Our Physicians

The physicians and staff of Cardiovascular Medicine are committed to providing quality cardiovascular healthcare.

Dr. Helbert Acosta

MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS
Dr. Acosta received his undergraduate training at Colegio de Barranquilla para Varones in Colombia and his medical degree from Universidad Del Valle in...

Dr. Waseem Ahmad

MD
Dr. Ahmad graduated from Punjab Medical College Faisalabad, Pakistan. His Internal Medicine Internship was completed at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson...

Dr. Amit Bahia

MD, MPH
Dr. Amit Bahia received his Medical Degree at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India in 2000. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in Public Health from...

Dr. Nilarun Chowdhuri

MD
Dr. Chowdhuri received his medical education at the Institute of Medicine Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. He completed his Internal...

Dr. Edmund P. Coyne

MD, FACC
Dr. Coyne received his undergraduate training at Boston University and his medical degree from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his...

Dr. Michael J. Gimbel III

MD, FACC
Dr. Gimbel, a Bettendorf native, graduated from Assumption High School and received his undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University, majoring in Chemistry...

Dr. Srikanth Kasula

MD
Dr. Srikanth Kasula received his medical education at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India in 2006. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency,...

Dr. Kathleen J. Keyes

MD, FACC
Dr. Keyes was born in Wareham, Massachusetts. She attended Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, where she received her B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry....

Dr. Devika Kir

MD
Dr. Devika Kir graduated top of her class at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India. After two-years of dedicated basic science...

Dr. Rajiv Mallik

MD
Dr. Rajiv Mallik received his medical school training at All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He completed his residency at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago...

Dr. Faraz Manazir

MD
Dr. Manazir received his Medical Degree from Dow Medical College, Karachi University, in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St....

Dr. Rafat Padaria

MD, FACC
Dr. Padaria received her undergraduate training at Jai Hind College in Bombay and her medical degree from Topiwala National Medical College in Bombay, India....

Dr. Harish Patlolla

MD
Dr. Patlolla received his medical education at Deccan College of Medical Sciences in India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai...

Dr. Aswartha Pothula

MD, FACC
Dr. Pothula received his Medical Degree from the Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool India. He competed his Internal Medicine Residency at Wayne State University,...

Dr. Sanjeev Puri

MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Puri graduated from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education in Chandigarh, India. He trained in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Ohio. His...

Dr. Bouyella Reddy

MD
Dr. Reddy received his Medical Degree from Kurnool Medical College, Sri Venkateswara University in Kurnool India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency...

Dr. Sora Reddy

MD
Dr. Reddy received his Medical Degree from Kurnool Government Medical College, Sri Venkateshwara University, in Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed his...

Dr. Jon A. Robken

MD, FCCP, FACC
Dr. Robken was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Iowa and his Medical Degree from the University of Iowa...

Dr. Nicolas W. Shammas

MD, MS, EJD, FACC, FSCAI, FICA, FSVM
Dr. Shammas received his combined Master of Science-Doctor of Medicine (MS-MD) degrees at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his Internal...

Dr. Mark J. Shen

MD, FHRS
Dr. Shen is a Board Certified Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Cardiologist, specializing in treating patients with heart rhythm disorders. He performs complex...

Dr. Param P. Singh

MD
Dr. Singh received his medical education at Government Medical College in Patiala, India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency, Cardiovascular Disease...

Dr. Phanicharan Sistla

MD
Dr. Sistla received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2013.He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Tufts...

Dr. William J. Witcik

MD, FACP, FACC
Dr. Witcik was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota. He received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from North Dakota State University. He received his...

Dr. Adnan Yousaf

MD, MRCP
Dr. Adnan Yousaf received his medical education at King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and...

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Our Physicians

Our physicians provide the best care for patients with heart failure, heart attacks, angina, cardiac, and vein diseases.

Dr. Devika Kir

MD

Dr. Devika Kir graduated top of her class at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India. After two-years of dedicated basic science research focused on vascular biology as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota, she completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Yale New Haven Hospital with distinction in clinical investigation, followed by Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital earning the best clinical fellow award.

She graduated with honors from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN after a dedicated two-year Interventional, Peripheral and Structural Cardiology in June 2024.

Dr. Kir’s expertise is in:

· coronary artery disease: contemporary and complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with focus on intravascular imaging

· valvular heart disease: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), trans-septal punctures, mitral and tricuspid structural interventions (transcatheter edge-to-edge repair/TEER),

· Other structural heart interventions: Left atrial appendage device closure (LAAO), percutaneous patent foramen ovale/atrial septal defect (PFO/ASD) closure,

· Peripheral vascular disease: focus on peripheral arterial interventions and interventional management of pulmonary embolism with mechanical thrombectomy.

She is a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI).

Dr. Kir joined Cardiovascular Medicine in August 2024. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Kir is licensed to practice in Iowa and Illinois and is available for outpatient consultations and follow-up visits at the Davenport and Clinton locations. She has staff privileges at Genesis Medical Centers and UnityPoint Health Trinity.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, traveling and hiking national parks, painting, and cooking.

Preventive Services

Our team of physicians, advanced care providers, and patient care specialists are focused specifically on cardiovascular best practices and lifesaving heart and vein care.