About us
NAPA was founded in November 2024 by Victoria Raha Sigaroudi and Nora Orrevall Granberg. It began as a Facebook group where Nordic medical students and physicians could find community while exploring U.S. training pathways. The informal peer-to-peer advice quickly evolved into the Nordic American Physicians Association, a member-led network of more than 1,100 on Facebook.
Today NAPA offers practical guidance, shares opportunities, and provides mutual support to help members take the next step in their careers abroad. Our mission is to bridge the gap between the medical communities of the United States and the Nordic countries by fostering collaboration, professional growth, and cultural exchange. Through webinars, networking events, and shared resources, we empower members to navigate career transitions and build lasting professional connections across borders.
Board of 2025/2026
President
Victoria Raha Sigaroudi
Victoria was born and raised in Sweden and earned her medical degree in Denmark. She is planning on pursuing residency in the United States and is dedicated to supporting Nordic physicians and students in building careers across borders.
Social media and PR
Maida Muhtar
Maida is a licensed physician in Stockholm with personal ties to the U.S. and an interest in the USMLE. She joined to connect with like-minded colleagues and hopes to help strengthen collaboration and professional networks between the Nordic and U.S. medical communities.
Communications Officer
Meriam Zitouni
Meriam is a current physician working in Stockholm, Sweden, with hopes of pursuing residency in the US through an alternative pathway.
Social media and PR
Radin Rafiei
Radin is a second year medical student at Uppsala University. He plans to pursue his medical career in the United States after graduation and hopes to foster connections between American and Nordic physicians and medical students.
Vice President
Nora Orrevall Granberg
Nora is a medical student at Karolinska Institutet in her second year. After graduation she plans to relocate to the US and pursue a residency in psychiatry.
Events
Ali Al-Fairs
Ali graduated medical school at Uppsala University and works as a physician in Helsinki, Finland. Ali is interested about building a bridge for physicians and medical students between the Nordic countries and the US.
Communications Officer
Anastacia Lennaárd
Anastacia is a medical student at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Having grown up in multiple countries, she has a strong interest in international collaboration and global perspectives in medicine. She is actively involved in student leadership and communications, and through NAPA hopes to help connect students and young physicians across borders.