Angelina Hamati

Co-President

Nathalie Tsimhoni

Co-President

Romir Jha

Director of Correspondence

Romir Jha is a junior majoring in Medical Anthropology and minoring in Religion. He aspires to have a career in medicine with an interest in palliative care, critical care, and global health. Romir is passionate about confronting global health inequities with intention and is a member of the Referral System for Ectopic Pregnancy project at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, aiming to address delays in ectopic pregnancy care in Ghana. He studies the impacts of gender-affirming care bans on transgender youth at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. In Ann Arbor, he volunteers with Hospice of Michigan and is involved with Buddhism at the University of Michigan. Romir spends his downtime reading, watching and playing sports, playing piano, and enjoying nature.

Nathalie Tsimhoni is a junior double-majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Philosophy. Her career aspirations lie at the intersection of pediatrics, ophthalmology, and global surgery. Nathalie is deeply committed to global health equity, education, and environmental justice. She serves as project manager for the Referral System for Ectopic Pregnancy project at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana, which seeks to improve outcomes of ectopic pregnancy by minimizing delays in care. Additionally, she is a member of a team working to articulate community engagement and clinical ethnography to improve mental healthcare in Lima, Peru. In Ann Arbor, Nathalie studies age-related macular degeneration in the Miller Lab at Kellogg Eye Center and volunteers with the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and the Kellogg PACU. In her free time, you can usually find Nathalie reading, playing violin, drinking tea, or studying at the Law Library.

Angelina Hamati is a junior majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Philosophy, pursuing a career in surgery, education, and global health. Serving as a Lay First Responder (LFR) Fellow, she is deeply committed to advancing health equity, a passion she has explored through various research and service initiatives. Angelina and other members of GSSA designed the C-Section Patient Education Project at St. Paul’s Hospital in Ethiopia, aiming to minimize surgical site infection. As a first-generation Arab American, Angelina is especially passionate about Arab health and leads a team working to promote health literacy of chronic disease within Arab populations. She conducts research on neuroinflammation in diabetic retinopathy at Kellogg Eye Center, and also volunteers with Safety-Town Pop-Up and as a catechist. In her free time, Angelina enjoys listening to music, dancing, spending time at coffee shops, and relaxing with friends.

Ethan VanHoose

Director of External Affairs

Anam Noor

Director of Global Affairs

Annie Minkova

Director of Marketing

Ethan VanHoose is a senior pursuing a dual degree in Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology and Movement Science. He envisions a future in orthopedics or ophthalmology, embracing the principle ‘Think Global, Act Local.’ He aspires to provide surgical services within his local community while actively promoting discussions on global surgery access, health education, and community engagement. On campus, Ethan conducts research in the Miller Lab at the Kellogg Eye Center, focusing on modeling age-related macular degeneration through cell culture. He is also a member of the Mobility Team Project, aiming to identify and implement best practices for building rapport to encourage patient mobility within the University of Michigan Hospital. Beyond research, he shares his passion for anatomy by serving as a teaching assistant at Michigan Medical School and tutors students from local under-resourced communities through Wolverine Pathways. In his free time, Ethan can be found live broadcasting the Wolverines sporting events through WCBN Sports, experimenting with new recipes, and studying in the SKB.

Annie Minkova is a junior majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Spanish Language. She aims to pursue a career in pediatric surgery, hoping to involve herself in global health topics related to child development in her future. On campus, Annie studies the forced response model of implicit racial biases in the Jonides Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab and works as a Development intern at C.S Mott and Von Voigtlander hospitals. Alongside GSSA, she’s involved in two ongoing global health projects under Michigan Medicine staff involving Ghanaian and Rwandan capacity building programs, as well as other student organizations on campus such as M-HEAL and the Undergraduate Psychology Society. In her spare time, you can find Annie volunteering at the hospital’s Critical Care Medical Unit, teaching Spanish at the Bach Elementary School, tutoring beloved organic chemistry, or camping out at Shapiro until midnight.

Anam Noor is a junior majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Writing. She hopes to pursue a career at the intersection of pediatrics, global health, and neurosurgery. At the University of Michigan, she conducts research in the Mattis Lab, where she studies dysfunctional neural circuits that might be implicated in epilepsy and how they can be ameliorated. Beyond the lab, she can be found volunteering in the Neurosurgical ICU at Michigan Medicine or promoting childhood literacy through her work with the Children’s Literacy Network. In her free time, Anam enjoys reading or writing in cozy cafes, baking at home, and exploring new places around the world.

Shreya Srihari

Director of Membership

Kayla Haddad

Director of Finance

Alex Mamonov

Director of Research

Kayla Haddad is a junior majoring in Biology, Health and Society (BHS) with a minor in Entrepreneurship. While exploring her career interests in plastic surgery and sports medicine, she works as an orthopedic surgery clinical assistant and volunteers as a vaccine clinic organizer. Kayla is passionate about confronting global health needs, acting as a member of the Referral System for Ectopic Pregnancy Project at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, aiming to minimize delays in ectopic pregnancy care in Ghana. Additionally, she works on a team aiming to increase chronic disease health awareness in the Arab American population. On campus, she conducts research at the Dus Lab assessing the stress response in drosophila embryos as a result of changes in parental diet. In between classes, Kayla volunteers on the University of Michigan Medical Campus and at Ann Arbor Public Schools. She also serves on the board of multiple cultural and professional organizations, intersecting her passions for healthcare and community engagement. In her free time, you can find her at various pilates classes, studying with friends, watching sports and taking long walks around campus.

Alex Mamonov is a junior majoring in Biology, Health, and Society. His ultimate career goals remain in orthopaedics in conjunction with global surgery. Alex’s passions lie in the domain of research inclusion and education with an emphasis on each person’s ability to contribute to research, especially in the field of global surgery. He is currently a Research Intern in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, working on multiple clinical research projects with various physician mentors. In his free time, Alex loves spending his time working on these clinical research projects, attending Michigan sporting events, and being active outside with activities like mountain or road biking.

Shreya Srihari is a junior majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology with a passion in the intersection of oncology, global surgery, and women and children's health. She hopes to pursue a medical career focused on expanding equitable access to surgical and cancer care. On campus, she’s involved in cancer epigenetics research at the Rogel Cancer Center, studying chromatin accessibility in Ewing sarcoma. She is also involved in a project in collaboration with Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the University of Ghana, working to improve access to minimally invasive gynecologic procedures through simulation-based laparoscopy training. Beyond research, Shreya works with the Patient Education and Health Literacy team at Michigan Medicine to develop patient-centered materials, tutors organic chemistry, and volunteers at Mott Children’s Hospital. In her free time, you can find her painting, walking in the Arb, listening to music, or hanging out with other GSSA people.

Francesca Butsch

Director of Events

Francesca Butsch is a senior double majoring in Biology, Health and Society (BHS) and Spanish. Committed to global health and education, she envisions a future profession that integrates surgery, language, and community engagement. While still exploring careers, Francesca enjoys volunteering in the pediatric surgical and trauma recovery unit at University Hospital and participating in adapted sport and recreational activities for children with disabilities in the Cleveland area. At the University of Michigan, alongside GSSA, she is involved with Friends of Guatemala, a student organization that tutors indigenous students in Seacacar, Guatemala via Zoom. She also works in the Seeley Lab, where she studies the pancreas-gut-axis and effects of bariatric surgery and medications on obesity-related comorbidities. In her free time, Francesca can be found learning how to play the guitar, whipping up a quick espresso, attending a football game or running around Ann Arbor.

Dr. Robin Petroze, MD

Club Advisor

Dr. Petroze is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa.

She currently serves as the Vice Chair for Global Surgery for the Department of Surgery. A previous National Institutes for Health Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellowship awardee and then mentor, Dr. Petroze continues to focus her research, teaching, and advocacy on access to equitable care in underserved populations both internationally and domestically.

Members

Alumni

Anjelica Ferguson, Brody Mayoras, Chiemerie Amanze, Denise Fajarado, Emma Morganroth, Hareesh Ragav, Jocelyn Ortiz, Kamara Adogu, Kita Singh, Martin Daman, Miranda Goodson, Noor Alesawy, Peggy Randon, Sadie Hertz, Valerie Trewick

Fall 2020/2021 Cohort

Annie He, Avery Schultz, Devarshi Mukherji, Diya Patel, Garrett Smith, Jaffy Jeevaraj, Jina Patel, Radha Thakrar, Sana Sharba

Fall 2022 Cohort

Alex Engelhardt, Amulya Jonnalagadda, Andrew Yu, Christian Stipho, Deepa Patel, Ethan VanHoose, Faraz Hassan, Garrison Ader, Geetika Raghavaraju, Hunter Stabile, Jake Anderson, Kamara Adogu, Kevin Wang, Michael Buyse, Nadia Houssein, Nancy Yao, Rachel Lim, Rose Mayoras, Sejal Patil, Stella Mulrenin, Thea Pazdernik, Venkatesh Alagappan, Yahya Ahmer Qamar, Yasmine Rababeh,

Winter 2023 Cohort

Adrian Araneo, Ammar Ahmad, Ananya Gera, Andrew Carriero, Ankita Singh, Diya Kohli, Ellen Kim, Krish Joshi, Mallory Carney, Mandy Chu, Marcela Schott Ymayo, Martina Polath, Nikhil Kondagunta, Noor Majhail, Nupur Shah, Paulina Calukyan, Ryan Raybuck, Sarif Kaz, Se Yeon Jeong, Varsha Shankar

Fall 2023 Cohort

Aanchal Jain, Alisha Keshwani, Anastasia Minkova, Angel Baek, Angelina Hamati, Carson Lloyd, Dhanya Sethuraman, Dhruv Bhatnagar, Emma Kim, Francesca Butsch, Harini Ram, Isabella Brown, Isabella Liu, Jacob Azar, Karthik Sure, Lea Toledano, Molly Umansky, Naisha Phadke, Rhea Raghavan, Sabrina Yousif, Sanjana Sharma, Sophia Fisher, Sophia Singh, Tonanzy Mendoza Alvarado

Winter 2024 Cohort

Alex Mamonov, Alina Keshwani, Anam Noor, Anirudh Venbakkam, Destiny Adedayo, Emma Spring, Esha Brar, Faizaan Aziz, Gavin Cai, Gavin Raab, Hamza Alnaib, Ilana Ravindra, Janhvi Mate, John Shultz, Kendall Borchardt, Maahi Patel, Madeline Fournier, María López-Linares, Natalie Tsimhoni, Nora Gravgaard, Ronak Samal, Rowena Kannaiyan, Sabrina Morrison, Sara Bizhani, Shreya Srihari, Sydney Middlesworth

Fall 2024 Cohort

Akhil Basani, Alexandra Katz, Amatullah Poonawala, Anders Hansen, Chelsea Ohaka, Diya Gehlaut, Kaden Nicolich, Kayla Haddad, Mario Kadnar, Merette Carson, Remi Pham, Om Khuperkar, Pearl Patel, Ranveer Singh, Romir Jha, Sasha Jemison, Shailesh Gullipalli, Shlok Bhattad, Amby Agiwal, Sophia Jayasekera, Sophia Su, Wynne Byard, Zahraa Alfatlawi

Winter 2025 Cohort

Abhinav Salagrama, Anusha Bajpai, Ariba Saoda, Armaan Gilani, Arnav Bhaskar, Caleb Nykamp, Colin Zvejnieks, Garrett McMahon, Hilary Adjei, Jacob Yoon, Konstantin Bezanovski, Lizette Balderas, Maeha Sridharan, Mahi Garg, Miru Thirumurugan, Sonia Patel, Thaw Thaw Zin Tun, Tyler Conrad

Alumni Outreach

Interested in what some of our GSSA alumni have been up to since graduation? Check out some of our post-grad features below, illustrating the current trajectories of individuals who continue to shape the past and present of what GSSA stands for.