Second-Year Fellows (Class of 2026)
Madison Edens (she/her)
Undergraduate: Brown University
Medical School: Mount Sinai
Residency: Mount Sinai
List any honors, awards, and distinctions throughout your medical studies/training:
Fellow of the Month for the Mount Sinai Health System, December 2023
Please provide one sentence on your career, educational, and/or research interests:
I am interested in pursuing a career in interventional cardiology.
Why did you choose Mount Sinai for your fellowship training?
I chose Mount Sinai for my cardiology training because I was really excited about the strength of clinical training offered, and the incredibly diverse patient population we get to serve.
Briefly list your interests and hobbies outside of the hospital:
When I'm not at work I love reading, doing yoga, and trying new restaurants.
Harry Choi (he/him)
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
List any honors, awards, and distinctions throughout your medical studies/training:
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Full Tuition Scholarship
National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Scholars Program Fellowship
Masters of Science in Engineering in Bioengineering
Please provide one sentence on your career, educational, and/or research interests:
Academic / clinical cardiology, medical education, and artificial intelligence/machine learning
Why did you choose Mount Sinai for your fellowship training?
Outstanding clinical exposure and training in clinical cardiology. Opportunities to work closely with world class cardiologists. Program’s ability to cater towards every fellow’s career goals. Extremely supportive and friendly culture amongst fellows. Ability to explore NYC.
Briefly list your interests and hobbies outside of the hospital:
Tennis, Biking, Traveling, Cooking, Exploring the NYC food scene, Video Games, Melee
Oludamilola "Dami" Akinmolayemi (he/him)
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Arlington
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency: NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
List any honors, awards, and distinctions throughout your medical studies/training:
2023 - Columbia University Internal Medicine Residency Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Medicine
2020 - UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2020 Leadership Award
2020 - UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2020 Iatros Award
2018 - The United States President’s Volunteer Gold Service Award
2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Student Summer Research Grant to Study HDL Function and Composition in a Large Multi-Ethnic Cohort (Dallas Heart Study)
Please provide one sentence on your career, educational, and/or research interests:
Clinically interested in interventional cardiology with a research interest in clinical outcomes, patient-centered outcomes, and disparities research within interventional cardiology
Why did you choose Mount Sinai for your fellowship training?
I chose Mount Sinai cardiology fellowship program because of the flexibility in curriculum tailored towards each trainee career goal in addition to robust research infrastructure without a compromise in rigorous clinical training
Briefly list your interests and hobbies outside of the hospital:
Biking; running in Central Park; and exploring NYC fine dining and travelling with my spouse
Alexander Levy (he/him)
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
List any honors, awards, and distinctions throughout your medical studies/training:
Alpha Omega Alpha
Please provide one sentence on your career, educational, and/or research interests:
I am leaning towards a career in interventional cardiology or electrophysiology.
Why did you choose Mount Sinai for your fellowship training?
Exceptional training in New York City! 10 minute walk to work; hub of a large system with the most complex disease referred to us; high volume in imaging, procedures, MCS.
Briefly list your interests and hobbies outside of the hospital:
My cats, board games, slow bike rides, going to museums and shows.
Frans Beerkens (he/him)
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Mount Sinai
List any honors, awards, and distinctions throughout your medical studies/training:
AOA 2019, Chief Resident 2022-2023
Please provide one sentence on your career, educational, and/or research interests:
Interventional Cardiology
Why did you choose Mount Sinai for your fellowship training?
High volume and quality clinical training, various research opportunities within my field of interest, in the best city in the world. Also, I loved the fellows- all down to earth, fun, and brilliant.
Briefly list your interests and hobbies outside of the hospital:
Central park running, tennis, concerts, and traveling the world (especially back and forth visiting my family in the Netherlands).
Oladeji Odewade (he/him)
Undergraduate: Williams College
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
List any honors, awards, and distinctions throughout your medical studies/training:
2019 – Chancellor’s Scholarship, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Please provide one sentence on your career, educational, and/or research interests:
I am interested in clinical cardiology, utilization of multimodal imaging to guide treatment and improve patient outcomes, and medical education.
Why did you choose Mount Sinai for your fellowship training?
I chose Mount Sinai because of its excellent clinical exposure to complex cardiovascular disease, education from world-class faculty, and top-tier co-fellows.
Briefly list your interests and hobbies outside of the hospital
Video games, spoken word poetry, anime, weightlifting, running, eating and bubble tea