Ambassador: Dr. Kayla Riggs
Dr. Kayla Riggs (@kaylariggsmd) is a cardiology fellow at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She grew up in Austin, Texas and obtained her undergraduate degree in Business Honors from UT Austin. She stayed loyal to the UT system and completed her medical degree at UT Houston and subsequent internal medicine residency and chief year at UT Southwestern. She enjoys working on preventive and interventional cardiology with interests in supporting women in cardiology and caring for women with cardiovascular disease. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends and exploring new places.
| Former Ambassador: | Dr. Sonia Shah |
| Program Director: | Dr. Gail Peterson |
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.
