Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

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Peer-Reviewed Publications in 2023

Program Overview

Eligibility and Application

Thank you for your interest in the Houston Methodist Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program. Our program is registered with Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS); ACGME Program ID: 1524814171 - December Application Cycle.  Please note, all applicants, including those local to the Greater Houston Area, will be interviewed virtually.

To be considered for the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, certain requirements must be met:


Criteria
  • Must apply via the Electronic Residency Applicant Service (ERAS) and must enroll in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP)
  • Be of good professional character with at least three letters of recommendation attesting to your academic and personal qualifications
  • Graduate of a U.S. or Canadian Medical School accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), or a medical school outside the United States and Canada with a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
  • Graduate of an ACGME-accredited or RCPSC-accredited (Canadian) three-year cardiovascular disease training program
  • All applicants must have taken and passed all three steps of USMLE exams (first attempt preferred). DO graduates must have taken and passed all three steps of COMLEX USA.
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)-board certified in internal medicine and board-eligible in cardiology by completion of cardiology fellowship
  • Applicants must be eligible for licensure (Physician in Training or Full License) by the Texas Medical Board
  • Valid Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate for all foreign medical graduates
  • Our program sponsors J1 visas. If you are an J1 visa holder, you must be eligible for one year of training at the beginning of the fellowship.
  • Training is from July 1 through June 30 (no exceptions)

Houston Methodist is committed to improving the health of our patients, employees, and communities around us. As a health care provider, it’s our responsibility to promote a healthier environment for our employees.


Responsibility
  • Drug and Tobacco Screening- Job seekers will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical. If a job seeker tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program. Job seekers wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded. If the job seeker tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.
  • Background Check - Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.

Our Team

Our Fellows
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Safi Khan, MD - PGY-7
Guthrie Health (IM)
Houston Methodist (CARD)
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Philip Lacombe, MD - PGY-7
Tufts Univ. (IM)
Maine Med. Center Program (CARD)
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Hassaan Arshad, MD - PGY-8
Houston Methodist (CARD + IC)
Our Alumni


We are extremely proud of our Interventional Cardiology fellowship program graduates. Each year the Houston Methodist Department of Cardiology hosts an alumni reception at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting.

Class of 2024

 

Joe Aoun, MD - Advanced Interventional Cardiology - Structural Heart Disease
Houston Methodist Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease Faculty

Parth Desai, MBBS
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Structural Cardiology Fellowship-Dallas TX

 

Hassaan Arshad, MD
Houston Methodist Structural Heart Disease Fellowship



Class of 2023


Joe Aoun, MD

Shilpkumar Arora, MD

Syed Zaid, MBBS-- Advanced Interventional Cardiology - Structural Heart Disease 
       

Class of 2022

 

Isaac Tea, MBBCh
Altru Health System, Grand Forks, ND

 

Syed Zaid, MBBS
Advanced Interventional Cardiology - Structural Intervention - Houston Methodist

 

Tomoya Hinohara, MD - Advanced Interventional Cardiology
Vital Heart and Vein, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

 

Class of 2021


Tomoya Hinohara, MD

Mikhail Narezkin, MD

Private practice, 

Tanush Gupta, MBBS - Advanced Interventional Cardiology

PeaceHealth, Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute, Springfield, OR

   
     

Class of 2020

 

Ahmad Agha, MBBS
Private practice, Biloxi, MS

Omar Jeroudi, MD
Private practice, Clearlake/Pasadena, TX

 

 

Class of 2019


John Neill, MD
Staff Physician, Texas Heart & Vascular, Austin, TX

Apurva Patel, MD
Structural Interventional Fellowship, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston TX   
    

Class of 2018


Bhuvnesh Aggarwal, MD
Private practice, Springfield Clinic, Springfield, IL

Jeffrey Parker, MD
Private practice, Texas Heart & Vascular Center, Austin, TX


Class of 2017


Joshua McKay, MD
Private practice, Austin Heart-Harker Heights, Austin, TX

Nishant Patel, MD
Staff Physician, Advocate Heart Institute, Park Ridge, IL


Class of 2016


Rajesh Ramineni, MD
Staff Physician, Memorial Hermann-Woodlands, Woodlands, TX

Corey Scruggs, MD
Staff Physician, Citizens Hospital, Victoria, TX 

Get In Touch

Program Coordinator

Lianna White
6550 Fannin St, Smith Tower 18
Houston, TX 77030
Tel. 346.238.5039
Email: CardioFellowship@houstonmethodist.org

Program Director

Neal S. Kleiman, MD
Department of Cardiology
6550 Fannin St., Smith Tower 1901
Houston, TX 77030

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