UCSF Fresno - Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

FACULTY

	John A. Ambrose, MD, FACC Professor of Medicine, UCSF Director of Cardiology, Community Regional Medical Center Chief of Cardiology, UCSF Fresno Program Director, UCSF Fresno Cardiovascular Fellowship Former Governor, American College of Cardiology - New York Chapter Former President, New York Cardiologic Society Dr. John Ambrose is an internationally renowned expert in coronary artery disease and is one of the great pioneers in acute coronary syndromes. He has published extensively and his work has laid the foundation for the current theories on unstable angina, myocardial infarction and the vulnerable plaque, among others. Before coming to Fresno, Dr. Ambrose was the Director of the Cardiovascular Center at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in Manhattan. Before that, he was the Director of Cardiac Catheterization at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He has been included in every edition of “Best Doctors in America.” Dr. Ambrose sang professionally in New York and continues to sing with his wife with the Fresno Grand Opera.
	Prakash Deedwania , MD, FACC Professor of Medicine, UCSF Chief of Cardiology, VACCHCS Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Dr. Prakash Deedwania is one of the most recognizable figures in the fields of hypertension, heart failure, lipid disorders, ischemic heart disease, rhythm disorders, and preventive cardiology where he has authored numerous landmark clinical trials and several clinical practice guidelines. He is a respected leader of several national and international medical societies, having held various positions at the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the National Health Lung & Blood Institute. Having published over a thousand medical manuscripts, Dr. Deedwania is also on the editorial board of the top medical journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology and Clinical Cardiology, among many others.
	Ralph J. Wessel, MD, FACC Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Ralph Wessel has been a faculty member of the UCSF Fresno Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship programs since their inception in the 1970s. Perhaps the most beloved and most respected teacher, he is the “do-it-all” cardiologist with special interest in interventional cardiology, myocardial pathology, congestive heart failure, pacemakers, and pulmonary hypertension. He’s formerly the Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Permanente in Fresno as well as the former Assistant Chief of Cardiology at University Medical Center.
	Enrique V. Carbajal, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Assistant Chief of Cardiology, VA Central California Health Care System, VACCHCS Non-interventional Cardiologist, VA Medical Center, Fresno Dr. Enrique Carbajal has been a faculty member of the UCSF Fresno Cardiology program for over 20 years. He completed his cardiology training at the original VA Medical Center-based UCSF Fresno campus. His special interests include chronic ischemic heart disease, heart failure, perioperative cardiac risk assessment and the diligent pursuit of evidence-based medicine.
	Mouatou Mouanoutoua, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Program Director, UCSF Fresno Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Dr. Mouanoutoua is board certified in coronary and peripheral vascular intervention. He was the chief fellow during his cardiology training at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Dr. Mouanoutoua is considered a pioneer within the Fresno community being the first Hmong cardiologist in the Central Valley and the first Hmong cardiac interventionalist. He is also the Interventional Fellowship Program Director.
	Henning Rasmussen, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Assistant Chief of Cardiology, Community Regional Medical Center Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Henning Rasmussen is the Associate Director of Cardiology at the Community Regional Medical Center. He specializes in consultative cardiology with special interest in coronary interventions and cardiac devices. He attended pre-med at Harvard University and finished his medical degree at the University of Michigan. Dr. Rasmussen completed his cardiology training at Louisiana State University and is a skilled senior cardiologist. He has built a highly successful private practice for over 20 years before joining the faculty group.
	Chandra K. Katikireddy, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Director, Cardiac Imaging Section Dr. Katikireddy completed his residency at Saint Joseph Medical Center/Northwestern University in Chicago where he also served as Chief Resident. Upon completion of the residency, Dr. Katikireddy did further fellowship training in General Cardiology and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging at Stony Brook and Stanford University Programs. Dr. Katikireddy holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, Cardiac CT, and Physician Vascular Interpretation (RPVI). In his free time, Dr. Katikireddy enjoys golfing, painting and photography.
	Ryan Berg, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Ryan Berg is board certified in interventional cardiology and has special interest in coronary artery disease, structural heart disease, and percutaneous valvular therapies. He completed his internal medicine training at the University of California San Francisco. He completed both his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Before coming to Fresno, Dr. Berg served as the Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Assistant Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship and the Assistant Program Director for the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at St. Louis University. Dr. Berg also has special interest in medical education and received the teacher of the year award from both the cardiology fellowship and the internal medicine residents at St. Louis University.
	Cyrus Buhari, DO, MSBME, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiology Dr. Cyrus Buhari grew up in Stockton, California. He attended Boston University where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in Biomedical Engineering in 1996. He then completed a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California. Dr. Buhari attended Western University of Health Sciences/COMP for medical school and then completed internship and residency at UCSF Fresno Medicine Education Program. He was intern of the year 2004 and resident of the year 2005 and 2006. Following his year as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine, he became part of the inaugural class of the Cardiovascular Disease fellowship matriculating in 2007 and graduating in 2010. Following six months as UCSF Fresno core cardiology faculty, he then completed the Interventional Cardiology fellowship as its inaugural fellow. He is ABIM board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, and board certified in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Buhari now serves as a UCSF faculty member in the Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology fellowship programs at UCSF Fresno. He is the Medical Director of the VA Central California Cardiac Catheterization laboratory. He has special interests in high-risk coronary intervention, structural heart disease, and percutaneous ventricular support devices. He also serves on the Heart Failure (HF) and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) team at Community Regional Medical Center. Dr. Buhari is a rabid San Diego Charger fan and attends home games throughout the NFL season.
	Ajay Srivastava, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Dr. Srivastava specializes in Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, Advanced Nuclear Cardiology and Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Srivastava completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Advanced Heart Failure training at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Srivastava completed clinical and research fellowships in Advanced Cardiac Imaging at Yale University, New Haven, CT as well as a clinical cardiovascular medicine fellowship at Bridgeport Hospital part of the Yale New Haven network. Dr. Srivastava will direct the heart failure program at UCSF Fresno, which is dedicated to serving the needs of patients living with congestive heart failure (CHF) in the Central Valley. Expert diagnosis and therapies for various forms of cardiomyopathies are available through the Advanced Heart Failure Program. Dr. Srivastava will closely work with the cardiothoracic surgeons in identifying patients with heart failure who could benefit from advanced therapies such as ventricular assist devices. Dr. Srivastava also specializes in Advanced Cardiac Imaging and has a strong research and clinical interest in the imaging of patients with heart failure.
	Karim El-Sherief, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Dr. El-Sherief specializes in cardiovascular disease. Dr. El-Sherief graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where he served as Class President and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Southern California. Dr. El-Sherief completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at UCSF Fresno where he served as Chief Fellow his final year. Dr. El-Sherief is an avid sports fan whom enjoys traveling with his family, playing soccer and rooting for his favorite teams, the Tennessee Titans and Houston Rockets.
	Other Faculty *Cardiothoracic Surgery* Pervaiz Chaudhry, MD Peter Birnbaum, MD Shamsuddin Khwaja, MD Larry F. Cohler, MD *Congenital Heart Disease* James Prochazka, MD Kenneth Jue, MD Paul Francis, MD Carl Owada, MD Narakesari Heragu, MD *Electrophysiology* Thampi John, MD, FACC Khoi Le, MD *Interventional Cardiology* Bipin Joshi, MD Harcharn Chann, MD *Vascular Surgery* Randall Stern, MD Leo Fong, MD *Transplant* Teresa DeMarco, MD