Helene grew up in Westchester County, New York and graduated with a degree in biology from Siena College. She received her medical degree from UNE COM and completed general surgery residency at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her clinical interests include global surgery, pediatric transplantation and the implementation of robotics in transplant. Outside of the hospital, she enjoys traveling, hiking, filling up her online shopping cart, short walks to the fridge, and spending time with her family.

Al-Faraaz (Al) was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Loyola University with a degree in psychology and received his medical degree from Rush University. He completed his training in general surgery at the University of Cincinnati where he also received his Masters of Business Administration. His clinical and research interests include improving access to transplantation, trainee education and well-being, pediatric transplantation, and global surgery. Outside of the hospital he enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, and husky, traveling, and exploring new restaurants and concert venues.

Ramy grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of California, Berkeley where he graduated with high honors in Molecular and Cell Biology and Philosophy. Though he is a California native, he now considers himself a Baltimorean as he has completed a medical degree, a PhD in molecular genomics, and a general surgery residency all at Johns Hopkins. He is excited to continue his time in Baltimore as an abdominal transplant fellow with research interests related to transplant immunology, infectious diseases, and biomarkers of immune suppression.  Outside of the hospital he founded a nationally recognized nonprofit clinic in East Baltimore that focuses on addressing healthcare inequalities for people who inject drugs. He likes to stay active in the outdoors running, hiking, biking, and sailing.