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Dr. Michelle Mann resides in Langley, BC and is currently working at Mishe Optometry which is a new clinic that she owns and operates in Surrey, BC.  Dr. Mann grew up in Surrey and attended Simon Fraser University where she completed her BSc in Health Science.  After undergrad, she then went to MCPHS University in Massachusetts to study optometry where she completed a dual degree in Optometry and Masters of Public Health.  During her rotations,...

Dr. Chandrasekaran graduated from the American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2016. She works in DETROIT, MI and specializes in Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Transfer to Healthcare is a PHS community college program that focuses on providing tailored insight to students looking to enter the healthcare field who have previously, are currently, or looking forward to attending community college. Our premier workshop will be hosted by former CC student and current medical student, Dean Madory.    

Dr. Tracilyn Hall is an Assistant Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine who works to ameliorate health care disparities for cancer patients in low resource settings. She is passionate about ensuring patients from all backgrounds have the access and support they need to navigate complex health systems in order to receive their cancer care. Dr. Hall is board certified in gynecologic oncology as well as obstetrics and gynecology. She completed medical school...

Doctor Amber is a Student Success Coach and CEO of the fast-growing Student Success Series, where she coaches students to overcome systemic and social obstacles by using valuable study skills and techniques, while encouraging students to develop new study habits. As an African American woman who achieved her doctorate despite the lack of resources, she defeated the odds. Once she finished college, she developed a set of tips and tricks in order to excel at...

Carling Matejka grew up on a beef cattle farm in Alberta, Canada. She had always dreamt about becoming a mixed animal veterinarian to advocate for and help animals. While working on her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the University of Alberta, she was accepted into the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine program. After her graduation in 2018, she moved back to her family farm and worked in a mixed animal practice for 3 years....

Dr. Maviglia is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult and Addiction Psychiatry and by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). He is certified by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Review Physicians (A B Q A UR P). He has worked extensively in the field of behavioral health in different roles: clinical, administrative, research. His main areas of interest are: Behavioral Recovery Model; Historical Trauma in Indigenous...

Dr. Megan Oberle Bensignor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and in the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes as well as a Core Faculty in the University of Minnesota Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine. She is a board-certified obesity medicine specialist and a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist. She also holds an early career development grant from the National Institute of Health. Dr. Bensignor's area of research involves evaluating the effects of eating patterns...

Dr. Flavia Nelson is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the CNS Autoimmune Disorders Division, at the University of Miami. She held positions as Director of the MS Division at University of Minnesota, and Interim Director of the MS Research Group at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, where she co-directed the MRI-Analysis Center for MS Clinical Trials. She received her MD degree at UACH in Mexico, followed by two residencies; Internal Medicine...

Dr. Madden is a substance use researcher at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. She is trained in medical sociology and public health, and works in research teams with physicians, behavioral health professionals, and other service providers. Her research focuses on prejudice and discrimination towards people who use drugs, and especially stigma related to harm reduction interventions and medication treatment for opioid use disorders.

Dr. Gordillo is the Drs. Sanford and Thelma Glanz Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Indiana University. She is a past President of the Plastic Surgery Foundation. She is the Medical Director of Wound Services for IU Health, which includes oversight of clinical, quality and wound related clinical research activities for the health system. She is the Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator of numerous clinical and translational research protocols, which includes...

Dr. Sengupta engages in laboratory-based research as well as conducts clinical trials and adult Neuro-Oncology clinics. Dr. Sengupta is U.S. board certified in Neurology and Neuro-Oncology as well as certified to practice in the U.K. as a Specialist Registrar in Neurology at Cambridge, U.K. Dr. Sengupta is also a Bye-Fellow at the University of Cambridge, Lucy Cavendish College (U.K.), an esteemed recognition of her clinical and research accomplishments in which she teaches and mentors medical...

Dr. Bayan is an assistant professor and laryngeal surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She earned her undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University and medical degree at The University of Virginia. She went on to complete residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa and fellowship in laryngeal surgery under Dr. Steven Zeitels at Massuchusetts General Hospital Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation. Dr. Bayan started her faculty...

Dr. Ravi Samy has been an otolaryngologist at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the director of the Skull Base Surgery Fellowship at the UC College of Medicine since 2005. He is also the director of the Adult Cochlear Implantation Program at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC), as well as an associate professor of Otolaryngology at the College. Dr. Samy was born in what is now known as Chennai, India, and...