Divyam Goel is a second-year medical student at Duke University School of Medicine, where he is pursuing a career in cardiothoracic surgery with a focus on heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. He earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Utah. At Duke University Medical Center, he is working with Dr. Matthew Hartwig on research evaluating pre-transplant blood biomarkers as predictors of post-transplant primary graft dysfunction.