Thomas M. Shimshak, MD

Thomas Shimshak, MD, FACC, FASCAI, FACP

Interim Program Director, Interventional Cardiologist

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Doctor of Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Internal Medicine Residency -Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Advanced Angioplasty Fellowship - Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases

Areas of Interest:

  • Coronary and peripheral vascular disease
  • Contemporary catheter-based imaging and intervention
  • Physician education and training, clinical research

Email: [email protected]

Deepti Bhandare, MD

Deepti Bhandare, MD, FACC

Associate Program Director, Cardiologist

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, Goa Medical College, India
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
  • Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

Areas of Interest

  • Clinical Cardiology
  • Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging
  • Heart Failure

Email: [email protected]

Philip Wong, MD

Philip Wong, MD, FACP, FACC

Associate Program Director, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science, St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines
  • Doctor of Medicine, St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines
  • Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering-Cancer Center, The
  • Weil Medical College of Cornell University, New York

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Areas of Interest: Pulmonary and critical care medicine, Sleep disorders, Physician education and training

Email: [email protected]

Pankaj J Patel, MD

Pankajkumar Patel, MD

Core Faculty, SEC - Gastroenterology

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, St. George's University School of Medicine/Grenada c/o North American Correspondent
  • Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY

Board Certification: Gastroenterology

Areas of Interest: Gastroenterological diseases

Shahnaz Punjani, MD

Shahnaz Punjani, MD, FACC

Interventional Cardiologist

Education:

  • Medical Degree, DMC/Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  • Fellowship, Echocardiography, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  • Fellowship, Preventive Cardiology, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI
  • Interventional Fellowship, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
  • Endovascular Peripheral Fellowship, First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, Jacksonville, FL

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Areas of Interest: Coronary and peripheral vascular disease and contemporary catheter-based therapy

Heart failure, Preventive cardiology, Cardiovascular disease in women, Physician education and training

Email: [email protected]

Luis A. Duharte-Vidaurre, MD

Luis Duharte-Vidaurre, MD

Core Faculty, SEC - Infectious Disease

SEC – Infectious Diseases

Education:

  • Medical Degree, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Fellowship, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Areas of Interest: Infectious Diseases, COVID pandemic

Email: [email protected]

AHS Physician

Fernando Abanilla, MD, FASN

Core Faculty, SEC - Nephrology

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science, University of the Philippines, Iloilo City, Philippines
  • Doctor of Medicine, Cebu Institute of Medicine, Philippines
  • Internal Medicine, New York Medical College, Bronx, NY
  • Fellowship, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Clinical Hypertension

Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine, Kidney disease and hypertension

Email: [email protected]

AHS Physician

Alexander Torres, MD

Core Faculty, SEC - Rheumatology

Education:

  • Medical Degree, University of Saint Eustatius School of Medicine, Netherlands Antilles
  • Internal Medicine, Maricopa Integrated Health System/Maricopa Medical Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
  • Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Center, Cleveland, OH

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Rheumatology

Areas of Interest: Rheumatologic diseases

Email: [email protected]

AHS Physician

Mahender Yellu, MD

Core Faculty, SEC - Hematology/Oncology

Education:

  • BMBS, NTR University of Health Services, Seebad, India
  • Doctor of Medicine, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
  • Internal Medicine Residency, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY
  • Fellowship, Medical Oncology, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Areas of Interest: Hematologic diseases and medical oncology

Email: [email protected]