PGY 4
| Year: | PGY 4 |
| Hometown: | Manasquan, NJ |
| Medical School: | Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO |
| Residency: | University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS |
| Clinical Interests: | Electrophysiology |
| Personal Interests: | Sean currently resides in Collingswood, NJ with his wife and one year old son. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, playing board games, and snowboarding. |
| Year: | PGY 4 |
| Hometown: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Heart failure and advanced imaging. |
| Personal Interests: | Jimmy grew up in Philadelphia and has lived in the surrounding area for most of his life. He attended University of Notre Dame for undergrad, completed medical school at PCOM and IM residency at Temple University Hospital. His wife is a local dermatology resident and they are expecting their first child in August 2022! He enjoys endurance sports like running, swimming, cycling and triathlon competition in his free time. |
| Year: | PGY 4 |
| Hometown: | Hatfield, PA |
| Medical School: | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR |
| Clinical Interests: | Advanced heart failure and mechanical support devices, and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. Research interests include non-ischemic cardiomyopathies, mechanical support devices, and novel trans catheter valve interventions. |
| Professional Goals: | I hope to pursue a career in interventional/structural cardiology, but I am very much so undecided currently and am excited to get meaningful experiences in fellowship! |
| Personal Interests: | Kyle is currently am living across the country from his wife, May, who is completing her final year of dermatology residency at OHSU before joining him next year. In his spare time, he likes to exercise, play pickup basketball, watch TV, and spend time with his wife and their three year old dog, Georgia, who is a Cavachon (mix between Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Bichon Frise). |
| Year: | PGY 4 |
| Hometown: | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ |
| Residency: | Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Clinical Interests: | Undecided |
| Personal Interests: | Daniel Ricketti grew up in southern New Jersey and has spent most of his professional life there. He completed residency at Cooper University where he served as both a third and fourth year chief resident. Professional interests have included public health and advocacy. He has served on multiple regional and national committees including the chair of the ACP-NJ resident committee, member of the AMA resident and fellow section committee of public health, and as an alternative delegate to the AMA House of Delegates. He currently resides in Cherry Hill, NJ. In his spare time he enjoys spending time outdoors by going hiking and camping. |
| Year: | PGY 4 |
| Hometown: | Medford, NJ |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Preventive cardiology and cardio-obstetrics. |
| Personal Interests: | Allison grew up in Medford, NJ and attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency at Pennsylvania Hospital where she served as Chief Resident. Research interests include echocardiography and medical education. She currently lives in Philadelphia with her husband and 4 month old. Whenever she can she loves to travel (even with a baby!) and explore the Philly restaurant scene. |
| Year: | PGY 4 |
| Hometown: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Medical School: | Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital/SKMC, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Interested in EP, advanced imaging, and medical education. |
| Personal Interests: | Naman has been a life-long Philadelphia native where he completed medical school and residency as well. He was awarded Outstanding Teaching Resident (PGY2) of the Year at Jefferson and continues to love medical education. His research interests include quality improvement, DOAC usage in CKD and ESRD, and atrial fibrillation. He hopes to pursue a career in either EP or advanced imaging. In his spare time, he likes to travel to national parks, go biking including peloton, and try the latest board game. |
PGY 5
| Year: | PGY 5 |
| Hometown: | Orange, NJ |
| Medical School: | Sidney Kimmel Medical College - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Clinical Interests: | Imaging and heart failure. |
| Personal Interests: | In my spare time, I enjoy watching and playing soccer. I also enjoy running and spending time with my family and friends. |
| Year: | PGY 5 |
| Hometown: | Queens, NY |
| Medical School: | SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY |
| Residency: | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | General cardiology |
| Personal Interests: | Akil grew up in Queens, NY and attended medical school at SUNY Upstate. He completed residency at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia. He hopes to pursue a career in general cardiology. He currently resides in Philadelphia. In his spare time he likes to explore restaurants in Philly, try new recipes, and add to his ever growing plant collection. |
| Year: | PGY 5 |
| Hometown: | Camden, NJ |
| Medical School: | Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | University of Maryland Medical Center, Main Campus, Baltimore, MD |
| Clinical Interests: | Cardiac critical care, heart failure, and interventional cardiology. |
| Year: | PGY 5 |
| Hometown: | Ellicott City, MD |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ |
| Residency: | Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC |
| Personal Interests: | Lowell Safren was born in Annandale, VA, and grew up primarily in Ellicott City, MD. He attended college at Vanderbilt University and medical school at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He completed residency at Georgetown University Hospital where he won a departmental research award. His academic interests include outcomes and prevention research. He is undecided on his ultimate area of focus within cardiology. He currently resides in Philadelphia. In his spare time, he likes to play soccer, tennis, lift weights, and play trivia. He is a life-long, suffering fan of the Football Team in Washington. |
| Year: | PGY 5 |
| Hometown: | Berkeley Heights, NJ |
| Medical School: | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ |
| Residency: | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| Clinical Interests: | General cardiology |
| Personal Interests: | Chris grew up in Berkeley Heights, NJ and attended medical school at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. He completed residency at Ohio State University. Research interests include post-operative atrial fibrillation. He currently resides in Cherry Hill, NJ. In his free time he enjoys cooking, playing basketball and spending time with family. |
| Year: | PGY 5 |
| Hometown: | Diber, Macedonia, now Philadelphia, PA |
| Medical School: | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Undifferentiated. I love IC, critical care, heart failure, and preventative cardiology. |
| Personal Interests: | Jetmir grew up in Diber, Macedonia and moved to the United States as a teenager. New Jersey/Philadelphia have become his new adopted home. He completed residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Research interests include: GDMT optimization in heart failure, implementation of cardiac imaging for the early detection of atherosclerosis and high risk markers. He hopes to pursue a fulfilling career in Cardiology that will allow him to continue treating complex and high risk patients, as well as continuing to be involved in medical education. He currently lives in Philadelphia, PA. He loves staying active, running, hiking, playing basketball and spike ball with his friends. He loves a good non-fiction book especially history, road trips and the Jersey beaches. |
PGY 6
| Year: | PGY 6 |
| Hometown: | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Medical School: | Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Non-invasive cardiology and echocardiography. |
| Personal Interests: | Tim grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ and attended medical school at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He completed his internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital also in Philadelphia. He hopes to pursue a career in non-invasive cardiology. Outside of medicine his interests including playing golf, fishing and spending time with family and friends. |
| Year: | PGY 6 |
| Hometown: | Baltimore, MD |
| Medical School: | Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale FL |
| Residency: | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
| Clinical Interests: | Interventional cardiology (will be staying at Cooper for Interventional sub-fellowship) and catheter based treatment for pulmonary embolus. |
| Personal Interests: | Greg Miller will be one of the two chief fellows for the 2022-23 academic year, and will be staying At Cooper Hospital afterwards to pursue Interventional Cardiology training. His research interests include high risk pulmonary embolism and optimal selection of patients for catheter based treatments. Outside of the hospital, he is a diehard Orioles, Ravens, and Capitals fan. When not watching his teams lose, he can be found in Rittenhouse Park with his golden retriever or planning his next hiking or skiing trip. |
| Year: | PGY 6 |
| Hometown: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Medical School: | Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN |
| Residency: | UT Houston, Houston, Texas |
| Clinical Interests: | Coronary artery disease, disparities in health care, and interventional cardiology. |
| Personal Interests: | In my spare time, I like to play soccer, take my family out for a trip and listen to music. |
| Year: | PGY 6 |
| Hometown: | Sewickley, PA |
| Medical School: | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Imaging of ischemic heart disease and role of imaging in cardiomyopathies, non-invasive assessment of hemodynamics, and congestive heart failure and quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure. |
| Personal Interests: | Vikas grew up in the small town of Sewickley, PA, just north of Pittsburgh where he attended the same independent school for thirteen years and then moved out to Boston to attend Boston College honors program for undergraduate studies. He then moved to Philadelphia to attend medical school at Temple and decided to stay in Philadelphia to train at Thomas Jefferson Hospital for residency. Research interests include cardiac imaging and he is interested in pursuing a career as an imaging-based clinical cardiologist after some advanced training in cardiac imaging. In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis and trying all the restaurants in Center City. |
| Year: | PGY 6 |
| Hometown: | Potomac, MD |
| Medical School: | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Clinical Interests: | Non-invasive cardiology, cardiogenic shock. |
| Personal Interests: | Mike grew up in Maryland but has been living in the Philly/South Jersey area since college (at Penn), and considers himself to be a transplant to the area. He is hoping to pursue a career in non-invasive cardiology or heart failure in the future, and is interested in improving outcomes of patients with heart failure and with cardiogenic shock. He is also passionate about teaching residents and medical students, and participates in Cooper medical school activities as a clinical instructor. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, biking, and playing music (drums, piano, and guitar). |
| Year: | PGY 6 |
| Hometown: | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ |
| Residency: | Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Clinical Interests: | Clinical/preventive cardiology, lipidology, cardiac imaging, and bioethics. |
| Personal Interests: | Josh grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ. He is a graduate of Cornell University. After college, he studied bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania before attending medical school as a member of the charter class of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, NJ. During medical school Josh served as a national leader of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and served multiple terms on the organization's Board of Trustees. After medical school, Josh completed Internal Medicine Residency at Cooper University Hospital. He was awarded Resident of the Year in 2019 and served as a Chief Resident in 2020. He subsequently began Cardiology Fellowship at Cooper. He has published research projects investigating cholesterol-lowering medication as well as another studying implantable cardiac monitors for the detection of arrhythmia and presented these findings at the Heart Rhythm Society national meeting. He hopes to pursue a career as an academic cardiologist. Outside of medicine, Josh is an avid sports fan and loves spending time with his family, including his wife and one year old daughter. |