Sarah is a General Surgery resident at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, where she has completed her first three years of surgical training. Sarah is also a research fellow in the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) through Harvard Medical School and an MPH candidate at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Sarah is passionate about surgical system strengthening through policy and advocacy, especially as 6 billion people worldwide lack access to safe, affordable, timely cardiothoracic surgery. Sarah will be mentored by Dr. Sara Pereira, Program Director for the Cardiothoracic Fellowship program, Surgical Director for the Structural Heart Program, and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah.