Faculty

Associate Program Director 

Amit C. Patel, MD
        

Associate Program Director

Medical School: University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas
IM Residency: University of Texas, Southwestern, Dallas
Cardiovascular Fellowship:  University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Center
Subspecialty Fellowship: AHFTC Fellow, Univ. of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Med Ctr

Program Faculty 

Sunit-Preet S. Chaudhry, MD, FACC
        

Key Clinical Faculty, Transplant Cardiologist

Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
IM Residency: Univ. Hospitals Case Medical Ctr., Case Western Reserve Univ.
Cardiovascular Fellowship: Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence
Subspecialty Fellowship: AHFTC Fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University

Rafael S. Garcia-Cortes, MD
        

Key Clinical Faculty, Transplant Cardiologist

Medical School: University of Puerto Rico – School of Medicine, San Juan
IM Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Cardiovascular Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis
Subspecialty Fellowship: AHFTC Fellow, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University.

Scott A. Hittinger, MD


Key Clinical Faculty,Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
IM Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Cardiovascular Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Sina L. Moainie, MD
        

Faculty, Transplant/VAD Surgeon

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
Intern, Surgery: Georgetown University Medical Center, District of Columbia
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: University of Pennsylvania Harrison Dept. of Surgical Research
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore

Kathleen L. Morris, DO
     

Cardiology: Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis
IM Residency: Indiana University SoM, Indianapolis
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopath Med, Erie, PA
Undergraduate: Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

Sangita Sudharshan, MD
        

Clinical Faculty, Transplant Cardiologist

Medical School: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
IM Residency: Washington Univ. SoM/Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Cardiovascular Fellowship: Washington Univ. SoM/Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Subspecialty Fellowship: Washington Univ. SoM/Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Jordan S. Thomas, MD
        

Clinical Faculty, Transplant Cardiologist

Medical School: Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
IM Residency: Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
Cardiovascular Fellowship: Summa Health System, Akron, OH
Subspecialty Fellowship: Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH

Mary N. (Minnow) Walsh, MD, MACC, FASNC

Medical School: University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN

IM Residency: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Cardiovascular Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Diplomat, Subspecialty of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2010   

Peter A. Walts, MD
        

Faculty, Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Medical School: Finch Univ of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, No. Chicago, IL
IM Residency: Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Cardiovascular Fellowship:  Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Subspecialty Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Giorgio Zanotti, MD


Faculty, Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Medical School: University of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy 
IM Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Cardiovascular Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO