Fellows & Fellowship Leadership
A message from our leadership
We take great pride in our Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship programs at UT Health San Antonio and are happy that you have taken the time to visit us! Our role is to ensure that your voices are heard, the work is equitable, and that there’s a little bit of fun! We hope you strongly consider our program when you are deciding where to apply. We would love to show you our campus, have you meet our great fellows and faculty, and get the chance to know how you would fit well into our program!
Things you should consider when deciding on where you will complete your Fellowship:
- Find a well-rounded program that would provide you with excellent training, diverse pathology, and a learning environment that fits your interests.
- The location of the program should be somewhere that you and your family will enjoy living and where you can find ways to have fun outside of work. San Antonio offers a wide range of individual and family activities, as well as a favorable cost of living.
Meet our Fellowship Leadership
Allen S. Anderson, M.D., FACC, FAHA
Chief, Janey & Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology
Allen S. Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA is Chief of the Cardiology Division and Professor of Medicine (tenure) in the Department of Medicine at the University of Texas San Antonio. Formerly, he was the Medical Director of the Center for Heart Failure in the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Medicine and Chief of the Section of Heart Failure and Transplant in the Division of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. His research interests include the non-invasive assessment of heart failure and cardiac transplant patients, valvular heart disease in heart failure patients and the development of novel therapeutic approaches for advanced heart failure patients.
Jason Phillips, M.D.
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Dr. Jason Phillips, MD is a practicing Cardiologist at UT Health San Antonio. He graduated from Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine in 2011. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency (2014), Chief Resident (2015), and Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship (2018) at UT Health San Antonio. Upon graduation, he joined the ranks of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Faculty at UT Health San Antonio and was promoted to Associate Program Director, now Program Director, of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship.
James Keeton, M.D.
Assocoiate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Dr. James Keeton is a native San Antonian, born and raised. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Abilene Christian University. Then, he attended Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and graduated with a Degree in Medicine and a certificate of Medical Ethics and Humanities. Subsequently, Dr. Keeton completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Most recently, he is planned to complete his Cardiology fellowship here at UT Health San Antonio. He will be joining the Division of Cardiology as a non-invasive cardiologist with experience in general cardiology, echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, stress testing, nuclear cardiology, preventive cardiology, and valvular disease. He is passionate about education and gained valuable experience as a chief cardiology fellow. Outside of medicine, he enjoys watching the Cowboys (when they are winning), Astros and Spurs as well as golfing, exploring the outdoors and spending time with his family, including his wife and two sons.
Anand Prasad, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Dr. Prasad graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2000. He completed Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at the University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas. Subsequently, he completed an Interventional Cardiology and an Endovascular Fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He then joined the faculty at UC San Diego, and after three years, moved back to Texas to join the faculty at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio as an Assistant Clinical Professor. He is currently a Professor of Medicine and holds the Freeman Heart Association Endowment in Cardiovascular Disease. He also is the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University Health System. He conducts a monthly Vascular Medicine Clinic and is constructing a vascular imaging and venous ablation program at UT Health.
Robert Chilton, M.D., FACC, FACP, FACOI, FAHA
Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
A fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American College of Osteopathic Internists, and American Heart Association, Dr. Chilton also chairs the Electrophysiology Board Examination for the American Osteopathic Association and presides over the San Antonio chapters of both the Cardiovascular Society and American Heart Association. Dr. Chilton received his Bachelor of Science degree from Philips University, Enid, Ok, and his DO from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, IA. He completed his internship at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH; his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK; and a Cardiology Fellowship at the Wilford Hall US Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, TX. Dr. Chilton is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and electrophysiology.
Alyssa Lilly, MS
Fellowship Program Coordinator
Lilly earned a Bachelor’s in Biology (2019) from Texas A&M University-San Antonio. She then completed an MS in Nonprofit Management (2021) from Our Lady of the Lake University, also in San Antonio. She previously worked with UT Health San Antonio as an Academic Program Coordinator under the Office of Educational Programs. In 2023, Lilly was promoted to Fellowship Program Coordinator to support the Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programs.