Class of 2027 Fellows
John Chin, MD
Residency
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va.
Medical School
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Dale Long, MD
Residency
University of Connecticut
Medical School
St. George's University
Anup Regunathan, MD
Residency
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical School
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Michael Vaysblat, MD
Residency
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Medical School
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
Class of 2028 Fellows
Omar Daghstani, MBBS
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
Sarah Malik, MD
Residency
Nassau University Medical Center
Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine
Ayesha Ropri, MD
Residency
Albany Medical Center
Medical School
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Navrindra Tajeshwar, MD
Residency
Stony Brook University
Medical School
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Class of 2029 Fellows
Asna Aafreen, MBBS
Residency
Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Program, PA
Medical School
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, India
Saimanoj Guntaka, MD
Residency
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program, NY
Medical School
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ
Aaron C. Hull, DO
Residency
National Capital Consortium Program, DC
Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA
Jay A. Patel, DO
Residency
University of Connecticut
Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA
Shaber Seraj, DO
Residency
UMass Chan – Baystate Program
Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Muhammad Zia, MBBS
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Faculty
Naveed Akhtar, MD
Stratton V.A. Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mohamed Munshi, MD
Stratton V.A. Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Alumni
2026
Matthew Fordham, MD
Current
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Residency
Stony Brook University/ Southampton Hospital Program
Medical School
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Abhinay Gajjala, MD
Current
Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY
Residency
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program
Medical School
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Nino Nozadze, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Albany Medical College
Residency
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Medical School
David Tvildiani Medical University AIETI Medical School
John Tremblay, DO
Current
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Albany Medical College
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
2025
Natasha Babar, MD
Current
Long Island Jewish/Northwell, Queens, N.Y.
Residency
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Internal Medicine Residency Program at North Shore
Medical School
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Nathan Centybear, MD
Current
Saratoga Cardiology, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Residency
University of Vermont Medical Center
Medical School
Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Matthew Derakhshesh, MD
Current
Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship, UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
Sackler School of Medicine, New York State American Branch
Phillip Olsen, MD
Current
Electrophysiology Fellowship, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
Residency
Cooper University Hospital
Medical School
Drexel University
2024
Jacqueline (Kenitz) Coppola, DO
Current
Private Practice, Ellis Hospital
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Joseph (Cade) Owens, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology, Albany Medical College
Residency
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Medical School
Texas Tech University
Jeanwoo Yoo, DO
Current
Electrophysiology, Mayo Clinic/Florida
Residency
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program
Medical School
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Wen Quian "Jenny" Zheng, MD
Current
Private Practice, Concord Hospital, Concord, N.H.
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
2023
Hamza Oglat, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center
Residency
Albany Medical College
Medical School
Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
Samuel Kim, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology, NYU Long Island
Residency
Stony Brook University Hospital
Medical School
Albany Medical College
Ciril Khorolsky, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology, Albany Medical College
Residency
NYU Langone Health
Medical School
Sackler School of Medicine, Israel
Brian Conway, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology, University of Chicago
Residency
University at Buffalo
Medical School
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
2022
Kellsey Peterson, MD
CURRENT
Noninvasive Cardiology Academic Practice, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
RESIDENCY
Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College; University of Rochester
MEDICAL SCHOOL
SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
Casey White, MD
CURRENT
Electrophysiology Fellowship, University of Rochester
RESIDENCY
Internal Medicine, University at Buffalo School of Medicine
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Ravi Vuthoori, MD
CURRENT
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Albany Medical Center
RESIDENCY
Internal Medicine, Northwell Health, New York City
MEDICAL SCHOOL
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
2021
Suchet Kumar, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, NYU Long Island School of Medicine
Residency
Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University, Philadelphia
Medical School
Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados
Evan Joye, MD
Current
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant: Montefiore-Einstein, Bronx
Residency
Internal Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City
Medical School
SUNY Downstate Medical University, Brooklyn
Lusana Ahsan, MD
Current
Noninvasive Cardiology, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, N.Y.
Residency
Internal Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, East Garden City, N.Y.
Medical School
SUNY Downstate Medical University, Brooklyn
Riju Banerjee, MD
Current
Noninvasive Cardiology, Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, NY/Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Residency
Internal Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.
Medical School
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City
2020
Fadi Fahad, MD
Current
Interventional Cardiologist, Sierra Vista Medical Group, Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Residency
Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College
Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Lane Zhang, MD
Current
Clinical Electrophysiology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
Residency
Internal Medicine, NYU Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, N.Y.
Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
Haider Nazeer, MD
Current
Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation, NYU Langone School of Medicine
Residency
Internal Medicine, Northwell Health, New York City
Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Tristan Petrie, MD
Current
Crouse Medical Practice, Syracuse, N.Y.
Residency
Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Medical School
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2019
Scott Purga, MD
Current
Capital Cardiology Associates, Albany
Residency
New York Presbyterian/Cornell
Medical School
Boston University
Hiren Patel, MD
Current
St. Mary’s Healthcare-Augusta University; University of Georgia
Residency
Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Tulane University School of Medicine
Medical School
Avalon University School of Medicine, Netherlands
Alexey Tatusov, MD
Current
Private Practice: PMA Medical Specialists, Phoenixville, Pa.
Residency
Hahnemann Hospital/Drexel
Medical School
Hahnemann Hospital/Drexel