Current Fellows

Year One

  • Alice Chung, MD

    Hometown: Yorba Linda, California
    Undergraduate: Pomona College
    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center 
    Clinical and Research: Heart Failure, sex differences, nutrition and sarcopenia 
    Hobbies: running, group workout classes, trying new restaurants, cooking, cello 

    Alice Chung, MD

  • Walter L. Oliver II, MD

    Hometown: Dallas, TX
    Undergraduate Institution: Harvard College 
    Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Clinical and Research: Interventional cardiology, cardiac critical care, secondary prevention of ASCVD, racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease 
    Hobbies: Cooking, Traveling, trying new restaurants across the city

    Walter L. Oliver II, MD

  • Lekha Pandya, MD

    Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
    Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
    Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
    Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
    Clinical and Research: Non-invasive cardiology, genomics
    Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, and photography

    Lekha Pandya, MD

  • Ruben A. Salazar, MD

    Undergraduate Institution: Rutgers University 
    Medical School: University of Pennsylvania 
    Residency: Columbia
    Clinical and Research: Interested in adult congenital heart disease and heart transplant
    Hobbies: Longboarding, reading

    Ruben A. Salazar, MD

  • Matheus Simonato dos Santos, MD

    Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Medical School: Escola Paulista de Medicina - Federal University of Sao Paulo
    Residency: Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital
    Clinical and Research: Interested in structural heart disease, TAVR, TMVR. Former research fellow at the Clinical
    Trials Center of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Investigator in the Valve-in-Valve International Data Registry.
    Hobbies: Enjoying the company of my wife and two boys, cooking together, road trips, hanging out in NYC

    Matheus Simonato dos Santos, MD

  • Alexander C. Sisti, MD, PhD

    Hometown: New York City, NY and Cresskill, NJ
    Undergraduate Institution: Columbia College
    Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Clinical and Research: Basic science research in the autonomic nervous system and heart-brain interactions, electrophysiology, and critical care
    Hobbies: Exploring the city with my wife and daughter, cycling along the Hudson River, doing crossword puzzles

    Alexander C. Sisti, MD, PhD

  • Daniel Snyder, MD

    Hometown: Cape Cod, Massachusetts 
    Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University 
    Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center 
    Clinical and Research: Vascular Medicine & Endovascular Intervention, Pulmonary Embolism, Patient-Reported Outcomes
    Hobbies: Cooking, trying out new restaurants in the city, traveling 

    Daniel Snyder, MD

  • William J. Tate, MD

    Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
    Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
    Clinical and Research: General Cardiology, Racial disparities
    Hobbies: Fishing, chess, biking

    William Tate, MD

Year Two

  • Edward Eckels, MD, PhD

    Hometown: Rockville, MD
    Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Clinical and Research: Basic and translational research in advanced heart failure, mechanisms of cardiomyocyte contraction and mechanosensation, sarcomeric cardiomyopathies
    Hobbies: Cooking and hiking with my wife and twin daughters, cycling in NYC and New Jersey

    Edward Eckels, MD, PhD

  • Enrique J. Garcia, MD, PhD

    Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
    Undergraduate Institution: University of Miami
    Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons
    Residency: Columbia University/New York Presbyterian
    Clinical and Research: Mechanisms that regulate the development of atherosclerosis, Cardiology Critical Care, Heart Failure
    Hobbies: Cooking, soccer, reading non-fiction, computer building

    Enrique J. Garcia, MD, PhD

  • Nona Jiang, MD, SM

    Hometown: Burke, VA
    Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
    Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Residency: Yale School of Medicine/YNHH
    Additional Training: SM in Biostatistics at Harvard University
    Clinical and Research Interests: inflammation, genomics, heart failure
    Hobbies: tennis, travel, cooking, pottery, piano

    Nona Jiang, MD, SM

  • Alberto Pinsino, MD

    Hometown: Bergamo, Italy
    Medical School: University of Milan
    Residency: Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Clinical and Research Interests: Heart failure, critical care cardiology, cardiorenal syndrome
    Hobbies: Inter Milan fan, running, drinking espresso

    Alberto Pinsino, MD

  • Gabriel Redel-Traub, MD

    Hometown: New York City
    Undergraduate Institution: Dartmouth College
    Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Clinical and Research: Basic and translational research in cardiac electrophysiology (e.g. ion channelopathies), cardiac genetics, clinical electrophysiology
    Hobbies: Playing/watching tennis, basketball and soccer, biking on the Hudson, exploring NYC

    Gabriel Redel-Traub, MD

  • Emily Tat, MD

    Hometown: Fullerton, CA
    Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
    Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Clinical and Research Interest: Structural heart disease
    Hobbies: Writing, sculpting, running in Central Park 

    Emily Tat, MD

  • Christy N. Taylor, MD, MPH

    Hometown: Miami, Fl 
    Undergraduate Institution: University of Miami
    Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital 
    Clinical and Research: Advanced heart failure and transplant, racial/ethnic disparities in access to care, health outcomes and organ allocation
    Hobbies: Discovering new music, attending concerts, watching anime, playing video games, running, yoga

    Christy N. Taylor, MD, MPH

Year Three

  • Brian Boursiquot, MD

    Hometown: Spring Valley, NY 
    Undergraduate Institute: Harvard College 
    Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine 
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center 
    Clinical and Research Interest: Clinical Electrophysiology, racial/ethnic disparities in Arrhythmia management
    Hobbies: Eating my way through NYC with family and friends, listening to and/or watching celebrity interviews, photography

    Brian Boursiquot, MD

  • Samantha Dizon, MD

    Hometown: Mohegan Lake, NY
    Undergraduate Institute: Loyola University Maryland
    Medical School: University of Maryland
    Residency: Duke Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
    Clinical and Research Interest: ACHD, Transitions of Care, Heart Failure
    Hobbies: Exploring new places to run and eating ice cream

    Samantha Dizon, MD

  • Elena Donald, MD

    Hometown: Columbia, MD
    Undergraduate Institute: University of Maryland, College Park
    Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center 
    Clinical and Research Interest: Advanced heart failure and transplantation, the transition of care of pediatric heart transplant recipients to adult care
    Hobbies: Peloton rides, running in Central Park, skiing, and spending time at the beach

    Elena Donald, MD

  • Youssef Elnabawi, MD

    Hometown: Baltimore, MD
    Undergraduate Institute: University of Maryland, College Park
    Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
    Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Clinical and Research Interest: Atherosclerosis, inflammation, noninvasive and invasive coronary imaging|
    Hobbies: Playing basketball and tennis, fantasy football, home renovations, cooking ethnic dishes 
    Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=youssef+elnabawi&sort=date

    Youssef Elnabawi, MD

  • Gil Metser, MD, MPH

    Hometown: Newton, MA
    Undergraduate Institute: Emory University
    Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Residency: Columbia
    Clinical and Research Interest: Preventive Cardiology, Cardiac imaging, health disparities
    Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, weightlifting, group fitness classes

    Gil Metser, MD, MPH

  • Alexander Nectow, MD, PHD

    Hometown: Needham, MA
    Undergraduate Institute: Tufts University (BS, MS)
    Medical School: Columbia University
    Residency: NYP-Columbia
    Clinical and Research Interest: Neurobiology of energy balance, cardiometabolic disease
    Hobbies: Reading, journaling, playing the drums, exploring NYC restaurants, mixing cocktails

    Alexander Nectow, MD, PHD

  • Fabian Vargas, MD

    Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas 
    Undergraduate Institute Institution: University of Michigan 
    Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
    Clinical and Research Interest: Heart failure, heart transplant, healthcare disparities.
    Hobbies: cooking, trying new restaurants, playing with my Frenchie. 

     

    Fabian Vargas, MD

Year Four

  • Fatimah Alkhunaizi, MD

    Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University 
    Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 
    Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital 
    Clinical and Research Interests: Advanced heart failure and transplant, RV-PA interactions 
    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, exploring NYC, watching tennis, brewing my own coffee, traveling with family

    Fatimah Alkhunaizi, MD

  • Thomas Mawson, MD

    Hometown: Portland, OR
    Undergraduate Institution: NYU
    Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Hobbies: Exploring New York City, reading, trying new sushi restaurants

    Thomas Mawson, MD

  • Robert Zilinyi, MD

    Hometown: New York City
    Undergraduate Institution: Skidmore College 
    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Clinical and Research Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral vascular disease, Outcomes and intervention in Pulmonary Embolism/CTEPH
    Hobbies: Hiking with my wife and two daughters, trying new foods, travel

    Robert Zilinyi, MD