Ambassador: Dr. Michael Poliner
Michael Poliner is a cardiology fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency and clinician educator fellowship at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Michael is interested in medical education and noninvasive cardiology. Outside of medicine, he enjoys fishing, skiing, hiking, and spending time with his wife and dog.
| Former Ambassador: | Dr. Ryan Cooney |
| Former Ambassador: | Dr. Priya Kothapalli |
| Program Director: | Dr. Sneha Vakamudi |
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.
