Fellowships

General Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship

Our General Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship will advance your career in academic and clinical practice.

Kvapil
Jared Kvapil, MD
Program Director

The General Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship is designed to provide you with the skills required for a successful leadership career in both academic and clinical practice.

Our program is ACGME-accredited and fulfills ACGME program requirements for graduate medical education in cardiovascular diseases. You will work with patients in both in-and-outpatient settings at The University of Kansas Hospital, the 156-bed Center for Advanced Heart Care and the Kansas City VA Medical Center.

Facilities

The University of Kansas Hospital resources

42 board-certified faculty physicians
Specialties in imaging, interventional, electrophysiology and advanced heart failure
A robust electronic medical record system
Three cardiac catheterization laboratories with high procedure volumes
Three active electrophysiology laboratories with high procedure volumes
710 percutaneous coronary interventions, 586 peripheral vascular procedures and 140 structural procedures
721 SVT ablations, 310 atrial fibrillation ablations, 26 VT ablations
262 ICD implantations, 289 pacemaker implantations, 146 biventricular pacemaker and defibrillator implantations
147 lead extractions
Advanced 3D mapping techniques used with the majority of ablation procedures
Active research program

Kansas City VA Hospital resources

156 beds
Two cardiac catheterization laboratories
More than 2,000 admissions per year
Referral center for Topeka and Leavenworth VA hospitals and seven community-based outpatient clinics

Training areas

Coronary care unit
Cardiovascular consultations
Cardiac catheterization
Nuclear cardiology
Echocardiography (all modalities)
Electrophysiology
Cardiac CT and magnetic resonance imaging
Noninvasive peripheral vascular imaging
Cardiothoracic surgeries
Pediatric cardiology electives at KU and other locations

Schedule

All fellows have a weekly half-day continuity clinics with staff cardiology mentors. Current night call is a night float rotation. Fellows participate in daily didactic conferences, monthly cardiovascular medicine grand rounds, cath conferences, journal clubs and ECG coding lectures. The division supports attendance at a major national meeting at each year of fellowship.

How to apply

Applications are accepted in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) beginning July 1. To be considered for review, your application must be complete in ERAS by July 31. A complete application means the following documents are released to our program: a recent CV, personal statement, at least three letters of recommendation, USMLE transcripts, a photo, and ECFMG certificate (international graduates).

Current Fellows

Amandeep Goyal, MBBS

Medical School: Dayanand Medical College
Residency: Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx NY

Abdulelah Nuqali, MD
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Medical School: Umm Al-Qura University Faculty of Medicine, Saudi Arabia

Tyler Buechler, DO
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Medical School: A. T. Still University of Health Sciences - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Grand McKinley, DO Grant McKinley, DO
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: Ohio State University Department of Internal Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alex Robinson, DO
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Maya Safarova, MD
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: St. Barnabas Medical Center / Rutgers NJ Medical School
Medical School: First Moscow State Medical University

Tayeb Taher Tayeb, MBBS
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: The George Washington University
Medical School: King Abdulaziz College of Medicine

Noel Torres, MD
3rd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Medical School: Universidad de Montemorelos Escuela de Medicina

Mejali Al-Kofahi, MD
2nd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Medical School: University of Kansas Medical School

Sarah Barker, MD
2nd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Utah
Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine

Sania Jiwani, MD
2nd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Medical School: Osmania Medical College

Harsh Mehta, MD
2nd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
Medical School: Shah Medical College

Mohinder Vindhyal, MD
2nd Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Kansas - Wichita
Medical School: S.V.S. Medical College

Mohammad Alarfaj, MBBS
1st Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: The George Washington University
Medical School: University of Dammam College of Medicine

John Fritzlen, MD
1st Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas SOM

Akshaya Gadre, MBBS
1st Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: Western Michigan SOM
Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College

Amandeep Goyal, MBBS
1st Year Cardiology Fellow

Research Fellowship: University of Kansas
Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx NY
Medical School: Dayanand Medical College Punjab

Khanh-Doan Hoang, MD
1st Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: UT Health Science Center, San Antonio
Medical School: Texas Tech Health Sciences Center SOM

Monil Majmundar, MBSS
1st Year Cardiology Fellow

Residency: New York Medical College
Medical School: S.B.K.S. Medical Institute and Research Centre