Physician

Dr. Katherine Valois, MD is a pediatrics specialist in San Leandro, CA. Dr. Valois completed a residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She currently practices at Kaiser Permanente Hayward Medical Center. Dr. Valois is board certified in Pediatrics. Born in Canada, Katherine was raised for the most part in Minnesota. She attended Reed College in Oregon and then moved to New York where she spent two years working and exploring the Big Apple. Katherine...

Dr. David Kantrowitz is an orthopedic surgery resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He completed medical school at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating as part of the Alpha Omega Alpha society. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Biology at Duke University and graduated magna cum laude. 

For over 15 years, Dr. Pinesett has helped thousands of students get motivated, get better grades with less studying, and ultimately achieve their academic goals. He was "the under-performing, stressed out student." He developed a revolutionary new approach to studying and time management that changed everything. He graduated from Stanford Medical School in the top 5% of his class. Now, he's on a mission to prove that school doesn't have to be hard, that studying...

Thea L. Swenson, nee Theodora Lananh Tran, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering: Product Design from Stanford University and received a Medical Degree from the University of Colorado. She is currently a resident physician at Vanderbilt University with interests in sports medicine. Prior to medical school, she spent several years working in product design for health tech companies. Frustrated by the way...

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.

Dr. Jennifer Lincoln is an obstetrician whose focus is caring for pregnant women in the hospital. She decided to pursue additional training and become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) after her first child. It was then that she realized how little breastfeeding education she had received in my training. Ninety hours of lectures, 1,000 hours of clinical experience, and one board exam later and she became an IBCLC!

Dr. Zirva Khan is a Family Doctor in the U.K. She teaches at the local medical school, and is an advocate for mental health, women’s health and BAME health inequalities.

Dr. Matthew A. Weissman is the Site Chair of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Mount Sinai Downtown and an Associate Professor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  In addition to maintaining an active primary care practice, he is responsible for the clinical, educational, and research activities of the Department, including oversight of more than 175...

Dr. Keerthi Shah is a gastroenterology fellow whose interests include obesity and nutrition.

Jeremy Grossman, MD is a Sackler School of Medicine-NYS Branch graduate, where his work as founder of “The Homeless Project: Tel Aviv” took 1st Place from the Social Justice Project & Paper.  He is a current PGY-2 Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. He also has a Bachelors in Psychology and Biology from the University of California, Irvine.  His research includes a paper being prepared for publication titled...

Al'ai Alvarez, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is an assistant clinical professor in Emergency Medicine and an assistant program director in the Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Alvarez focuses on the interdependence of residency wellbeing with performance improvement on patient experience, quality and patient safety, diversity, equity and inclusion, and medical education. Dr. Alvarez serves as the co-chair of the Stanford WellMD's Physician Wellness Forum and is one of the peer supporters for WellMD's Physician Resource...

Dr. Nwabuobi earned his undergraduate degree from State University of New York, Purchase College in Purchase, New York and his master's degree from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He went on to obtain his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Following medical school, he completed his internship and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York....

Dr. Sheneen Lalani is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist and a Palliative Care/ Hospice Physician

The Med Life was established by Dr. Adam Goodcoff & CCO Josh Opitz in 2019. Our goal is to connect healthcare professionals, students, and aspiring students from around the world. The YouTube Channel is the first of its kind to bring various medical backgrounds together in one community as well as provide engaging vlogs & adventures featuring Dr. Goodcoff. With the ideal that medicine is more than me, we created The Med Life to help...

I am a pediatrician who has been in practice for 30 years.I will be retiring 12/31/20. I received my undergraduate degree from Fordham University and then my MD degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.I completed my pediatrics residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland ME and then established a private practice in Portland. I am one of the founding physicians of a large multispecialty group called InterMed which is a physician owned group...

Dr. Rubal is a Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility subspecialist who completed both Ob/Gyn residency and REI fellowship at the University of Southern California. Prior to that, she did a 6-year combined Honors Program in Medicine to obtain her BS & MD at the University of Miami. She has recently left her partnership at Kaiser Permanente to open a solo concierge practice dedicated to a radical reimagining of reproductive health care: one that is rooted in...

Dr. Saya Nagori is the Medical Director of SimpleHealth.com, a telemedicine platform she helped to found in 2015. The company has grown from a team of 3 to a team of 80, and has raised over 20 million dollars in funding, and has seen over 1 million patients. Dr. Nagori is also a national speaker on telemedicine and is currently building a hybrid telemedicine practice in the DC metro area. She most recently founded the...

Dr. Sally Baxter is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at UCSD. She was awarded the Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholarship, a full academic merit scholarship, for undergraduate studies at Duke University. She was one of a few students nationwide selected by the British Government to receive a United States Marshall Scholarship for her Master’s of Science in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She then completed her medical degree at...

Dr. Silva is a board certified Internist and Endocrinologist. She attended Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, FL and obtained her degree of Doctor in Osteopathic Medicine in 2010. She completed Internal Medicine Residency in 2013 and completed her fellowship in Endocrinology in 2015. She presented at the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinology's Annual Conference in 2015 and published a paper on ovarian adrenal rest tumors. Her interests are in general...

Dr. Ineke Meredith has post fellowship training in Breast Cancer, and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery including partial and whole breast reconstruction. She is a member of BreastSurgANG through which I completed my Oncoplastic Breast fellowship after spending time in Auckland and Sydney. Subsequent to this, She spent time training with Dr. Krishna Clough, a world-renowned reconstructive breast surgeon and surgical oncologist, at the Paris Breast Centre. She continues to travel to Paris to maintain and develop...

Dr. Kate received her medical degree at UMass Medical School in 1996 and completed her Family Medicine Residency at UMass in Worcester. She began her career as a Registered Nurse in California, having received her BSN from California State University in Los Angeles. Her work in Oncology and Hospice spurred her interest to transition to medicine from nursing. Dr. Kate is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and is Board-Certified by the...

Dr. Tracey Agnese has been a practicing physician in NYC for over ten years. She is a board certified Pediatrician and a partner in private practice on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Dr. Agnese received her BA from the University of Delaware. She graduated from from SUNY Downstate medical school in 2008 and completed her pediatrics residency at NYU.

During the past 25 years, Franklin Dexter, MD Ph.D. FASA and his colleagues have developed much of the science in anesthesia group and operating room management. Dr. Dexter completed an Sc.B. in Applied Mathematics & Biology with Honors from Brown University; Master’s Degree & Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, with specialization in biomathematics, from Case Western Reserve University; M.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; and Anesthesiology residency at the University of Iowa....

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. 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. 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. 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.

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...

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 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. 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

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 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...

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

Learn what a day in the life of an Orthopaedic Surgeon Sports Medicine Specialist is like. Seeing patients in clinic, operating, caring for a professional team, developing new surgical techniques, and teaching fellows, residents, and medical students. Learn what it takes to accomplish your goals and pursue your dreams in a highly competitive specialty.

Morgan Murphrey is a dermatology resident physician at UC Davis. She earned her undergraduate degree at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she majored in biochemistry and minored in psychology. She then went on to complete her medical education at Creighton University, at both the Omaha and Phoenix regional campuses. She completed her preliminary medicine year at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, and this past July 2020, she started her dermatology training at...

Alex Schüpper is a second year neurosurgery resident at Mount Sinai in NYC. He grew up outside Philadelphia, and went to Johns Hopkins for his undergraduate education, where he studied neuroscience and played collegiate baseball. He moved across the country to California to receive his M.D. at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where he worked in the prestigious lab of Dr. Bob Carter, conducting malignant glioma resesrch. Now back on the east coast, Dr....

Dr. Janese Laster is a Gastroenterologist currently practicing in Washington, DC. She completed both Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship training at Georgetown University Hospital. She then completed both a Nutrition and Bariatric Endoscopy Fellowship programs. She is now quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Obesity Medicine, and Nutrition. She is the owner of Gut Theory Total Digestive Care, which is an all-inclusive weight management practice to include evidence based nutrition care, weight loss...

Oliver Tannous, MD, is an orthopaedic spine surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a spine specialist, he utilizes state-of-the-art, minimally invasive and motion preservation techniques to treat conditions of the bones, discs, and nerves of the neck and back. His clinical focus includes disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, ranging from isolated disc herniation to complex deformities and failed surgeries. His research interests include optimizing patient outcomes after surgery and improving techniques...

Dr. Stephanie Zeszutek received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. She received a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Stony Brook University and a Pharmacy degree from St. John’s University. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center and is a board-certified Obstetrician- Gynecologist. Dr. Zeszutek is currently a Clinical Professor and Course Director in the Department of...

Dr. Elise Barney is a graduate of Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University. She is currently a locum tenens nephrologist working in the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her prior work experiences in eating disorders, hospitalist medicine and global health have provided her a diverse background. She is also an educator and block director at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Her approach to Medicine is to view each patient...

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care specialties with a focus in cardiac anesthesiology.

Passionate about Pediatrics and Breast Cancer

Dr. Margarita (Rita) German is a faculty member in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology within the Department of Medicine, and Associate Program Director of the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship. She is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and American Society of Transplantation and is involved in training medical students and residents. Dr. German’s clinical interests focus on general hepatology and transplant hepatology, including caring for patients with advanced liver...

The son of an Air Force pilot and elementary school teacher, Dr. Lincoln had the opportunity to live internationally and across the country during his childhood. He continued sampling life in various locales throughout his education, majoring in biology at Brown, and then attending medical school at Tulane University, where he also received his Master of Public Health. In medical school he met his wife, who is now an OB/GYN, and together they fell in...

In her blog the Daily Dose of Vita, Dr. Alyssa Cole describes herself as just an east coast girl, living in a caffeinated world, took the midnight train going anywhere. Besides her evident love for music, her passions include: Starbucks, reading, traveling, fashion, food, and living healthy. Career wise, Dr. Cole has earned a degree in Classics and Biology, and is currently in fellowship for Cancer Rehabilitation, a field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Allanda Williams, DO is a Family Medicine Specialist in Bristol, PA

Dr. Chan is a breast radiologist in LA speacialed in breast imaging. She works with all pathologies concerning breast including cancer, infection, and systs. She can find cancers on screening mamograms, see patients with concerns like breast lumps or breast pain, and her favorite part of the day is performing image guided biopsis and aspirations using ultrasound, mammography, and MRI. She loves what she does because she gets to help diagnose cancers in half of...

Lisa Warren, DO MBA is a board-certified osteopathic pediatrician who is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Designated Institutional Official for OPTI West GME Consortium. She was the former Chair of Pediatrics and Director for Career and Professional Development at Western University of Health Sciences/COMP, though still serving her teaching and mentoring roles. She received her medical school degree in 2001 at Western...

Dr. Michael Klaper is a gifted clinician, internationally-recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. In addition to his clinical practice and private consultations with patients, he is a passionate and devoted educator of physicians and other healthcare professionals about the importance of nutrition in clinical practice and integrative medicine. Dr. Klaper is the author of Vegan Nutrition; Pure & Simple (no longer in print) and has produced numerous health videos, webinars and dozens...

Diagnostic Radiology Resident Physician

Dr. Rao's specializes in Otorhinolaryngology with a focus on Hearing restoration surgeries and has an MS degree in otorhinolaryngology. I am a practicing surgeon from India. Our medical system is a bit different from that of the US and UK. So, I'll not be able to help students regarding universities or application patterns etc. but will take all the questions regarding the subject and the surgeries.

Dr. Holden earned her B.S. in Zoology from Howard University, graduated from Temple University School of Medicine, and completed her medical training in the Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Program where she was selected as a Chief Resident. She is a practicing Emergency Department Physician at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, NY, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (the 5th African American female in the country), and Vice-Chair of Diversity...

Ellen Wood, DO, FACOOG is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Wood is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and a distinguished fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is a Voluntary Assistant Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine and Florida International University School of Medicine. She has served as a Clinical Board Examiner for...

Dr. Parikh is a resident physician in the Department of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He earned a B.S. in Physics from Rice University, where he developed an interest in medical imaging and radiology. He earned his M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine and also earned an M.B.A. from Rice University. He is passionate about teaching/mentoring medical students and aspires to use both his medical and business training throughout his career.

Phindile Erika Chowa, MD, is an Emergency Medicine Physician currently practicing in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She attended the University of Pittsburgh for Medical School and Harvard University for Emergency Medicine Residency training. Her interests are in women’s health, healthcare disparities as well as Global Health. Her passion includes improving emergency care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has worked in Ghana implementing the South African triage system and in Rwanda where she taught emergency medical resident’s...

Experienced Board Certified Family Medicine Doctor and Medical Aesthetician. Strong healthcare services professional with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) focused in Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy from Nova Southeastern University and residency practice completed at Community Health of South Florida, Inc. Founder and Medical Director of Bold Beauty Bar Medspa, based out of Miami, Florida. Service expertise include botox, dermal fillers, micro-needling, and PDO threads.

Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, commonly known as Dr. Q, came to the United States as at the age of 19 as an undocumented and unable to speak English. He first started to work as a farmhand in Central Valley, California, picking fruits and vegetables. He saved enough money to take English classes at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA. He subsequently discovered his love and talent for science and decided to continue his studies at...

Doctor Sarah is a family physician practicing in Toronto, Canada. She completed her undergraduate and medical school degrees from the University of Ottawa and did her residency training in family medicine through the University of Toronto. She divides her time between working as a family doctor in a community clinic in a low socioeconomic area, performing non-surgical cosmetic procedures and working as a Medical Director at the same cosmetic clinic.

Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon with a private practice in Beverly Hills. She has a Masters in Medical Management degree from the Marshall School of Business at USC. She also serves as Assistant Professor in Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Southern California. She is the founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery, Spa26, The Skin Spot e-commerce site, and the Nazarian Institute where she brings thought leaders to teach business owners...

Originally from Hawai'i, lived in Utah for most of my life. Received a BS in Mathematics at BYU-Hawaii and then an MD at the University of Utah School of Medicine. I love working with students, going on humanitarian trips, cooking, traveling, eating, and doing anything outdoors.

Dr. Prakash graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in English. She received her MD degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency followed by an Infectious Diseases fellowship at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. After serving as an Infectious Diseases physician in the United States Air Force for ten years on active duty status, she retired from the military in 2014 and...

3 MD and 2 MD-PhD Yale students from the Elevation Med Prep team will be sharing admissions tips, their experiences, and answering questions from the PHS community. Questions can be submitted through the official @prehealthshadowing Instagram post. Elevation Med Prep is a medical school admission consulting social enterprise by Yale medical students and offers services including MCAT tutoring, primary and secondary application masterclasses, personal statement reviews, and mock interviews. With every sale that they make,...

Hagerah Malik is a third-year MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago's Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). She is currently working on her Ph.D. in neurobiology in the lab of Demet Arac. Hagerah completed her BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College in 2018 and spent a year doing HIV research at the Icahn School of Medicine before moving to Chicago to join the MSTP. She is a board member and the Co-Director of...

The Medical Student Panel will host an array of current medical students as they will answer questions about their journey, applications, admissions, and day-to-day activities.

Q&A Session with former collegiate track and field athlete at Duke University and current medical student at the Mayo Clinic. His experience as an athlete motivated him to become a doctor and now he plans to pursue orthopedic surgery and specialize in sports medicine.

Major General (bvt) (RET) David Hamlar attended Dental School at Howard University in Washington DC, where he was commissioned as an officer in the Public Health Service fulfilling a three-year commitment. He returned to school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine where he also completed his residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. It was during medical school that he joined the Ohio National Guard 121st FW initially as an MSC officer,...

Dr. Crowe went to medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and did his Anesthesiology residency at OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma. He currently practices as a generalist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, with a focus on resident education and mentorship.

Dr. Krohn is an internal medicine and pediatric hospitalist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. She completed medical school and residency at the University of Minnesota in internal medicine and pediatrics. She completed the Stanford University - NBC News Fellowship in Global Health and Media in 2013 and spent two years working with Health Frontiers in Laos, teaching in the country's internal medicine and pediatric residency programs.

Dr. Karl Golnik has practiced Neuro-ophthalmology exclusively for 30 years and has served on the Board of the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society and has received their Merit Award. He has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Lifetime Achievement award and more than 10 teaching awards throughout his career. He has given more than 1000 invited neuro-ophthalmology and medical education lectures in more than 70 countries and has over 150 publications in these fields. He is...

Dr. Alkhouri completed her medical school at Jordan University for Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan. Following this, she completed her Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Dr. Raymond Roos received an A.B. from Columbia College and M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Following two years at the NIH studying prion diseases, he pursued a Neurology residency followed by a fellowship in Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins University. He has been a member of the Department of Neurology at the University of Chicago except for a year in the Department of Cellular, Viral and Molecular Biology at the University of Utah...

Dr. Gray joined the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine in August 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.  He is originally from Carmel, IN, and he attended the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree, graduating summa cum laude.  He received his M.D. degree from Vanderbilt University and then completed general surgery training at the University of Michigan.  During that time, he completed a two-year extracorporeal life support (ECMO) fellowship where he...

Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and a staff psychiatrist at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, where she co-leads a competency restoration unit. Dr. VanDercar began her career as an attorney, working in healthcare. She later obtained a medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her adult psychiatry residency and forensic psychiatry fellowship at University Hospitals’ Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western...

Natasha Ramsey MD, MPH is a board certified pediatrician who is currently in training in New York to become an adolescent medicine specialist. She obtained her medical degree and masters in global public health from New York University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. She has dedicated her career to serving diverse populations and expanding the adolescent medicine workforce both here...

Dr. Anani graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine in 2012. He works in Springfield, TN and specializes in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Anani is affiliated with Northcrest Medical Center.

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.

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...

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...

Born in Mexico City obtain a Bachelor's of Biological and Chemical Sciences and entered Medical School at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Graduated 1986 and Went to Residency in Internal medicine and a Fellowship in Critical Care. Took the ECFMG and came to the US. Did Internal Medicine at Michael Reese Hospital/University of Illinois in Chicago where I became Chief Resident. Went to Emory University to do my Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care....

Dr. Daveluy has special interest in complex medical dermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa, integrative dermatology, complementary and alternative dermatology, cutaneous lymphoma, tele-dermatology, dermatology education and skin-of-color dermatology. Dr. Daveluy joined Wayne Health because he enjoys working with resident physicians at the Wayne State University School of Medicine to help them learn dermatology, and also enjoys interacting with Wayne Health’s community of dermatology providers. Dr. Daveluy attended Michigan State University for his undergraduate education, and attended Wayne State...

Dr. Noreen Nguru MBBS, BSc (Hons) is a GMC-registered qualified British Doctor and certified independent luxury travel consultant accredited in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness Practice in her role as a Wellness Travel Coach.

Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke was born in Nigeria. Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke is from the ìgbò tribe and specifically from Enugu State. He and his family migrated to the United States in 1998. Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke grew up in Dallas, Tx, and received his bachelor’s in science at the University of Houston. He then received his medical degree from St. George’s University. Dr. Nnaemeka Nweke did his internship year at Staten Island University Hospital prior to beginning...

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...

Dr. Day is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in laser, cosmetic, surgical, and aesthetic dermatology. She is a medical educator and a highly respected and sought-after media personality. Dr. Day is a clinical associate professor of dermatology at the New York University Langone Medical Center. Her success in this role has been recognized with the award for Dedication and Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatology. This honor, along with her continued affiliation with Lenox Hill Hospital...

Dr. Tammie E. Quest is the Montgomery Chair in Palliative Medicine and Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine. She is the Chief of Palliative Medicine for the Division of Palliative Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine. She is the Past President of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Director of the Emory Palliative Care Center for Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC).

Dr. Daniyan was born in Nigeria. At the age of 8, she had the opportunity to relocate to Guam where her family served as missionaries for several years before once again relocating to Paradise, CA where she completed her high school education. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Oakwood University (an HBCU) in Huntsville, AL and subsequently obtained her medical degree from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, CA. She then...

Dr. Mark Silverberg, MD is an ophthalmology specialist in Santa Barbara, CA and has over 27 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Silverberg has extensive experience in Eye Conditions. He graduated from University of California School of Medicine – San Francisco in 1995. He is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. His office accepts new patients.

Dr. Madhulika (Mika) Varma, chief of colorectal surgery at UCSF Medical Center, specializes in diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. Her areas of expertise include colorectal and anal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and pelvic floor disorders. She also is a specialist in treating many of these diseases using laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgical techniques. Dr. Varma is director of the Center for Pelvic Physiology, which evaluates patients with...

Dr. Renee Bullock-Palmer is the Director of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging and Director of the Women’s Heart Center at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in NJ. She's a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA She is a multimodality imaging expert. Her other areas of clinical interest include women's heart health, cardiac amyloidosis and adult congenital heart disease. She is board certified in Adult Congenital Heart disease, Cardiovascular...

Dr Mirvat Alasnag is the Director of the Catheterization Laboratory at the King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She was the first female interventional cardiologist in the Gulf region and has since represented women on multiple medical committees, including the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society Board & the EAPCI Women’s Steering Committee. She is the current ACCWIC International Working Group Chair and an SCAI WIN member.

Dr. Michael Mendoza was the 9th Commissioner of Public Health for Monroe County, NY and Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine, Public Health Sciences, and Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Mendoza joined the faculty at the University of Rochester in 2009 and was appointed to serve as Medical Director at Highland Family Medicine, one of the largest family medicine residency teaching practices in the country. In the...

Dr. Mason R. Henehan, MD, FAAD, is a board-certified dermatologist practicing in Riviera Beach, Florida. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received the C. Craig Tisher, MD Award for Research. Dr. Henehan completed his transitional year residency at the University of Central Florida, serving as the peer-selected Graduation Speaker, followed by a dermatology residency at...

Dr. Ajami is an Assistant Professor of Immunology at OHSU. Her work aims to understand how immune system contributes to different neurodegenerative conditions. Her team harness the power of different single-cell technologies to assess immune cell phenotypes, functions and interactions on a cell-by-cell basis. She was the first author on three seminal papers between 2007 and 2018 that reported the origin and heterogeneity of brain immune cells. In 2007, she was the first to show...

Varsha Gadiyar is a PhD student in biomedical sciences at Rutgers University, Newark.

Tom Yankeelov received an MA in Applied Mathematics and an MS in Physics from Indiana University, before completing the PhD in Biomedical Engineering at SUNY @ Stony Brook. He completed his post-doc with Dr. John Gore at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science and climbed the ranks to Full Professor in 2010. He then joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin in 2016 where he is now the Moncrief Chair of...

Robert N. Agnello, DO, FACOFP is assistant professor of family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine at CUSOM. He has been adjunct faculty since the inception of CUSOM in 2013 assisting the OMM department. Dr. Agnello is board-certified in family medicine since 2001 via Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, NJ and added a CAQ in pain medicine in 2017. He has worked at the Womack Army Medical Center in family medicine since 2010 and interdisciplinary pain medicine...

Dr. Simoyan is an addiction medicine physician and holds an appointment as a full professor in the department of psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine. She also holds adjunct faculty positions at Penn State University College of Medicine and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. She was the Founding Medical and Executive Director of Research at Caron Treatment Centers and the program director for the addiction medicine fellowship at Geisinger Marworth prior to her current...

Margaret L.P. Adam, MD, is an attending physician at Seattle Children's Hospital and a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Adam's clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of genetic conditions. Dr. Adam has a special interest in Mowat-Wilson syndrome, for which she has conducted clinical research in the past. She is currently involved as the primary geneticist...