Board-Certified Pediatric & Adult CHD Cardiologist
My mission is to expand access and improve outcomes in ACHD care through innovation, system-level strategy, and a commitment to safety and quality.
(219) 333-1338 | [email protected]
Specialized training and co-directorship in cardio-obstetrics, managing heart disease in pregnancy for optimal maternal and fetal outcomes.
Board-certified with fellowship experience in diagnosing and treating congenital heart defects in children.
Expertise in managing heart failure in congenital heart disease patients, including Fontan circulation and advanced therapies.
Advanced training in cardiovascular imaging, including MRI for flow assessments in complex congenital cases.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Toronto General Hospital / University of Toronto (2016–2018)
Pregnancy & Heart Disease
Mount Sinai Hospital / University of Toronto (2016–2018)
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Riley Hospital for Children / Indiana University (2015–2016)
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Riley Hospital for Children / Indiana University (2013–2016)
Pediatrics Residency
New York-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital (Cornell) (2010–2013)
Preventive Cardiology
Care Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India (2006–2007)
State Medical Licenses: NY, OH, IN, IL
Incoming Consultant (ACHD) – Catholic Health, Buffalo, NY (Expected: 11/25)
Incoming Consultant (ACHD) – Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (Expected: 12/25)
Regional Director – Upstate & Western NY ACHD Alliance (6/22 – 6/25)
Medical Director (ACHD) – University of Rochester, NY (6/22 – 6/25)
Medical Director (ACHD) – University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH (9/18 – 12/20)
Co-Director (Cardio-Obstetrics) – University of Rochester, NY (6/22 – 6/25)
Co-Director (Cardio-Obstetrics) – University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH (9/18 – 12/20)
Medical Consultant – United Hayek Medical, UK (2022 – Present)
Locum Consultant (ACHD) – King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1/22 – 2/22)
Locum Consultant (Pediatric Cardiology) – Camp Atterbury, IN (10/21 – 12/21)
$75,000
Peter Munk Cardiac Center Innovation Fund
Co-PI: Efficacy and Feasibility of Negative Pressure Ventilation in Fontan patients. (2016–2018)
$24,840
Health Innovations Clinical Research Grant
PI: Feasibility and Efficacy of Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation in the Ambulatory Fontan population: Cardiovascular flow assessments by MRI (Pediatric pilot study). (2019–2020)
$24,350
SickKids Labatt Heart Center Innovation Fund
Co-PI: Efficacy and Feasibility of negative pressure ventilation in Fontan patients. (2016–2018)
Contemporary Measures to Optimize Cardiac Output and Pulmonary Blood Flow
36th Annual Conference, Saudi Heart Association – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (10/25)
Ventilation Effects on Fontan Physiology
Negative Pressure Ventilation (NPV) Summit – Buffalo, Saudi Arabia (10/25)
Adult Congenital Heart Disease: The Current State
Cardiology Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson–Barnabas Health – Newark, NJ (07/25)
ACHD: A Disease That Requires a Village
Cardiology Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center – Bronx, NY (05/24)
Heart Journal • July 2020
Augmentation of the Pulmonary Blood Flow and Cardiac Output by Non-Invasive External Ventilation Late After Fontan Palliation.
Pulm Circ • 2021
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in pregnancy: a systematic review of outcomes in the modern era.
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology • August 2019
Lateral Tunnel Fontan Atrial Ablation Trans-Baffle Access Is Not Mandatory as the Initial Strategy.
Pediatric Cardiologist in Rochester, NY
Contributor to Springer publication on Fontan circulation
Featured in program for psychiatry and cardiology integration
Talk on anticoagulation for Fontan patients
Participant in global health discussions
Committed to high-quality, innovative care for pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients.
(219) 333-1338
Practice Locations
Catholic Health, Buffalo, NY – Starting November 2025
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH – Starting December 2025