National Minority Quality Forum Announces 2025 

“40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health” Award Recipients

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 21, 2025) —Today, National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) announced its 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health for 2025 that will receive recognition and awards at the NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and Health Braintrust on April 28-29th in Washington, D.C.

Last month, NMQF announced the Summit’s 2025 theme: “From Data to Action: Uniting to Advance Evidence-Informed Solutions for Medically Underserved Communities.” Discussions will focus on leveraging data to drive systemic change, ensuring that evidence-based solutions translate into meaningful improvements in patient care and public health.

Since 2016, NMQF has annually selected 40 health leaders from minoritized populations under the age of 40 who have been leading the charge to better patient outcomes and build sustainable healthy communities. These leaders are clinicians, patient advocates, researchers, and policy influencers. These 40 leaders have persevered in strengthening their communities and reducing health disparities amid ongoing challenges within the healthcare system.

“It is more important than ever that we champion the next generation of leaders that will be critical in shaping the path ahead of all of us in the fight for optimal care for underserved communities,” said Dr. Gary Puckrein, President and Chief Executive Officer at the National Minority Quality Forum. “The daily work of these leaders demonstrate the best ways we can collectively meet the need of this growing market in health care.”

“We need the best leaders and real solutions for our most vulnerable communities and the healthcare infrastructure they depend on,” stated Rep. Robin Kelly, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust. “I am confident that this class of health leaders will elevate the standard of care for patients and build a strong healthcare infrastructure for our country.”

The 40 Under 40 Winners will receive their awards during the 2025 NMQF Summit on Health Disparities and Health Braintrust April 28 – 29, 2025. For information and registration, please visit https://nmqf.org/annual-summits/2025-annual-leadership-summit/.

40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health for 2025

Anthony Awojoodu, Ph.D.

DaVita

Steven Bradley, MD

USF Morsani College of Medicine/Moffitt Cancer Center

 

Devika Bhushan, MD

Adjunct Faculty Member, Stanford

 

Natasha Bhuyan, MD, FAAFP

Amazon One Medical

 

Joshua Amit Budhu, MD, MS, MP

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

 

Merije T. Chukumerije, MD

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

 

Martha P. Cramer, J.D.

U.S. Senate

 

Audrey Davis, LPC, PM-LPC

Cancer Support Community

 

Ashley Dedmon, MPH,CHES,DrPH(s)

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

 

Zsanai Epps, DrPH, MPH, CHES

Black Women’s Health Imperative

 

Chanee D. Fabius, PhD, MA

Johns Hopkins University

 

Marlena C. Fisher, PhD, RN, CNL

National Institutes of Health

 

Christopher Ford, MD FACEP

Emergency Medicine Specialists/Pulse Check Wisconsin

 

Congressman Maxwell Frost

U.S. House of Representatives

 

Cameron A. Golden, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM

Bayhealth

 

Ariana Hoet, PhD

Kids Mental Health Foundation

 

Hussain Lalani, MD, MPH, MSc

Brigham and Women’s and Harvard Medical School

 

Jasmine Leonard, MPH

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

 

Jenna Lester, MD

University of California San Francisco

 

Nelson Lin, ScB

UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program

 

Nzinga Lowe

Pygmalion Health

 

Ofole Mgbako, MD, MS

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

 

Christle Nwora, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

 

Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, MD, MPH, PhD

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

 

Brice Jones, MPH, MBA, PhD (candidate)

Trinity Health and Rare Melanin

 

Kia Monique Jones, DrPH, MS

Thrive

 

Adrianna Nava, PhD, MPA, RN

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

 

Sujith Ramachandran, PhD

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy

 

Shani Ranell Scott, MD

Albert Einstein-Montefiore College of Medicine

 

Raghuram Reddy

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

 

Brennan Rhodes-Bratton, DrPH

New York University

 

Heather Ross BA, CBE

Genentech

 

Diana Rubio MD

Georgetown University Medical Center / Robert Graham Center

 

Dr. Trinidad Solis, MD, MPH

Deputy Health Officer and/or Public Health Physician

 

Nupur Shah, MD, FACC

Atlantic Health System

Trinidad Solis, MD, MPH

Fresno County Department of Public Health

 

Robel Tesfay, MPH

Meharry Medical College

 

Meagan Thompson, DNP

Advocate Health

 

Adrienne Trudell, PharmD

Gilead Sciences

 

Bobby Wagner

American Heart & Stroke Association, Washington Commanders

 

David T. Zhu, BSc

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine