Lab Members

Trainee

Date

Current Position

Robert Wilkerson

2020-2023

Radiology department

Charles Stark

2021-2023

MD/PhD program at Northwestern University

Akshay Venkatesh

2021-2023

MD program at University of Washington

Athena Chien

2018-2023

Maria Paula Hernandez Fernandez

2018-2023

Sabrina Walsh

2020-2023

MD program at Cleveland Clinic

Mariana Cabatu

2019-2023

Hye Sook Shin

2019-2023

PhD program at UCLA

Sidarth Ethiraj

2020-2023

Industry

Nick Tran, BS

2020-2023

Veterinary School

Pearly Pandya, BS

1/2021-2023

Hyunchel Joo, MD, PhD

9/2021-2023

Attending surgeon in South Korea

Kiah Williams, MD

2017-2023

Industry

Yuanjia Zhu, MD

2019-7/2023

Alexander Boakye

Summer 2021

Chemical Engineering Major
Howard University

Mateo Cuartas, MD

2020-2021

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Leipzig Heart Center

Sarah Madira

2019-2021

Scientific Researcher
Genentech - Complex in vitro Systems Lab, South San Francisco, CA

Shreya Anilkumar, BS

2019-2021

Business Analyst
4D Molecular Therapeutics

Jinsuh (Annie) Jung, BSc

2019-2021

Cancer Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
Hematology Department at Stanford

Taylor Montiel

Summer 2019

Stanford Undergrad

Annabel Imbrie-Moore, PhD

7/2018-6/2021

Associate, Patent Engineer
Schox Patent Group

Cole Paullin

6/2018-11/2019

Undergraduate Student
Stanford University

Kay Hung

2018-2019

Medical Student
Stanford University

Hanjay Wang, MD

7/2017-7/2020

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Stanford

Justin Farry, BS

2017-2020

Graduate Student
Vanderbilt

Haley Lucian, BA

2017-2020

RN Student
Univ of Pennsylvania

Camille Hironaka

6/2017-6/2019

Medical Student
Tufts School of Medicine

Akshara Thakore, MS

2016-2021

Senior Research Specialist
Department of Biomedical Engineering with Dr. Susan Margulies, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Michael J. Paulsen, MD

7/2016-7/2019

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Stanford University, CA

Kevin Jaatinen, B.A.

6/2016-8/2019

Graduate Student
University of Rochester

Daniel von Bornstaedt

2016-2018

Associate
McKinsey & Company

Masashi Kawamura

2016-2018

Cardiac Surgery Fellow
Thomas Jefferson University

Christine Callinan

2016-2018

Graduate Student
Stanford University

Alexandra Bourdillon

2016-2018

Medical Student
Yale University

Lyndsay Stapleton, PhD

2015-2020

Venture and Business Development Associate
BioMed Ventures

Anahita Eskandari

2015-2019

Graduate Student
Palo Alto University

Masashi Kawamura, MD

10/2015-10/2017

Cardiac Surgery Fellow
Thomas Jefferson University, NJ

Amanda Steele, PhD

7/2014-6/2019

Senior Consultant
Eversana Consulting, CA

William L. Patrick, MD

7/2014-6/2017

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
University of Pennsylvania, PA

Arudo Hiraoka, MD

5/2012-5/2013

Cardiac Surgeon
Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan

Hiraoka Arudo, M.D.

5/2012-5/2013

Attending Cardiovascular Surgeon
Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan

Andrew B. Goldstone, MD

7/2011-6/2017

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow
University of Pennsylvania, PA

Yasuhiro Shudo, MD

10/2011-7/2014

Clinical Assistant Prof
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford

John MacArthur, M.D.

7/2011-2014

General Surgery Resident
University of Pennsylvania

Alexander Fairman

7/2011-6/2013

Medical Student
University of Pennsylvania

Philip Hsiao

5/2011-6/2012

Medical Student
Jefferson Medical College

Kaitao Jian, M.D.

3/2011-3/2012

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Pennsylvania

Jeffrey Muenzer

7/2009-7/2011

Medical Student
Jefferson Medical College

Nicole Marotta

7/2008-6/2010

Medical Student
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy

Ah-Young Kim

7/2008-6/2010

Graduate Student
Yale University

John R. Frederick, M.D.

7/2007-6/2009

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Colorado Springs, CO

J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, M.D.

7/2007-6/2009

Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon 
St. Luke’s Hospital, PA

Elliot Kozin

6/2007-6/2009

ENT Resident
Massachusetts General Hospital

David Harris

6/2007-8/2008

Medical Student
University of Virginia

Carinne LaPorte

5/2007-7/2008

Veterinary Student
University of Pennsylvania

Feng Wei, M.D.

1/2007-12/2007

Cardiac Surgeon
FuWai Hospital Beijing China

Tao Jin, M.D.

1/2007-12/2007

MPH Student
Johns Hopkins University

William Hiesinger, M.D.

7/2006-6/2014

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow
University of Pennsylvania

Kevin Southerland, M.D.

6/2006-5/2009

General Surgery Resident
Duke University

Elliot Nacke, M.D.

6/2005-5/2008

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
NYU Medical Center

Matthew Leskowicz

6/2005-6/2007

Medical Student
Columbia University

Max Smith

5/2004-6/2010

Radiology Resident
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Erik Suarez, M.D.

11/2004-2/2007

General Surgery Resident
Baylor Medical College

Pavan Atluri, M.D.

7/2004-6/2006

Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania

Corinna Panlillio

7/2004-5/2006

Medical Student
UMDNJ

George P. Liao

6/2004-7/2006

Medical Student
UMDNJ

Vivian Hsu

1/2003-6/2007

Plastic Surgery Resident
University of Pennsylvania

Suzanne Zentko, M.D.

9/2003-6/2004

Cardiology Fellow
Cornell University

Omar Fisher, Ph.D.

7/2003-7/2004

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Massachusetts Inst of Tech

M. Astrid Moise, M.D.

7/2003-6/2004

Vascular Surgery Fellow
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Steven J. Kolakowski, M.D.

7/2003-6/2004

Vascular Surgery Fellow
Pennsylvania Hospital

Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD

2002-2015

Cardiac Surgeon
Medstar Health

Matthew Taylor, M.D.

1/2002-6/2005

General Surgery Resident
University of Virginia

Todd Grand

8/2002-8/2004

Veterinary Student
University of Florida

Mark F. Berry, M.D.

7/2002-6/2004

Associate Professor of Surgery
Stanford University

Vasant Jayasankar, M.D.

1/2002-6/2003

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Brigham and Women’s Hospital