meet the team
Sunny Gu
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Aryan vaidya
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Sunny is a Junior from the Baltimore, Maryland area with a passion for STEM and social advocacy. She is the founder and president of Inspire Medicine, an international coalition of high school and college students running a medical E-Magazine, while connecting students to valuable seminar, networking, and internship opportunities. Sunny has worked on a multitude of research projects with universities and national level organizations in neurology, behavioral science, and chronic pain management. She hopes that Inspire Medicine can serve as a jumping block to help students learn and grow in medical fields.
Aryan Vaidya is a rising freshman from Northville High School from Michigan, which a driving passion for medical and education in medical fields. At Inspire Medicine, he works to manage our social media content as well as reaching out to other organizations for potential partnerships and collaborations. Outside of Inspire Medicine, he is currently an Executive Director at STEM Without Boundaries, an international nonprofit organization.
Marketing Team
Medical Outreach Team
Kelly Yang
Junior Head of Marketing
Kelly Yang is a sophomore from the Maryland area. She is a marketing officer at Inspire Medicine and is passionate about graphic design, marketing, and helping increase accessibility of STEM education.
Anjali Sharma
Senior Medical Outreach Officer
Anjali Sharma is a rising sophomore at Monta Vista High! She will be serving as the position of Medical Outreach Officer for Inspire Medicine. A few of her passions include public speaking and swimming.
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Research and Publications Team
Ruhi Sahu
Head of Research and Publications
Ruhi Sahu
Chief Research and Publications Officer (CRPO)
Ruhi Sahu is an incoming first-year at The Ohio State University studying Neuroscience and Public Health on the pre-med track. She serves as the Head of Research and Publications for Inspire Medicine, in which she oversees the operations of researchers, writers, and editors, and helps student writers get published in e-magazines and blogs. Ruhi yearns to impact children and their families by diagnosing and treating disorders with the hope of pursuing a career in pediatric medicine.
Alexander Xiang
Senior Medical Writer
Alex is from Toronto, Ontario. In the fall, he will be going into his first year at McMaster University's Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours Program! Alex is extremely passionate about medicine, hockey, writing, and am interested in pursuing a career in the medical field, hopefully as a dermatologist or orthopedic spine surgeon!
Karis Kelly
Senior Medical Writer
Williams Thottungal
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Williams Thottungal is an IB program high school sophomore from Ottawa, Canada with a great passion for STEM and the medical field. He has experience and a keen love for the field of web development, creating the Inspire Medicine website. Williams looks forward to working with students across the world to help spread medical literacy to the underprivileged youth through Inspire Medicine, STEM non-profits and technology.
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Majd Al-Aarg
Content Manager
Majd Al-Aarg is a highschool sophomore from Ottawa, Canada with experience as a web developer, former research volunteer and marketing specialist with various start-ups and medical initiatives. Majd has worked with various non-profit organizations and university collectives with the goal of increasing accessibility to futures in STEM for underrepresented youth.
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Technology Team
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