Faculty

Sumeet Mainigi, MD (Chairman)

Hometown: Olney, Maryland

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Electrophysiology at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Electrophysiology

Behnam Bozorgnia, MD (Cardiology and Heart Failure Program Director)

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: Drexel University at Hannehman University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical circulatory support, Cardiomyopathies

Olayinka Afolabi-Brown, MD

Hometown: Lagus, Nigeria

Medical School: University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn NY

Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-invasive cardiology, Hypertension

Mohammad Al Madani, MD

Hometown: Amman, Jordan

Medical School: University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Residency: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Chief Residency (IM): East Tennessee State University/James H Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN

Fellowship: Fellowship: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Subspecialty: Interventional Cardiology: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ

Field of Expertise: Interventional Cardiology, Non-invasive Cardiology

Aman Amanullah, MD, PhD (Director, Non-Invasive Clinical Cardiology)

Hometown: Chittagong, Bangladesh

Medical School: Carol Davila University of Medicine, Bucharest

Residency: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm South Hospital (Södersjukhuset), Sweden

Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm South Hospital (Södersjukhuset), Sweden

Field of Expertise: Non-invasive Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research & Clinical Trials

Sahil Banka, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Residency: Barns Jewish Hospital, St. Louis WA

Fellowship: Hannehman University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Hannehman University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Raphael Bonita, MD

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Medical School: Drexel University, Hannehman University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Advanced Heart Failure: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Advanced heart failure, Cardio-oncology, Mechanical circulatory support

Joshua Copeland, MD

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Medical School: University of Virginia Health System University Hospital, Charlottesville, VA

Residency: Case Western Reserve University-University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-invasive Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology

Saima Dean, MD

Hometown: Sacramento, California

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados

Residency: University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-invasive Cardiology, Preventive medicine, Lipid clinic

James Fitzpatrick, MD

Hometown: Trenton, NJ

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: University of Rochester, Rochester MN

Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Advanced Heart Failure & Heart Transplant, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-invasive Cardiology

Allan Greenspan, MD, FACC

Hometown: New York, New York

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: Bellevue/NYU Medical Center, New York, NY

Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Electrophysiology at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Electrophysiology

Tariq Hafiz, MD

Medical School: Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency: Tucson Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Fellowship: Allegheny University Hospital – Hahnemann, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-Invasive Cardiology

Syed Hasni, MD

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Medical School: Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency: Drexel University at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Chief Residency: Drexel University at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Drexel University at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Advanced Heart Failure at Drexel University at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Advanced Heart Failure

Ola Khraisha, MD

Hometown: Amman, Jordan

Medical School: University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Residency: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Fellowship: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Subspecialty: Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown, MD

Field of Expertise: Electrophysiology

Nicholas Langan, MD

Hometown: Syracuse, New York

Medical School: Sackler Medical School University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Residency: Downstate Medical Center/Kings County, Brooklyn, NY

Fellowship: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-invasive Cardiology, Smoking Cessation

Chiduzie Madubata, MD

Hometown: Riverdale, MD

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Residency: Brown University, Providence, RI

Fellowship: Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-Invasive Cardiology

Nazanin Moghbeli, MD

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Medical School: John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-Invasive, Cardiovascular Critical Care, Women’s Cardiovascular Health

Rajesh Movva, MD

Medical School: Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-Invasive Cardiology

Alekhya Potluri MD

Hometown: Hyderabad, India

Medical School: PSI Medical College, India

Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship: Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-Invasive Cardiology

Gregg Pressman, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: Graduate Hospital (University of Pennsylvania affiliate), Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Graduate Hospital (University of Pennsylvania affiliate), Philadelphia, PA

Field of Expertise: Non-Invasive Cardiology, Advanced Structural Echocardiography, Cardiovascular research & clinical trials

Christian Witzke, MD

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela: Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela

Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Subspecialty: Interventional Cardiology: Mass General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Field of Expertise: Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease