By the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundation.
By Deepak Chitnis
WASHINGTON, DC: Dr. Mitul Kadakia, a cardiologist with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, was granted the 2014 Gregory Braden Memorial Fellow of the Year Award by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundation (SCAI) last month.
The designation, considered a tremendous prestige in the cardiology community, is given to one graduating interventional cardiology fellow per year, out of the thousands in the entire US.
Kadakia is a graduate of Harvard College, and earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. After completing his undergraduate and post-graduate studies there, he went to Brigham & Women’s Hospital in New York City, where he completed his residency in Internal Medicine. Brigham & Women’s Hospital is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Kadakia came to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) for his fellowship, which he is just now wrapping up. According to press release put out by UPenn, Kadakia’s clinical and research interests include “new devices and therapies for coronary and valvular heart disease, percutaneous structural cardiac interventions, advanced imaging for structural interventions, and bleeding reduction in acute coronary syndromes.”
The SCAI puts candidates through a rigorous evaluation process to determine their eligibility for the Gregory Braden Memorial Fellow of the Year Award. Each candidate is evaluated on the following criteria: interventional skills in multiple modalities, personal contribution to cardiovascular research, authorship in cardiovascular research journals, promise for making contributions to cardiovascular research, and dedication to patient care and well-being.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to simply as HUP, is one of the leading medical facilities in the entire US. Located in Philadelphia, it was ranked #11 on U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of the best hospitals in the nation for 2013-2014, #2 in the state of Pennsylvania, and #1 for the city of Philadelphia.
Founded in 1874, it is the oldest university-owned teaching hospital in the country.