Lynn Blanchard, Ph.D.

Director, Carolina Center for Public Service · UNC-Chapel Hill

Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Director of the Carolina Center for Public Service at UNC

Community Engagement Civic Engagement Philanthropy Education Community and Team Building Public Service

Bruce Cairns, M.D.

John Stackhouse Distinguished Professor of Surgery · UNC at Chapel Hill

Dr. Cairns is the director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and is a distinguished professor of surgery, microbiology, & immunology.

COVID-19 Medicine Surgery Public Health Burns

Norman Beatty

M.D./Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Norman Beatty studies neglected tropical diseases, such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, cysticercosis and snake envenomation.

Borreliosis Ehrlichiosis Tick-borne Diseases Snake Envenomation Leishmaniasis

Ronald J. Falk, M.D.

Allen Brewster Distinguished Professor of Medicine · UNC at Chapel Hill

Ronald J. Falk, MD is an expert in glomerular disease, lupus, vasculitis, dialysis, ANCA-mediated vasculitis.

Kidney Disease Nephrology Autoimmune Disorders Internal Medicine

Dr Nikolaos Scarmeas

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology · Columbia University

Neurology expert theorizing the ageing brain and the variability of clinical response to AD pathology

Cognitive Reserve Nutrition Diet and Cognition Lifestyle Social Intellectual Activities and Cognition - Dementia Diet and Cognition - Dementia

Dr. Marty Makary

Physician, Researcher, Author, Medical Commentator · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

This won't hurt a bit! In fact, your audience will say "Ahh" when a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine physician and author is at the podium

Minimally-Invasive Surgery Health Services Research Cancer Therapy Health Policy Access to Healthcare

Dr. Gregory Bix

Director, Clinical Neuroscience Research Center; Professor & Vice Chair of Clinical & Translational Research · Tulane University

Dr. Gregory Bix is an expert in clinical and translational research, neurology, neurosurgery and stroke research.

Neurosurgery Clinical and translational research COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Stroke Research Neurology

John Sievenpiper

Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences · Diabetes Canada

Dr. Sievenpiper focuses on using meta-analytical techniques and randomized controlled trials to investigate diet and disease relationships.

Clinical Research Clinical Trials Nutrition Diabetes Epidemiology

Dr. Geraldine Menard

Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics · Tulane University

Dr. Menard is a COVID-19 expert on clinical care, geriatrics, internal medicine, preoperative evaluation and risk assessment

COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Preoperative evaluation and risk assessment Internal Medicine Geriatrics

Prof. Chris Nugent

Professor of Biomedical Engineering · University of Ulster

Chris received a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Systems and DPhil in Biomedical Engineering both from the University of Ulster

Development and Evaluation Technologies Assisted Living Re-enablement Technology Adoption Modelling Health Innovation

Wolfgang Bauer

Associate Vice President · Michigan State University

Wolfgang Bauer's research is primarily in renewable energy, sustainability, global warming

Mobility Biogas Global Warming Photovoltaics Sustainability

Dr. Elma LeDoux

Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs · Tulane University

Dr. Elma LeDoux is an expert in COVID-19 clinical care and cardiology and cardiovascular disease.

Clinical Care Cardiology COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. Samir K. Sinha

Director of Geriatrics · Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Samir Sinha is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults

Frailty Public Policy Quality of Care Ageing in Place Carers and Caregiving

Angela Tsounis

Author · Different from the Other Kids

Furthering the conversation surrounding children's mental health.

Mental Health Public Speaking

Jeffrey T. Spang, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics · UNC at Chapel Hill

Dr. Spang’s practice is focused on sports medicine with an interest in soft tissue trauma of the shoulder and knee

Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Soft Tissue Trauma Shoulder and Knee Injuries

Peter Lin

Director, Primary Care Initiatives · Diabetes Canada

Dr. Peter Lin lectures and speaks throughout the world and maintains two busy family practices in Toronto.

Diabetes Clinical Research Clinical Practice Diabetes and Dementia Cardiology

Thomas Greaney

Visiting Professor · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: greaney@uchastings.edu

Health Policy Antitrust Law Health Law Affordable Care Act (Aca)

Dani Bostick

Educator, Writer, Advocate · Self

Disrupting the culture of shame and silence surrounding sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

Sexual Assault Awareness Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Ptsd Behavior Management Motivational Interviewing

Dr. David Becnel

Associate Professor · Tulane University

Dr. Becnel is an expert in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.

Lungs Pulmonary Disease COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Clinical Medicine Internal Medicine

Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · USC School of Pharmacy

Houda Alachkar focuses on the identification and functional characterization of therapeutic targets in acute myeloid leukemia.

Pharmacogenomics Immunogenomics Functional Genomics Acute Myeloid Leukemia Experimental therapeutics