Cardiology | Fellowship | Current and Former Fellows
Current and Former Fellows
Ten fellows are currently in the training program, and three fellows are matched for July, 2018. 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 7/2017)
Kel Vin Woo, MD, PhD
- Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program, Nashville, TN
- Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Manish Aggarwal, MD
- Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Residency: Children's Hospital Milwaukee, WI
Gloria Lehmann, MD, MPH
- Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Katie Mowers, MD
- Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
- Residency: Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, Rochester, NY
Hannah Kim, MD
- Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ
- Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
Eduardo Macias Enriquez, MD
- Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Mexico
- Residency: Texas Tech of El Paso, TX
William Orr, MD
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
- Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Michael Chomat, MD
- Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Residency: Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Lakshmi Gokanapudy, MD
- Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
- Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ
Melanie Romayne Friess-Gropler, MD
- Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH
- Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
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
Fellowship Director, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
David Balzer, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
R. Mark Grady, MD
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, 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
4th Year EP Fellowship, Boston, MA
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, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Toby Rockefeller, MD
Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Eda-Cristina Abuchaibe, DO
Assistant Professor, Southeast Idaho Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah
Swati Choudhry, MB BS
Transplant/Heart Failure Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Meghna Patel, MD
Critical Care Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Meagan Peek, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Akron, OH