Phoenix, Ariz.—Today during the SCAI 2023 Scientific Sessions, thirty early-career interventional cardiologists were the inaugural recipients of a newly created award highlighting excellence in interventional cardiology. 30 in Their 30’s is a new recognition program created by SCAI for early-career members for their proven leadership and demonstration of SCAI’s core values.
30 in Their 30s recognizes the best and brightest young professionals in interventional cardiology. This award affirms their professional excellence and SCAI’s values of service and teamwork, and supports the next generation of SCAI members to continue their journey as interventional cardiology professionals on SCAI’s early-career member pathway.
Recipients of the first cohort include:
Yousif Ahmad, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FSCAI
Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FSCAI
Miguel Alvarez Villela, MD
Lawrence Ang, MD, FSCAI
Mir B. Basir, DO, FSCAI
Brian Bergmark, MD, FSCAI
Aditya Bharadwaj, MBBS, FSCAI
Sinjini Biswas, MBBS, BMedSci, PhD, FRACP
Arka Chatterjee, MD, FSCAI
Laura J. Davidson, MD, MS, FSCAI
Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FSCAI
Fredy El Sakr, MD, FSCAI
Rafael Harari, MD
Tai Kobayashi MD, FSCAI
Giorgio A. Medranda, MD, FSCAI
Parasuram Melarcode Krishnamoorthy, MD, FSCAI
Bibhu D. Mohanty, MD, FSCAI
Jared M. O’Leary, MD, FSCAI
Sadip Pant, MD
Jennifer Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS
Arash Salavitabar, MD, FSCAI
Yader Sandoval, MD, FSCAI
Janarthanan Sathananthan, MD, FSCAI
Khanjan Shah, MD, MPH
Samit Shah, MD, PhD, FSCAI
Abhishek Sharma, MD, FSCAI
Rahul Prakash Sharma, MBBS, FSCAI
Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc, FSCAI
Pedro Villablanca, MD, MSc, FSCAI
Michael N. Young, MD, FSCAI, RPVI
“We are proud to honor and recognize this talented group interventional cardiologists with this new award,” said SCAI President George D. Dangas, MD, PhD, MSCAI. “Their notable contributions to both SCAI and our specialty at such an early point in their careers shows their dedication to advancing patient care and represents the future of our organization. We are excited to have them continue to be impactful contributors as SCAI members and future leaders of the profession.”
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