Geisinger Health System (Wilkes-Barre) Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowship · Wilkes-Barre, PA

Sponsored by Geisinger Health System · Director Bryan Martin

Bryan Martin, DO
Program Director
Cardiologist at Geisinger Health System
Martin E. Matsumura, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate program director, Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast, and chief of cardiology at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Sports and exercise cardiology (clinical interest stated by Geisinger), Virtual cardiac rehabilitation and access to rehabilitation (research themes in Geisinger papers), Emergency department chest-pain decision support and high-sensitivity troponin pathways (research themes), Cardiovascular risk in endurance athletes and masters runners (research theme)
Aarushi Kalra, DO
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Health System Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast
Internal medicine problem-solving and continuing relationships with patients, as she described during residency., Resident wellness and mental health support, as she described in her house staff committee interview., Cardiology research on acute pericarditis; publication theme, not a stated subspecialty focus.
Charles Peters, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist at Geisinger
Christopher Cain Rymer, MD
Fellow
PGY5 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast
Published research on pericarditis after atrial fibrillation ablation; topic evidence, not a stated personal interest., Published sports cardiology case report on bicuspid aortic valve and aortic dilation in a collegiate wrestler; topic evidence, not a stated personal interest.
David L. Lohin, DO
Geisinger Community Medical Center Faculty
Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast faculty, Geisinger Community Medical Center
Coronary artery disease and cardiovascular disease; MediFind also lists atherosclerosis, angina, and atrial fibrillation as areas of expertise.
Eileen Marie Rattigan, MD, MS
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Clinical cardiology, cardiac imaging, heart failure, and non-invasive cardiology, Cardiovascular monitoring and prevention of cancer-treatment-related cardiotoxicity, as discussed in a Geisinger patient education article
Faiz Subzposh, MD
Faculty
Cardiac electrophysiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac ablation and cardiac device implantation, Atrial fibrillation, cardiac pacing and defibrillation, Conduction system pacing, His-bundle and left bundle branch area pacing, and cardiac resynchronization outcomes, reflected in verified publications
George Ruiz, MD
Chair of Cardiology and Vice Chair of the Geisinger Heart Institute
Adult congenital heart disease physician, VC Geisinger Heart Institute at Geisinger Health System
Hussam (Sam) Al Hennawi, MD
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast, Wilkes-Barre
Interventional cardiology and structural heart disease
Japheth Eitamaegbe Okpebholo, DO
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast
Jennifer Ann Nesfeder, DO
Faculty
Interventional cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension and cardiomyopathy in adult care, Cardiac life support, CPR and cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, Women’s heart health, heart attack recognition and prevention (podcast description)
John (Jack) Ellis, DO
Fellow
PGY6 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast
Kathryn Manalo, DO
Fellow
PGY5 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast
Cardiac rehabilitation and prediction of utilization/outcomes (research topic, inferred from coauthored review and abstract)., Cardiovascular risk management and MINOCA evaluation (topics of first-author abstracts, not a stated clinical specialization).
Ketul (Kay) Patel, DO
Fellow
PGY6 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast; Senior Instructor in Cardiology
Recent authored abstracts address arrhythmias, cardiac devices, and cardiomyopathy risk; inferred from his publications, not a stated personal interest.
Mark M. Bernardi, DO
Faculty
Interventional cardiologist at Rush Medical Group; listed as Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast faculty
Coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and interventional cardiology, Heart failure, valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease and preventive cardiology, Teaching and mentoring medical students, internal medicine residents and cardiology fellows
Michael Charles Kayal, DO
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Community Medical Center
Echocardiography, including transesophageal echocardiography; nuclear stress testing; preventive cardiology, Valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cardio-oncology
Neil Kaushal Mehta, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Preventive cardiology and cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, stress testing, and cardiac CT, Medical education; has written board examination questions and worked with interns and residents, Cooking, hiking, running, and spending time with family
Nicholas Ierovante, DO
Faculty
Interventional cardiologist and cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton
Interventional cardiology, including coronary and structural heart procedures., Transcatheter aortic valve replacement access and bailout strategies, reflected in his 2018 first-author case and 2025 Geisinger outcomes study., Hypertension device therapy, a topic of his named Geisinger education segment; this is a teaching topic, not a stated research program., Cardiogenic shock and shock-team management, a topic of his named Geisinger symposium talk; this is a teaching topic, not a stated research program.
Omar Al-Abboud, MD
Fellow
PGY6 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Health System Northeast fellowship; Wilkes-Barre cardiology provider
Peter Joseph Cawley, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty at Geisinger Community Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Cardiology
Preventive cardiovascular disease treatment
Pranjal Kumar Boruah, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Geisinger Community Medical Center; assistant professor of medicine and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty
Echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and noninvasive cardiology.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD
Faculty
System chief of clinical electrophysiology at Geisinger and EP fellowship program director; Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty.
Clinical electrophysiology, atrial fibrillation ablation, cardiac device implantation, His bundle pacing, Watchman., Research and clinical innovation in His bundle and left bundle branch pacing / cardiac resynchronization.
Ruja Rajkarnikar, MD, MBBS
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast

Bryan Martin, DO
Program Director
Cardiologist at Geisinger Health System
Martin E. Matsumura, MD
Associate Program Director
Associate program director, Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast, and chief of cardiology at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Sports and exercise cardiology (clinical interest stated by Geisinger), Virtual cardiac rehabilitation and access to rehabilitation (research themes in Geisinger papers), Emergency department chest-pain decision support and high-sensitivity troponin pathways (research themes), Cardiovascular risk in endurance athletes and masters runners (research theme)
Aarushi Kalra, DO
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Health System Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast
Internal medicine problem-solving and continuing relationships with patients, as she described during residency., Resident wellness and mental health support, as she described in her house staff committee interview., Cardiology research on acute pericarditis; publication theme, not a stated subspecialty focus.
Charles Peters, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist at Geisinger
Christopher Cain Rymer, MD
Fellow
PGY5 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast
Published research on pericarditis after atrial fibrillation ablation; topic evidence, not a stated personal interest., Published sports cardiology case report on bicuspid aortic valve and aortic dilation in a collegiate wrestler; topic evidence, not a stated personal interest.
David L. Lohin, DO
Geisinger Community Medical Center Faculty
Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast faculty, Geisinger Community Medical Center
Coronary artery disease and cardiovascular disease; MediFind also lists atherosclerosis, angina, and atrial fibrillation as areas of expertise.
Eileen Marie Rattigan, MD, MS
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Clinical cardiology, cardiac imaging, heart failure, and non-invasive cardiology, Cardiovascular monitoring and prevention of cancer-treatment-related cardiotoxicity, as discussed in a Geisinger patient education article
Faiz Subzposh, MD
Faculty
Cardiac electrophysiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac ablation and cardiac device implantation, Atrial fibrillation, cardiac pacing and defibrillation, Conduction system pacing, His-bundle and left bundle branch area pacing, and cardiac resynchronization outcomes, reflected in verified publications
George Ruiz, MD
Chair of Cardiology and Vice Chair of the Geisinger Heart Institute
Adult congenital heart disease physician, VC Geisinger Heart Institute at Geisinger Health System
Hussam (Sam) Al Hennawi, MD
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast, Wilkes-Barre
Interventional cardiology and structural heart disease
Japheth Eitamaegbe Okpebholo, DO
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast
Jennifer Ann Nesfeder, DO
Faculty
Interventional cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension and cardiomyopathy in adult care, Cardiac life support, CPR and cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, Women’s heart health, heart attack recognition and prevention (podcast description)
John (Jack) Ellis, DO
Fellow
PGY6 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast
Kathryn Manalo, DO
Fellow
PGY5 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast
Cardiac rehabilitation and prediction of utilization/outcomes (research topic, inferred from coauthored review and abstract)., Cardiovascular risk management and MINOCA evaluation (topics of first-author abstracts, not a stated clinical specialization).
Ketul (Kay) Patel, DO
Fellow
PGY6 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship, Northeast; Senior Instructor in Cardiology
Recent authored abstracts address arrhythmias, cardiac devices, and cardiomyopathy risk; inferred from his publications, not a stated personal interest.
Mark M. Bernardi, DO
Faculty
Interventional cardiologist at Rush Medical Group; listed as Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast faculty
Coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and interventional cardiology, Heart failure, valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease and preventive cardiology, Teaching and mentoring medical students, internal medicine residents and cardiology fellows
Michael Charles Kayal, DO
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Community Medical Center
Echocardiography, including transesophageal echocardiography; nuclear stress testing; preventive cardiology, Valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cardio-oncology
Neil Kaushal Mehta, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Preventive cardiology and cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, stress testing, and cardiac CT, Medical education; has written board examination questions and worked with interns and residents, Cooking, hiking, running, and spending time with family
Nicholas Ierovante, DO
Faculty
Interventional cardiologist and cardiovascular fellowship faculty, Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton
Interventional cardiology, including coronary and structural heart procedures., Transcatheter aortic valve replacement access and bailout strategies, reflected in his 2018 first-author case and 2025 Geisinger outcomes study., Hypertension device therapy, a topic of his named Geisinger education segment; this is a teaching topic, not a stated research program., Cardiogenic shock and shock-team management, a topic of his named Geisinger symposium talk; this is a teaching topic, not a stated research program.
Omar Al-Abboud, MD
Fellow
PGY6 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Health System Northeast fellowship; Wilkes-Barre cardiology provider
Peter Joseph Cawley, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty at Geisinger Community Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Cardiology
Preventive cardiovascular disease treatment
Pranjal Kumar Boruah, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Geisinger Community Medical Center; assistant professor of medicine and Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty
Echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and noninvasive cardiology.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD
Faculty
System chief of clinical electrophysiology at Geisinger and EP fellowship program director; Northeast cardiovascular fellowship faculty.
Clinical electrophysiology, atrial fibrillation ablation, cardiac device implantation, His bundle pacing, Watchman., Research and clinical innovation in His bundle and left bundle branch pacing / cardiac resynchronization.
Ruja Rajkarnikar, MD, MBBS
Fellow
PGY4 cardiovascular disease fellow, Geisinger Cardiovascular Fellowship – Northeast