Andrea DeNeen, MD, FACC
Program director
Dr. Andrea DeNeen received her Doctorate of Medicine from UTHSCSA Medical School, San Antonio, TX and completed Cardiology Fellowship at University of Kentucky. She knew that caring for others was what she wanted to do, “I don’t remember making the decision to become a doctor; I just knew that it was what I was going to do,” says Dr. DeNeen. She found cardiology to be the most fascinating rotation she experienced, and loves the procedural aspects of care, but her biggest focus is on education and prevention.
Dr. Andrea DeNeen has traveled the states for training (San Antonio, TX, Little Rock, AR, and Lexington, KY) before landing in her forever home in Jacksonville, FL with her family.
She has been involved in graduate medical education teaching residents since the beginning of her career and was excited when offered the opportunity to start a cardiology fellowship and train the next generations of exceptional cardiologists.
Youssef Al-Saghir, MD
Division chief
Combining his interest in electrical engineering and fascination with the physiology of the heart and the way it works with the rest of the body, makes cardiology a perfect choice for Dr. Al-Saghir. He chose medicine as a way to help people and make a difference in their lives. Dr. Al-Saghir helps patients manage chest pain and structural heart disease and also performs interventions on both the heart and the vascular system.
Core faculty
Ibrahim Fahdi, MD
Dr. Fahdi believes that providing care should come with spending adequate time with the patient and family, listening to their questions and providing enough information to treat the current problem and prevention of future events.
Ashu Dhanjal, MD
Dr. Ashu Dhanjal earned her initial medical training in India at Lady Harding Medical College. After medical school, Dr. Dhanjal pursued her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Marshall University, West Virginia. Dr. Dhanjal is an advocate of preventive cardiology and believes that many lives can be saved through awareness and education in the community against heart disease.
Mubbasher Syed, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Mubbasher Syed completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Fairview Hospital. Following that he completed his cardiovascular medicine training at the University of Toledo and his interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Arizona/Banner University College of Medicine in Phoenix. He is deeply passionate about preventive healthcare. He strongly believes in the notion that prevention is the best management for any ailment.