University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Fellowship · Houston, TX

Sponsored by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Directors Maria Aponte and Sriram Nathan

Maria Aponte, MD
Program Director, as Listed on the Fellowship Educators Page
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sriram Nathan, MD
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology Fellowship
Cardiologist, Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation, cardiogenic shock, invasive hemodynamics in structural heart disease, mechanical assist devices.
Rajko Radovancevic, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Professor NTR at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Igor Gregoric, MD
Chief and Program Director, Surgical Division, Center for Advanced Heart Failure; Director of Research
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Biswajit Kar, MD
Chief, Medical Division, Center for Advanced Heart Failure
Cardiologist, Chair at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, mechanical assist devices, high-risk coronary interventions, structural heart disease, cardiogenic shock
Barbi Witz
Advanced Care Provider Coordinator
Physician assistant in surgery at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Aamir Abbas, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Hypertension, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy, Heart Transplantation
Abhigyan Mukherjee, MD
Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ali Azhdarinia, PhD
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Diagnostics + Interventional Imaging at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Radiopharmaceutical Imaging/Therapy
Angelo Nascimbene, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anju Bhardwaj, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ankit Mehra, MD
Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anne Dougherty, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Professor and Cardiac Electrophysiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Defibrillation and Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Pacing
Anthony Estrera, MD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Aortic diseases, Aortic dissections, Cardiothoracic surgery, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Arjun Jogimahanti, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship · Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Internist at McGovern Medical School
Bindu Akkanti, MD
Associate Professor and Graham Distinguished Professorship in Pulmonary Medicine
Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor and Pulmonologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Advanced lung diseases, Interstitial lung disease, Asthma, Pulmonary vascular diseases
Brandy McKelvy, MD
Faculty
Critical care medicine physician, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Sleep disorders in the adult, General pulmonary diseases, Medical student, resident and fellowship education
Brenda Mai, MD
Faculty
Pathologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Carlos Neira, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Carmen Dessauer, PhD
Faculty
Chair at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mechanisms of adenylyl cyclase regulation, G protein mediated signal transduction; regulation of adenylyl cyclase and production of cyclic AMP; regulators of G protein signaling (RGS proteins)
Cihan Duran, MD
Faculty
Radiologist, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Claire Hulsebosch, MD, PhD
Faculty
Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Acute, subacute and chronic models of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic inflammation, neuropathic pain
Courtney McAllister, PhD, DNP
Faculty
Advanced practice registered nurse at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Cristian Sarateanu, MD
Assistant Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Maria Aponte, MD
Program Director, as Listed on the Fellowship Educators Page
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sriram Nathan, MD
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology Fellowship
Cardiologist, Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation, cardiogenic shock, invasive hemodynamics in structural heart disease, mechanical assist devices.
Rajko Radovancevic, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate Professor NTR at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Igor Gregoric, MD
Chief and Program Director, Surgical Division, Center for Advanced Heart Failure; Director of Research
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Biswajit Kar, MD
Chief, Medical Division, Center for Advanced Heart Failure
Cardiologist, Chair at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, mechanical assist devices, high-risk coronary interventions, structural heart disease, cardiogenic shock
Barbi Witz
Advanced Care Provider Coordinator
Physician assistant in surgery at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Aamir Abbas, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Hypertension, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy, Heart Transplantation
Abhigyan Mukherjee, MD
Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ali Azhdarinia, PhD
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Diagnostics + Interventional Imaging at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Radiopharmaceutical Imaging/Therapy
Angelo Nascimbene, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anju Bhardwaj, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ankit Mehra, MD
Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Interventional Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anne Dougherty, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Professor and Cardiac Electrophysiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Defibrillation and Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Pacing
Anthony Estrera, MD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Aortic diseases, Aortic dissections, Cardiothoracic surgery, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Arjun Jogimahanti, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship · Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Internist at McGovern Medical School
Bindu Akkanti, MD
Associate Professor and Graham Distinguished Professorship in Pulmonary Medicine
Critical care medicine physician, Associate Professor and Pulmonologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Advanced lung diseases, Interstitial lung disease, Asthma, Pulmonary vascular diseases
Brandy McKelvy, MD
Faculty
Critical care medicine physician, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Sleep disorders in the adult, General pulmonary diseases, Medical student, resident and fellowship education
Brenda Mai, MD
Faculty
Pathologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Carlos Neira, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Assistant Professor and Cardiologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Carmen Dessauer, PhD
Faculty
Chair at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mechanisms of adenylyl cyclase regulation, G protein mediated signal transduction; regulation of adenylyl cyclase and production of cyclic AMP; regulators of G protein signaling (RGS proteins)
Cihan Duran, MD
Faculty
Radiologist, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Claire Hulsebosch, MD, PhD
Faculty
Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Acute, subacute and chronic models of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic inflammation, neuropathic pain
Courtney McAllister, PhD, DNP
Faculty
Advanced practice registered nurse at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Cristian Sarateanu, MD
Assistant Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston