Dr. Helder was born in Hyderabad, India and moved to Salida, Colorado at the age of 7. She moved through multiple states in the country including Nebraska, Mississippi, California, Florida, and Iowa growing up because of her father’s job. She went to medical school at St. Louis University and joined the 4+3 program at Mayo, and she plans to graduate in 2019 after taking 2 years to do translational research involving decellularizing porcine valves with the hopes of recellularizing with autologous cells to make a durable, compatible valve prosthetic. Her plan at the time of this feature is to join North Central Heart Institute in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after graduation, where she will focus on aortic endovascular work, TAVR, and open adult cardiac surgery along with community-focused research. She states that she feels lucky to be married to Tyson Helder, who is a real-estate attorney, and to have just had a beautiful girl, Elia Ram Helder who is now 1 month old as of May 2019.