Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

The Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Wilson Medical Center, established in 2017, is fully accredited by the ACGME and sponsored by the Internal Medicine Residency. It is a 3-year program that accepts 1or 2 fellows per year. Our goal is to provide advanced education to allow our fellows to acquire competency in the sub-specialty with sufficient expertise to act as an independent consultant in accordance with COCATS guidelines.

United Health Services Hospitals is a high-volume cardiac institution, admitting more than 100 STEMI patients per year and about 1,000 PCI procedures with more than 20 cardiac consults every day. More than 8,000 echocardiograms and 3,000 nuclear stress tests are performed every year. The organization is dedicated to providing excellence in cardiovascular treatment with a new Heart and Vascular Institute, established in December 2014, to unify all aspects of cardiac services to provide patients and fellows a comprehensive multidisciplinary coordinated patient care approach.

Program Highlights:

Wilson Medical Center is a high-tech, regional referral and level 2 trauma center
An extensive and diverse patient population
Solid, well-established base residency programs
Weekly lectures, grand rounds, case presentations, and M&M conference
Opportunities in clinical research activities including participation in regional poster sessions
Faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Instructor of Upstate Medical University

Program Director

Afzal Rehman, MD, PhD, MBA

Title: Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Vice President, Informatics

Medical School: King Edward Medical College
Residency: United Health Services, Johnson City, NY
Fellowships: Cardiovascular Disease, Medical College of Georgia; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Wisconsin

Curriculum, Faculty and Fellowship

PGY-4:

Consult Service (3 months)
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (2 months)
Echocardiography (3 months)
Cardiac Catheterization (3 months)
Nuclear Cardiology/CTA (2 months)

PGY-5:

Consult Service (2 months)
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (2 months)
Echocardiography (2 months)
Cardiac Catheterization (2 months)
Nuclear Cardiology/CTA (1 month)
Electrophysiology (1 month)
Research (1 month)
Electives (2 months)

PGY-6:

Consult Service (2 months)
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (1 month)
Echocardiography (1 month)
Cardiac Catheterization (1 month)
Nuclear Cardiology/CTA (1 month)
Electrophysiology (1 month)
Elective (4 months)
Vascular Surgery (1 month)
Cardiothoracic Surgery (1 month)

In addition, fellows will participate in continuity clinic for 1 half day per week, with an average of 8 patients per session. Extra ambulatory experience will include heart clinic, hypertension clinic, and heart failure clinic.

Fellows are also required to complete at least 1 research or scholarly activity project over the course of their 3 years

Faculty

Current Fellows

PGY 4
Farid Khan, MD	Aga Khan University Medical College UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY, Internal Medicine Residency
Ali Mir, MD	R.A.K. College of Medical Sciences University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Internal Medicine Residency
Altif Muneeb, MD	C.M.H. Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY, Internal Medicine Residency
PGY 5
Mohsin Mughal, MD	King Edward Medical University Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, Internal Medicine Residency
Joseph Petro, MD	St. George's University School of Medicine Atlantic Health (Morristown), Morristown, NJ, Internal Medicine Residency
PGY 6
Muhammad Shoaib Khan, M	Allama Iqbal Medical College Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, WI, Internal Medicine Residency
Ahmed Pasha, MD	Nishtar Medical University University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon, AZ, Internal Medicine Residency

Publications

Acute Myocardial Infarction-Mortality Trends in the United States
M Tayyeb, MS Mughal, H Mirza, M Asif, S Fatima, A Ghani, F Waqar, ...
Circulation 146, A13029-A13029

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM)-A potential association
MS Mughal, HM Mirza, A Bansal, X Weiyi, WA Mughal, S Ahmed, ...
American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice 37, 100347

Alcohol-Related Cardiomyopathy-Exploration of Recent Mortality Trends in the United States
M Aun, M Mughal
Circulation 150 (Suppl_1), A4117310-A4117310

Outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients requiring red blood cell transfusion: A nationwide perspective
MS Mughal, HM Mirza, A Bansal, S Kumar, A Ghani, A Yarkoni, F Waqar, ...
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Pressure Recovery in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Valve, Doppler-Catheter Discrepancy Phenomenon: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
PR Singh, H Mirza, MS Mughal
Annals of Clinical Cardiology 6 (2), 91-94

Variations in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Diagnosis Based Upon Hospital Status
MS Mughal, M Tayyeb, H Mirza, H Akbar, DM Anwar, MH Usman, ...
Circulation 146 (Suppl_1), A14352-A14352

Catheter-directed compared to systemically delivered thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AK Pasha, MU Siddiqui, MD Siddiqui, A Ahmed… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2022 - Springer

An Extremely Rare Presentation of Four Coronary Anomaly Patterns Originating from the Right Coronary Sinus
Nabil Braiteh, Wajeeh Rehman, Wajiha Ali, Owais Ahmed

Immediate Versus Staged Complete Revascularization in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema MBBS a, Karan Bhanushali MD b, Aruba Sohail MBBS c, Areej Fatima MD c, Alaa Hamza Hermis RN, PhD d, Anoop Titus MD e, Adeel Ahmad MD f, Vidit Majmundar MD g, Wajeeh Ur Rehman MD h, Samian Sulaiman MD i, Vladimir Lakhter DO j, Suzanne J. Baron MD, MSc k l, Sourbha S. Dani MD, MSc m https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.037

Ganglionated Plexus Ablation Procedures to Treat Vasovagal Syncope
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713264

Stipends and Benefits

SALARY: $64,459

Insurance Coverage:

Health Insurance: UHSH is partnered with Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to provide our employees with Blue Preferred (UHS PPO). UHSH covers a major portion of the health insurance premiums. Premiums are deducted bi-weekly from your paycheck.
Pharmacy: Prescriptions may be filled through UHS, an Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield network pharmacy or through mail order.
Life Insurance: Provided and paid for by the hospital, equal to your annual salary.
Malpractice Insurance: Provided and paid for by the hospital.
Dental Insurance: Standard and high option dental plans available at shared cost with the hospital.
Vision Insurance: Shared cost with the hospital
Wellness Rewards
Flexible Spending Accounts
Direct Deposit

Personal Time Off (vacations, holidays, board exams, interviews, unexpected absences including illnesses): 27 days

Moving Allowance: A moving allowance of $300 is provided to each resident.

Professional Development Fund: Each Fellow is allotted $1,500/year to be used towards professional development, conferences, and educational materials and stethoscope.

Academic Appointments: All fellows receive an academic appointment as a Clinical Assistant Instructor at Upstate Medical University (SUNY), Syracuse, New York.

Athletic/Gym Privileges: Fellows have access to the non-fee based athletic facilities at Binghamton University: gymnasium, weight room, indoor and outdoor tracks, pools, racquetball and tennis courts.

Licensure: Obtaining a full New York medical license is required of fellows. NYS licensure fees are covered by GME.

To Apply

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a residency in Internal Medicine from an ACGME accredited program. The interested applicant should apply to our program using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), September through November 1st, to include the following materials:

Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation (minimum of 3), including 1 from your Residency Program Director
USMLE and/or COMLEX Transcript

For more information email Laila.Ragon@nyuhs.org.

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Program Director

Afzal Rehman, MD, PhD, MBA

Curriculum, Faculty and Fellowship

PGY-4:

PGY-5:

PGY-6:

Faculty

Afzal Rehman, MD, PhD, MBA

Keyoor Patel, DO

Sreekanth Kondareddy, MD

Rasha Aurshiya, MD

Owais Ahmed, MD

Alon Yarkoni, MD

Fnu Shailesh, MD

Hisham Kashou, MD

Paul Traverse, MD

Michail Vitellas, MD

Ata Bajwa, MD

Nasir Hussain, MD

Current Fellows

Publications

Stipends and Benefits

To Apply