UT Southwestern


Ambassador: Dr. Sonia Shah

Sonia Shah @sshah008 is a cardiology fellow at UT Southwestern. She obtained her medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency at Stanford University. Sonia is interested in cardiovascular disease in women and sex differences in cardiovascular outcomes. In her spare time, she can be found exploring hikes or choreographing Indian Bhangra dances with her co-fellow husband.

Dr. Ryan Cooney

Former Ambassador:
Program Director: Dr. Gail Peterson

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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