PEOPLE
Faculty
Robert Danziger, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Biographical Info
Education History
Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Internship: Mayo Clinic
Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: NIH
List of Accomplishments/Awards/Honor
America’s Top Physicians 2006
Central Society for Clinical Research
Eastern Hypertension Society – Young Investigator Award (1997
Bugher Foundation/American Heart Association Fellow
(1988-1992)
Duke Honor Society
Phi Lambda Upsilo
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Eta Sigma
Fellows
GENERAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOWS – CLASS of 2026
Zaki Al-Yafeai, MD
MD: Jordan University of Sciences
Residency: Louisiana State University
Jeffrey Taylor, DO
MD: Lake Erie College
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago
Zaid Zayyad, MD
MD: University of Illinois Chicago
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago
Richard Amoateng, MD
MD: University College Cork School of Medicine
Residency: Allegheny Health Network
Sujitha Velagapudi, MD
MD: PSI Medical College
Residency: Cook County Health
GENERAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOWS – CLASS of 2025
Bahaa Al-Azzam, MD
MD: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Residency: St. Francis Hospital
Fredrick Ogugua, MD
MD: Gulf Medical University
Residency: Hennepin Healthcare
Aamir Twing, MD
MD: University of North Carolina
Residency: University of Illinois
Altonio Hosey, MD
MD: Renaissance School of Medicine
Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Ro-Kaye Simmonds, MD
MD: University of West Indies
Residency: Hackensack University
GENERAL CARDIOLOGY FELLOWS – CLASS of 2024
Sean Behan, MD
MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Marco Shaker, MD
MD: Minia University
Residency: Loyola University
Satish Mishra, MD
Chief Fellow
MD: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago
Erik Simon, MD
Chief Fellow
MD: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago
CARDIOLOGY T32 FELLOWS – CLASS of 2024
Michael Hill, MD
MD: The University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Anish Shah, MD
MD: Texas A&M Health Science Ctr, College of Medicine
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
EP FELLOWS – CLASS of 2025
James Russell, DO
DO: Lake Erie College
Residency: Advocate Lutheran
Fellowship: Advocate Lutheran
EP FELLOWS – CLASS of 2024
Gursukhman Sidhu, MD
MD: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Fellowship: Tulane University
INTERVENTIONAL FELLOWS – CLASS of 2024
Owais Abdul-Kafi, MD
MD: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Yogesh Jonna, MD
MD: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Staff
Robert Danziger, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Biographical Info
Education History
Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Internship: Mayo Clinic
Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: NIH
List of Accomplishments/Awards/Honor
America’s Top Physicians 2006
Central Society for Clinical Research
Eastern Hypertension Society – Young Investigator Award (1997
Bugher Foundation/American Heart Association Fellow
(1988-1992)
Duke Honor Society
Phi Lambda Upsilo
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Eta Sigma
Affiliated Faculty
Robert Danziger, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Biographical Info
Education History
Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Internship: Mayo Clinic
Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: NIH
List of Accomplishments/Awards/Honor
America’s Top Physicians 2006
Central Society for Clinical Research
Eastern Hypertension Society – Young Investigator Award (1997
Bugher Foundation/American Heart Association Fellow
(1988-1992)
Duke Honor Society
Phi Lambda Upsilo
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Eta Sigma