Meet the 2014-2015 Fellows and Integrated Residents in the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care

6-Year Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents

Staci Beamer (PGY 6)

M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Thurston Bauer (PGY 5)

M.D., University of Arkansas

Kristen Sell (PGY 4)

M.D., University of Michigan

Timothy Brand (PGY 3)

M.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Thaniyyah Sakeenah Ahmad (PGY 2)

M.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine

Ashish Pulikal (PGY 1)

M.D., Indiana University

Vascular Surgery Fellow

Vikalp Jain, MD (PGY 6)

Residency: Stony Brook University, New York

Vascular Surgery Integrated Resident

Jason Crowner, MD (PGY 5)

Medical School: Southern Illinois University, Springfield

Vascular Interventional Radiology Fellows

Sarah Thomas, MD

Residency: University of North Carolina

Medical School: University of North Carolina

Niraj Bhalakia, MD

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University

Medical School: George Washington University

Cardiovascular Disease Fellows

Interventional Cardiology

Pradeep Yadav, MD

Fellowship: Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Residency: Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Medical School: Government Medical College, Surat, India

Atif Yousuf, MD

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati/College of Medicine Program

Residency: University of Cincinnati/College of Medicine Program

Graduate School: University of Cincinnati/College of Business

Medical School: Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan

Heart Failure

Geoffrey Jao, MD

Fellowship: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Residency: Rochester General Hospital

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Cardiovascular Disease – PGY 6

Matthew Baker, MD

Residency: Brown University

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

Weeranun Bode, MD

Residency: University of North Carolina

Medical School: Srinakharinwirot University – Bangkok, Thailand

Andrew DeWolfe, MD

Residency: University of Miami

Medical School: University of Miami

Paul Johnson, MD

Residency: University of North Carolina

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Jack Kuritzky, MD

Residency: University of North Carolina

Medical School: University of Rochester

Anton Lishmanov, MD

Residency: University of Missouri

Medical School: Siberian State Medical University

John Rommel, MD

**Chief Fellow 2014-2015**

Residency: University of North Carolina

Medical School: Brown University

Cardiovascular Disease – PGY 5

Christopher End, MD

Residency: University of Maryland

Medical School: UNC School of Medicine

Lucius Howell, MD

Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Sunil Iyer, MD

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Yan Liu, MD

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Austin Residency Programs

Medical School: Harbin Medical University

Dwijesh Patel, MD

Residency: UNC School of Medicine

Medical School: UNC School of Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease – PGY 4

Akinniran Abisogun, MD

Residency: Brown University

Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Sarah Ciccotto, MD

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center

Medical School: University of Maryland Medical Center

Kamal Henderson, MD

Residency: Washington University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Eveleen Randall, MD

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Medical School

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

T-32 Cardiovascular Disease – PGY 4

Szymon Wiernek, MD

Residency: Norwalk Hospital – Yale University Program

Graduate School: Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland

Medical School: Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland

T-32 Cardiovascular Disease – PGY 3

Michael Bode, MD