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 7/2018)
5th Year Fellow
Kel Vin Woo, MD, PhD, Research
- Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program, Nashville, TN
- Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital
4th Year Fellows
Katie Mowers, MD, Advanced Imaging
- Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
- Residency: Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, Rochester, NY
- Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital
Aecha Marion Ybarra, MD, Heart Failure/Transplant
- Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada
- Residency: Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Fellowship: Miami Children's Hospital, FL
3rd Year Fellows
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
2nd Year Fellows
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
1st 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
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
Associate 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, 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
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Sonya Kirmani, MD
Medical Instructor, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Meghna Patel, MD
Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Meagan Peek, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Akron, OH
Manish Aggarwal, MD
4th Year Imaging Fellowship, Houston, TX
Gloria Lehmann, MD
Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine