Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Fellows

Paulina Arista was born in Mexico and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her BS in Biology from Loyola University Chicago and her MD from the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2018. She completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at the University of Missouri Health Care, where she served as chief resident. She subsequently completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her prior research focused on transition care in congenital heart disease, with particular attention to the role of social determinants of health within Mississippi’s adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) population. During her ACHD fellowship, she plans to shift her research focus to cardio-obstetrics, reflecting her growing interest in the intersection of women’s cardiovascular health, pregnancy, advanced cardiac imaging and congenital heart conditions. Outside of medicine, she enjoys working out, trying new restaurants, and spending time with her family and Irish doodle.

Bryan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, grew up in Alaska and returned to Canada to attend the University of British Columbia for undergrad. He completed a PhD in Neuroscience studying the neural control of breathing at the NIH and received his MD from the University of Washington. He did pediatric residency at UC San Diego and pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan. Clinically, Bryan is interested in medical device development and heart failure in the ACHD population. Outside of the hospital Bryan enjoys hockey, golf and spending time with his dog Pickles.