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Current Cardiovascular Disease Fellows

Meet our distinguished Cardiovascular Disease fellows.

First-Year Fellows

Alexa Distaso, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hobbies: Hiking, cycling, cooking, and spending time with my husband, friends and dog (Nike)

Rohini V. Kopparam, MD

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
Residency: UCSF
Hobbies: Traveling to new countries, making ceramics on the pottery wheel, playing with my cat Saya, spending time with friends and family.

Revanth Kosaraju, MD

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Hobbies: Long runs with my dog, hiking, podcasts, all things NBA, cooking breakfast at any time of day.

Krishan Patel, MD

Medical School: Keck USC
Residency: Emory University
Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, mixing cocktails, playing and watching basketball, yoga

Bairavi Shankar, MD

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hobbies: Making pizza from scratch, exploring trails with my dog and partner

Second-Year Fellows

Rongzi "Rose" Shan, MD

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Hobbies: Drawing, various arts and crafts, cultivating a plant collection, playing with my cat, board games, yoga

Siyi Shangguan, MD

Medical School: Peking University Health Science Center
Residency: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Hobbies: Hiking, live concerts, new restaurants, spending time with my doggie "Eastie"

John Sheppard, MD

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Hobbies: Music, guitar, weightlifting, outdoor activities, and exploring LA

Tatsunori Takahashi, MD

Medical School: Ehime University School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center
Hobbies: Bouldering, exploring coffee shops and trying new coffee beans at home, watching football, getting behind the wheel and exploring new areas

Jacqueline Vuong, MD

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Hobbies: Indoor cycling, barre, dancing, trying out new LA restaurants, hiking and traveling

Third-Year Fellows

Achilles Aiken, MD

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hobbies: Ice hockey, travel, finding the best savory vegan food

Rashmi Jain, MD

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NYP
Hobbies: Tennis, skiing, baking, live comedy/theater, reading, piano

Jakob Park, MD

Medical School: Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg, Germany
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Hobbies: Violin (orchestra, chamber music), board games

Donald Richards, MD

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas, Southwestern
Hobbies: Running, soccer, lifting weights, writing

Rishi Trivedi, MD, PhD

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins
Hobbies: Poker, podcasts, binging Netflix

Fourth-Year Fellow

Neil Zhang, MD

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, friends and my partner

Have Questions or Need Help?

If you have questions or would like to learn more about Cardiovascular Fellowships at Cedars-Sinai, please call or send us a message.

8700 Beverly Blvd.
Davis Building, Room 1015
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Jacquelyn Leslie, Academic Program Coordinator

310-423-7642

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