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Fellows

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Third Year

Nitesh Gautam
Nitesh Gautam, MBBS
Chief Fellow

Medical School: Al India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

I love pretty much everything about cardiology, but I love ECGs and cardiac Imaging. When I am not in the hospital, I love to cook, and work on my photography skills!

Dillon Gibson
Dillon Gibson, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Fellowship: Vascular Medicine at Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

I enjoy spending time with my partner and our two dogs! I have a strong interest in peripheral vascular disease and imaging. Interests outside of medicine include hiking, soccer, personal finance and keeping up with current events.

Jagdeep Kaur
Jagdeep Kaur, M.D.
Chief Fellow

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Munthir Mansour
Munthir Mansour, M.D.

Medical School: Misr University for Science and Technology College of Medicine, Egypt
Residency: Marshall University School of Medicine

Second Year

Munes Albadeineh, M.D.
Munes Albadaineh, M.D.

Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Sai Nikhila Ghanta
Nikhila Ghanta, M.D.

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Kumar Suresh
Gayatri Suresh Kumar, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Louisville

Khalid Sawalha
Khalid Sawalha, M.D.

Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
Residency: White River Health System
Fellowship: Cardiometabolic Fellowship at University of Missouri KC

First Year

Ankit Agrawal, MBBS
Ankit Agrawal, MBBS

Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, India 
Residency: Saint Peter’s University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Kyle Cook, MD
Kyle Cook, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Josh Hagood
Joshua Hagood, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Rachana Kombathula, MD
Rachana Kombathula, M.D.

Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Sciences

Alumni

2025

  • Ashok Akula, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at Beacon Health System
  • Malek Alaiwah, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Sandeep Randhawa, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at University of Massachusetts Baystate
  • Christine Rutlen, M.D., MPH, Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship at Henry Ford Health

2024

  • Michael Cross, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Abdallah Malkawi, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Murrium Sadaf, M.D., Non-Invasive Cardiologist at John McLellan VA Hospital, Arkansas
  • Kirby Von Edwins, M.D., Private practice in Arkansas

2023

  • Hani Turkmani, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Pankaj Mathur, M.D., private practice at the University of Florida
  • Jessica Meyer, M.D., private practice at Baylor Scott & White, TX
  • Dinesh Voruganti, M.D., EP Fellowship in Nebraska
  • Swathi Kovelamudi, M.D., private practice in Kansas City, Kansas

2022

  • Danish Abbasi, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Mahesh Bavineni, M.D., private practice in Arkansas
  • Shravan Turaga, M.D., private practice in Indiana
  • Jack Xu, M.D., private practice in North Carolina

2021

  • Fu’ad Habash, M.D., EP Fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center
  • Negar Salehi, M.D., Interventional Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY
  • Aakash Shah, M.D., EP Fellowship at University of Texas-Houston

2020

  • Kanishk Agnihotri, M.D., EP Fellowship at University of Iowa
  • H. Duygu Baser, M.D., Private practice in Wisconsin
  • Kazim Baser, M.D., Private practice in Wisconsin
  • Sabeeda Kadavath, M.D., MPH, Interventional Fellowship at University of Vermont

2019

  • Amjad Abualsuod, M.D., EP fellowship at University of Indiana
  • Rimsha Hassan, M.D., Interventional fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Mohammad Ayan, M.D., Interventional fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Marwan Saad, M.D., Interventional fellowship at Brown

2018

  • Wes Fiser, M.D., Private practice in Arkansas
  • Aisha Siraj, M.D., Interventional fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Mohammad Eid Madmani, M.D., Interventional fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Atish Garg, M.D., EP fellowship at University of Virginia Commonwealth University

2017

  • Ahmad Almomani, M.D., Interventional fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Krishna Pothineni, M.D., EP fellowship at University of Pennsylvania
  • Ramez Nairooz, M.D., Interventional fellowship at University of Southern California
  • Jason Payne, M.D., EP Fellowship at Tufts University
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