December 12, 2024

Cardiovascular Disease fellows match for Interventional Cardiology

Two soon-to-be graduates of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center have matched into Interventional Cardiology fellowships. Chief Fellow, Priyadarshini Dixit, MD, matched into the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program at Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University. “It is a dream come true. I knew I wanted to become an Interventional Cardiologist […]

May 28, 2024

Dr. Egolum selected for ACC Curriculum Design Committee

Dr. Ugochukwu Egolum, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC), is making national moves on the cardiology scene, giving the NGMC fellowship program more visibility, and attracting competitive candidates. Dr. Egolum was selected to be part of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Curriculum Design committee, which oversees […]

May 21, 2024

CV Fellowship PC elected to FACET board

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Leadership News Senior Program Coordinator for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Angela Lewis, M.Ed, MPH, C-TAGME, was recently elected to the Fellowship Administrators in Cardiovascular Education and Training (FACET) board as a Member-at-Large. Angela will assist the executive committee in achieving FACET’s goals and affecting the policies and […]

February 1, 2024

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Awarded Full Accreditation

We are pleased to announce the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program has been awarded full accreditation for the next 10 years by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This accreditation review verifies that our program meets the highest standards as it pertains to training the next generation of cardiologists. We are thrilled at this […]

November 30, 2023

Fellow Research Spotlight – Dr. Jeffrey Jacob

Meet Dr. Jeffrey Jacob, one of our Cardiovascular Disease fellows, and learn about some of the exciting research projects he’s been involved with here at NGMC! Read more below. Dr. Jacob was born in Haiti and raised in Orlando, Florida. He stayed near Orlando to complete his undergraduate studies at the University of Central Florida […]

February 24, 2023

Residents and Faculty Reflect on Black History Month

Read on to find out what Black History Month means to our amazing residents and faculty! Erine Raybon-Rojas, MD Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program Director Director of Diversity & Inclusion for GME. Director of MICU Rotation, Critical CareBorn in Illinois; lived in Georgia since the age of four. As a black physician, I take […]

January 31, 2023

Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Sheriff Dodoo, MD

Sheriff Dodoo, MD, Cardiovascular Disease Fellow Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for the significant cause of morbidity and mortality for women in the United States and worldwide. Over a third of women die from CVD, and 45% of whom are over age 20 years ( 1 ). The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association […]

November 30, 2022

Fellowship Match Day 2022

More physicians are on the way to care for patients in high-demand specialties, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned on Wednesday who is joining the Cardiovascular Disease and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship programs.  Six Cardiovascular Disease fellows have matched with NGMC, bringing the total to 12 fellows training in heart health. With the […]

August 12, 2022

Residents Connect through Food and Culture

Henry Colorado, MD, PGY-1, Internal Medicine Resident I was born in Bogota, Colombia and came to the U.S. when I was three years old. Growing up, food was an important aspect of our family dynamic; it was how we built a strong relationship within ourselves as well as with our Hispanic community. At an early […]

April 28, 2022

Resident Research Spotlight – Riaz Mahmood, DO

Congratulations to Dr. Riaz Mahmood, the new Chief Resident for Research. He will be starting in his new position on July 1. Here is a little bit more about Dr. Mahmood! Tell us about yourself! I was born in Pakistan and moved to the US when I was 11. I grew up in the small town […]