Hina Chaudhry, MD is currently Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Chaudhry was previously Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has been honored by many organizations for her work in cardiac regeneration, including TEDMED Innovation Scholar, Clinician Scientist Award and Best Manuscript Award of the American Heart Association (AHA), and is a Principal Scientist for the New York State Stem Cell Board. She has been funded by the NIH, AHA, New York Stem Cell Board, and Broadview Ventures. She has been expert commentator for CNN. Dr. Chaudhry holds Bachelors’ degrees in Chemistry and Biology from MIT, and MD with Honors from Harvard Medical School. She trained in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania subsequently and later in Developmental Genetics at Columbia University.