Our Team

  • Nilay Shah, MD, MPH

    Nilay Shah is the Principal Investigator of the MASALA-2G Study. Dr. Shah is a cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University.

  • Nausheen Zafar, MBBS

    Nausheen Zafar is the primary Research Assistant for the MASALA-2G Study.

  • Emily Anderson, MA

    Emily Anderson is the Research Project Manager for the MASALA-2G Study.

  • B'joe Mammoottil, MSc

    B’joe Mammoottil is a Research Study Coordinator for the MASALA-2G Study.

  • Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH

    Namratha Kandula is the co-Principal Investigator of the MASALA Study, and is a primary advisor for the MASALA-2G Study. Dr. Kandula is Professor of General Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University and is a primary care physician.

  • Mark Huffman, MD, MPH

    Mark Huffman is a primary advisor for the MASALA-2G Study. Dr. Huffman is Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Global Health Center, and cardiologist at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Community Advisory Board

Scientific Advisors

Afreen Mohiuddin
Palak Shah
Shivani Shah
Ganesh Sundaram

Alka Kanaya, MD, Principal Investigator of the MASALA Study, University of California San Francisco
Laura Rasmussen-Torvik, PhD, Northwestern University
Juned Siddique, DrPH, Northwestern University
Philip Greenland, MD, Northwestern University
Svati Shah, MD, MHS, Duke University