Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program Current Fellows
Advanced Fellows (2026-2027)

Ahmed Badran, M.D.
Advanced Pediatric Cardiology Non-invasive Imaging – Cross-Sectional Imaging
Education
M.D., Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston, WV
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Melisa Prieto Peralta, M.D.
Advanced Pediatric Cardiology Non-invasive Imaging – Cross-Sectional Imaging
Education
M.D., San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine. Bogotá, Colombia
Postdoctoral Training
Radiology Residency: San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine. Bogotá, Colombia
Trauma Radiology Fellowship: University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL
Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Chukwuemeka Igwe, M.D.
Advanced Pediatric Cardiology Non-invasive Imaging – Fetal Cardiology
Education
M.D., Ross University School of Medicine, St. Michael, Barbados
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Byrd “Cicero” Willis Pineda, M.D.
Advanced Pediatric Cardiology – Research
Education
M.D., Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX – Chief Resident
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Ryan Kwong, M.D.
Advanced Pediatric Cardiology – Cardiovascular Intensive Care
Education
M.D., Texas A&M, College Station, Texas
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Erin Bouska, M.D.
Pediatric Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Transplant Cardiology
Education
M.D., University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Third-Year Fellows (2024-2027)

Meaghan Bruner, M.D.
Education
M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Nathan Hsieh, M.D.
Education
M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Adil Khan, M.D.
Education
M.D., Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Monisha Narayanan, M.D.
Education
M.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, TX
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Ernest Naturinda, M.D.
Education
M.D., Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Second-Year Fellows (2025-2028)

Omar Abdulrazzaq, M.D.
Education
M.D., University of Jordan-College of Medicine, Amman, Jordan
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Samuel Glick, M.D.
Education
M.D., UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Chief Resident

Taiba Khan, M.D.
Education
M.D., Spartan Health Sciences University, Saint Lucia
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX

Avram Rago, M.D.
Education
M.D., University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: USF Morsani College of Medicine/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

Julia Vickery, D.O.
Education
D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
First-Year Fellows (2026-2029)

Seem Alwan, D.O.
Education
D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Advocate Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Tolulope “Juliana” Falusi, M.B.B.S.
Education
M.B.B.S., University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Emily Fine, M.D., M.P.H
Education
M.D., M.P.H, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell, New York, NY

Sydney Jackson, M.D.
Education
M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Pavithra Kolla, M.D.
Education
M.D., University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Postdoctoral Training
Pediatric Residency: UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX