Our Team
Faculty members of the Division of Cardiology at UTMB Health are strongly motivated to provide our patients with state-of-the-art and compassionate care, made possible by their years of experience, teaching, and research. Our strength is the specialization and collegiality–while each faculty member focuses on a very specialized area of cardiology, he/she collegially interacts with each other to provide our patients with best possible care-the best of both worlds.
We have four (4) major sections within our division:
- General Cardiology including Cardiac Imaging, Consultative and Inpatient Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Heart Station
- Heart Failure, Transplant, and Circulatory Assist Device Service
- Heart Rhythm Center (Electrophysiology Service)
- Interventional Cardiology Service including Peripheral Vascular Intervention
General Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Service
Masood Ahmad, M.D.
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
Member, Cardiology Leadership Council
Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Jack Wallace, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Enrique Tuero, M.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Shreyas Modi, M.D.
Director, Heart Station and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Leader, Cardiology Quality Assurance Program
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Ruben Trono, M.D.
Director, Mainland Hospital Center Operation
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Tony Tran, M.D.
Director, General Cardiology Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Mohamed Morsy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Heart Failure, Transplant and Circulatory Assist Device Service
Wissam Khalife, M.D.
Director (Interim), Heart Failure, Transplant, and Circulatory Assist Device Service
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Alejandro Barbagelata, M.D.
Associate Director, Heart Failure, Transplant,
and Circulatory Assist Device Service
Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship Program
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Heart Rhythm Center (Electrophysiology Service)
George N. Carayannopoulos, M.D.
Director, Heart Rhythm Center
Member, Cardiology Leadership Council
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
David Ware, M.D.
Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology Service
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Ken Fujise, M.D. Director, Division of Cardiology Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program Chair, Cardiology Leadership Council Professor Division of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine |
Syed Gilani, M.D.
Director, Peripheral Artery Disease Intervention
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Umamahesh Rangasetty, M.D.
Assistant Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Harvinder Arora, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Victory Lakes Outpatient Operation
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology (Class of 2012)
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- Juan Martinez, MD (Chief Fellow)
- E-mail: judmarti@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0671
- Saurabh Rastogi, MD
- E-mail: sarastog@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1327
- Wei Liu, MD
- E-mail: we3liu@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1401
Third Year General Cardiology Fellow (Class of 2011)
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- Ghassan Abu Said, MD
- E-mail: ghabusai@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1110
- Tareq Abu Sharifeh, MD
- E-mail: tasharif@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1601
- Naveed Adoni, MBBS (Chief Fellow)
- E-mail: naadoni@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0669
- Ramanna Merla, MD, MPH
- E-mail: ramerla@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.3437
- James (Phillip) Myatt, MD
- E-mail: jpmyatt@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0624
- Haojie Wang, MD, PhD (Chief Fellow)
- E-mail: hawang@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0012
Second Year General Cardiology Fellow (Class of 2012)
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- Faisal Arain, MD
- E-mail: faarain@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0274
- Christian Assad-Kottner, MD
- E-mail: chassadk@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0404
- Omar Cheema, MBBS
- E-mail: omcheema@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0996
- Aliya Mushtaq, MBCHB
- E-mail: anmushtaq@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0568
- Khadija Siddiqui, DO
- E-mail: khsiddiq@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0564
- Rey Vivo, MD
- E-mail: rpvivo@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0157
First Year General Cardiology Fellow (Class of 2013)
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- Rene Celis, MD
- E-mail: recelis@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.2980
- Jeremiah Havins, MD
- E-mail: jdhavins@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.3758
- Nilay Mehta, MD
- E-mail: nmmehta@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1587
- Rajesh Ramineni, MD
- E-mail: rraminen@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0021
- Brandie Williams, MD
- E-mail: brdwilli@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1904
Heart Failure Fellow (Class of 2011)
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- Molham Aldeiri, MD
- E-mail: moaldeir@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.0457
- Sireesha Garikipati, MD
- E-mail: sigariki@utmb.edu
- Pager: 409.643.1543
Administrative Staff
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- Suzan Allman
- Sr. Administrative Manager
- E-mail: lsallman@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.4698
- Heather Foster
- Business Coordinator,
- Assistant to Dr. Fujise
- E-mail: hwfoster@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.4885
- Lauren Stanaland
- Faculty Practice Coordinator
- E-mail: lastanal@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.4887
- Kari Scott
- Fellowship Program Coordinator
- E-mail: kbscott@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.2410
- Naomi Ortega
- Faculty Support Coordinator
- E-mail: nhortega@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.9835
Senior Administrative Manager
Division of Cardiology
Nurse Practitioners
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- Shelly Doss, FNP
- Nursing Practitioner
- E-mail: sedoss@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.4699
- Susan Bionat, NP
- Nursing Practitioner
- E-mail: stbionat@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.0017
Clinical Research Coordinators
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- Janet Allen, RN
- Cardiology Clinical Research Coordinator
- E-mail: jeallen@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.747.1892
- Elizabeth Gonzalez
- Cardiology Clinical Research Coordinator
- E-mail: elrgonza@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.747.1895
Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Laboratory
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- Luisa Anderson, RN
- Site Manager
- E-mail: malander@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.747.5312
- Pager: 409.643.3294
Cardiac Echo Laboratory and Heart Station
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- Rosario Mercado-Young
- Site Manager
- E-mail: ramercad@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.747.3381
- Pager: 409.641.1486
Cardiology Inpatient Services
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- Donna Graves
- Director Patient Care & Assistant CNO
- E-mail: dgraves@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.747.3526
- Cell: 409.771.1386
- Chuck Machner
- Medicine Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Care Unit
- Nurse Manager
- E-mail: chmachne@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.747.3540
- Cell: 409.789.5731
- Nicole Young
- 7B Medicine Cardiology Unit
- Patient Care Facilitator (PCF)
- E-mail: knyoung@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.6751
- Cell: 409.789.6973
- Kadle Low
- 9B Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit
- Patient Care Facilitator (PCF)
- E-mail: lklow@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.6743
- Cell: 409.382.3669
Cardiology Outpatient Services
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- Gregg Mostello
- Director of Clinic Operations
- E-mail: gamostel@utmb.edu
- Phone: 713.504.2757
- Pager: N/A
- Erika N. Parker
- PSS II
- Texas City Clinic Site
- E-mail: enparke@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.933.0017
- Pager: N/A
- Michelle Stout
- Sr. Practice Manager
- Main Campus University Hospital Clinic
(UHC) Site - E-mail: mstout@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.2222
- Pager: N/A
- Kim Tindel
- Director
- Victory Lakes Specialty Care Center
- E-mail: ktindel@utmb.edu
- Phone: 832.505.1800
- Pager: N/A
- Jenny Lanier
- Sr. Practice Manager
- UTMB Multispecialty Care Center and
Starks Diabetes Clinic - E-mail: jllanier@utmb.edu
- Phone: 832.505.2200
- Pager: N/A
- Bryan A. Hicks
- Project Development and Support Manager
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice
(TDCJ) Clinic Site - E-mail: bahicks@utmb.edu
- Phone: 409.772.6188
- Pager: N/A
Featured Videos
The department of internal medicine is developing evidence based clinical protocols which will be available in EPIC (as order sets) for use when admitting patients with these diagnoses. Their AIM is to standardize care and decrease length of stay and readmission rates.
Currently available protocols are:- CAP - Community Acquired Pneumonia Orderset
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Adult, ICU
- General Medicine Admission
- Immunodeficiency Flow Panel
- MICU/CCU Admission Order Set
- Oral Analgesic Medicaitons
- Parenteral Opioids
- Sepsis, Adult ICU
All protocols can be found in the EPIC order set section.
The department of Internal Medicine has a large role in the Meaningful Use Initiative. Our participation is key for the success of the initiative. Please visit the meaningful use website for important communication and updates from the Meaningful Use Initiative.