1st Year Fellows

Ruchika Dutta, M.D

Ryan Reeves, M.D.

Alaeedin Ayyad, M.D.

2nd Year Fellows

3rd Year Fellows

Christopher Barnett, M.D.
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Critical Care, National Institutes of Health
email: cbarnett@alumni.northwestern.edu

Clinical Interests: Critical care, pulmonary hypertension
Research Interests: Pulmonary hypertension

Publications:
Barnett CF and Machado RF. Sildenafil in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Vascular health and risk management. 2006;2:411-22.

Machado RF, Kyle Mack A, Martyr S, Barnett C, Macarthur P, Sachdev V, Ernst I, Hunter LA, Coles WA, Nichols JP, Kato GJ, Gladwin MT. Severity of pulmonary hypertension during vaso-occlusive pain crisis and exercise in patients with sickle cell disease. Br J Heamatol. 2007; 136: 319-325.

Bonura EJ, Barnett CF, Barnett SD, Ahmad S, Shlobin OA, Gladwin MT, Nathan SD. Pulmonary hypertension secondary to sarcoidosis: potential role of therapy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2007, 175: A361.

Barnett CF, Cuttica M, Hunter L, McArthur P, Gladwin M, Machado RF. Preliminary results of an in-vivo assessment of human pulmonary vascular endothelial function. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2007, 175:A533.

Barnett CF, Hunter LA, Gladwin MT, Machado RF. Exercise cycle ergometry and pulmonary artery pressures in patients with sickle cell disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2007, 175:A1004

CF Barnett, NS Azad, MR Bishop, AJ Barrett, MT Gladwin, RF Machado. American Thoracic Society. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in HIV Infection and Stem Cell Transplant: Screening Identifies High Prevalence of Pre-Disease. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2006; 3: A61.

RF Machado, CF Barnett, LA Hunter, W Coles, MT Gladwin. American Thoracic Society. The Effects of Exercise on Pulmonary Arterial Pressures in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society 2006; 3: A509.

Khalid Bin-Thani, M.D.

Dhruv Kazi, M.D.
Medical School : Seth G.S. Medical College, University of Mumbai , India
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX; Chief Resident (2006-2007)
email: dhruvkazi@yahoo.com

Clinical Interests: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure, Valvular Heart Disease

Publications:
Kazi D.  Rosiglitazone and implications for pharmacovigilance. BMJ 2007 Jun 16; 334(7606): 1233-4.
 
Kazi D. Katrina’s Dance.  Am J Med. 2006 Nov;119(11):910-1

Kazi D, Deswal A.  Role and Optimal Dosing of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy. Heart Failure Clin 1(2005):25-37

Kazi D, Farmer JA.  Raising High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: Innovative Strategies against an Old Adversary.  Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2005 Mar; 7(2):88-94

Kazi, D.Of Progress and Pitfalls – Quality Assurance in American Healthcare.LSE Health and Social Care, London School of Economics and Political Science Jul 2007

Kazi D, Lu L.  A Swan Song for the Pulmonary Artery Catheter.  J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Apr; 20(Suppl.1):274-5

Kazi DS, Lu L. Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis – the Unusual Suspect.  J Gen Intern Med. 2004 Apr;19(Suppl.1):57-58

Mitul Patel, M.D.
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School
Residency: University of California, San Diego
email: mpatel@ucsd.edu

Clinical Interests: Imaging, EP, Interventional
Research Interests: 
1.  ECG Classification and Characterization of Atrial Arrhythmias Using
Temporal and Spatial Variability of Atrial Waveforms
 2. Pathophysiology of T-Wave Alternans and Monophasic Action Potential
Alternans.

Publications: 
Cox V, Patel M, Kim J, Liu T, Sivaraman G, Narayan SM. Predicting arrhythmia-free survival using spectral and modified-moving average analyses of T-wave alternans. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2007 Mar;30(3):352-8. 
 

Huy Phan, M.D.,Ph.D.
Medical /Graduate School: University of Texas at Houston
Residency: University of Arizona;  Chief Resident (2006-2007)
email: phanhuy72@yahoo.com

Phan HM, Gao MH, Lai NC, Tang T, Hammond HK.  New Signaling Pathways Associated with Increased Cardiac Adenylyl Cyclase 6 Expression: Implications for Possible CHF Therapy. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine 2007 – in press

Phan HM, Alpert JS, Fain M. Frailty, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence for a Connection.  The American Journal of Geriatrics Cardiology 2007 – in press

Pam Rajendran Taub, M.D.
Medical School:  Boston University School of Medicine
Residency:  University of Washington Seattle, WA;   University of California, San Francisco (Resident in Neurology 2004-2005)
email: pamrajendran@yahoo.com

Clinical Interests:  Imaging
Research Interests:  Neurocardiology, Biomarkers

Publications:
Ko N, Rajendran P, Kim H, Rutowski M Pawlikowska L, Kowk P, Higashida R, Lawton M, Smith W, Zaroff JG, Young WL.   Endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphism (-786T>C) and increased risk of angiographic vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.  Stroke (In Press).

Yarlagadda S, Rajendran P, Miss JC, Banki NM, Kopelnik A, Wu AH, Ko N, Gelb AW, Lawton MT, Smith WS, YoungWL, Zaroff JG. Cardiovascular predictors of in-patient mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage.  Neurocritical Care. 2006;5(2):102-7.

Rajendran PR, Ko N, Wu A, Yarlagadda S, Kopelnik A, Young W, Zaroff JG.  Elevated BNP levels predict cerebral vasospasm and death in subarachnoid hemorrhage.  Stroke.  2006;37:640

Rajendran PR, Molitor J.  Resolution of hypertensive encephalopathy and scleroderma renal crisis with an angiotensin receptor blocker.  J Clin Rheumatol. 2005 Aug;11(4):205-8.

Rajendran PR.  Ethical issues involved in disclosing medical errors.  JAMA. 2001 Sep 5;286(9):1078.

Rajendran PR, Thompson RE, Reich SG. The use of alternative therapies by patients with Parkinson’s disease.  Neurology.  2001 Sep 11;57(5):790-4 

Rajendran PR.  The Internet: ushering in a new era in of medicine.  JAMA.  2001 Feb 14;285(6):804.

Rajendran PR, Kensinger E, Locascio J, Growdon J, Corkin S.   Effects of age at onset on executive functions and processing speed in Parkinson’s disease.  Neurology.  2001;46:127. 

Hersh BP, Rajendran P,  Battinell D.  Parkinsonism as the presenting manifestation of HIV infection: improvement on HAART.  Neurology. 2001 Jan 23;56(2):278-9.

Scarrow A, Rajendran PR, Marion D.  Metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma of the dura mater. British Journal of Neurosurgery.  2000;14:473-475.

Scarrow A, Rajendran P, Welch W.  Glioblastoma multiforme of the conus medullaris.  Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.  2000;102:166-169.

 
EP Fellows

Ravi Kilaru, M.D.
Ganiyu Oshodi, M.D.
Takeki Suzuki, M.D.

Jay Tiongson, M.D.

Subha Varahan, M.D.

 

Interventional Fellows

William Bennett M.D.

Patrick Hu, M.D., Ph.D.