Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
The strength of the Ochsner Cardiology Program is in the clinical training from world-class faculty that help fellows learn to manage the high complexity-high volume patient base we have as a tertiary referral center, accredited LVAD/heart transplant center, Electrophysiology Center, and regional center of excellence in Interventional Cardiology.
Time away from clinical care is an incredible resource in the Big Easy. Get your cardio in with the Red Dress Run, explore your fashion sense with the White Linen Night, tantalize your taste buds during COOLinary month and catch a cauliflower at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. World-class cuisine, weekly festivals, and of course Mardi Gras all offer plenty of opportunities to experience the art and music culture.
Our fellows come from all over the country and match into their top choices for further specialty training or jobs after fellowship.
Hometown: Puerto Rico
Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Residency: Sunrise Health Consortium, Las Vegas, Nevada
PGY4 Heart Failure Fellowship, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham
Area of Interest:General cardiology and/or heart failure with a high interest
in
pregnancy-associated
cardiomyopathy.
Why I chose Ochsner: I chose Ochsner due to the strong clinical training in all
subspecialties of
cardiology, strong female representation in cardiology with excellent mentors and its renowned
heart
transplant/LVAD
center. During my interview I was extremely drawn by the sense of community among the faculty
and fellows.
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Area of Interest: Non-Invasive/Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Why I chose Ochsner: I trained at Ochsner for residency, and I truly
enjoyed working with
its people
while exploring the rich New Orleans culture. The diverse patient population and wide array of
cardiovascular
pathology here is unmatched. I stayed at Ochsner for my cardiovascular fellowship training not
only because it
had
become a familiar environment, but also for its strong, reputable, comprehensive and high-volume
nature. It
was
important for me to train at a prestigious program that would equip me with the resources,
knowledge and
skills
necessary for my professional and personal growth. I’m also fortunate to learn from leaders in
cardiology who
provide
compassionate and exceptional patient care. Moreover, the culinary skills here in New Orleans is
impeccable!
Publications
Obi K, Baldawi H, Garba S, et al. Structural Heart Interventions During Covid-19. Curr Probl
Cardiol.
2022;47(2):100934.
Bob-Manuel T, Obi K, N’Dandu Z. Successful Revascularization of
Infra-popliteal Chronic Total Occlusions
Utilizing
the Plantar Arch as a Conduit and Retrograde Pedal Access. Ochsner Journal , 21(2), 209-231.
Maitas O, Bob-Manuel T, Price J, Noor A, Obi K, Okoh N, Garikapati K, Kim J, Jahan S, Jenkins J.
(2021, Apr).
Vertebral Artery Interventions: A comprehensive updated review. Current Cardiology Reviews.
Published March
17,2022.
Gupta T, Madonis S, Okor I, Obi K, Desrosiers G, Mohammed A, Fort D, Effron M.
Determining value of a
cardiology
clinic visit. Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
2021;77(18_Supplement_1):1656-1656.
doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(21)03012-6.
Obi K, Hajebian H. (2021, March 13). Edwardsiella Tarda: A Piscine Culprit of Acute Cholangitis.
Louisiana
State
Medical Society Journal. Published in Spring 2021 edition.
Baldawi H, Obi K. (2021, March 13). Central Retinal Artery Occlusion and New Onset Atrial
Fibrillation.
Louisiana
State Medical Society Journal. Published in Spring 2021 edition.
Neerukonda S, Kachur S, Obi K, Morin D, Gilliland Y, Qamruddin S. (2020, August 09). Global
Longitudinal
Strain and
Myocardial Work Utilization in Stress Echocardiography [Poster presented]. American Society of
Echocardiography
Virtual Meeting 2020/New Orleans, LA, USA.
Oyugi, M., Osumah, T., Le, C., Obi, K., Johnson-Winters, K. (2014, March 01). Characterization
of the
recombinant
F420 Cofactor Dependent G-6-P DH from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a kinetic analysis of the
active site base
[Poster
presented]. American Chemical Society(ACS) 247th National Meeting 2014/Dallas, TX, USA.
Hometown:
Dunwoody, GA
Medical School: University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School
Residency: LSU New Orleans Internal Medicine residency
Area of Interest: I am mostly interested in EP but I also have some interest in
interventional.
Why I chose Ochsner: I chose Ochsner for my cardiology fellowship for
several reasons.
Ochsner’s
cardiovascular disease program has an excellent reputation of training strong clinical
cardiologists while
learning
from world-renowned faculty. I enjoyed the mentoring relationships I formed doing cardiology
research during
medical
school and loved the culture of excellence and teamwork among the staff and fellows. I wanted a
program with
exposure
to high volume, comprehensive, and clinically focused cardiology training with the opportunity
for advanced
fellowship
opportunities and research. Training in New Orleans with all it has to offer is a bonus.
Publications
Chang D, Pantlin P, Benn F, Williams CM, Bernard ML, Hiltbold AE, Khatib S, Polin GM, Rogers PA,
Morin DP. Risk
of
Ventricular Arrhythmias Following Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Generator Change in
Patients with
Recovered
Ejection Fraction: Implications for Decision-Making. Heart Rhythm Society. 2021.
(submission pending
review).
Morin DP, Manzo MA, Pantlin PG, Verma R, Bober RM, Krim SR, Qamruddin S, Shah S, Tafur
Soto JD, Ventura H,
Price-Haywood EG. Impact of Baseline Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Outcomes in Covid-19
Infection.
Current
Problems in Cardiology. 2021: 100845.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.100845
Pantlin PG, Bober RM, Bernard ML, Khatib S, Polin GM, Rogers PA, Morin DP. Class 1C
Antiarrhythmic Drugs in
Atrial
Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.
2020;31(3):607-611.
doi:10.1111/jce.14335
Joury A, Pantlin PG, Chong-Yik R, Shah SB, Xue J,
Morin, DP. Correlation Between Myocardial
Scar
Detected By Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Electrocardiographic Ventricular
Depolarization/Repolarization.
Poster presentation, Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions, May 9-12, 2018 Boston, MA.
Hometown: Pakistan
Medical School: The Aga Khan University and came to the US in 2016
Residency: Conemaugh Health System in Pennsylvania
Post residency: 2 years of Hospitalist with heart transplant at Ochsner
Area of Interest: I want to be an interventional cardiologist with special
interest in
coronary
intervention, complex and high risk PCIs and peripheral vascular intervention.
Why
I chose Ochsner: Coming to Ochsner cardiology was a long dream and I'm delighted that
it
came
true. I like Ochsner for numerous reasons; academic excellence, state of the art infrastructure
and leadership
in
healthcare are some of the many reasons why I came here.
Hometown: Shiraz, Iran
Medical School: Florida State University COM
Residency: Ochsner Medical Center
Awards: Recipient of AOA Service and leadership award, 2017
Area of
interest:
Advanced heart failure and transplant
Why I chose Ochsner: I've chosen Ochsner's cardiovascular medicine
fellowship for its
patient-centered reputation, strong leadership and mentorship, the great camaraderie within the
program, and
most of
all its reputation for training strong clinical cardiologists.
Publications
Shariati F, Baldawi H, Bob-Manuel T. Editorial: Premature death from heart
failure among
Aboriginal
peoples in the Hunter New England region of new South Wales. Int J Cardiol. 2021;
337:88-89.
Gupta A, Kachur SM, Tafur JD, Patel HK, Timme DO, Shariati F. Development and
Validation of
a
Multivariable Risk Prediction Model for COVID-19 Mortality in the Southern United States. Mayo
Clin
Proc.
2021;96(12):3030-3041
Gupta T, Shariati F, Krim SR. A Simplified Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to
Pulmonary
Hypertension. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022;47(4):100857.
Neerukonda S, Shariati F, Hart T, Stewart M, Elkayam U, Qamruddin S.
Cardiovascular effects
of
preeclampsia. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2020;35(4):357-359.
Duran A, Tutor A, Shariati F, et al. Preimplant Hyponatremia Does Not Predict
Adverse
Outcomes in
Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices [published online ahead of print, 2022 May 2].
Curr Probl
Cardiol. 2022;101239.
Shariati F, Duran A, Tutor A, sleep A, Desai
S, Ventura H, Krim S. Outcome of concomitant
Mitral
Valve repair during LVAD implantation- American Heart Association Scientific Session, Nov 2021,
Boston, MA
Tutor A, Duran A, Shariati F, Sleem A, Desai S, Ventura H, Krim
S. Hyponatremia does not
predict
adverse outcomes in patient with left ventricular assist devices. Heart Failure Society of America
Annual
Scientific
Meeting, Sep 2021, Denver, CO
Shariati F, Sultan M, Field H. Diagnosis and
Management of Cardiac Hemochromatosis.
American
College of Physicians, Louisiana chapter. Mar 2021, New Orleans, LA
Shariati
F, Rogers, K. Persistent Singultus as the Only Presenting Symptom of Pericarditis.
American College of Physicians, Louisiana chapter. Mar 2021, New Orleans,
LA
Shariati F, Harper C, Kastner M, Comiskey A. IVC repair: A Novel
Interventional Solution.
Florida
Medical Association. Aug 2018, Orlando, FL
Shariati F, Pifer A, Cook S,
Ichite E, Trawle E, Blackmore E. Improving the Patient
Dismissal
Policy: A Mixed Methods Approach. FAFP Family Medicine Sprig Forum. May 2018, Orlando, FL
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis,
Tennessee)
Residency: Ochsner Health System
Area of Interest: Non invasive or imaging
Why I chose Ochsner: For residency, I was looking for a program with a
large amount of
volume but
also small enough to have a personalized training experience. Ochsner Internal Medicine seemed
like an ideal
fit and
in hindsight it provided me with incredible training. During my time in residency, watching the
Ochsner
cardiology
fellows transform over the first year of fellowship was an eye-opening experience and convinced me
this was
the place
to train. Not only does this program over a diverse range of pathology, but it is also a referral
center for
complex
cardiology subspecialties such as heart failure/transplant, interventional cardiology, and
electrophysiology.
Also, it
doesn't hurt that New Orleans is a great place to live!
Publications
Tutor A, Lavie CJ, Kachur S, Dinshaw H, Milani RV. Impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on outcomes
in cardiac
rehabilitation. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 Jan-Feb;70:2-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.11.001. Epub
2021 Nov 12.
PMID:
34780726.
Duran A, Tutor A, Shariati F, Sleem A, Wever-Pinzon J, Desai S, Eiswirth C,
Ventura HO, Krim SR. Preimplant
Hyponatremia Does Not Predict Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Curr Probl
Cardiol.
2022 May 2:101239. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101239. Epub ahead of print. PMID:
35513184.
Tutor A, Unis G, Ruiz B, Bolaji OA, Bob-Manuel T. Spectrum of Suspected
Cardiomyopathy Due to COVID-19: A Case
Series. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2021 Oct;46(10):100926. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.100926. Epub
2021 Jul 3. PMID:
34311983; PMCID: PMC8254392.
Bob-Manuel T, Amoran OE, Jenkins C, Obafemi O, Tutor A, Tafur
J. Renal interventions in the management of
hypertension. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2021 Jul 1;36(4):444-452. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000859.
PMID: 33929362.
Oktay AA, Riehl R, Kachur S, Khan Z, Tutor A, Chainani V, Cash ME, Shah S,
Lavie CJ, Morin DP, Gilliland YE,
Qamruddin S. Dimensionless index of the mitral valve for evaluation of degenerative mitral
stenosis.
Echocardiography.
2020 Oct;37(10):1533-1542. doi: 10.1111/echo.14847. Epub 2020 Sep 7. PMID: 32893904.
Lewit
RA, Tutor A, Albrecht A, Weatherall YZ, Williams RF. Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Does
Initial
Treatment Affect Outcomes? J Surg Res. 2021 Mar;259:532-537. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.10.008. Epub
2020 Nov 11.
PMID:
33189361.
Harith Baldawi, MD
Texas A&M School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Health
Connor Gillies, DO
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Health
Ahmad Hallak, MD
University of Sharjah College of Medicine
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Science Center at Amarillo
Jin Kim, MD
Sofia Lakhdar, MD
St. Matthew's University
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ruben Porudominsky, MD
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
Vanessa Rodriguez, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: UT Health, San Antonio
Anna Alias, MD
Apryl Cronley, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: Medical College of Georgia
Michael Miller, MD
Mukosolu Obi, MD
American University of Antigua COM
Residency: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Pavankumar Thota, MD
American University of Antigua COM
Residency: Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare
Ankit Vyas, MD
Government Medical College Surat
Residency: Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
Simon Gaviria Valencia
Universidad CES
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach