Fellowship Alumni
The Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program at UTHealth sets physicians on a successful trajectory wherever their career path takes them. Since program inception in July 2008, there have been 25 graduates, and the team is proud to share their next steps.
Graduates
Class of 2019–2022
Rakesh Donthula, MD
General Pediatric Cardiology — Amarillo, TX
Josh Quinones, MD
General Pediatric Cardiology — Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
Manu Varma, MD
Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship — Columbia University, New York City, NY
Tony Belda, MD
Advanced Imaging and General Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship — LSU Health, Shreveport, LA
Mayme Marshall, MD
Advanced Imaging and General Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship — LSU Health, Shreveport, LA
Class of 2018–2021
Ahmed Deniwar, MD
Pediatric Interventional Cardiology & Clinical Research Fellowship — Spectrum Health-Helen Devos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Sheba John, MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship — University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Elisa Rhee, MD
Advanced Imaging Fellowship — UTHealth/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
Class of 2017–2020
Elisa Rhee, MD
Advanced Imaging Fellowship — UTHealth/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
Jannika Dodge-Khatami, MD
Pediatric Cardiology — Long Island, NY
Class of 2016–2019
Dzmitry Matsiukevich, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist — St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Khalisa Syeda, MD
Pediatric Cardiology —University of Alabama, Dothan, AL
Lily Xiong, MD
Advanced Imaging — UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX