
Mirza Umair Khalid, MBBS, FACC
Co-Chair, Social Media Work Group

Sanah Christopher, MD, FACC
Co-Chair, Social Media Work Group
The Social Media Work Group focuses on promoting relevant content on social media platforms. Our team has over 70 members with diverse areas of expertise. With Twitter as the primary social media platform, the group is able to reach a large audience using #ACCEarlyCareer to highlight pertinent content. We promote the annual "FIT-to-FACC" campaign focusing on the transition from training into independent practice. We are also instrumental in generating momentum for the ACC's Annual Scientific Session. The group actively promotes sessions, late-breaking trials, and interactive forums leading up to and during the conference through the Early Career SoMe Ambassadors and the strong support of the team on Twitter. Through our activity on social media, we hope to create a framework of literature, procedural case resources, and a supportive community that will strengthen the foundation for building a successful career.
Early Career Social Media Team
Mirza Umair Khalid, MD, Chair, Early Career Social Media Team, @Umair2017
Sanah Christopher, MD, FACC, Co-Chair, Early Career Social Media Team, @sanChris999
Kevin Shah, MD, FACC, Co-Chair, Early Career Social Media Team, @KevinShahMD
Ronnie Ramadan, MD, FACC, Co-Chair, Early Career Social Media Team, @RonnieRamadan
Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, FACC, Advisor and Chair of the Early Career Section Leadership Council, @Pooh_Velagapudi
Focus: Interventional Cardiology | |||
Akhil | Gulati | @AkhilGulati | Beaumont Michigan Heart Group (MI) |
Salaheldin | Abusin | @abusinsalah | Rush University (IL) |
Sam | Chitsaz | @SamChitsaz | Edwards Lifesciences (CA) |
Prem | Subramaniyam | @Prem_Subra | Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiology (KY) |
Saurav | Chatterjee | @SauravChMD | Northwell Health (NY) |
Hady | Lichaa | @HadyLichaaMD | Ascension Medical Group (TN) |
Matthew | Chung | @MatthewChungMD | Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists (VA) |
Amit | Keswani | @AmitKeswanimd | Vanderbilt University Medical Center (TN) |
Arslan | Shaukat | @ashaukat09 | Phelps Health Medical Group (MO) |
Rony | Lahoud | @ronylahoud2 | The University of Vermont Medical Center (VT) |
Jay | Mohan | drjaymohan | McLaren Cardiovascular Institute (MI) |
Focus: Imaging | |||
Jordan | Strom | @DocStrom | Harvard Medical School (MA) |
Stephen | McCullough | @DrAMcCullough | Weill Cornell Medicine (NY) |
Alan | Goldberg | @alangoldbergmd | Rush University Medical Center (IL) |
Ofek | Hai | @ofekhai | Nassau University Medical Center (NY) |
Gary | Huang | @GarySHuang | UW Medicine (WA) |
Ali | Hama Amin | @alihamaamin | Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine (VA) |
Happy | Thakkar | @happythakkar | UCLA (CA) |
Dipti | Gupta | @DrGuptaD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NY) |
Aiman | Smer | @aimansmer | Creighton University Medical Center (NE) |
Amitabh C | Pandey | @AmitabhCPandey | Scripps Research/Scripps Clinic (CA) |
Kaustubh | Dabhadkar | @Kdmph | Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute (NC) |
Mehnaz | Rahman | @mehnaz86 | LSU Health (LA) |
Ozlem | Bilen | @ozlembilen2 | Emory University (GA) |
Focus: Electrophysiology, Women's Health, Prevention, Heart Failure and Critical Care Cardiology | |||
Rosy | Thachil | @MDthachil, Instagram @rosythachilMD | NYC Health and Hospitals-Jacobi |
Monika | Sanghavi | @MonSangh | Penn Medicine (PA) |
May | Bakir | @maybakir | Loyola University Medical Center (IL) |
Aniruddha | Singh | @Anirudd69700790 | Med Center Health (KY) |
Catherine | Benziger | @DrBenzigerHeart | Essentia Health (MN) |
Ran | Lee | @ranleemd | Cleveland Clinic (OH) |
Saima | Karim | @skarim01 | Case Western Reserve University (OH) |
Evangelos | Diamantakos | @HISrefrPVC | Eisenhower Medical Center (CA) |
Sandeep | Saha | @DrSSahaCardio | Oregon Heart Center (OR) |
Nick | Ruthmann | @nickruthmann | Cleveland Clinic (OH) |