Sunita (Soni) Dodani MD, FCPS, MSc, PhD, FAHA, is a trained physician with specialization in cardiology. She received her undergraduate degree from the Aga Khan University, one of the premier private universities in Pakistan.

Inaugural Director- Center 4 Health Research University of Illinois, College of Medicine-Peoria (UICOMP) & Clinical Professor of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, UICOMP & Vice-Chair, National American Heart Association-Health Equity Research Network (HERN)-Rural Health Oversight Advisory Committee & Adjunct Professor of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS).