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Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship (ACGME) - Alumni

Our alumni have been key in developing the program to what it is today. We keep in touch and see them regularly, as most have jobs in California (many within the Kaiser Permanente system).

2022 Graduates


Jesse Fitzpatrick, MD
Current employment: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara – General Cardiology

Umar Malik, MD
Current employment: Presbyterian Hospital Albuquerque – General Cardiology

Paniz Vafaei, MD
Current employment: Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa – General Cardiology

2021 Graduates


Moyukh Ghosh, MD
Current employment: Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute – General Cardiology

Alexander Hardwick, MD
Current employment: Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group – General Cardiology

Kevin Kheder, MD
Subspecialty training: Interventional Cardiology, Loyola University

2020 Graduates


Josh Chung, MD
Current employment: Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek – General Cardiology

Neha Mantri, MD
Current employment: Stanford and Palo Alto VA – General Cardiology, Imaging

2019 Graduates


Harshith Avula, MD
Additional Sub-Specialty training: Stanford Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Current employment: Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek – General Cardiology, Heart Failure

Stephanie Chen, MD
Current employment: Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael – General Cardiology

2018 Graduates


Peter Czobor, MD
Additional Sub-Specialty training: Stanford Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Current employment: Kaiser Permanente, South Sacramento – General Cardiology, Heart Failure

Ryan Boehm, MD
Additional Sub-Specialty training: University of Virginia Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Current employment: Tulane Health Care System – Interventional Cardiology

2017 Graduates

Tina Saparia, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City – General Cardiology

Payal Mehta, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, Vacaville – General Cardiology

2016 Graduates

Benedict Ancock, MD
Current Employment: Marin General Hospital — General Cardiology

Anne Goh, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco – Department of Cardiology, Pulmonary Hypertension Division

2015 Graduates

Kunal Mehtani, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco, General Cardiology and Pacemaker Implantations

Amy Gin, MD
Additional Sub-Specialty Training: 2 year combined Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Interventions at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Current Employment: Marin Health Cardiovascular Medicine

2014 Graduates

I was surprised at the amount of clinical cases I was able to experience and the extremely talented and amazing faculty I have become friends with.

Jonathan Peng, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa, General Cardiology

I enjoyed being able to learn excellent clinical cardiology as well as hospital management in one of the best health care systems in the world.

Amit Prasad, MD, MBA
Current Employment: St. Lukes Health Network - Hospital, General Cardiology

2013 Graduates

Robert Felix, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, General Cardiology

2012 Graduates

I liked the fact that each and every day, someone was excited to teach me something and I was eager to learn. Everyone enjoyed working together, which made the experience all the more satisfying. I think that’s what sets our program apart from many other places.

Taylor Holve, MD
Additional Training: Adult Congenital Heart disease at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
Current Employment: Cottage Health Systems Santa Barbra CA, Adult Congenital Heart Disease and General Cardiology

It’s a big family. Everyone comes to work with a smile on their face. All faculty members want to teach, and are willing to make their day longer to do so.

Navid Shafaee, MD
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa, General Cardiology

The people who work in the Department of Cardiology at Kaiser San Francisco are like family. It is a unique department unlike any that I have worked in.

Advanced Fellowship: Interventional Cardiology at University Southern California
Current Employment: Kaiser Permanente, Modesto, Interventional Cardiology
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