National Minority Quality Forum Announces 2018 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award Winners
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Minority Quality Forum is proud to announce the selection of the 2018 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health. After receiving hundreds of applications from healthcare professionals across the country, these 40 represent the next generation of thought leaders in reducing health disparities.
“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 2018 winners are doing amazing things that both better and diversify the healthcare marketplace. They serve as positive role models for our next generation of leaders in minority health.”
“I am excited to meet this year’s 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health at the CBC Spring Health Braintrust,” said Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Chair Dr. Robin Kelly. “Our country needs new leaders to fulfill the dream of eliminating health disparities in a generation. Fresh ideas and new approaches are needed to decrease health inequalities for minority communities currently suffering from poor access to quality healthcare.”
40 Under 40 recipients will receive their award at the 2018 NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities Gala Dinner on April 17. For more information on the 2018 NMQF Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and CBC Spring Health Braintrust please visit http://www.nmqf.org/2018-nmqf-leadership-summit-on-health-disparities-and-spring-health-braintrust/.
2018 Winners:
Vivian Jolley Bea, MD, MBS
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Melynda Barnes, MD
ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP
Dhaval G. Bhanusali, MD
Health Digital Ventures
Alison Brown, MS, PhD
Tufts Medical Center
Jada Bush, PharmD
Walgreens
Kendrick T. Clack, MS, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIV-S
National Black Nurses Association, Inc.
Christopher Allen Clarke, MPA
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Tina Comissiong Dickson, Esq., MPA
Schneider Regional Medical Center
Sarah Johnson Conway, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Adolfo G. Cuevas, PhD
Tufts University
Denise De Las Nueces, MD, MPH
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Brandi Kaye Freeman, MD, MS
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Vivek Garg, MD, MBA
CareMore Health
Dalmacio Flores, PhD, ACRN
University of Pennsylvania
L’Issa L. Gates, MD, FAAP
Ochsner Health System
Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MSc
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Sophia O. Hector, MPH
Florida Department of Health-Hillsborough County
Joseph Johnson, DO
American Medical Student Association
Kaustubh Kale, MS, MSM
Aventusoft LLC
Joneigh S. Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP
Detroit Health Department
Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP
Weill Cornell Medical College
LaTasha H. Lee, PhD, MPH
American Society of Hematology
Imani R Lewis, MHA, MPH, PCMH CCE
Meridian Health
Antonio Martinez
Imperial Beach Community Clinic
Denise A. Martinez, MD
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Michelle Morse, MD, MPH
EqualHealth
Thaddeus Khangan Pham
Hawaii Department of Health
Nicole Lee Plenty, MD, MPH, MS
Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN
La Roux Pendleton, MPH
California Department of Public Health
Jennifer L. Porter, MPH, MCHES
Children’s National Health System
Lauren R. Powell, MPA, PhD
Virginia Department of Health
Nadia M. Richardson, PhD
No More Martyrs
Crystal A. Riley, PharmD, MHA, MBA
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Amber Robins, MD, MBA
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Cedric L. Salone PharmD, MPH
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Carlos S. Smith, DDS, MDiv
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH
Tidelands Health MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program
Kevin S. Wang, MD, FAAFP
Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency Program
Christopher Watson, MD, MPH
Indiana University School of Medicine
B. Cameron Webb, MD, JD
University of Virginia School of Medicine
SOURCE National Minority Quality Forum
