Cardiology Fellows Arrivals, Destinations Announced

The University of Arizona Division of Cardiology and UA Sarver Heart Center announced their full list of incoming as well as graduating fellows from their two fellowship programs.

A graduation ceremony, in which fellows also honored faculty, was held June 4. For a more detailed report on that, see "UA Cardiology Graduating Fellows 2016 Prepare for Next Phase of Careers" at the UA Sarver Heart Center website, where additional photos also can be found.

Graduating Cardiovascular Disease fellows established the Mark J. Friedman, MD, Award for Excellence in Education and named Huu Tam Truong, MD (holding award with Dr. Friedman on left), an SAVAHCS cardiologist who works with our fellows, the first recipient.

Incoming Fellows

In all, there are seven new Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program fellows — including three mentioned previously who recently graduated from the UA Internal Medicine Residency Program – South Campus.

They are (with where they earned their medical degree and completed their residency):

Rishi Bhargava, MD
MD – St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada
Residency – University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus, Tucson, Ariz.

Melissa Dakkak, DO
MD – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency – University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla.

Dmitry Familtsev, MD
MD – Omsk State Medical Academy, Russian Federation
Residency – University of Louisville Internal Medicine Residency Program, Louisville, Ky.

Hyon-he Garza, MD
MD – University of Illinois, Chicago
Residency – University of Arizona College of Medicine
Fellowship – One year at University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Cardiology Fellowship

Ahmed Harhash, MBBCh
MD – Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Residency – Morristown Medical Center-Atlantic Health System, Morristown, N.J.

Jennifer Huang-Tsang, DO
MD – Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Midwestern University, Glendale, Ariz.
Residency (2013-15) – University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus, Tucson, Ariz.
Chief Resident (2015-16) - University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus, Tucson, Ariz. 

Sridhar Reddy, MD
MD – American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Saint Maarten
Residency – University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus, Tucson, AZ

Outgoing Fellows

Graduating from the two Cardiology fellowship programs and where they’re headed next include:

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWSHIP:

  • Sohail Abdi-Moradi, MD – Private Practice
  • Evbu Enakpene, MBBS – Additional Fellowship: University of Utah Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program, Salt Lake City
  • Naktal Hamoud, MBChB – Additional Fellowship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Ariz., Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Jagdesh Kandala, MD – Additional Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program
  • Clint Oommen, MD – Additional Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program
  • Nisreen Yaghmour, MBBS – Additional Fellowship: Case Western University/Metro-Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cleveland

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP:

  • Alejandro Asencio, MD – Private Practice: Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, W.Va.
  • Uday Kanakadandi, MBBS – Private Practice: Carle Foundation Hospital & University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Ill.

ALSO SEE:
"New, Old Fellows in Dept. of Medicine Programs Bring Varied Strengths to Advanced Medical Training" | June 11, 2016

Release Date: 
06/30/2016 - 4:45pm