August 21, 2024
By Adjoa Kyerematen
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2020 | Washington, DC
National Minority Quality Forum Announces 2020 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award Winners
Washington, DC- The National Minority Quality Forum is proud to announce the selection of the 2020 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health. After receiving hundreds of applications from healthcare professionals across the nation, these 40 represent the next generation of thought leaders in reducing health disparities to build sustainable healthy communities.
“Here at the NMQF, we are truly excited about this next class of honorees and recognizing them at our annual leadership summit,” stated NMQF President & CEO Dr. Gary Puckrein. “The 2020 winners are doing amazing things that both better and diversify the healthcare marketplace. I look forward to working with them and making them an integral part of the NMQF family.”
“I am excited to announce this year’s class of 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health,” said Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Chair Dr. Robin Kelly. “In 2020, a host of unacceptable health disparities still plague our country. These new leaders are on the front lines working to eliminate health disparities, so they don’t impact this next generation. Their fresh ideas, innovative research, and robust advocacy will improve public health outcomes across our nation, and make a critical difference in communities of color that disproportionally feel the sting of health inequity.”
40 Under 40 recipients will receive their award at the 2020 NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and CBC Spring Health Braintrust Gala Dinner on Tuesday, April 28. For more information on the 2020 NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and Spring Health Braintrust please visit https://www.nmqf.org/nmqf-events/2020annualsummit.
2020 40 Under 40 Winners
Norman Ajiboye, MD
Assistant Professor of Neuro-Endovascular Surgery and Co-Medical Director of the Neuro-Endovascular Surgery Fellowship Program, TCU-UNT School of Medicine and Texas Stroke Institute
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Ruth Arumala, DO, MPH, NMCP
Obstetrician-Gynecologist, My Mansfield ObGyn affiliated with Huguley Medical Associates
Binta Beard, ScD, MS
Director, Federal Government Affairs, AbbVie
Ashira Blazer, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine
The Honorable Yadira Caraveo, MD
State Representative, Colorado General Assembly
Meghana Chalasani, MHA
Senior Research Consultant, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Nicole Cooper, DrPH, MPH
Vice President, Social Responsibility, UnitedHealthcare
Damien L. Cuffie, DDS, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor, Louisiana State University Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences/University Medical Center New Orleans
Pari Deshmukh MD, FAPA, FASAM
CEO and Medical Director, Balanced Wellbeing LLC
Kemi M. Doll, MD, MSCR
Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Joshua Ellis, MD
Medical Education Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Travelle F.F. Ellis, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Minority Initiatives, Zimmer Biomet
Nwamaka Eneanya, MD, MPH, FASN
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Audrey Escobedo-Escotto, MD, MPH
COO, Emerson Community Clinic
Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Arika Hoffman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center
James Huang, MD, FAAFP
Physician, Unity Health Care
Monique Jindal, MD
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Physician, Johns Hopkins University
Christen Johnson, MD, MPH
Resident Family Physician, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Rashard Johnson, MS
President of Advocate Trinity and Advocate South Suburban Hospitals, Advocate Aurora Health
Joshua J. Joseph, MD, FAHA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar/Investigator, National Institutes of Health/ National Institute of Nursing Research
Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Resident Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Chad Lewis, MPH
Medical Student, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Marlene Martin, MD
Director of Addiction Care Team, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Virgil Miller, MPH
Senior Policy Advisor, AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Janelle Nichols, MPH
Director of Programs, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation
LaShyra Nolen, BS
Student Body President, Harvard Medical School
Otis (Shaun) Owens, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
Muthuramanan “Ramana” Rameswaran, JD, NR-EMT
Associate, Katten Muchin Rosenman and Uwchlan Ambulance Corps
Chaitenya Razdan, MBA
Co-Founder and CEO, Care+Wear
Orriel L. Richardson, JD, MPH
Professional Staff/Health Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means Majority, U.S. House of Representatives
Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD
Board Certified Dermatologist and CEO, Tone Dermatology
Brandon Risher, MA, LPA, HSP-PA
Psychologist, Risher Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC
Robert Rock, MD
Family Physician, Montefiore Department of Family and Social Medicine
Karey M. Sutton, PhD
Director, Health Equity Research Workforce, Association of American Medical Colleges
Farah Tejpar, MD
Section Head, Nonsurgical Orthopedics and Sports Health, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Garth N. Walker, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs-Emergency Medicine, Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs
Gerren Wilson, PharmD
Director, Inclusion Strategy and Partnerships, Genentech
About the National Minority Quality Forum
The National Minority Quality Forum assists health care providers, professionals, administrators, researchers, policymakers, and community and faith-based organizations in delivering appropriate health care to minority communities. This assistance is based on providing the evidence in the form of science, research, and analysis that will lead to the effective organization and management of system resources to improve the quality and safety of health care for the entire U.S. population, including minorities.
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