Board of Directors
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Exectutive Director/Founder Heval Mohamed Kelli, MD Katz foundation Preventive Cardiology Fellow Emory University Dr. Heval Mohamed Kelli came to the US as a teenage Syrian refugee and worked as dishwasher to support his family and education for several years. He graduated Cum Laude from Morehouse School of Medicine then he completed internal medicine residency training with honorable distinctions at Emory University. He is dedicated to serve his community and re-create the American Dream for everyone. |
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Ubeyond President/YPI sponsor Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD, FACS, FACC Professor of Surgery / Cardiothoracic Emory University Dr. Omar M. Lattouf is as senior cardiothoracic surgeon, widely published and frequent speaker at national and international cardiology and cardiac surgery conferences. He is also inventor with several patents in the field of minimally invasive and transapical heart technologies. Dr Lattouf is dedicated to education and mentorship. |
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Clinical Education Director Kazeen Abdullah, MD Clinical Cardiologist Dr. Abdullah is a Kurdish American who arrived to Nashville as refugee child in 1992. She graduated from East Tennessee Medical School then finished her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is dedicated to provide mentorship and network to students from underserved backgrounds and communities. |
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Medical Education Director
Amy Zeidan, MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Emory University Dr. Amy Zeidan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, completed an Emergency Medicine residency at The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, and an Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Zeidan is passionate about health care delivery and outcomes to refugee, immigrant and asylum populations. |
Advisors
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High School Academic Advisor Tara Wyman, PhD Academic of Oaks Tara Wyman earned her Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry studying molecular recognition at the University of California at Los Angeles. As a post-doctoral fellow, she performed research in gene therapy before teaching college chemistry in California. Dr.Wyman has been teaching chemistry and physics at Academe of the Oaks since 2004. She is a strong supporter of the YPI program which makes the medical profession accessible to every student interested. |