University of California, Los Angeles


Ambassador: Christopher Lees

Christopher Lees is a general cardiology fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles. He obtained his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and completed his residency and chief year at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is interested in medical education and imaging. Outside of work, you can find him trying new restaurants in LA, cheering on his LA sports teams (Lakers and his alma mater the USC Trojans), or spending time with his fianceé and new dog Frito!


Former Ambassador:Dr. Varayini Pankayatselvan
Former Ambassador:Dr. Soniya Rabadia
Former Ambassador:Dr. Omid Amidi
Program Director: Dr. Karol Watson

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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