The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions has recognized 30 early career interventional cardiologists as “rising stars” of the industry through its “30 in their 30s” awards.
The awards were presented at SCAI’s 2025 scientific sessions, held from May 1-3, according to a May 3 news release from the organization.
Award recipients each demonstrate “exceptional leadership, clinical excellence and a commitment to teamwork and service,” the release said.
The SCAI “30 in their 30s” award recipients are:
- Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Philadelphia)
- Said Ashraf, MD. AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (Atlantic City, N.J.)
- Chirag Bavishi, MD. University of Missouri (Columbia)
- Josip Borovac, MD, PhD. University Hospital of Split (Croatia)
- Rita Butler, MD. Virtua Health (Marlton, N.J.)
- Brian Case, MD. MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.)
- Lindsay Elbaum, MD. NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue (New York City)
- Michele Esposito, MD. Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston)
- Jennifer Frampton, DO. Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health
- Kevin Friede, MD. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Hafeez Hassan Virk, MD. Adena Health System (Chillicothe, Ohio)
- Amit Hooda, MD. Mount Sinai Health System (New York City)
- Jesse Kane, MD. University of Vermont Health Network (South Burlington)
- Adnan Kassier, MD. University of Michigan Health-Sparrow (Lansing)
- Sibi Krishnamurthy, MD. NYU Langone (New York City)
- Amartya Kundu, MD. University of Kentucky HealthCare (Lexington)
- Angela Lowenstern, MD. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Nidhi Madan, MD. UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
- Ali Malik, MD. Fairfield Medical Center (Lancaster, Ohio)
- Vinayak Nagaraja, MD. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)
- Mahesh Narayanan, MD. White River Health (Batesville, Ark.)
- Wally Omar, MD. Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
- Arman Qamar, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.)
- Leah Raj, MD. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Zachary Rosol, MD. Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital-Dallas
- Andrea Scotti, MD. Montefiore Health System (New York City)
- Maya Serhal, MD. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)
- David Sosa IV, MD. University of New Mexico (Albuquerque)
- Konstantinos Voudris, MD, PhD. Allina Health (Minneapolis)
- Hao-Yu Wang, MD, PhD. Fuwai Hospital (Beijing)
