Dr. Tara Narula: 2026 Power of Connection Honoree

We are proud to announce Dr. Tara Narula as the recipient of the Resilience Leader in Mental Health Award at Greater Mental Health of New York’s 80th Anniversary Power of Connection Gala on October 15th at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown.

As we celebrate our 80th Anniversary, we are proud to honor leaders whose work is transforming lives and strengthening communities. Dr. Narula’s leadership exemplifies the spirit of this year’s theme: Healing Communities, Shaping the Future.

Dr. Tara Narula is a board-certified cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell, the Associate Director of the Women’s Heart Program at Lenox Hill Hospital and Director of Communications for the Katz Institute of Women’s Health.

She is also a nationally recognized medical journalist. She is the current Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News and a former NBC News Medical Contributor, CNN Medical Correspondent and CBS News Senior Medical Correspondent. She has been a past contributor as well to O, Oprah Magazine.

She joined Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute of New York in 2010 and provides outpatient consultative care. After graduating from Stanford University with degrees in Economics and Biology, she was founder and CEO of her own small business, Sun Juice Inc. Subsequently, she obtained her medical degree at USC Keck School of Medicine where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha Society Honors. Dr. Narula completed her residency in internal medicine at Harvard University/Brigham and Women’s Hospital and her fellowship training in cardiology at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Narula is currently a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC). She serves as a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association and the AHA’s Go Red for Women Initiative. She is co-director of a mentoring program for women in medicine called FaceofCardiology which serves to help guide women pursuing possible careers in cardiology. She is a recipient of the 2026 American Heart Association Voice of the Mission Award, 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Live News Program CBS Mornings, the 2019 WomenHeart Nanette Wenger Award for Media and the Super Doctors Award for NYC 2014-2026.

Her interests include women’s health, prevention, mental health, and resilience.  She is the author of the New York Times Bestseller The Healing Power of Resilience, which was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2026 and highlights the importance of resilience as a powerful force in keeping us healthy, happy, and helping us recover from the challenges of life.

Photo credit: Heidi Gutman/ABC News