Announcing the 2025 Prevention Fellow at the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Joy Mallick has been selected to serve as its cardiovascular prevention fellow for 2025-2026 in the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health.

Dr. Mallick just completed her internal medicine residency at HCMC. She has a BS degree in Clinical Psychology from University of California Davis and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Pacific Northwest University of Osteopathic Medicine, Yakima, WA.

As an MHIF cardiovascular prevention research fellow, Dr. Mallick will have the opportunity to develop a thorough knowledge base and expertise in:

• Optimal methods of cardiovascular risk assessment, including coronary artery calcium scoring
• The importance of nutrition, physical activity, and smoking cessation in cardiovascular prevention as well as optimal counseling methods to implement behavioral change
• The diagnosis and treatment of complex lipid disorders, including familial hypercholesterolemia
• The diagnosis and treatment of cardiometabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes
• The diagnosis and treatment of hypertension

In addition to Dr. Miedema, Program Chair for the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health, fellowship faculty include Dr. Liz Tuohy, Medical Director, Heart Disease Prevention Clinic at AHMHI- St. Paul; Dr. Thomas Knickelbine, director of lipid research; Susan White, RDN, clinical program lead for cardiovascular health; and Gretchen Benson, RDN, program director for the Nolan Family Center for Cardiovascular Health.