Meet Our Team

The Children‘s Project of Mount Sinai Heart is made up of a premier, multidisciplinary team of leading physician-scientists, researchers, educators, and staff carrying out the pioneering early childhood heart health intervention programs in New York City elementary schools for children and their teachers and caregivers. Our team includes:

Leadership Team

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator, Children‘s Project
Director of Mount Sinai Heart
Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Carlos Peyra, BA, MBA
Senior Director of Operations at Cardiology
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alexa Schulman, BS
Project Manager I, Children’s Project
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Maria Gloria Santos-Beneit, PhD
Research Coordinator, Children‘s Project
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ana Devesa Arbiol, MD, PhD
Research Coordinator, Children’s Project
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Andrea Clarke, BSBM
Administrative Coordinator, Children‘s Project
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Maribel Santana, BSA
Project Coordinator II, Children‘s  Project
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alexandra Turco, BS
Research Assistant III, Children‘s Project
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Emilia Bagiella, PhD
Co-Investigator, Children‘s Project
Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Team Members/Contributors

• Giselle Trabal
• Tamaisha Edwards