Inaugural Meeting Notes The inaugural meeting of Michigan Women in Cardiology on Dec. 8 was a resounding success. More than 25 attendees enjoyed great networking, interesting discussion, and wonderful Japanese cuisine at Shiro's in Novi. Many thanks to Thoratec for sponsoring the event. Discussion notes from the meeting are posted here . Dr. Duvernoy's presentation, Challenges Faced by Women in Cardiology is posted here . Mentors The following cardiologists have volunteered to mentor women fellows-in-training. Mentors will be added as they are received. Rasha N. Bazari, MD Rasha.Bazari@beaumont.edu Dr. Bazari is a noninvasive cardiologist with special interest in preventive cardiology, heart disease in women as well as echocardiography. Anna Booher, MD amanion@med.umich.edu Dr. Booher is an academic cardiologist with expertise in echocardiography. Her clinical and research interests include aortic disease and aortic valve disease Claire Duvernoy, MD, FACC duvernoy@umich.edu Dr. Duvernoy is an academic interventional cardiologist with an interest in cardiovascular disease in women. Cathy Glick, MD, FACC cglick@michiganheart.com Dr Glick is a clinical cardiologist in private practice. She has special interest and expertise in echo and vascular ultrasound, and heart failure, and heart disease in women Nancy Mesiha, MBChB, FACC nancy.mesiha@stjohn.org Dr Mesiha is a non-interventional cardiologist. She is a part time faculty member at St. John Hospital Fellowship program, with a special interest in teaching. Shalini Modi, MBBS, FACC smodi1@hfhs.org Dr. Modi's interest is in echocardiography and clinical cardiology. Sara Saberi, MD saberis@umich.edu Dr. Saberi is an academic cardiologist who wears several hats: general cardiologist, echocardiographer, and member of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program. She has a special interest in genetic cardiac diseases, as well as, valvular disease. Questions? Contact Alice Betz at alice@accmi.org or 517-663-6622.