
Ambassador: Dr. Aaron Troy
Dr. Aaron Troy plans to pursue an academic career in Geriatric Cardiology, starting with T32-funded research population health research on cardiovascular disease prevention in older adults, followed by Advanced Echocardiography and Geriatrics training. He is passionate about medical education, having served as a longstanding Associate Editor at Core IM, and advocacy, co-chairing the advocacy workgroup for the ACC Geriatric Cardiology Section. He lives in Pikesville, Maryland with his wife and son and enjoys hiking and travel.

Former Ambassador: | Dr. Anjali Wagle |
Former Ambassador: | Dr. Ali Wand |
Program Director: | Dr. Thorsten Leucker |
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.