GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) will be joined by more physicians to care for patients with cardiovascular disease. Six new physicians have matched with NGMC and are joining the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program.
The total now of fellows in heart health is 18. This is the third class of Cardiovascular Disease fellows which continues to complement the commitment of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) to provide exceptional heart care for generations.
Georgia Heart Institute
“The new fellows will work side-by-side with physicians of distinction at the Georgia Heart Institute, as well as collaborate with our current fellows – all to provide excellent care for our patients,” said Ugochukwu Egolum, MD, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program.
“As Georgia’s most forward-thinking heart and vascular program, we leverage our exceptional accomplishments in clinical care, research, innovation, and education to train the future leaders of cardiovascular care for our region and beyond.”
To become a board-certified cardiologist, doctors must first complete a residency program in internal medicine before beginning a cardiology fellowship. The Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program is a three-year program that offers six fellowship slots per year.
Competitive program
“The pool of applicants gets more competitive each year for this important fellowship,” said John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, MSPH, FAAFP vice president of Medical Education for NGHS and Designated Institutional Official for NGMC.
“Our elite faculty is committed to providing an intellectually stimulating environment for clinical learning that includes experiences beyond the clinic, such as research, education, and outreach.”
Cardiovascular disease fellows
NGMC will welcome these fellows on July 1:
- Moneba Anees, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
- Teja Chakrala, MD – University of Florida
- Shivani Mehta, MD – Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University Program
- Toochukwu Okafor, MD – Hartford Healthcare/St. Vincent’s Medical Center
- Roshni Prakash MD – University of Florida
- Courtney Wills, MD – University of North Carolina
NGMC is part of the Northeast Georgia Health System, which serves more than one million people across more than 19 counties. The health system has hospitals in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Demorest, and Dahlonega.
