Faculty
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Director
Cyrus Fram Buhari, DO, MSBME, FACC
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Director
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Residency: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Fresno
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Fresno
Cyrus Fram Buhari, DO, MSBME, FACC
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Director
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Residency: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Fresno
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Fresno
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Associate Program Directors
Manreet Basra, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Associate Director
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Amritsar. Punjab. India.
Previous Professional Lives: Assistant Clinical Professor University of Buffalo Cardiology Program, Cardiologist VA Hospital San Antonio, TX
Professional Interests: Preventive Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Women's Heart Health
Hobbies: Running, Reading, Hiking, Traveling
Manreet Basra, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Associate Director
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Amritsar. Punjab. India.
Previous Professional Lives: Assistant Clinical Professor University of Buffalo Cardiology Program, Cardiologist VA Hospital San Antonio, TX
Professional Interests: Preventive Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Women's Heart Health
Hobbies: Running, Reading, Hiking, Traveling
Muhammad Waqas Choudhry, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Associate Director
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
Previous Professional Lives: Cardiology Fellow at UTMB Galveston
Hobbies: Watching good movies, family time, travel
Muhammad Waqas Choudhry, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Associate Director
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
Previous Professional Lives: Cardiology Fellow at UTMB Galveston
Hobbies: Watching good movies, family time, travel
Core Faculty
Elizabeth Phung-Hart, DO
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Residency: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine/ Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV
Cardiology Fellowship: University of North Texas/HCA Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: University of North Texas/HCA Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Previous professional life: Chemist, analyzing pharmaceuticals in tissue for clinical trials
Professional Interests: Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Echocardiogram, Innovations in interventional cardiology
Hobbies: Building computers, cooking, traveling, spending time with family.
Elizabeth Phung-Hart, DO
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Residency: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine/ Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV
Cardiology Fellowship: University of North Texas/HCA Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: University of North Texas/HCA Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Previous professional life: Chemist, analyzing pharmaceuticals in tissue for clinical trials
Professional Interests: Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Echocardiogram, Innovations in interventional cardiology
Hobbies: Building computers, cooking, traveling, spending time with family.
Sujeeth R. Punnam, MD, FACC
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, India
Previous Professional Lives: Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Michigan State University
Professional Interests: Interventional & Structural Cardiology
Hobbies: Organizational Leadership, Advising Medical Startups, Spending time with Family & Friends
Sujeeth R. Punnam, MD, FACC
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, India
Previous Professional Lives: Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Michigan State University
Professional Interests: Interventional & Structural Cardiology
Hobbies: Organizational Leadership, Advising Medical Startups, Spending time with Family & Friends
Syed Umer Ali, MD
Med School: Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Residency: UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Interventional Fellowship: Boston Medical Center, Boston University, MA
Syed Umer Ali, MD
Med School: Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Residency: UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Interventional Fellowship: Boston Medical Center, Boston University, MA