Habib Rizk, MD, MSc

Now offering saliva sample collections for In Our DNA SC. Any participant enrolled in the study who is not receiving an at-home collection kit may provide their sample at any participating MUSC clinic/lab. Have questions? Contact the In Our DNA SC study team at inourdnasc@musc.edu or 843-876-0582.

Dr. Abhay Varma is faculty in neurosurgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his residency in India and fellowships in brain tumor surgery and spine surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto, and the Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in managing adult brain tumors, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, adult spinal and spine tumors, and peripheral nerve disorders, including children with brachial plexus injuries (neonatal brachial plexopathy). His surgical practice offers microsurgery and endoscopic surgery. He also offers brain mapping and awake craniotomies for patients with brain tumors in eloquent areas, like the motor strip, the speech areas, and perisylvian tumors. Dr. Varma accepts new patients in downtown Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Murrells Inlet.

Dr. Nicholas Amoroso is an interventional cardiologist in Charleston, SC and is affiliated with MUSC Health of Medical University of South Carolina and Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He grew up in the Washington DC area, received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine, went on to complete his internal medicine residency training at NYU followed by cardiovascular disease fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. He then completed his interventional cardiology fellowship and a subsequent fellowship in structural heart disease interventions at NYU where he worked as faculty. He specializes in minimally-invasive percutaneous procedures for the treatment of valvular heart disease, stroke-prevention, coronary artery disease, heart attacks, cardiogenic shock, and other forms of structural heart disease. His academic interests focus on the clinical optimization of investigational and commercial cardiac devices while participating in numerous clinical trials. He feels fortunate to have a career that feeds his passion but, when not at work, enjoys travel, cooking, lacrosse, and time with his family.