lorch, MD
University of Texas, Houston, Texas
Robert Barlow, MD, PhD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Orlando, FL
Jennifer Avari Silva, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Mary McBride, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist and Critical Care, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Steve Muyskens, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Fort Worth, TX
Chetana Reddy, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Atlanta, GA
Amir Toib, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Sudhir Vashist, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Patrick Broderick, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Savannah, GA
Francisco Diaz, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, San Juan, PR
Brian Seth Goldstein, MD
Pediatric Cardiology of Austin, Austin, TX
Micean Johnikin, MD
Kathleen Simpson, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Joshua Sparks, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Louisville, KY
Sanmit Basu, MD
Assistant Professor, Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Brian Birnbaum, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Georgeann Groh, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Matthew Ambrose, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Margie (Niki) Tucker, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Payton Manning Children's Hospital St. Vincent, Indianapolis, IN
Aura Sanchez, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Abeer Hamdy, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Hoang Nguyen, MD
Assistant Professor, Dallas, TX
Toby Rockefeller, MD
Assistant Professor, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Eda-Cristina Abuchaibe, DO
Assistant Professor, Southeast Idaho Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah
Swati Choudhry, MB BS
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Meghna Patel, MD
Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Meagan Peek, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Akron, OH
Manish Aggarwal, MD
Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
Gloria Lehmann, MD
Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Katie Mowers, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor
Hannah Kim, MD
Assistant Professor, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack, NJ
Eduardo Macias Enriquez, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Texas, San Antonio
William B. Orr, MD
Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
Michael Chomat, MD
Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine
Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn, MD
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine
Melanie Romayne Friess-Gropler, MD
Advanced Imaging Fellowship, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Kel Vin Woo, MD, PhD
Instructor of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine