2023 -2024 Medical Resident Leadership Group
Olayinka Agboola, MD, MPH
Co-Chair
Residency Program: St. Mary's Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine
Interests: Preventive Cardiology, Heart failure, Arrhythmias, Social Determinants of Health, Health disparities, and Global Health.
Hobbies: Listening to gospel music and cooking
Jatto Akhigbe, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: Marshall University
Interests: Congenital and Structural Heart disease, Cardiac Channelopathies, Preventive Cardiology, and Healthcare disparity research
Hobbies: Playing and watching soccer, standup comedy and exercising/weightlifting
Hannah Bernstein, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: University of California Davis, Sacramento
Interests: Electrophysiology, cardiac critical care, disparities in cardiovascular diseases
Hobbies: Star Trek enthusiast, karaoke (Alanis Morrisette is my go-to), cat mom life and enjoying the outdoors
Jen DeSalvo, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: Ohio State University Medical Center/Nationwide Children's Hospital
Interests: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Women's Health, social determinants of health and health disparities in cardiovascular disease, medical education, global health, and point-of-care ultrasound
Hobbies: Hiking in national parks/forests, playing soccer, gardening, exploring new restaurants and listening to podcasts
Sadaf Fakhra, DO, MS
Member Leader
Residency Program: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
Interests: Interventional Cardiology and Women's Cardiovascular Health
Hobbies: Strength Training, travel, and spending time with family and friends
Kruti Gandhi, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: Mount Sinai Morningside-West/Icahn School of Medicine
Interests: Structural and Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Women and Cardiovascular Disease, Medical Education
Hobbies: I love staying active through dance, fitness, and traveling!
Gurleen Kaur, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Interests: Women's cardiovascular health, prevention, critical care cardiology, medical education
Hobbies: Traveling, exploring new restaurants, kickboxing and spending time with family and friends
Adhya Mehta, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interests: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Preventive Cardiology
Hobbies: Coffee enthusiast, exploring global cuisines, traveling and watching documentaries
Chinelo Onyilofor, MD, MPH
Member Leader
Residency Program: New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University
Interests: analyzing the intersection between cardiology and public health/population health, implementation science, social determinants of health, preventative cardiology
Hobbies: going to museums/art galleries, hiking, cycling, yoga sculpt, discovering new book stores and going to concerts
Brittany Saldivar Murphy, MD
Member Leader
Residency Program: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Interests: Electrophysiology, sex and racial/ethnic differences in cardiac care, medical education
Hobbies: Travel, fitness, sports, trying new food, and going on walks with my husband and golden retriever
FIT Advisors
Jenna Spears, MD
FIT Advisor
Cardiology Fellow, Lankenau Medical Center
Fellowship: Main Line Health - Lankenau Medical Center
Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital (University of Pennsylvania Health System)
Clinical Interests: I have a broad range of clinical interests that I cannot wait to explore further. I am interested in preventative cardiology, cardiac imaging, medical education and quality improvement research.
Personal Interests: Women in Cardiology (WIC) groups, passionate about serving as a patient advocate and empowering patients to take control of their own health through community outreach programs targeting patients with food insecurity. Outside of work, I am always on the move and love staying active through swimming and barre classes, traveling and experiencing new cultures.
Ravi Thakker, MD
FIT Advisor
Cardiology Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch
Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Clinical Interests: Preventive Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Cardiology, Heart Failure
Alumni Members
Alisha Alabre-Bonsu, MD
Cardiology Fellow, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Apurv Agarwal, MD
Cardiology Fellow, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Dinu-Valentin Balanescu, MD
Cardiology Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Rishi Chandiramani, MD
Cardiology Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Yetunde Kemi Fatade, MD
Cardiology Fellow, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Mai Badr, MD
Cardiology Fellow, University of Connecticut
Keerthana Pakanati, MD
Cardiology Fellow, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health