Clinical Fellowship Award Program
Building the next generation of amyloidosis physicians.
2026 Application Period is Now Closed.
The Amyloidosis Research Consortium (ARC) Clinical Fellowship Program is developing the next generation of leaders in amyloidosis care and research.
The program funds one-year fellowships at leading U.S. and Canadian amyloidosis centers with ️up to 10 fellows funded. The award program focuses on: Clinical Care, Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration, Research Participation, and Health Equity.
This fellowship is an opportunity to broaden expertise, collaborate with top specialists, and make a lasting impact on patient care and outcomes.
Questions? Contact us at clinicalfellowship@arci.org.
Fellowship Recipients 2025-26
Antonio Berumen Martinez, MD
Boston Medical Center & Boston University
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Antonio was born and raised in Mexico City. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Panamericana. He completed a research fellowship in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic. He went on to complete his internal medicine residency at Boston Medical Center, followed by a year as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His academic interests include heart failure, cardiac amyloidosis, and health disparities
Mentor: Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD
Nelson Barrera, MD
Columbia Irving Medical Center
Dr. Barrera received his medical degree at the Latin University of Panama and was chief resident in internal medicine at Saint Barnabas Hospital Health System in New York City. He is passionate about cardiology and research.
Mentors: Mathew Maurer, MD, Karan Wats, MD, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, MD
Saloni Srivastava, MD
Mass General Brigham
Dr. Srivastava is a physician from Delhi, India. She recently completed a Master of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she pursued a Concentration in Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Methods and a Certificate in Clinical Trials. Her academic interests include cardiac amyloidosis, heart failure, and preventive cardiology, with a focus on advancing precision medicine and equitable cardiovascular care.
Mentor: Hanna Gaggin, MD
Nour Beydoun, MD
Northwestern University
Dr. Beydoun is originally from Beirut, Lebanon, and completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at the American University of Beirut. She completed internal medicine residency at Emory University, followed by a dedicated research year at the same institution. Nour went on to complete general cardiology fellowship at Northwestern University, where she is currently pursuing an advanced fellowship in cardiovascular imaging. Nour looks forward to integrating her multimodality imaging training with focused clinical experience in amyloidosis.
Mentors: Sanjiv Shah, MD, Ike S Okwuosa, MD
Sadia Tanami, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. Sadia Tanami, earned her medical school degree in Bangladesh and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She later served as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Tanami plans to become an academic cardiologist with a special interest in women’s heart health. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, cooking, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.
Mentor: Ahmad Masri, MD
Ayesha Hasan, MD
University of Chicago Hospitals and Endeavor Health System
Dr. Hasan grew up in Illinois where she majored in Economics at Case Western University. She returned to Illinois for medical school and residence at the University of Illinois. Most recently worked as a cardiac hospitalist at Mass General Hospital. Outside of medicine, she enjoys hiking, sports, musicals and comedy shows.
Mentor: Nitasha Sarswat, MD
Artrish Jefferson, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dr. Artrish Jefferson is a cardiology fellow at UT Southwestern Medical Center with a strong commitment to advancing equity in cardiovascular care. She is particularly passionate about addressing healthcare disparities and improving outcomes for underrecognized minority populations, including those affected by hereditary ATTR-CM. Outside of medicine, she values community, faith, and traveling.
Mentor: Justin Grodin, MD
Questions? Contact us at clinicalfellowship@arci.org
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals.
