Chair's Corner

Carlin Long, MD

Faculty Spotlight: Carlin Long, MD

“Patients tell doctors things that they don’t tell anybody – not their priest, their minister, their wives or their kids,” said Dr. Carlin Long. “That intimacy is really why I went into medicine.”

Anu Agarwal, MD

Faculty Spotlight: Anu Agarwal, MD

For Dr. Anu Agarwal, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) is personal. When she was 11, her younger brother passed out because of a faulty heart valve which restricted efficient blood flow. “My brother was found to have a very tight valve, and they had to do a catheter procedure to open up that valve,” said Dr. Agarwal, now an ACHD specialist. “That just fascinated me, and made me want to become a doctor.”

Pooja Sethi, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Pooja Sethi, MD

Pooja Sethi, MDDr. Pooja Sethi grew up in New Delhi, India, and earned her medical degree from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India.

Calvin Kwong, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Calvin Kwong, MD

Calvin Kwong, MDDr. Calvin Kwong was born and raised in San Francisco, where he attended Lick-Wilmerding High School. From an early age, he enjoyed biology and chemistry, and thought medicine would be an enjoyable way to directly help people.

Teresa Wang, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Teresa Wang, MD

Teresa Wang, MD
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Dr. Teresa Wang was born in West Lafayette, Ind., grew up in Charlotte, N.C., and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Davidson College in Davidson, N.C.

Alexandra Teng, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Alexandra Teng, MD

Alexandra Teng, MD
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Dr. Alexandra “Jay” Teng hails from Berkeley, and graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in history and science.

Benjamin Kelemen, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Benjamin Kelemen, MD

Benjamin Kelemen, MD
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Dr. Benjamin Kelemen grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich. A gifted violinist, he performed at Carnegie Hall with the Columbia Chamber Players during college.

Sunil P. Singh, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Sunil P. Singh, MD

Sunil SIngh, MD
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Dr. Sunil P. Singh was born in Manhattan and grew up in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. His uncle, an interventional cardiologist, brought him to a cardiac catheterization lab when he was 18 years old.

Beixin Julie He, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Beixin Julie He, MD

Beixin Julie He, MDDr. Beixin Julie He was born in China and grew up in Wisconsin. While earning her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she developed a fascination with the heart. “It beats spontaneously, and is a symbol of life,” she said.

Alexios Hadjis, MD

Fellow Spotlight: Alexios Hadjis, MD

Alexios Hadjis, MDDr. Alexios Hadjis was born and raised in Montreal. Although he grew up in a family of lawyers, a cousin who is a cardiac electrophysiologist inspired him to pursue the same subspecialty.