Dr. Anil Kumar Nalla joined the UPMC Critical Care Division in July 2020.  He finished his Critical Care Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is very enthusiastic about educating residents and medical students. In fact, he was associated with the SUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY during residency and played a key role in developing a core curriculum of clinical rotations for medical students and was core faculty of the simulation lab at Montefiore Medical Center in New York during his fellowship. During his stay at UPMC, he helped implement CRRT at the UPMC Memorial Campus. He is also the Site Director of the Critical Care Unit at UPMC Memorial. His areas of interest include CRRT, metabolic disorders in the critically ill, Critical Care Ultrasonography, and ECMO.

Dr. Anjaneyulu Dunde, M.D., is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician currently serving as Vice Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama. He completed his medical education at Gandhi Medical College, India, followed by an Internal Medicine Residency at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia. With extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience, Dr. Dunde is actively involved in quality assurance, peer review, and institutional research initiatives. His prior research training includes positions at the University of Pennsylvania and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Mohammad Moaaz Kidwai is an Interventional Pediatric Cardiologist with 10 years of experience, currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He obtained his Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) in Pediatric Cardiology from Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, following completion of DNB Pediatrics and Diploma in Child Health (DCH) from AMU, Aligarh. Dr. Kidwai’s clinical expertise encompasses the diagnosis and management of congenital and acquired cardiac diseases in children and adults with congenital heart defects. He has independently performed a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures. His research contributions include multiple publications in national and international journals, and he serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He is a Fellow of the Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society (FPICS) and a member of the American College of Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, and Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Dr. Kidwai is actively involved in the teaching and training of DM Cardiology residents, and has contributed significantly to the initiation of the FNB Interventional Cardiology course and the expansion of DM Cardiology seats in the Department of Cardiology at AMU.

Dr. Bharath Kumar Jakka, M.D., is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician currently serving as Chair of the Department of Medicine at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama. He completed his M.D. at the McLaren – Michigan State University Residency Program in Flint and his undergraduate medical education at Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences in India. Dr. Jakka has extensive clinical experience in hospital medicine and has held leadership roles as Vice Chair and Chair within his department. He is an active member of the Society of Hospital Medicine and has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications in cardiology and endocrinology.

Prof. Shamil D. Akhmedov, MD, PhD, is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon and professor at the Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences. With over 40 years of experience, he has significantly contributed to cardiovascular surgery and biomedical innovation. He founded the BRICS-Biomed International Consortium to promote collaborative research among BRICS countries. His research spans cardiac surgery, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology. Prof. Akhmedov has authored more than 250 scientific works and holds multiple patents, actively contributing to global cardiovascular research and development.