Cardiovascular Fellowship
Welcome to AtlantiCare’s Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
As a community-based teaching hospital, with long history of multiple residency programs, including Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and pharmacy, ARMC’s Cardiovascular Fellowship Program will continue the tradition of encouraging coordinated health care delivery across the continuum, emphasizing health information and health engagement in the community. ARMC maintains high quality and distinction through its performance excellence commitments, which are carried into our Cardiovascular Fellowship program.
By focusing on continuous improvement efforts as an organization and in compliance with the ACGME Institutional requirements, we provide a safe and collegial learning environment for our fellows that they may develop into capable and competent cardiologists devoted to life-long learning and the delivery of safe and efficient healthcare.
2026-2027 Interviews
Conducted virtually starting September 2025
Number of Positions
3
Length of the Program
3 Years
Program Start Date
July 1, 2026
Meet the Director
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Devender Akula, MD, FACC, FHRSFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR Dr. Akula is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and director of the Electrophysiology Lab at AtlantiCare's Mainland Hospital. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, cardiac electrophysiology, nuclear cardiology and internal Medicine. |
Core Faculty
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| Michael Link, MD Core Faculty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist Board certified: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Nuclear Cardiology, and Internal Medicine |
Yatish Merchant, MD, FACC Core Faculty Clinical Cardiologist Board Certified: Cardiovascular Disease |
Vin Patel, MD, FACC Core Faculty Medical Director Ornish Cardiac Rehab Program Board Certified: Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography, board eligible- Nuclear Cardiology |
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| Inga Robbins, MD, FACC, FASE Core Faculty Clinical Cardiologist Board certified: Cardiovascular Disease and American Society of Echocardiography |
Jeffrey Van Hook, DO Core Faculty Medical Director Structural Heart Disease Program Board certified: Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, and Internal Medicine |
Jing Zheng, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE Core Faculty Medical Director Noninvasive Cardiology Board Certified: Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography |
Current Fellows
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| Shahzad Zia, MD Ross University School of Medicine |
Ayesha Samad, MD Ross University School of Medicine |
Michael Morgan, DO New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |