University of Hawaii


Ambassador: Dr. Benita Tjoe

Benita Tjoe is a cardiology fellow at the University of Hawaii – Queen’s Medical Center. She completed medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University before moving to California for residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, followed by fellowship at the Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Her passions include preventive cardiology and women’s cardiovascular health. Outside of the hospital, she enjoys exploring the Hawaiian islands, golf and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Benita Tjoe

Former Ambassador:Dr. Isaac Mizrahi
Program Director: Dr. Dipanjan Banerjee

The CardioNerds Healy Honor Roll & Ambassadors Program

The CardioNerds Healy Honor Roll is the list of cardiovascular fellowship programs which support the CardioNerds mission to Democratize Cardiovascular Education. These programs foster the CardioNerds spirit by:

  • Nominating a CardioNerds Ambassador – see below
  • Contributing open-access content by way of CNCR cases: Learn more here. 

The CardioNerds Ambassadors are fellows nominated by CardioNerds fellowships to represent education at their program. They are an esteemed group of highly motivated individuals with a passion for education. The goal is to both:

  • Ensure representation on the platform from their programs
  • Foster their individual personal & professional development

The CardioNerds Healy Honor Roll is named after Dr. Bernadine Patricia Healy, a CardioNerd Hero who was the first female director of the National Institutes of Health and accomplished incredible achievements during her career.

Is your program a CardioNerds program? Contact us to learn how to join the Honor Roll & help us Democratize CV Education.

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