Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship - Tampa | AdventHealth Graduate Medical Education

Charles Lambert, MD, MBA, PhD

Program Director
Interventional / Structural Cardiologist
Augustine Agocha, MD, MBA, PhD

Associate Program Director
Advanced Heart Failure
Ansel Amaral, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Merna Armanious, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Clinical Cardiology / Cardiac Oncology
Humberto Coto, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Ahmad Elasery, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Non-invasive Cardiology / Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Pavan Kapadia, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Seth Maxwell, DO

Core/Lead Faculty
Non-invasive Cardiology / Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Andrew Mehlman, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Clinical Cardiology / Advanced Imaging
Mohammadreza Tabesh, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Interventional / Structural Cardiology
Kenneth Yamamura, MD

Core/Lead Faculty
Electrophysiology
Erol Belli, MD

Teaching Faculty
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Alaa Boulad, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Sami Elchahal, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Maleeha Haq, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Paula Hernandez Burgos, MD

Teaching Faculty
Clinical Cardiology and Lipidology
Sajid Kadir, MD

Teaching Faculty
Critical Care Cardiology
Hadi Mahmaljy, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Alejandro Michel, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Mehul Patel, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Electrophysiology, and Structural Heart
Tariq Salman, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Asad Sawar, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
Faisal Shaik, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology
James Smith, MD

Teaching Faculty
Interventional Cardiology

PGY-4 Rotations	Duration
General Cardiology	4 blocks
Invasive Cardiology	3 blocks
Echocardiography	2 blocks
Stress/Nuclear	1 block
Heart Failure	1 block
Electrophysiology	1 block
Cardiac ICU	1 block

PGY-5

PGY-5 Rotations	Duration
General Cardiology	3 blocks
Invasive Cardiology	2 blocks
Stress/Nuclear	1 block
Echocardiography	1 block
Surgery/Congenital	1 block
Electrophysiology	1 block
Imaging	1 block
Heart Failure	1 block
Elective	2 blocks

PGY-6

PGY-6 Rotations	Duration
General Cardiology	1 block
Echocardiography	2 blocks
Vascular Medicine	1 block
Invasive Cardiology	1 block
Electrophysiology	1 block
Structural	1 block
Research	1 block
Elective/Research	1 block
Elective	4 blocks

Didactic Curriculum: Structured educational sessions provide the foundational knowledge necessary for independent practice.
Weekly Core Lectures: Cover topics including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular disease, preventive cardiology, and lipidology.
Case-Based Conferences: Real patient cases presented for discussion and decision-making analysis.
Journal Clubs: Critical appraisal of recent landmark studies and guidelines.
ECG and Imaging Conferences: Regular interpretation sessions for EKGs, echocardiograms, nuclear studies, and cardiac CT/MRI.
Board Review Sessions: Focused preparation for the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Certification Exam.
Procedural and Clinical Training: Hands-on training is structured to build progressive competence across all major cardiovascular subspecialties.
Rotations:
General Cardiology
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Inpatient/Consult Services
Echocardiography (TTE/TEE)
Nuclear Cardiology
Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Electrophysiology
Cardiac MRI/CT
Heart Failure
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Procedural Training:
Interpretation of ECG, Holter, treadmill, and imaging studies
Performance of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms
Participation in diagnostic cardiac catheterizations
Exposure to electrophysiologic studies and device management
Research and Scholarly Activity: Fellows are expected to develop a scholarly portfolio demonstrating original contributions to the field.
Mentored Research Projects: Fellows select a project aligned with their interests under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Protected Research Time
Presentation Opportunities: Encouraged to present at institutional research days, ACC, AHA, or TCT.
Publications: Aim for at least one peer-reviewed manuscript during fellowship.
Quality Improvement (QI) Projects: Participation in system-level cardiovascular care improvement initiatives.
Longitudinal Components: Continuity Clinic
Professional Development: Workshops on leadership, wellness, DEI, and career planning.
Teaching and Mentorship: Fellows mentor residents and medical students, with opportunities for didactic teaching.

Mahnoor Anjum, MD

PGY 4
Muhammad Nadeem Anwar, MD

PGY 4
Muhammad Majid, MD

PGY 4

Benefits: For more information on many benefits offered across all programs, please review these sections of our website:
GME Wellness
Full List of GME Resident/Fellow Benefits
Eligibility: Sample Resident Agreement
Eligibility and Selection Policy
Visa: AdventHealth accepts applications for trainees requiring H-1B sponsorship. AdventHealth will not sponsor applicants for H-1B visa processing that require the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee.

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Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at AdventHealth Tampa

Program Leadership and Teaching Faculty

Charles Lambert, MD, MBA, PhD

Augustine Agocha, MD, MBA, PhD

Ansel Amaral, MD

Merna Armanious, MD

Humberto Coto, MD

Ahmad Elasery, MD

Pavan Kapadia, MD

Seth Maxwell, DO

Andrew Mehlman, MD

Mohammadreza Tabesh, MD

Kenneth Yamamura, MD

Erol Belli, MD

Alaa Boulad, MD

Sami Elchahal, MD

Maleeha Haq, MD

Paula Hernandez Burgos, MD

Sajid Kadir, MD

Hadi Mahmaljy, MD

Alejandro Michel, MD

Mehul Patel, MD

Tariq Salman, MD

Asad Sawar, MD

Faisal Shaik, MD

James Smith, MD

About Our Fellowship Rotations

About Our Fellowship Curriculum

Current Fellows

Mahnoor Anjum, MD

Muhammad Nadeem Anwar, MD

Muhammad Majid, MD

Program Information

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at AdventHealth Tampa

Welcome From the Program Director

Program Leadership and Teaching Faculty

Ahmad Elasery, MD

Sajid Kadir, MD

Hadi Mahmaljy, MD

About Our Fellowship Rotations

About Our Fellowship Curriculum

Training Sites

Training Sites

Training Sites

Current Fellows

Mahnoor Anjum, MD

Muhammad Nadeem Anwar, MD

Muhammad Majid, MD

Program Information

Application Process

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