Dr. Harbir Sian, BSc, OD
2:30 pm PST-4:00 pm PST
Dr. Harbir Sian is the co-owner of optometric practices in the Vancouver area. Harbir is passionate about education and volunteer work. He has lectured on various topics at numerous conferences around North America. He has also volunteered in multiple global vision clinics and is on the board of a local mobile vision clinic in Vancouver called The Eyeglasses Project. Harbir was named Young Optometrist of the Year by the BC Doctors of Optometry in 2016.
Dr. Payel Gupta, MD, FACAAI
4:30 pm PST-6:00 pm PST
Dr. Gupta is an Associate Clinical Professor at both SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York. She is triple board certified and holds certifications from the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Pediatrics. She is practicing in New York City treating both adult and pediatric patients with asthma, environmental allergies, allergic skin conditions, immune disorders and food allergies. She...
Dr. Sunny Nakae, MSW, Ph.D.
10:00 am PST-11:30 am PST
Dr. Nakae is the Senior Associate Dean for Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Partnership, and Associate Professor of Medical Education at the California University of Science and Medicine. Prior to joining CUSM she served as Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine where she holds an adjunct appointment as Associate Professor of Social Medicine, Population and Public Health. Dr. Nakae’s previous roles have included a broad scope of admissions,...
Dr. Theresa Scott
5:00 pm PST-6:30 pm PST
Dr. Theresa Scott is a pediatric hospital medicine fellow in New York City. She has a focus in medical education and plans to work at a teaching hospital and medical school after training. On the side she also runs a blog about life as a pediatric hospital medicine fellow and how to find happiness and fulfillment as a resident trainee or pre-med/med student. Her talk will focus on how to get the most out of...
Dr. Robert Pierre, DMD
3:00 pm PST-4:30 pm PST
Dr. Pierre is a practicing oral & maxillofacial surgeon in the central/north Florida area. He attended Emory University for his undergraduate studies. He received his doctor of dental medicine degree from the University of Florida and then went on to specialize in oral surgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York.
Daniel Robinson, PharmD
4:30 pm PST-6:00 pm PST
Daniel Robinson is dean of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy and professor of pharmacy practice and administration. He received a B.A. in Biological Sciences from California State University Fullerton and he completed his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree and clinical residency from the University of California San Francisco. He was previously dean at Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Associate Dean for the College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. Prior academic...
Anthony Gauthier, PA
5:00 pm PST-6:30 pm PST
Anthony is graduated from Western University of Health Sciences PA program in Southern California. He attended Cal State Long Beach where he received his degree in athletic training. Anthony has been Adjunct Faculty at California State University, Long Beach teaching graduate courses in Sports Medicine. I love teaching and I was a Board Member and the Chair of the Public Relations committee for the California Academy of Physician Assistants. In my free time, you can...
Dr. Ann Chuang, MD, MPH
10:00 am PST-11:30 am PST
Dr. Ann Chuang is a Board Certified, fellowship-trained surgeon with a special interest in breast health, benign breast disease and breast cancer. After completing her undergraduate at Villanova University, Dr. Chuang received a Master of Biomedical Sciences and Master of Public Health at Rutgers University with a focus on Biostatistics. She continued her training by receiving a Doctor of Medicine from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She completed her General Surgery residency at Nassau University...
Dr. Sergio Baranzini, PhD
4:30 pm PDT-6:00 pm PDT
Dr. Sergio E. Baranzini is a Distinguished Professor of Neurology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He earned his Ph.D. in human molecular genetics (1997) from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His lab at UCSF uses a multi-disciplinary approach to science and it is composed of experimental and computational researchers. Dr. Baranzini leads the iMSMS, an international consortium to study the effect of bacterial populations (microbiota) on MS susceptibility and progression. In...
Dr. Benjamin Tran
9:30 am PDT-11:00 am PDT
Dr. Benjamin Tran, MD is a recent graduate from the University of Virginia and Co-Founder of ShadowDoc, a new start-up focused on helping students discover their passion and interest in medicine. Dr. Tran is completing his intern year in San Francisco before continuing his Dermatology residency in Washington DC.
Dr. K Elizabeth Hawk, MS, MD, Ph.D.
10:30 am PDT-12:00 pm PDT
Kristina Elizabeth Hawk, MS MD PhD is a Nuclear Medicine Physician and Neuroradiologist. As a physician scientist, integrated MD/PhD training helped build a foundation to explore translational research efforts, using a full and intricate understanding of the research process, and the developed ability to understand, discuss and teach new emerging concepts. Dr. Hawk’s dissertation in Neuroscience focused on the regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the dorsal and ventral striatum, exploring the neurochemical role of...
Dr. David Janiczek, MD
5:00 pm PDT-6:30 pm PDT
David Janiczek, MD is the founder of Get Admitted MD and is a midwest native. He attended the University of Iowa for both his undergraduate degree in Human Physiology and the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine for his MD, one of the top 30 medical schools in the country. He is currently completing his residency training at the University of Illinois-Chicago Department of Anesthesiology. As a member of Carver College of Medicine’s Admissions...
Dr. Deepti Mundkur, MBBS, MD, MAS
4:30 pm PDT-6:00 pm PDT
Dr. Deepti Mundkur completed medical schooling in India at Manipal University. Then, she moved to the United States and completed a Masters in Clinical Research from University of California San Diego. She later pursued Internal Medicine Residency training at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno. During residency she pursued primary care psychiatry fellowship since mental health issues were very prevalent while caring for outpatients. She has adopted a new and upcoming model of delivering...
Dr. Christopher Cirino, DO MPH
10:00 am PDT-11:30 am PDT
Dr. Cirino is an infectious diseases physician, author, and speaker. Recently, he has written several children’s health books and is finalizing a adult health books. Check out his website at yourhealthforumbydrcirino.org
Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi, MD
4:00 pm PDT-5:30 pm PDT
Sommer Aldulaimi is a child of immigrants from the Middle East who completed her undergraduate degree in physiology at the University of Arizona. She continued on to complete medical school at the U of A, with a special focus in global health and serving the underserved. She did several rural, underserved, and global health rotations including trips to Mexico and Honduras. She then graduated from the University of Arizona’s South Campus Family Medicine Program, with...
Dr. David Denning, FRCP, FRCPath, DCH, F Med Sci
10:00 am PDT-11:30 am PDT
Dr. David Denning is an infectious diseases clinician with expertise in fungal diseases. He trained at Guys Hospital, London and as a young doctor also in London (University College and Northwick Park hospitals), Glasgow and Stanford, California. He has been researching and caring for patients with aspergillosis since 1985, and retired from clinical practice in 2020. He has published extensively. He was the founding Director of the UK’s National Aspergillosis Centre in 2009. He leads...
The Women’s History Month Panel
9:00 am PDT-12:00 pm PDT
Help challenge the stigma in healthcare. Participate in our virtual discussions on March 27th 9 am (pst) & March 28th 10 am (pst) as we hear from real women professionals what it is like to be both a female provider and patient. Let's learn more together about the health disparities faced by females and how we can confront them. RSVP at https://bit.ly/30IodRe
Dr. Renee Causey-Upton, PhD, OTD
10:00 am PDT-11:30 am PDT
Renee Causey-Upton has an OTD from Chatham University and a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from University of Kentucky. She is an Associate Professor and the BSOS Program Coordinator in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at Eastern Kentucky University. She is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of Occupational Therapy Education and Vice President of the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Association.
Dr. Jaclyn Stephens, PhD MSOT
11:00 am PDT-12:30 pm PDT
Dr. Jaclyn Stephens is fourth-year, tenure-track assistant professor at Colorado State University in the Department of Occupational Therapy. Prior to beginning her career in research, she worked as an occupational therapist with adult and pediatric populations with neurological conditions and disorders. Her current research is focused on traumatic brain injury, which includes sports-related concussions (SRC).
Dr. James D. Scott, PharmD, MEd
10:30 am PDT-12:00 pm PDT
Dr. Scott received his Pharm.D. in 1994 from the University of Florida. He completed a 1-year clinical residency in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy in 1995 at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Fl. In 1997 he completed a 2-year fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. From July 1997 through April 2000, he was Director of Infection Management at the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory in Buffalo, NY. He joined WesternU in May of...