University of Florida


Ambassador: Dr. Ana Florencia Becerra

Flor grew up in Argentina, and went to medical school at Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in Argentina. She then pursued a 4-year residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a 2-year fellowship in Vascular Medicine at Hospital Privado de Cordoba, in Argentina. Flor later did a thrombosis fellowship at McMaster University in Canada. Inspired by her mentors, Flor migrated to the US and did her residency in Internal Medicine at University of Connecticut. She is currently a fellow in cardiology at University of Florida. She is passionate about vascular medicine, medical education, physician gender advocacy and wellness. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, her goofy dog and her friends, hiking and anything outside in nature, and watching movies.

Dr. Ana Florencia Becerra

Former Ambassador:Dr. Hussain Khalid
Former Ambassador:Dr. S. Allan Petty
Program Director: Dr. Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed

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.

You are currently viewing University of Florida