International Scholar Program
We are dedicated to training future and global healthcare leaders in the field of heart and vascular health. Our scholars accelerate our groundbreaking physician-initiated research and spread the lessons learned across the globe.
Since 2017, our International Scholar program has brought practicing physicians from around the world to work for one or two years with Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute physicians and advance MHIF physician-initiated cardiovascular research.
Research scholars enrich our team with diverse perspectives, helping design and conduct clinical studies under the supervision of a physician serving as the principal investigator. They also help disseminate findings by publishing in peer-reviewed journals and submitting abstracts and challenging cases for publication and presentation at scientific conferences, bringing global exposure to MHIF’s research. To date, the International Scholar program has welcomed scholars from China, Japan, Brazil, Hungary, Turkey and Greece.
Meet Our International Scholars
Instrumental to Success
Our international scholars are an impressive group, playing a key role in all areas of our cardiovascular research. To learn more about the International Scholars Program, please contact HR@mhif.org.
“The International Scholar program has been instrumental in the success of MHIF’s Center for Coronary Artery Disease. They bring a wealth of knowledge, but also tremendous drive and motivation that is critical in moving often challenging projects forward. The research work of the international scholars has been published in the top interventional journals and has helped advance the contemporary practice of interventional cardiology.”
— Dr. Emmanouil Brilakis, Chairman, Center for Coronary Artery Disease
International Scholar Alumni
Center for Coronary Artery Disease
Judit Karacsonyi, MD
Eleni Kladou, MD
Spyridon Kostantinis, MD
Deniz Mutlu, MD
Ilias Nikolakopoulos, MD
Athanasios (Thanasis) Rempakos, MD
Bahadir Simsek, MD
Peter Tajti, MD
Evangelia Vemmou, MD
Iosif Xenogiannis, MD
Joseph F. Novogratz Family Heart Rhythm Center
Ali Bahbah, MD
Mariam Desouki, MD
Congenital Heart Research
Mariana De Oliveira Nunes, MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center
Miho Fukui, MD, PhD
Go Hashimoto, MD
Hideki Koike, MD, PhD
Bernardo Lopes, MD
Davide Margonato, MD
Takahiro Nishihara, MD, PhD
Valve Science Center
Mohammed Abed, MD, MPH
Yu Du, MD, PhD
Hiro Niikura, MD
Atsushi Okada, MD, PhD
Asa Phichaphop, MD
Hiro Sato, MD, PhD
Liang Tang, MD
Cheng Wang, MD, PhD