December 18, 2024 NGMC matches new class of fellows in cardiovascular disease View »

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is strengthening its heart care team with the addition of six new fellows to Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program. This expansion brings the total number of fellows training in heart health at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville and Braselton campuses to 17.

"The new fellows will work side-by-side with the physicians and staff of Georgia Heart Institute, as well as our current fellows, to provide even more eyes on our patients' care," said Ugochukwu Egolum, MD, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program. "As Georgia's most forward-thinking heart and vascular program, we use our exceptional resources in clinical care, research, innovation and education to train the future leaders of cardiovascular care for our region and beyond."

To become a board-certified cardiologist, doctors must complete a residency program in internal medicine before beginning a cardiology fellowship. The Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program is a three-year program that offers six fellowship slots per year.

"We are so excited to welcome six new Cardiovascular Disease fellows, including two who have strong ties to Georgia," said John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, vice president of Medical Education for NGHS and Designated Institutional Official for NGMC. "Fellowship match is very competitive, and the best candidates can train anywhere. We are excited they are choosing NGMC right alongside Vanderbilt, Emory and other elite programs, which indicates we are providing an intellectually stimulating environment for clinical learning, research, education and outreach."

NGMC welcomes Cardiovascular Disease fellows:

• Adefemi Adeyemo, MD; University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
• Sierra Fleming, MD; Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• Edwin Gwira-Tamattey, MD; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
• Unwam Jumbo, MD; Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, AL
• Vikas Kilaru, DO; Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA
• Xuan Zhou, MD; University of Alabama at Birmingham - Montgomery Regional Medical Campus, Montgomery, AL

Fellows will begin work on July 1, 2025.

For more information about NGMC's Graduate Medical Education program, please visit www.ngmcgme.org.

Since 1951, Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has been on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. With hospitals located in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder Dahlonega and Demorest, the five NGMC campuses have a total of more than 960 beds and more than 1,400 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. NGMC is part of Northeast Georgia Health System, a non-profit that cares for more than one million people across more than 19 counties. Learn more at www.nghs.com.