
Ambassador: Dr. Natalia Okon
Dr. Natalia Okon is a Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin before completing her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Her clinical interests include Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her husband, taking long walks with her dog, and needlepointing.

| Former Ambassador: | Dr. Abby Frederickson |
| Former Ambassador: | Dr. David Soma |
| Program Director: | Dr. Nunzio Gaglianello |
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.

