THE TEAM

The team, the team, the team!

Heal-Move-Shift was started by passionate individuals looking to change the stigma surrounding mental health, cardiovascular health, and nutritional health in Dearborn, Detroit, and Ann Arbor. Each Heal-Move-Shift member has a deep connection our collective vision, and we look forward to sharing our stories with you.

Join us, get to know us, and please feel free to reach out.

Board of Directors

Ahmad Hider
Co-Founder, Advisor
amhider@umich.edu

Ahmad is a medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is an alumnus from the University of Michigan, receiving a degree in Biomolecular Science, and has an MPhil from Cambridge University. He looks to integrate his passion for biomedical science with a sub-specialty in health policy to create solutions to some of the world's deadliest disease outbreaks.

Tariq Mekkaoui
Co-Founder, Advisor
tmekkaou@umich.edu

Tariq is an entering medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and is an alumnus of University of Michigan, with a degree in Biomolecular Science. His passion is facilitating the conversation around wellness and will pursue this passion through working with youth on mental health fitness. As a future physician, he hopes to integrate this passion in his career. Awarded the Bonderman Fellowship, Tariq will be traveling for the next eight months.

Mariam Reda
Co-Founder, Advisor
mhreda@umich.edu

Mariam is an alumna from the University of Michigan, receiving degrees in Poetry and Biopsychology. She is a Hopwood award-winning poet for her collection 'In July'. She currently works at Wayne State to research brain mechanisms behind trauma, and is pursuing medicine to focus on clinical and investigative work in trauma-informed care and community interventions. She is passionate about bringing trauma-informed care to disadvantaged minority populations in Southeast Michigan.

Nassim Abuhalaweh
Director
nabuhala@umich.edu

Nassim is a recent graduate of UofM who studied Neuroscience and Art History. He is a pre-medical student and will attend medical school in 2023. He is passionate about pediatric healthcare and hopes to integrate cultural perspectives and modes of artistic expression in treatment addressing mental and physical health in children.

Pooja Yalavarthi
Primary Schools Director
pyalav@umich.edu

Pooja is a sophomore at the University of Michigan intending on majoring in biochemistry. She is interested in cardiovascular health education and is also involved in research focusing on cardiovascular disease. She hopes to continue to make a positive impact in her future career.

Akash Dantuluri
Finance Director
akashdan@umich.edu

Akash is a Junior studying Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. His current plan is to apply to medical school after graduation in hopes of pursuing a career psychiatry. He believes that HMS provides an amazing opportunity to get involved with the communities surrounding Ann Arbor.

Tanya Hammoud
Facilitator Director
tanyaham@umich.edu

Hi! I am Tanya, a senior at the university of Michigan majoring in philosophy on the pre-med track. This is my second year in Heal-Move-Shift, and I am extremely excited to start working with our schools again! My favorite part of HMS is interacting with students through games like Kahoot!

Advisor

Chithra R. Perumalswami, MD, MSc
cperumal@med.umich.edu

Dr. Perumalswami is a health services researcher and postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her current scholarly work focuses on quality of health care, particularly for vulnerable populations in which health care disparities are evident. She has additional expertise examining organizational behavior issues in medicine. She has a Master of Science in Health and Health Care Research through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. Her clinical training includes internal medicine and palliative medicine, as well as relevant clinical and quality improvement project experience as a hospitalist for several years after residency. As a fellow in the CBSSM, she has additional experiential training in bioethics and social science methodologies.