Samantha Espinosa, M.D.

Medical school: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Interests: Complex coronary artery disease and health disparities

Plans after graduation: I'm completing an M.P.H. and I hope to utilize my skills to look at ischemic heart disease and its impact on diverse patient populations. I'll be starting my Interventional Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2024.

Wakil Irfan, M.D.

Medical school: Heart University Faculty of Medicine, Afghanistan (Valedictorian)

Residency: Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY (Chief Resident)

Interests: General and preventative cardiology as well as advanced cardiovascular imaging

Plans after graduation: I plan to work as a non-invasive cardiologist.

Sina O'Sullivan, M.D.

Medical school: Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Internal Medicine Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA

Interests: Cardiovascular Imaging and Cardio-obstetrics

Plans after graduation: Return back home and work as a non-invasive cardiologist

Bria Rice, M.D.

Medical school: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

Plans after graduation: I'll be applying for a fellowship in advanced heart failure.

Goyal Umadat, M.D.

Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Plans after graduation: I hope to apply for advanced fellowships in critical care and subsequently interventional cardiology with the goal of working in a cardiac ICU setting.

Kevin Tayon, M.D.

Medical school: Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL

Residency: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX

Plans after graduation: I'll be starting the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Rashid Alhusain, M.B.B.S.

Medical school: University of Khartoum, Sudan

Residency: Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State

Nahyr Lugo-Fagundo, M.D.

Medical school: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Interests: Interventional cardiology and structural heart disease, women’s and Hispanic cardiovascular health

Plans after graduation: I plan to apply for a fellowship in interventional cardiology.

Carlos Vergara Sanchez, M.D.

Medical school: Pontificia, Colombia

Residency: University of Miami, JFK

Interests: Non-invasive cardiology, cardiac imaging, preventative cardiology, ECGs

Plans after graduation: I hope to become an academic cardiologist and a great clinician to teach others and help my patients.