Robotic EP Fellows Program

Welcome to the Robotic EP Fellows Program

The Robotic EP Fellows Program allows you, a forward-thinking electrophysiology fellow, to augment your clinical and career development through mastery of robotic skill sets. Enhance your EP training with a streamlined and parallel path to mastery of Robotic EP with:

Early and safe hands-on participation in procedures
Enhanced appreciation of heart anatomy and ECG analysis
Exposure to advanced robotic technology
Improved career opportunities

Program Design

Hands-on didactic training
Live procedure training
Navigation simulator training

Enhanced program experience can also include hands-on heart anatomy sessions, animal procedures, networking opportunities, and participation in meetings of the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation. Fellows satisfactorily completing all program requirements will receive a certificate acknowledging their completion of the program and detailed documentation of their experience with robotic cardiac ablation.

Global Community of Future EP Leaders

As you enter this community of electrophysiology fellows, we would like to point you to resources and opportunities that will allow you to interact with peers and maximize your experience throughout the program and beyond.

Join the Society For Cardiac Robotic Navigation (SCRN)
Attend the HRS and EHRA conferences
Connect directly and network with your peers

Join a dedicated LinkedIn group where you can interact with your peers, seeing their challenges, successes, tips and tricks, as well as sharing your own unique experiences

Join the LinkedIn Group

Resources for Current Robotic EP Fellows

Click the button to access resources for fellows of the Robotic EP Program including:

Program Registration Documents
Training Materials, Clinical Data, and References
Online Robotic Simulator

The Fellows Resource website is open to current and enrolling Robotic EP fellows. Access requires a password from a Stereotaxis team member.

Access the Resources

Current Fellows

Neil Beri, MD

UC Davis MC

Class of 2022

Medical School: Univ. of Southern California

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

"I am interested in the human aspect of medicine and technology. In my opinion, electrophysiology and new methods in EP are the best of both worlds."

Sebastian Biewener, MD

Charité Univ. Medicine Berlin

Class of 2020

Medical School: Ulm, Germany

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

John Birchak, MD

Henry Ford Hospital

Class of 2023

Medical School: Ohio State Univ.

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Compagno became interested in cardiology because of his brother's congenital heart disease.

Pablo I. Compagno, MD

Montreal Heart Institute

Class of 2022

Medical School: Univ. de Buenos Aires, AR

Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dr. Dang is motivated to research ablation strategies for persistent AF and Atypical Flutter to address unmet needs in patient treatment.

Shipeng Dang, MD

Wuxi People’s Hospital

Class of 2022

Medical School: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hometown: Shaanxi Province, China

Mehmet Elbey, MD

Overland Park Regional MC

Class of 2022

Medical School: Dicle Univ. Med., Turkey

Hometown: Turkey

Univ. of Kansas MC
Class of 2023

Medical School: A.T. Still Univ.
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

"With my personal experience of being a patient, my former engineering career for a medical device manufacturer, and now becoming a practicing EP, I believe the field of EP was meant for me."

Wilbur Freeman, MD

Univ. of Kansas MC

Class of 2023

Medical School: A.T. Still Univ.

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Deborah Heart & Lung Center
Class of 2023

Medical School: NYITCOM
Hometown: Flemington, NJ

Dr. Guss enjoys woodworking, metalworking and welding.

Adam Guss, MD

Deborah Heart & Lung Center

Class of 2023

Medical School: NYITCOM

Hometown: Flemington, NJ

CHRU de Nancy
Class of 2022

Medical School: Faculté de Médecine de Lorraine, France
Hometown: Paris, France

Dr. Hammache is driven by her desire to be of service to people and improve their survival and quality of life.

Néfissa Hammache, MD

CHRU de Nancy

Class of 2022

Medical School: Faculté de Médecine de Lorraine, France

Hometown: Paris, France

"Rhythm fascinates me". Outside of EP, Dr. Hendriks enjoys traveling, art, photography, jazz music, and Argentinean tango.

Astrid Hendriks, MD

OLVG, Amsterdam

Class of 2021

Medical School: Maasricht Univ, Netherlands

Hometown: Noorden, Netherlands

OU Medicine, Univ. of Oklahoma
Class of 2023

Medical School: AZ College of Osteopathic Med.
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Hinojos enjoys playing Golf

Andrew Hinojos, DO

OU Medicine, Univ. of Oklahoma

Class of 2023

Medical School: AZ College of Osteopathic Med.

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

"Figuring out the electro-anatomical physiology and pathophysiology of arrhythmias," is driving Marijn's passion for EP. He is passionate about running and is celebrating the birth of his first child, a daughter.

Marijn Holl, MD

Erasmus Univ, Rotterdam

Class of 2020

Medical School: Erasmus Univ, Rotterdam, NL

Hometown: Rotterdam, NL

Dr. Jøns' key interests in EP include arrhythmia mapping and mechanisms.

Christian Jøns, MD

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

Class of 2020

Medical School: Copenhagen, Denmark

Hometown: Kongens Lyngby

Indrek has a "can-do" attitude, and he is certainly not afraid of a challenge. He is interested in the safety profile and versatility of RMN. He enjoys cross-country skiing in his spare time.

Indrek Kolk, MD

Kuopio Univ Hospital, Finland

Class of 2020

Medical School: University of Tartu, Estonia

Hometown: Tartu, Estonia

Joseph Lightsey, MD

Augusta Univ. Hospital

Class of 2023

Medical School: Univ. of Mississippi

Hometown: Jackson, MS

“I chose electrophysiology because the science takes patience, keen insight and careful thought.”

Xiaoyu Liu, MD

Wuxi People’s Hospital

Class of 2022

Medical School: Nanjing Medical Univ., China

Hometown: Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province

Henry Ford Hospital
Class of 2023

Medical School: Univ. of Michigan
Hometown: Dearbon, MI

“Movement is the essence of life. And this is true not only for physical movement but also for learning. That's why my hobby is medicine and sport (squash and running).”

Tarek Makki, MD

Henry Ford Hospital

Class of 2023

Medical School: Univ. of Michigan

Hometown: Dearbon, MI

"Dr. Noel enjoys badminton, squash, yachting and rugby"

Antoine Noel, MD

Montreal Heart Institute

Class of 2022

Medical School: Faculté de médecine de Tours, France

Hometown: Brest, France

"...our field is evolving to offer more options to potentially cure patients of a persistent, bothersome condition"

Ian Parker, MD

OU Medicine, Univ. of Oklahoma

Class of 2022

Medical School: GA-PCOM

Hometown: Lakeland, FL

"Dr. Petzl believes that, as in most medical fields, robotic assistance seems to be the future and will surely expand in the years to come."

Adrian Petzl, MD

Montreal Heart Institute

Class of 2022

Medical School: Med. Univ. of Vienna, Austria

Hometown: Vienna, Austria

It was Fady's love of physics that led him to EP

Fady Riad, MD

Univ. Hospitals Cleveland MC

Class of 2022

Medical School: Univ. of Chicago, IL

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Michael enjoys running, hiking, and anything outdoors.

Michael Riordan, MD

Univ. of Rochester

Class of 2022

Medical School: Albany Medical College, NY

Hometown: Clifton, VA

Washington Univ. St. Louis
Class of 2023

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Hometown: Arlington, TX

“Dr. Sandvall loves woodworking and fishing.”

Breck Sandvall, MD

Washington Univ. St. Louis

Class of 2023

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Hometown: Arlington, TX

Luigi Sacco Univ. Hospital, Milan
Class of 2023

Medical School: Univ. of Bari, Italy
Hometown: Bari, Italy

"Dr. Schiavone is driven by improving patient care and the fascinating complexity of the cardiac arrhythmia field."

Marco Schiavone, MD

Luigi Sacco Univ. Hospital, Milan

Class of 2023

Medical School: Univ. of Bari, Italy

Hometown: Bari, Italy

"I have always had passion for health care and helping people live their highest quality of life possible. I would like to expand the research behind origin and treatment of complex ventricular procedures."

Amit Shrestha, MD

Univ of Kansas Medical Center

Class of 2021

Medical School: College of Medical Sciences, Nepal

Hometown: Nepal

Dr. Soucek's focus in EP is on zero or near zero fluoroscopy in ablation with interest in bipolar ablation in the treatment of VT.

Filip Soucek, MD

Brno FNUSA, Czechia

Class of 2021

Medical School: Brno, Czechia

Hometown: Brno, Czechia

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago
Class of 2022

Medical School: Belarusian State Med. Univ.
Hometown: Arlington Heights, VA

Dr. Yurevich enjoys fishing.

Oleg Yurevich, MD

Univ. of Illinois, Chicago

Class of 2022

Medical School: Belarusian State Med. Univ.

Hometown: Arlington Heights, VA

Dr. Zaitouni enjoys traveling and exploring the world.

Mustafa Zaitouni, MD

Montreal Heart Institute

Class of 2022

Medical School: Taibah Univ.

Hometown: Saudi Arabia

Dr. Xiaoxi looks forward to researching the use of robotic EP for AF patients in different age groups.

Xiaoxi Zhao, MD

Wuxi People’s Hospital

Class of 2022

Medical School: Suzhou University

Hometown: Heilongjiang Province, China