Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Meet the Fellows Message from the Program Director Meet the Fellows Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine Home Research Clinical Departments Medicine Divisions Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Meet The Fellows Our Fellows Meet the fellows of the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship at UC Irvine. PGY-4 | First-Year Fellows — Class of 2029 Christopher Allahverdian, MD Medical School: St. George's University Residency: St. Mary - UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program Vishnu Bharani, MD Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Morgan Burke, MD Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Residency: University of Southern California / LAC+USC Arnold Gan, MD Medical School: University of California Riverside School of Medicine Residency: University of Southern California / LAC+USC Aditi Newadkar, MD Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Residency: University of Southern California / LAC+USC Mark Sonbol, MD Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center PGY-5 | Second-Year Fellows — Class of 2028 Kenny Vongbunyong, MD Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Jonathan Gau, MD Medical School: Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Purnima Gurung, MD Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Ryan King, MD Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Martine Webb, MD Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Residency: UCLA Medical Center Minji Seok, MD Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Jonathan Le, MD Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Ksheeraja Ravi, MD Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Residency: University of Southern California / LAC+USC Ahsan Butt, MD Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC Residency:Mayo Clinic PGY-6 | Third-Year Fellows — Class of 2027 Kyle DiGrande, MD | Chief Fellow 2026–2027 Medical School: UC San Diego School of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Tobin Mathew, MD | Chief Fellow 2026–2027 Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Matthew King, MD Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center Christina Mansour, MD Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine Residency: Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital Kristina Menchaca, MD Medical School: University of Belgrade Residency: University of Miami Nishant Prashar, MD Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Residency: Tufts Medical Center Interventional Cardiology Fellow PGY-7 Akash Patel, MD Medical School: University of California Riverside School of Medicine Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center General Cardiology Fellowship: UC Irvine Medical Center (General Cardiology)