Aakash Tuli
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Chief Cardiology Fellow at Allegheny General Hospital. Passionate about medical education, interventional cardiology, and critical care cardiology. Committed to patient advocacy and quality improvement. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, USA
07.2023 - Current
- Pursuing training in an ACGME-accredited general cardiology fellowship at a tertiary care hospital and designated shock center.
- Appointed Chief Cardiology Fellow, with responsibilities including scheduling for 18 fellows across diverse rotations, and leading curriculum development and educational initiatives.
- Achieved proficiency in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, nuclear stress testing, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI.
- Provided care for critically ill patients in the cardiac ICU, with a focus on interpreting complex hemodynamic data, and making rapid clinical decisions, including the management of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices.
Internal Medicine Residency
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, USA
06.2020 - 06.2023
- Completed internal medicine residency training at MWHC - a 912 bedded, major academic and research hospital in USA and affiliated with Georgetown University.
- Gained proficiency in management of basic cardiovascular conditions via 6 months of clinical rotations in cardiac ICU, intermediate care unit, cardiology consults and advanced heart failure service.
Junior Resident, Dept of Cardiology
Kasturba Hospital
Manipal, India
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Clinical duties involved management of patients in the cardiovascular ICU and cardiology floors; and performing triage for cardiology patients presenting to the emergency room.
- Provided Advanced Cardiac Life Support as a member of the code blue response team in the hospital.
- Performed various procedures such as securing arterial and venous lines, sheath removal, tilt-table tests and assisted in others like cardiac stress tests and coronary angiography.
- Wrote standard operating procedure documents and prepared resident orientation package for cardiovascular ICU.
- Conducted a QI project that led to improved consult times in the cardiology department.
Education
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) -
Kasturba Medical College
Manipal, India12-2019
High School Diploma (CBSE) -
Delhi Public School, RK Puram
01-2012
Skills
- Cardiac imaging
- Scheduling
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Quality improvement
- Medical education/Curriculum design
Accomplishments
- Nishimura Scholar (2024) - Awarded by Mayo Clinic, Rochester to emerging medical educators as a full scholarship towards Mayo Clinic Board Review
- Blalock certificate for surgical proficiency (2017) - Cutting Edge Surgical Club, Manipal
- Certificate of Excellent Academic Performance ( 2015) - Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Certification
- Medical Educators Course - Georgetown Univeristy (2021-2022)
- Certficate course: Understanding clinical research - beyond the statistics by University of Cape Town (05/2022)
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Publications
- Adamane Jayaram, Ashwal, Abdul Razak Uddina Kumeri, Sudhakar M. Rao, Aakash Tuli, and Krishnananda Nayak. 2020. “Double Interatrial Septum with Persistent Interatrial Chamber: A Rare but Clinically Significant Anomaly.” Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 37 (10): 1694–97. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.14858.
- Khetrapal, Sanchaya, Yochitha Pulipati, Srijana Maharjan, Andrea Caudill, Aakash Tuli, Victor Farah, and Craig Michael Alpert. 2025. “HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILIAL PARTIAL LIPODYSTROPHY: A DIAGNOSTIC CONUNDRUM.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 85 (12): 4224. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(25)04708-4.
- Meda, Namratha Seetharam, Mohil Garg, Aakash Tuli, OMAR Shakhtour, Ritika Gadodia, Abhinav Saxena, Gebremedhin Melaku, and Hector Manuel Garcia-Garcia. 2023. “SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION AS AN ISOLATED MANIFESTATION OF FIBRILLIN-1 MUTATION.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ACC.23, 81 (8, Supplement): 2738. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)03182-0.
- Pahuja, Mohit, Kalyan R. Chitturi, Aakash Tuli, Abhinav Saxena, Adam Johnson, Akhil S. Kallur, Cheng Zhang, et al. 2025. “Impact of Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock.” Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, January. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2024.12.010.
- Papolos, Alexander I., Christopher F. Barnett, Aakash Tuli, Ilan Vavilin, and Benjamin B. Kenigsberg. 2022. “Impella Management for the Cardiac Intensivist.” ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: 1992) 68 (6): 753–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001680.
- Phillips, Tarin, Gregory M. Blake, Jonathan A. Aun, Lisa M. Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Binh T. Nguyen, Sara L. Robinson, Travis E. Harrell, and Venkatesh L. Murthy. 2025. “Comprehensive Coronary CT Angiography in People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” BMJ Open 15 (2): e092264. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e092264.abstract.
- Rani, Reema, Namratha Seetharam Meda, Aakash Tuli, Syed Nazeer Mahmood, and Chee Chan. 2023. “1003: EVALUATION OF INAPPROPRIATE CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER USE IN THE NON-ICU SETTING.” Critical Care Medicine 51 (1): 495. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000909740.82681.8c.
- Tuli, Aakash, Ingy Mahana, Ritika Gadodia, -Garcia Hector M. Garcia, Molly B. Levine, and Gaby Weissman. 2022. “CRT-400.01 Coronary Plaque Characteristics as Assessed by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: Characteristics and Periprocedural Elevation of Troponin.” JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 15 (4_Supplement): S38–S38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2022.01.175.
- Tuli, Aakash, Ingy Mahana, Ritika Gadodia, Hector M Garcia-Garcia, Molly B Levine, and Gaby Weissman. 2022. “Coronary Plaque Characteristics as Assessed by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: Characteristics and Periprocedural Elevation of Troponin.” Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 40:68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2022.06.151.
- Tuli, Aakash, Jobin Varghese, Damien Smith, and Hector Garcia-Garcia. 2022. “Gender and Racial Disparities in Patients Using Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Analogues in a Real-World Scenario.” Circulation 146 (Suppl_1): A14504–A14504.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease
Allegheny General Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Internal Medicine Residency
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
06.2020 - 06.2023
Junior Resident, Dept of Cardiology
Kasturba Hospital
01.2019 - 01.2020
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) -
Kasturba Medical College
High School Diploma (CBSE) -
Delhi Public School, RK Puram
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