The UTHSC pediatric cardiology fellowship program is a medium-sized fellowship program that takes three fellows per year. It is based at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, the Mid-South’s only quaternary care children’s hospital with a wide catchment area.
Le Bonheur’s Heart Institute is highly ranked and acclaimed in the nation. It provides all pediatric cardiology services for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a premier research center for pediatric cancer and hematological diseases, and Regional One Health where approximately 5,000 babies are delivered each year. The cardiology division has experienced tremendous growth and expansion with a focus on interventional cardiology, cardiomyopathy, cardio-oncology, electrophysiology, cardio-genetics and adult congenital heart disease.
The goal of the fellowship program is to provide trainees with an extensive experience in the art and science of medicine to achieve excellence in the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias. This includes training in state-of-the-art practice in general inpatient and outpatient pediatric cardiology with opportunities to begin a focus on specialty areas within the field. The program includes training and experience in research methods and design and publication of research findings. The curriculum promotes evidence-based care, continuous quality improvement and lifelong learning.
Learn more about UTHSC's Cardiology program and apply.
Research Interests:
- Strategies and techniques for percutaneous venoarterial ECMO cannulation and decannulation in children, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions by Cihangir Buyukgoz
- Incidence of acute neurological events in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery using a high hematocrit/high-flow bypass strategy by Cihangir Buyukgoz, World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
- Outcomes of Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device Support In Infants With Congenital Heart Disease, Cihangir Buyukgoz, WCPCCS, Aug. 2023
- Ebstein’s Anomaly: A personalized approach to symptomatic neonates by Sarah Parkerson and James Change, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- An innovative cervical approach for the insertion of a miniature microaxial flow ventricular assist device by Evan Harvey, JTCVS Techniques
- Acute Myocardial Infarction In An Adolescent With Previous Covid-19 Myocarditis, Managed With A Miniature Microaxial Flow Ventricular Assist Device by Cihangir Buyukgoz, WCPCCS 2023
- Improving surgical hand off in the CVICU, Le Bonheur Quality Improvement Grant, Chris
Schmitt - Thyroid Disease after Transcatheter Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure with and without Iodine- Containing Contrast in Extreme Low Birth Weight Neonates; Monica Lehman, MD
Program Staff: Cardiology
Program Director
Dr. Yohannan specializes in general pediatric cardiology and non-invasive imaging. Dr. Yohannan is the director of the pediatric cardiology fellowship for the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics with a cardiology subspecialty and is an associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Associate Program Director
Dr. Kramer is a dual-trained, triple-boarded cardiac critical care intensivist who is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics, with a cardiology subspecialty and a critical care subspecialty. She is the Associate Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship program and is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Kramer completed fellowships in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland before joining the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.
Associate Program Director
Dr. Swaminathan is an associate professor with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is a member of the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital with expertise in general pediatric cardiology and non-invasive imaging and specializes in fetal echocardiography. Dr. Swaminathan is the associate program director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship for the Heart Institute at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics with a cardiology subspecialty. Prior to joining the Heart Institute faculty, Dr. Swaminathan completed her Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center in New York. She is member of the American Society of Echocardiography, Fetal Heart Society, American Academy of Pediatrics and Association of Pediatric Program Directors.
Research Program Director
Dr. Chakraborty is an assistant professor of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He completed fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, followed by Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology. He is a pediatric cardiac intensivist and a pediatric cardiologist at the single ventricle clinic. Dr. Chakraborty is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Cardiology. He is also a member of the American Heart Association, the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and the Society of Pediatric Research.
Fellowship Coordinator
Cody Hinkley
chinkley@uthsc.edu
901-287-6034
