PGY5
Andrew M. Acker, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicholas J. Goel, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Yale University
PGY4
Michael A. Catalano, MD
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Undergraduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin F. Smood, MD, MS
Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Undergraduate School: University of Oregon
Alexandra E. Sperry, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Harvard University
Lab Residents
Rohan Shad Arora, MD
Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences
Matthew A. Brown, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Utica College of Syracuse University
Max Shin, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Cornell University
Omar Toubat, MD, PhD
Medical School: Keck - University of Southern California
Undergraduate School: University of Southern California
PGY3
Halil Beqaj, MD
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
Samuel Kim, MD
Medical School: University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Dartmouth College
PGY2
Lindsay J. Nitsche, MD
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate School: Biochemistry SUNY Buffalo
Cindy Song, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
PGY1
Michaela Asher, MD
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Arizona State University
Lauren Gillinov, MD
Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Undergraduate School: Yale University
Christine Yang, MD
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Undergraduate School: Stanford University
2026 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Amit Iyengar, MD 2018-2026 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| John Kelly, MD 2018-2026 |
Fellow, Aortic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2025 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Jason Han 2017-2025 |
Attending Cardiac Surgeon Cooper University Health Camden New Jersey |
| William Patrick 2017-2024 |
Fellow, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Children's Hospital of Colorado Aurora, Colorado |
| Matthew Woods 2019-2024 |
Attending Cardiac Surgeon Infirmary Health Mobile, Alabama |
2024 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Mark Helmers 2016-2024 |
Piedmont Heart Institute |
| Mallory Hunt 2016-2024 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
2022 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Chase Brown 2014-2022 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2021 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Michael Ibrahim 2019-2021 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2020 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Andrew Goldstone 2011-2020 |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Constantine Mavroudis 2012-2020 |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2019 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Carlo Bartoli 2013-2019 |
Pediatric Heart Surgery Fellowship - CHOP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2018 – Immediate Post-Residency Position
| Fenton McCarthy 2010-2018 |
New Mexico Heart Institute Albuquerque, New Mexico |