Thirty-three cardiologists made Castle Connolly's list of top Asian American and Pacific Islander physicians.
As part of their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative, Castle Connolly has released their list of Top AAPI Doctors 2023, which honors 350 physicians across 35 states and 63 specialties. The list was compiled based on nominations from physicians' peers. Nominees were assessed on qualifications, education, leadership appointments, outcomes data and more.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian American and Pacific Islanders are the fastest-expanding racial group within the nation.
Here are the top 33 AAPI cardiology physicians:
- Smriti Banthia, MD. Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Rhythm Consultants (Sarasota, Fla.).
- Kimble Poon, MD. Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group (Wailuku, Hawaii).
- Anand S. Kenia, MD. Cardiac Electrophysiology, Wellstar Medical Group (Hiram, Ga.).
- Laxmi S. Mehta, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, Ohio).
- Anjali Vaidya, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Temple Heart and Vascular Institute (Philadelphia).
- Gagan D. Sahni, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City).
- Sandeep Chandra, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Atlanta Heart Specialists (Tucker, Ga.).
- Jeannette L. Yuen, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Scarsdale Medical Group (Harrison, N.Y.).
- Diwakar Jain, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Westchester Heart and Vascular (Valhalla, N.Y.).
- Andrew Kao, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants (Kansas City, Mo.).
- Sitaramesh Emani, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, OSU Heart and Vascular Center (Columbus, Ohio).
- Ritu Thamman, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Rita Thamman Cardiology Practice (Pittsburgh).
- Amit Tibrewala, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Northside Heart (Roswell, Ga.).
- Sabrina Islam, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Temple Heart and Vascular Institute (Philadelphia).
- Satjit Bhusri, MD. Cardiovascular Disease, Upper East Side Cardiology (New York City).
- Atman P. Shah, MD. Interventional Cardiology, Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (Chicago).
- Annapoorna Subash Kini, MD. Interventional Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City).
- Deepak L. Bhatt, MD. Interventional Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston).
- Pradyumna E. Tummala, MD. Interventional Cardiology, Northside Cardiovascular Institute (Atlanta).
- Sandeep Nathan, MD. Interventional Cardiology, University of Chicago Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine.
- Daphne T. Hsu, MD. Pediatric Cardiology, Montefiore, Pediatric Cardiology (Bronx, N.Y.).
- May Ling Mah, MD. Pediatric Cardiology, The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio).
- Nithya Swaminathan, MD. Pediatric Cardiology, Le Bonheur Outpatient Center (Memphis, Tenn.).
- Thomas K. Varghese, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Huntsman Cancer Institute (Salt Lake City).
- James Huang, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City).
- Bernard J. Park, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City).
- Gautam R. Velamoor, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle).
- Brian Whang, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston).
- Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Oakland (Calif.) Medical Center.
- Smita Sihag, MD. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City).
- Wei Zhou, MD. Vascular Surgery, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson (Ariz.).
- Vasana Cheanvechai, MD. Vascular Surgery, Vasana Cheanvechai Private Practice (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
- Ahmad F. Bhatti, MD. Vascular Surgery, North Shore Vascular Surgery (Port Jefferson, N.Y.).