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• Botswana-UPenn Partnership 

  other Programs & Partnerships   Capacity-building | Academic Partnerships | Clinical Rotation   Botswana BWA other

• Princess Ruhama Acheampong, PhD 

  Princess Ruhama Acheampong, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Lecturer, Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science of Technology (KNUST)   Public Health | Maternal Child Health | Non-communicable disease | Nutrition | Informal settlements | M-health   Ghana GHA BIO STATEMENT: Princess Ruhama Acheampong (PhD) is a Lecturer at the School of Public Health of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. She teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students in Health Promotion, Public Health Nutrition, Community Health and Social and Behavioural Change Communication courses. She was currently listed as an International Scholar of the Centre for Global Health (CGH), University of Pennsylvania. Princess has been involved in research in malaria, Epidemiology, maternal and child health, public health nutrition, health interventions for disadvantaged communities, community mobilization, research uptake, health education and mHealth. Princess has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research. Princess is interested in the use of theories and models in the design and implementation of health interventions. For her PhD, she developed a theory-based nutrition intervention to improve the nutritional status of children under-5 in rural communities. Her interest in the use of models and theories received a boost, having received training in Implementation Science from the Implementation Science Institute as part of her summer fellowship with CGH. She is currently an awardee of the KNUST early career seed grant. This study employs a mixed methods approach to the assessment of the feasibility of an implementation science tool in an urban slum, Kumasi. Princess has coordinated several exchange programs in Ghana, including an exchange program between Penn Engineering and KNUST. She is interested in collaborative research and passionate about mentoring young women from disadvantaged populations person

• Henrietta Audrey Ohenewaa Afari, MD 

  Henrietta Audrey Ohenewaa Afari, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Global Cardiovascular Disease | Women's health   Ghana GHA BIO STATEMENT: I am a first year cardiology fellow at UPenn. Throughout my training I have spent time providing clinical care and conducting research in rural and urban settings in Ghana and Uganda. Recognizing the growing and often disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease especially among vulnerable populations in these settings, I hope to pursue a career in global women’s cardiovascular health, with a focus on heart disease in pregnant women. My goal is to use clinical research and implementation science to inform policy and help transform the face of cardiovascular care for women with heart disease in sub-saharan Africa. person

• Nahreen H. Ahmed, MD, MPH 

  Nahreen H. Ahmed, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Technology in Low Resource Settings | Critical care | Radiology   Bangladesh | Colombia | Yemen | United States | Peru BGD||COL||YEM||USA||PER BIO STATEMENT: I am a second generation Bangladeshi-American, born in the US but with close ties in Dhaka, Bangladesh where I have paired with Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in a teaching endeavor in the area of Critical Care Ultrasound and curriculum development. My current role at HUP is not only in the area of clinical activities in Critical Care but also the role of faculty instructor in the area of Critical Care Ultrasound. person

• Davis Elias Amani, MD 

  Davis Elias Amani, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Research Fellow and Tutorial Assistant | Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences   Disease Surveillance | Cancer epidemiology | Outbreaks | Road Traffic Injuries   Tanzania, United Republic of TZA BIO STATEMENT: A low uptake of research for policy changes fuelled my interests in my new niche, dissemination research where I envision to promote stakeholders’ engagement and collaboration in addressing contemporary health challenges through generating and utilizing local evidence. In Tanzania and at MUHAS in particular, I have been engaged in overseeing capacity building courses and workshops on scientific writing, grants applications and management, and research dissemination. I have also been coordinating the dissemination of research and innovation through institutional and national symposia, conferences, and roundtable discussions that engage different stakeholders. Surveillance systems for road traffic injuries and cancers remain poorly developed in Tanzania as in most LMICs. As a growing epidemiologist, I am looking forward to exploring and securing collaborations and opportunities that I can leverage on to identify gaps and establish more effective and reliable surveillance systems. person

• Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd 

  Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Global Cardiovascular Disease   Haiti | Jamaica | Kenya HTI||JAM||KEN BIO STATEMENT: I am a cardiologist with additional training in advanced cardiovascular imaging and women’s health, and an interest in improving global cardiovascular health. I am the director of Penn Cardiology International (University of Pennsylvania Cardiology Division’s International Outreach Section), and I lead its effort to contribute to improving global cardiovascular health. We develop relationships with mutually aligned institutions, to create sustainable programs and infrastructure that are aimed at delivery of excellent cardiovascular care. Our active collaborations with our global community members occur through research, education, training and clinical activity. person

• Tomas Andersen, MD, MPH 

  Tomas Andersen, MD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | University of Pennsylvania   Vision impairment | Eye care | Preventable Blindness   Botswana | United States BWA||USA BIO STATEMENT: Tomas Andersen is a medical intern at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He pursued public health training during medical school to combine his long-standing interest in community engagement with his clinical interest in ophthalmology. For his MPH capstone project, he created a survey to screen for vision-related quality of life in homeless populations. Dr Andersen also spent two months in Botswana with the local leadership team of an eye health organization called Peek Vision, focusing on visual acuity screening for schoolchildren. He hopes to continue to work with organizations locally and internationally to develop interventions to address preventable blindness. person

• Monika Arora, PhD, MSc 

  Monika Arora, PhD, MSc

  International Scholar International Scholar   Vice President - Research | Public Health Foundation of India   Non-communicable disease | Adolescent health | Implementation Science | Patient Engagement   India | Nepal | Timor-Leste | Bhutan IND||NPL||TLS||BTN BIO STATEMENT: I am a public health scientist working in the area of preventing and managing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) through health promotion and health advocacy in India. I am Vice President (Research & Health Promotion) at PHFI and also President -NCD Alliance. Served as an Advocacy Committee Member- World Heart Federation and Co-Chair of the Global Research Network, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Served as the Center for Advanced Study of India Spring 2023 Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Interested and experienced in Global Health and worked on multiple collaborative grants in NCD Prevention and Control, Community engagement, and Adolescent Health. mixed methods research, Policy Research, Implementation Science Research, and Impact Evaluation of Policies and Programs person

• Tonya Arscott-Mills, MD, MPH 

  Tonya Arscott-Mills, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Research Director | Botswana-UPenn Partnership   HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis | Pediatrics   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: I am a pediatric global health practitioner. Since 2008 I have been working in Botswana with the University of Pennsylvania. My roles have involved training health care workers on TB and HIV and pediatrics; assisting in Botswana health policy making in the areas of TB/HIV and providing clinical care for pediatrics, TB and HIV. Currently I am also the Botswana-UPenn Partnership Research Director and Penn CFAR International Core co-director. In this role support faculty interested and engaged in research in Botswana. I am also the CHOP pediatric lead for Botswana, supporting the CHOP partnership in Botswana. person

• Sania Ashraf, PhD 

  Sania Ashraf, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Research Scientist   Maternal Child Health | Infectious disease | Health Behavior   Bangladesh | India BGD||IND BIO STATEMENT: As a global health epidemiologist, Dr. Ashraf uses mixed research methods to design, test and evaluate the impact of context-specific interventions in low-income communities to improve health outcomes. Her research specializes in childhood diseases, and water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) focused studies. Currently, her research is using a community based randomized trial to investigate how social norms can be leveraged to improve sanitation practices in India. She has previously worked on global health studies focused on childhood infectious diseases including diarrhea, respiratory illness, malaria and rotavirus vaccines in Bangladesh, Kenya, Philippines and India. person

• Stephen Avery, PhD 

  Stephen Avery, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology | University of Pennsylvania   Radiology | Quality Improvement   Tanzania, United Republic of | United States TZA||USA BIO STATEMENT: My goal is to develop a USA/Africa Radiation Oncology Core (ROC) dedicated to Research Education/training in Radiation oncology in Africa and providing desperately needed quality assurance tools for patient safety and research collaborations for cancer control. The establishment of such an ROC will significantly increase research/education capacity and ensure radiation/patient safety. International collaboration is necessary for such a Core to build research/education capacity and address an ongoing silent crises which is undoubtedly causing significant loss of life and disability in Africa. A successful launch of this Core program will provide a hub for Radiation Oncology research/education in east Africa. person

• Sila Bal MD, MPH 

  Sila Bal MD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellow | Harvard   Vision impairment | Eye care   Ecuador | Jordan ECU||JOR BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Sila Bal, MD, MPH is a cornea fellow at Harvard. She received her medical degree and Master's in Public Health from the University of Pennsylvania where she was awarded the United States Excellence in Public Health Award for her work on disparities in eye health both locally and globally. Her research interests include eye health disparities, the epidemiology of vision impairment, and the impact of social determinants on health outcomes. Next year, Dr. Bal will be a global ophthalmology fellow and hopes to continue her work in health equity through community-based service delivery models, advocacy, and capacity building. person

• Timothy Becker, MD 

  Timothy Becker, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician   HIV/AIDS | Mental health | Immigrant health | Adolescent health | substance abuse   Botswana | Chile | Liberia BWA||CHL||LBR BIO STATEMENT: Tim Becker is a psychiatry resident in the global mental health track at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has longstanding interests in understanding social and cultural determinants of health and improving access to quality health services. During medical school at Penn, he spent two research blocks in Botswana, initially developing a head trauma database, and later qualitatively investigating explanatory models and stigma related to mental illness. In residency he has been involved with immigrant mental health evaluations, remote supervision of mental health nurses in Liberia, and numerous studies on cross-cultural stigma. person

• Rinad Beidas, PhD 

  Rinad Beidas, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor of Medical Social Science at Northwestern University   Implementation research | Evidence-based Practices   Mozambique | Zambia MOZ||ZMB BIO STATEMENT: Rinad S. Beidas, PhD, is Chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor of Medical Social Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Previously, Dr. Beidas served as founding Director of the University of Pennsylvania Implementation Science Center at the Leonard Davis Institute (PISCE@LDI) from 2017-2022. Dr. Beidas’s research leverages insights from implementation science and behavioral economics to make it easier for clinicians, leaders, and organizations to use best practices to improve the quality and equity of care and enhance health outcomes. She works across areas including mental health, firearm safety promotion, cancer, HIV, and cardiovascular disease and collaborates closely with key stakeholders, including patients, clinicians, health system leaders, payers, and policymakers. As an international leader in implementation science, Rinad has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as JAMA, NEJM Catalyst, and Implementation Science. She has led two NIH centers on behavioral economics and implementation science (P50 MH 113840, P50 CA 244690) and has a strong record of NIH-funded implementation research serving as MPI or PI of 11 NIH grants totaling approximately 31 million dollars. She is an associate editor for Implementation Science, the flagship journal for the field. Dr. Beidas holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from Colgate University and a doctorate of philosophy in psychology from Temple University. She is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies President’s New Researcher Award; the American Psychological Foundation Diane J. Willis Early Career Award; the Perelman School of Medicine Marjorie Bowman New Investigator Research Award; and the Acenda Institute Research Pioneer Award. person

• Hannah Bergbower, MSN, MPH, CNM, WHNP-BC 

  Hannah Bergbower, MSN, MPH, CNM, WHNP-BC

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Adjunct Associate Professor | Tufts University School of Medicine   Maternal Child Health | Capacity-building | Neonatal and Maternal Mortality   Bangladesh | Malawi | New Zealand | Tanzania, United Republic of BGD||MWI||NZL||TZA BIO STATEMENT: Hannah Bergbower, MSN, MPH, CNM, WHNP-BC is a double-board certified Nurse Practitioner and Nurse-Midwife with a special focus on inequities and the social and behavioral determinants of public health. She currently provides full scope midwifery and women's health care services at Dekalb OB GYN Affiliates in Atlanta, Georgia. She has spent most of the last decade focusing on programming and implementation of public health and clinical programs in vulnerable settings domestically and internationally. She has extensive on the ground international capacity building experience in countries throughout South East Asia, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. She has developed, implemented and led programs within humanitarian crisis and response settings, as well as stable host community contexts. Hannah has focused on interdisciplinary program development and gender equity, working with organizations such as WHO, UNFPA, IOM, ISCG, UNHCR, DOD, DTRA, other NGO and government organizations, and Ministries of Health. Her work has focused on bringing care access and quality programming to vulnerable and low-resource contexts with the greatest need, with a special focus on policy and the impacts of resource allocation on outcomes. She has extensive experience teaching and training and has held multiple academic appointments in and outside of the United States. Her current appointments include Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Global Health. Hannah is an active member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives National Government Affairs Committee and World Health Organization & Women in Global Health Gender Equity Hub. She also currently serves as a member of the March of Dimes National Volunteer Leadership Council and as a Subject Matter Expert on the March of Dimes National Advisory Committee for the Mom and Baby Action Network. person

• Kevin Braat, MD 

  Kevin Braat, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Physician | ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP   Clinical care   Guyana | Zambia GUY||ZMB BIO STATEMENT: Kevin Braat, MD, graduated from Bucknell University with a BA in Chemistry in 1994, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in 1989 and completed his otolaryngology residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Kevin is currently a partner with ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP and practices general otolaryngology in Southampton, New York. For more than 10 years, Kevin has been associated with several humanitarian groups providing health care in a variety of settings in Africa and South America. Kevin’s global health interests are now focused on supplementing local resources, providing surgical equipment and supplies, and physician training in Kitwe, Zambia and Guyana, South America. He is currently involved with training a Guyanese otolaryngologist in Georgetown, Guyana. person

• Kent D. Bream, MD 

  Kent D. Bream, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health | University of Pennsylvania   International Medical Education | Community health | Non-communicable disease | Health Disparities | Diabetes | Community Engagement   Guatemala GTM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Bream is a family physician who works in collaborative research, education, and clinical projects locally and globally with particular attention to underserved communities. He is known for productive and trusting professional relationships with the political, organizational, and social leaders building bridges between academia and communities. His approach focuses on the inter-professional solutions and respect for dual autonomies in improving health. He leads the Guatemala Penn Partners program and started the Guatemala Health Initiative with students in 2004. Clinically he has focused on non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes, with great respect for the role of personal agency in changing outcomes. person

• César Augusto Briceño, MD 

  César Augusto Briceño, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology | University of Pennsylvania   Medical Education | Surgical Instruction   Brazil | Chile BRA||CHL Bio statement: Dr. Briceño has set up educational collaborations with universities and professional societies in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Peru. He has helped to train multiple students, residents and fellows from Latin America and has facilitated the formation of research collaborations. He is primarily interested in surgical education, and has been invited to speak and perform live surgery throughout Latin America. Dr. Briceño sits on the board of the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology and is interested in establishing and further strengthening educational collaborations between Penn and Latin America. person

• Merrian J. Brooks, DO, MS 

  Merrian J. Brooks, DO, MS

  Scholar Scholar   Director of Pediatrics and Research at Botswana UPenn Partnership; Attending Physician of Adolescent Medicine Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia   Health Equity | Health Disparities | global adolescent health | global health equity | professional research development   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Brooks is a graduate of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds a master in clinical sciences on comparative research and health disparities from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed a residency in pediatrics from Cooper University Hospital and a clinical fellowship in adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. During her time in Botswana she has performed a multitude of critical tasks, such as working as a pediatrics specialist at Princess Marina Hospital, consulting in adolescent clinics, training and mentoring UB MMed and medical students, and advising on the health needs of adolescents in the policy making arena. Additionally, Dr. Brooks has focused her research and scholarship on the development and evaluation of interventions that seek to reduce anxiety and depression in adolescents living with HIV through counseling and peer support. Since her arrival in Botswana, Dr. Brooks has proved herself to be an outstanding clinician and educator, a disciplined and creative investigator, a devoted advocate for her patients, and a loyal partner to her Batswana colleagues. While living in Botswana, I have integrated my love of pediatrics and adolescent medicine with serving the underserved globally. I am a consultant in adolescent clinics, train/mentor UB MMed and medical students, and advise on policy about adolescent health needs. My research and scholarship focus on strengthening adolescent mental health services. I research the implementation of counseling and peer support interventions aiming to reduce anxiety and depression in adolescents living with HIV. I hope to support the development of academicians, build a support system with partners from Philadelphia, and support BUP research expansion and sub-specialty development in Botswana. person

• Julianne E. Burns, MD, MSCE 

  Julianne E. Burns, MD, MSCE

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Attending Physician | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   Epidemiology | Infectious disease | Pediatric Oncology | Vaccines   Dominican Republic | United States DOM||USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Julianne Burns, MD, MSCE is a Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at UC San Diego and conducted her residency in pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. While an undergraduate, she interned at the Pan American Health Organization, where she analyzed global immunization policy-making. Dr. Burns is concurrently completing a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania through support from a NIH T32 training grant. Her thesis involves analysis of risk factors associated with infections in pediatric cancer patients in the Dominican Republic. person

• Erwin H. Calgua Guerra, MD, MSCE 

  Erwin H. Calgua Guerra, MD, MSCE

  International Scholar International Scholar   Director of Research | University of San Carlos’s School of Medicine   Epidemiology | HIV/AIDS | Malnutrition | Non-communicable disease | Medical ethics | Gender violence   Guatemala GTM BIO STATEMENT: Erwin’s collaborative research efforts cover a wide range of topics including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), violence, malnutrition, adolescent health, stem cells, HIV and medical ethics. He is a tenured research faculty member and Director of Research at the University of San Carlos’s School of Medicine (the largest Public University in Guatemala) and holds research management positions at Sanatorio El Pilar (the oldest Private Hospital in Guatamala) and Stem Care, a stem cell company in Guatemala. person

• Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, PhD, DVM, MSPH 

  Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, PhD, DVM, MSPH

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor | University of Pennsylvania   Epidemiology | Public Health | Tropical diseases | OneHealth   Guatemala | Peru GTM||PER BIO STATEMENT:I am an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Informatics in Perelman School of Medicine, and the scientific director of the Zoonotic Disease Research Lab (Penn and Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia). I study the eco-epidemiology of tropical diseases and use canine rabies as a system model to understand how the social and spatial features of cities influence the emergence and persistence of infectious diseases. Dog rabies threatens human health in the Americas and is expanding. Why can’t we get rid of the oldest known zoonotic disease? I conduct community-based studies in Peru to answer this question. person

• Rosa Chemwey Ndiema, MB ChB, MMed 

  Rosa Chemwey Ndiema, MB ChB, MMed

  International Scholar International Scholar   Physician | Kenyatta National Hospital   HIV/AIDS | Maternal Child Health | Reproductive health   Kenya KEN BIO STATEMENT: Maternal Health is my specialty and more specifically improving the quality of health care to women in Africa. Currently, as a chair of Reproductive Health Quality Assurance committee we regularly monitor both medical and non-medical processes that impact on quality maternal health and continuously brainstorm on ways to improve. Overall, this links with Global Health in an attempt to significantly reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in Kenya and Africa. person

• Youhai Harry Chen, Ph.D., M.Sc., M.B 

  Youhai Harry Chen, Ph.D., M.Sc., M.B

  International Scholar International Scholar   Emeritus Professor of Pathology | Shenzehen Institute of Advanced Technology   Medical Education | Pharmaceutical Education   China CHN BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Chen received his M.B. and M.Sc. from Shandong University, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada. After a postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, he joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. He was a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine until 2020. In 2021, he became Chair Professor and Dean of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China. He has authored more than 150 research articles, and chaired a number of academic and administrative committees at academic or pharmaceutical institutions. person

• Kenechukwu Chudy Onwugaje MBBS, MPH, MS 

  Kenechukwu Chudy Onwugaje MBBS, MPH, MS

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Gastroenterologist/Interventional Endoscopist | BJC Healthcare System   Health Systems Strengthening | Digestive Diseases | Global Endoscopy   Nigeria | Rwanda NGA||RWA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Chudy-Onwugaje is a gastroenterologist currently pursuing advanced endoscopy training at HUP. His interests lie in the advancement of global digestive health equity and are particularly focused on expanding access to gastrointestinal endoscopy in sub-Saharan Africa. He is the co-investigator of a project supported by the University of Maryland President’s Global Impact Fund to strengthen gastroenterology training in Rwanda. He completed an MPH degree with a concentration in Global Health and interned at the Global Health programme at Chatham House, London. During his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Maryland, he was supported by a T32 grant from the NIH person

• Ryan Close, MD, MPH 

  Ryan Close, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Medical Officer | Indian Health Service   Pediatrics | Iron deficiency | Immunization policy   Dominican Republic | United States DOM||USA BIO STATEMENT: Global Health is an interaction between poverty and morbidity. Particular diseases that afflict the disenfranchised vary geographically, but impoverished persons everywhere share high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly from illness that is preventable in the “general public”. I focus on novel, sustainable means to address common morbidities in these communities – whether they live in the US or abroad. My interests are less about specific illnesses, and more about finding what impacts communities disproportionately. This led to work on pediatric iron-deficiency anemia in the DR, vaccine-preventable disease in humanitarian crises, and Group A Strep infections in American Indians. person

• Susan Coffin, MD, MPH 

  Susan Coffin, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Pediatrics | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   Pediatrics | Infectious disease | Infection control | Pandemic influenza   Botswana | China | Egypt | Ghana | Greece | India | Vietnam | Zambia BWA||CHN||EGY||GHA||GRC||IND||VNM||ZMB BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Coffin has served as an international consultant and trainer for infection prevention and control programs, including pandemic influenza preparedness, in various developing countries, including Egypt, China, Ghana, Greece, Botswana, and Vietnam. Dr. Coffin’s research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections in international and domestic settings. Current international projects active in Greece, Zambia, Nigeria, and India. person

• Jennifer Elizabeth Cohn, MD, MPH 

  Jennifer Elizabeth Cohn, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Clinical Assistant Professor   HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis | Viral Hepatitis | Innovation | Access to health products | Market dynamics   Cameroon | China | India | Kenya | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Uganda | Vietnam | Zimbabwe CMR||CHN||IND||KEN||ETH||NGA||PHL||LKA||THA||UGA||VNM||ZWE BIO STATEMENT - Dr. Jennifer Cohn is an infectious disease physician with a focus on improving access to and uptake of effective health products and models of care in low- and middle-income countries. She currently serves as the Global Access Leader for the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), and is a clinical associate professor of Infectious Diseases and Scholar at the Center for Global Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Before joining GARDP, Jennifer served as Senior Vice President for cardiovascular health at Resolve to Save Lives, Senior Director of Innovation at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and as the Medical Coordinator for the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Access Campaign. Jennifer has served on international advisory groups for TB, HIV, non-communicable diseases and viral hepatitis. She has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed medical journals. Jennifer received her MD from University of Pennsylvania, is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and earned her Masters in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. person

• Corrado Cancedda MD, PhD 

  Corrado Cancedda MD, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Director | Botswana- Upenn Partnership   Capacity-building | Human Resources for Health | Health Systems Strengthening | Health Equity | Academic Partnerships | Sustainability | Antimicrobial Resistance   Botswana | Lesotho BWA||LSO BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Corrado Cancedda is Director of the Botswana University of Pennsylvania Partnership and Strategic Advisor for Academic Partnerships at the Center for Global Health of the Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his current position, he was Associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr Cancedda has over twelve years of experience as a clinician, educator, researcher, implementer, and scholar in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Lesotho. His academic interest lies in the implementation and evaluation of large-scale and multi-disciplinary Global Health Initiatives. person

• Kumarasen Cooper, MD, PhD. 

  Kumarasen Cooper, MD, PhD.

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine   Teaching | Surgical Pathology   South Africa ZAF BIO STATEMENT: I have spent two months/year since 2016 at University of Botswana (under umbrella of UB-Penn Partnership) teaching and training residents at UB. Since April 2017, seven Penn Pathology residents, one medical student and one pathology assistant, have accompanied me and teaching UB residents. In addition i have performed clinical work (signed out surgical pathology cases with residents) on a regular basis. My Penn residents have taught a broad range of subjects in surgical pathology with much enthusiasm. In return we have brought two Botswana residents (month each) to spend an elective at Penn Pathology. A third cancelled May 2020. person

• Torrey A. Creed, PhD 

  Torrey A. Creed, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Psychiatry | University of Pennsylvania   Evidence-based Practices | Mental health | Health Equity | Sustainability | cognitive behavioral therapy | fidelity   Rwanda | Haiti RWA||HTI BIO STATEMENT: As founder of the Penn Collaborative for CBT & Implementation Science, I lead a team of experts in the development and evaluation of strategies to implement and sustain evidence-based mental health practices (particularly cognitive behavior therapy) in under-resourced communities. Domestically, we focus on Medicaid-funded community mental health systems. Globally, I serve as Health Policy Advisor to Partners in Health, leading the implementation of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Haiti and broadening access to CBT in Rwanda. I've also led briefer projects with providers in Canada (focused on Indigenous people) and Inner Mongolia / China (funded by the World Health Organization). person

• Farouk Dako, MD, MPH 

  Farouk Dako, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Radiology | University of Pennsylvania   Artifical Inteligence | Radiology Education | Enterprise Advancement | Imaging   Nigeria NGA BIO STATEMENT: I am a cardiothoracic radiologist and director of global and population health research in Radiology at Penn. I lead multiple community-engaged data-driven research projects in Philadelphia aimed at making health care delivery and cancer care more equitable. I led multiple research projects aimed at improving the understanding of cardiovascular disease and cancer manifestation in Africa. I am also the Nigeria Program Director and Board Member of RAD-AID International, a Radiology NGO. These roles have enabled my involvement in capacity building and education initiatives in Nigeria and other parts of Africa for almost a decade. person

• Kassa Darge, MD, PhD,DTMP, FSAR, FESUR 

  Kassa Darge, MD, PhD,DTMP, FSAR, FESUR

  Scholar Scholar   Radiologist-in-Chief | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.   Pediatric Radiology   Brazil | Ethiopia | South Africa BRA||ETH||ZAF BIO STATEMENT: Since 1991, I have been involved in various international outreach activities. Initially, my focus was on tropical pediatrics, but later on I switched my work to pediatric radiology education. In 2008, I established the collaboration between the Departments of Radiology at CHOP and Addis Ababa University with the objective of supporting the radiology residency program in pediatric imaging education and conducting a pediatric radiology fellowship. In February 2017 the first 2 pediatric radiologists graduated from this 2-year fellowship program – the first ones in a country with a 100 million population with almost 60% in the pediatric age group. person

• Bege Dauda, PhD, MPH, MSc 

  Bege Dauda, PhD, MPH, MSc

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Postdoctoral Fellow | Center for Global Genomics and Health Equity, University of Pennsylvania   Consent in research | Human heredity and health | Medical ethics   Nigeria NGA BIO STATEMENT: My interest in global health revolves around my involvement in global health research and development. I have been working on topics that are relevant to the improvement of global health, particularly in resource limited countries. As a scholar coming from a developing country (Nigeria), my research has been focused on how to improve research capacity in, improve ethical conduct in research and ensuring that researchers from developing countries have a voice in global health research platforms and collaboration. These interests are reflected in my research work on the ethical issues in the conduct of research developing countries, particularly in Africa. person

• Maryann Delea, MPH, PhD 

  Maryann Delea, MPH, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Postdoctoral Fellow | Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University   Epidemiology | Tropical diseases | Environmental health | Global water | sanitation | & hygiene   Ethiopia | India | United States ETH||IND||USA BIO STATEMENT: Maryann is a social epidemiologist who combines theory with epidemiological methods to elucidate relationships between socio-structural factors and health and development outcomes. She is particularly interested in leveraging such evidence to design effective programming and policy solutions. She aims to: 1) improve health and contribute to development by investigating factors influencing the adoption of improved health behaviors; and 2) employ evidence-based strategies to ensure uptake of findings from evaluations into routine practice to maximize the quality and effectiveness of public health and development programming. Her work has largely focused on WASH, Guinea worm disease, trachoma, soil-transmitted helminths, influenza, and measles. person

• Vanessa C. Denny, MD, MS 

  Vanessa C. Denny, MD, MS

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Pediatric Critical Care Fellow | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   Healthcare Access | Child Health | Implementation Science | Sepsis   Ghana GHA BIO STATEMENT: Vanessa Denny, MD MS is a pediatric critical care fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is of Caribbean descent, first-generation Canadian. She has lived and worked on global health missions throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. As her mentored fellowship scholarly research project, she is studying the implementation of a novel “Hot key” simulation education intervention on pediatric septic-shock clinical outcomes in Kumasi, Ghana. This pilot work will set the stage for her mentored clinical-scientist K-Award application addressing innovations in Global Health Education and Implementation Science. person

• Nicholas J. Diamond, JD, LLM, MBE 

  Nicholas J. Diamond, JD, LLM, MBE

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Director and Global Health Practice Leader | Crowell & Moring International   Health and human rights | Law | Governance | Social determinants of health   United States USA BIO STATEMENT: Nicholas J. Diamond, J.D., LL.M., M.B.E. is an expert on global and U.S. health law, policy, and ethics. He currently works at Avalere Health, an advisory firm in Washington, DC, where his clients include biopharmaceutical companies, health insurers, advocacy organizations, and private equity firms. Concurrently, Nick is also: an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law, a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Health Policy and Management at George Washington; and an Adjunct Fellow in Center for Public Health Initiatives and an Associate Scholar in the Center For Global Health, both within the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His research has appeared in law reviews, peer-reviewed journals, and popular media outlets. He has lectured in a variety of academic and non-academic settings, and appeared on a number of national news programs as an expert in public health law. Before joining Avalere, Nick led market strategy in the healthcare and life sciences sectors at MarkLogic, a global technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley. Prior to MarkLogic, he held consulting roles at the MITRE Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton, where in both instances he advised the U.S. government on policy and regulatory matters related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Nick trained as a lawyer in U.S., and also holds advanced degrees in bioethics and global health law. He currently resides in Washington, DC. person

• Brian Samuel Englander, MD 

  Brian Samuel Englander, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Chairman, Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital   Breast cancer | Women's health   Egypt | Haiti | Israel | Mongolia | Romania | Sri Lanka | Vietnam EGY||HTI||ISR||MNG||ROU||LKA||VNM BIO STATEMENT:I am a diagnostic radiologist, with sub-specialization in breast imaging and intervention. I have a particular interest in addressing women's health inequities regionally and globally. I am Chair of the Department of Radiology at Pennsylvania Hospital. As a 2018 Eisenhower Fellow (USA), I visited Mongolia and Israel to understand cultural, religious, and ethnic barriers to health care, in particular breast cancer. I have created an NGO, Benek Global Health Project. I have worked on devices that offer inexpensive pre-screening alternatives to mammography. I am actively engaged in projects in Mongolia, Israel, Haiti, Romania, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Egypt. person

• Tara Marie Friebel, MPH 

  Tara Marie Friebel, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   PhD Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania   Epidemiology | Global Oncology   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: I received my MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and subsequently worked at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, I was involved with studies of genetics, risk factors, early detection and prevention efforts to reduce the morbidity and mortality of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer. Currently I am a PhD candidate in Epidemiology focusing my dissertation research on reducing the burden of cervical cancer in Botswana. I have previously been involved in a prostate cancer study in Senegal, and an international consortium of BRCA1/2 investigators, both which have ignited my passion for global oncology. person

• Michael Glick, DMD 

  Michael Glick, DMD

  Scholar Scholar   Executive Director for the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health   Oral Health   Israel ISR BIO STATEMENT: Michael Glick is Professor and Executive Director, Center for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Glick has authored more than 300 publications, including original research articles, editorials, and book chapters, and has written, edited and co-edited 10 textbooks. Dr. Glick is the immediate past Dean, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, past-President of the American Board of Oral Medicine, served as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the American Dental Association from 2005 to 2020 and was the primary author of FDI/World Dental Federation’s Vision 2020 and, most recently, Vision 2030. person

• Robert Gross, MD, MSCE 

  Robert Gross, MD, MSCE

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology   HIV/AIDS | STIs | substance use | smoking cessation | Delivery of Care   Botswana BWA Bio statement: Director, International Core, Penn CFAR. HIV clinical investigation and clinical research training. person

• Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH 

  Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology | Director of Global Radiation Oncology | Oncology Lead Botswana-UPenn Partnership | University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine   Global Oncology | HPV | Radiation oncology   Botswana | India | South Africa BWA||IND||ZAF BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Grover is interested in addressing the growing global cancer burden by focusing on public health endeavors and cost-effective clinical initiatives to improve access to care and outcomes of care in developing countries. Since 2011, she has been working with the Botswana-UPENN partnership, strengthening the oncology program in Botswana. She moved full-time to Botswana in 2014. In her current role at head of oncology at the Princess Marina Hospital, she is seeing cancer patients at the public hospital, conducting research and teaching. She is also leading the implementation of an ongoing U54-funded UPENN/UB study focused on cervical cancer. She is heavily involved with AORTIC, the African body on cancer research and education and leading educational efforts in Africa. She is also working closely with collaborators at TATA Memorial Cancer Center in India on various research projects and developing education initiatives for trainees in India and Africa. person

• Elane M. Gutterman, PhD 

  Elane M. Gutterman, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rutgers Global Health Institute, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey   Healthcare Delivery | Health outcomes | Oncology   Rwanda | Uganda | Botswana RWA||UGA||BWA BIO STATEMENT: As a health researcher, I conducted epidemiologic and health outcomes studies in US settings from academia and then as a pharma consultant. I transitioned to global health when I founded/directed a small consulting company engaged in data-based retrospective studies and prospective quality assurance assessments in several Eastern European and Latin American countries. In 2017, I joined the Rutgers Global Health Institute as an adjunct assistant professor focused on oncology care in sub-Saharan Africa. My commitment to patient outcomes reflects my prior experiences with breast cancer. It's galvanizing to support the expansion of effective and patient-oriented cancer care in sub-Saharan African countries. person

• Yoonhee Patricia Ha, MSc, MPhil 

  Yoonhee Patricia Ha, MSc, MPhil

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   MD-PhD Candidate | University of Pennsylvania   Public Health | Technology in Low Resource Settings   Ghana | Botswana GHA||BWA BIO STATEMENT: Yoonhee P. Ha, MSc, MPhil, is an MD-PhD candidate in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics. She completed her undergraduate studies at The Ohio State University and graduate studies at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her research interests include public health in resource-limited settings, behavioral insights, and technology. person

• Ha Minh Thuy, MD 

  Ha Minh Thuy, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Curriculum Development Manager | VinUniversity   Medical Education | health sciences | internal medicine | clinical medicine   Vietnam VNM BIO STATEMENT:Dr Ha Minh Thuy currently serves as Curriculum Development Manager for MD program in the College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity. After graduation in 2011, Dr Thuy had experiences working in the Oncology department in both local and international hospitals. Within this current position, Dr Thuy has considerable contribution in designing the curriculum for MD program including assessment needs, competency establishment, curriculum framework, teaching and learning materials development… Dr Thuy is the second Vietnamese to be accepted in the International Fellowship program at FAIMER Institute, Philadelphia, US with fully funded scholarship. This program is focusing on health professional education supported by the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research a non – profit foundation of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). person

• Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, MHS , PhD 

  Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, MHS , PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Associate Professor of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   International Medical Education   Greece GRC BIO STATEMENT: My main interest comes from working with diseases and groups that are international in cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation. I have been pa t of global committees mostly as a clinician for these groups. I also have grown up, trained and worked in other countries, so have more interest in reaching out. Finally, I am a past president and still involved of a philanthropic organization, the Hellenic medical society of Philadelphia, which focuses on education, philanthropy and networking among Greeks across different countries. person

• Muge Haseki, PhD 

  Muge Haseki, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Post Doc at Penn Law School   Technology in Low Resource Settings | Law | Telemedicine   United States | Nepal USA||NPL BIO-STATEMENT Müge Haseki is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition at Penn Law, and working on a project that partially focuses on the evaluation and assessment of technology-based health initiatives in LMICs in the Global South. She is particularly interested in the structural inequalities in accessing to and using of technology-based interventions including mobile health use among pregnant women in Nepal, mobile phone use in health clinics in rural Rwanda, and the use of telemedicine network in Vanuatu. She also worked on other projects funded by USAID, GSMA Connected Women, United Nations, and UNESCO person

• Norrisa Adriana Haynes, MD, MPH 

  Norrisa Adriana Haynes, MD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Assistant Professor | Yale Medicine   Non-communicable disease | Golbal Cardiovascular Health   Haiti HTI BIO ATTACHED: Norrisa Haynes MD, MPH is a third year cardiology fellow at UPenn. Dr. Haynes attended Yale for undergrad and Columbia University for medical school and internal medicine residency. She obtained her MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. Through Partners in Health (PIH), Dr. Haynes worked at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM), in Haiti. She worked as a junior attending for 2 years at HUM while also working as a Harvard instructor and Brigham hospitalist. Dr. Haynes is interested in pursuing a career in global cardiovascular health and continues to provide pertinent cardiovascular educational content to physicians-in-training in Haiti. person

• Ryan C. Henrici, MD, PhD 

  Ryan C. Henrici, MD, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Lecturer| University of Pennsylvania   Malaria | Capacity-building | Infectious disease | Sickle Cell Disease   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uganda GBR||UGA BIO STATEMENT:Neglected diseases affect millions of people each year, inflicting enormous public health and economic cost to developing nations. In many cases, antimicrobial drug resistance and non-communicable comorbidities multiply these costs and complicate global efforts to improve child and adult health. I work at the intersections of biology, drug development, and clinical medicine with a special focus on malaria and Sickle Cell Disease. These diseases are pathophysiologically intertwined and disproportionately affect patients in tropical settings, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. In particular, I map the cellular mechanisms of malarial development and drug resistance, track the evolution of drug resistance in the field, and study the consequences of malarial infection and outcomes of treatment in children with SCD. I also work closely with biopharmaceutical partners to build and test new drugs for the treatment of infections, including malaria, and sickle cell disease, with an emphasis on equitable drug development. person

• Meredith Rose Hickson, MD 

  Meredith Rose Hickson, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Pincus Global Health Fellow | Global Health Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   Health Systems Strengthening | Implementation Science | Pediatric Hospital Medicine | Pediatric Critical Care   Botswana | Uganda | Senegal BWA||UGA||SEN BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Hickson graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed a pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She started working in global health as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, where she supported rural health facilities and community health workers as a Preventative Health Educator. During medical school, Dr. Hickson was an NIH-Fogarty Fellow in Uganda. Her research there focused on the impact of severe malaria infection and placental malaria on children’s neurodevelopment. Dr. Hickson is currently a CHOP-Pincus Global Health Fellow in Botswana where she is engaged in both inpatient care of children and neonates at Botswana’s national referral hospital and implementation research on a new Pediatric Early Warning System to improve outcomes for hospitalized children. Her role also includes mentorship and education of medical students and residents at the University of Botswana. Dr. Hickson’s global focus is on strengthening tertiary care—referral systems, inpatient care, and escalation of care—for children in low-resource settings. person

• Lisa M. Hilmi, MPH, BSN-RN 

  Lisa M. Hilmi, MPH, BSN-RN

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Executive Director, CORE Group   Refugee health | Global Health Security | Community health | Disaster Preparedness BIO STATEMENT: Lisa Hilmi is the Executive Director of CORE Group, based in Washington DC. CORE Group convenes the International Community Health Network, a community of practice fueled by more than 200+ member organizations and individual associates that are champions for community health. Lisa Hilmi has three decades of global health experience in over 25+ countries, addressing health disparities for women, children, adolescents and communities. She has worked in Peace Corps, WHO, non-profits, refugee, disaster, and conflict settings, as well as outbreaks and epidemics in multiple countries. As a nurse, Lisa has worked clinically in pediatric hospitals, community, academic, and crisis settings. person

• Ari Ho-Foster, BSc, MSc 

  Ari Ho-Foster, BSc, MSc

  International Scholar International Scholar   Assistant Programme Director | University of Botswana Faculty of Medicine - Research and Graduate Studies Office   HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis | Healthcare Access | Mental health | Gender violence   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: My academic interests are in furthering the use epidemiological methods to improve the health of populations. This includes mentorship and practice in generating evidence to improve our understanding of risk factors for disease, access/linkage to diagnosis and care, program evaluation, and effective communication of evidence to improve program implementation. I have worked in 12 countries, supporting research on maternal child health, HIV prevention, TB-HIV diagnostics, cancer care, gender violence and mental health. I also managed a Data Acquisition Core team aimed at improving routine data collection for Non-Communicable Disease research, and served as Country Operations Officer for the Botswana-UPenn Partnership person

• John Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI 

  John Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology | University of Pennsylvania   Epidemiology | Capacity-building | Informatics | Injury Prevention | Disease Surveillance   Botswana | Italy | United States BWA||ITA||USA BIO STATEMENT: John H. Holmes, PhD, is Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics. He is Associate Director of the Penn Institute for Biomedical Informatics and chairs the Doctoral Program in Epidemiology. He has mentored pre- and post-doctoral students at Penn, University of Botswana, and Universities of Pavia and Verona, Italy. Dr. Holmes is engaged with the Botswana-UPenn Partnership, assisting in building informatics and epidemiologic research capacity in Botswana. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, the American College of Epidemiology, and the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. person

• Joseph N Jarvis, MSc, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, DTM 

  Joseph N Jarvis, MSc, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, DTM

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Tropical Medicine and International Medicine | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine   Epidemiology | HIV/AIDS | Opportunistic Infections | Meningitis | Immunology | Clinical Trials | Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)   Botswana | France | Malawi | Tanzania, United Republic of | Uganda | Zimbabwe | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | South Africa BWA||FRA||MWI||TZA||UGA||ZWE||GBR||ZAF BIO STATEMENT: I am an infectious diseases physician and clinical researcher based full time in Botswana, where I have been working for the Botswana-Upenn Partnership since February 2014. My primary research interest is in HIV-related opportunistic infections, in particular those affecting the central nervous system (CNS). I have recently completed a phase II clinical trial exploring novel treatments for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, am running a cryptococcal meningitis screening and prevention trial, and have a series of studies describing the aetiology of CNS infections in this setting and utility of molecular diagnostics. I also provide clinical care in the local health service. person

• Saurabh Jha, MBBS, MRCS, MS 

  Saurabh Jha, MBBS, MRCS, MS

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Radiology | University of Pennsylvania   Global Radiology | Artificial Intelligence | Access to Medical Imaging | Health Policy   Nepal NPL BIO STATEMENT: I'm a cardiothoracic radiologist. Formerly, I trained in surgery in Britain and worked in a remote outpost in Australia, before transitioning to radiology and moving to the US. I'm interested in creative writing, imaging adoption, artificial intelligence, and health policy. I have travelled extensively in the hills of India, Nepal, and Tibet. I work with private industry and NGOs to improve access to medical imaging in remote areas, particularly those at high altitudes. I also study the adoption of AI in LMICs person

• Michelle J. Johnson, PhD 

  Michelle J. Johnson, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor (PSOM) and Secondary Faculty Appointment - SEAS Bioengineering   Neurorehabilitation   Botswana | Costa Rica | Italy | Mexico | Jamaica BWA||CRI||ITA||MEX||JAM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Johnson directs the Rehabilitation Robotic Research and Design Laboratory, which specializes in the design, development, and therapeutic use of novel, affordable, intelligent robotic assistants for rehabilitation in high and low-resource environments. The lab emphasizes the use of neuroscience, robotics and sensors to support functional recovery in adults and children with brain injury or at risk for brain injury. Active projects with clinicians and engineers is in Italy, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Botswana. A Fulbright Scholar for 2020-202, she will pursue technology-assisted rehabilitation in Botswana for people living with HIV and Stroke in collaboration with CFAR. person

• Atul A. Kalanuria, MD, FACP, MHCI 

  Atul A. Kalanuria, MD, FACP, MHCI

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesia and Critical Care | University of Pennsylvania   Neurology | Brain and Spinal Diseases   India | United States IND||USA BIO STATEMENT: I am a neuro-intensivist at Penn, and I specialize in the management of acute brain and spine diseases. The outcome of acute neurological diseases such as stroke and traumatic brain and spine injuries depends heavily on the care given within the first few hours. The exploration of the scope of practice and ability of providers to care for such patients in resource scare environments is a matter of great importance and personal interest. Many of these injuries can be salvaged with meager resources and modification of existing practices. As a neurointensivist at Penn medicine, my role is to promote brain healing while identifying and treating injury. My training in innovation equips me with tools to improve healthcare. Brought up in India, I am able to appreciate the technological, logistical and operational insufficiencies there. There is a growing need for acute neurological and neurosurgical care in most parts of India and my hope is that I will be able to accomplish my goal of forging partnerships in my home country. person

• Vinay Kampalath, MD, DTMH 

  Vinay Kampalath, MD, DTMH

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics | University of Pennsylvania   Humanitarian assistance | Refugee health | Emergency Care Delivery | Outbreak and Pandemic Response | Humanitarian Crises   Bangladesh | Botswana | India | Jordan | Greece | Sierra Leone | Poland BGD||BWA||IND||JOR||GRC||SLE||POL BIO STATEMENT: Vinay Kampalath is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and an emergency medicine physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Kampalath completed his clinical training at the CHOP, MD at Brown University, and a DTM&H at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Kampalath has worked with WHO, the Global Health Cluster, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and the Syrian American Medical Society on improving systems of healthcare delivery globally. He has also worked and taught in ten countries, including several humanitarian settings, such as Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, Jordan, and Ukraine. person

• Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, MS 

  Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD, MS

  Scholar Scholar   Professor, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics | University of Pennsylvanian   Critical care | Emergency Medicine | Resuscitation Science   India IND BIO STATEMENT: Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics; President Society of Critical Care Medicine 2023-2024; International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; World Health Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies; Founding Director of CHOP Academy for Resuscitation of Children and Pediatric Global Resuscitation Alliance. Recognized with AAP Distinguished Lifetime Award and AHA International Impact Award. person

• Jonathan Kantor, MD, MSCE, MA 

  Jonathan Kantor, MD, MSCE, MA

  Scholar Scholar   Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dermatology | University of Pennsylvania   Telemedicine | Medical Education | Artifical Inteligence   France | Haiti | South Africa | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | United States FRA||HTI||ZAF||GBR||USA BIO STATEMENT:Dr Jonathan Kantor is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine. Jonathan is editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology International, the author/ editor of four textbooks published by McGraw-Hill, and the author of over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters. Born in South Africa and educated in six countries on four continents, his scholarship is focused on utilization and access to skin and cancer care. He has a long-standing interest in international education, outreach, telemedicine, and AI, leveraging international expertise for the betterment of global health in dermatology. person

• Daniel Kantor, MD, FAAN 

  Daniel Kantor, MD, FAAN

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   President Emeritus, Florida Society of Neurology   Health economics | Neurology | Standardization of care across different health systems | Health outcomes | Patient advocacy   Nigeria NGA BIO STATEMENT: Daniel Kantor, MD, FAAN is President Emeritus of the Florida Society of Neurology. After studying Literary Theory and Computer Science & Engineering at Penn, he enrolled in the charter class of the Ben-Gurion University -- Columbia University Collaboration in Global Health & Medicine. After completing Neurology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, he chose to remain in the US to use global health skills to help urban and rural populations as the Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, University of Florida in Jacksonville. Most recently, he served as Director of the Division of Neurology and then as Inaugural Neurology Residency Program Director at Florida Atlantic University. person

• Debbie Kantor APRN, MSN 

  Debbie Kantor APRN, MSN

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Founder and CEO of Hero Medical | Co-Founder of Constant Connection   Mental health | Head Injury | Triage | Acute Care   Australia | Israel | Kenya AUS||ISR||KEN Debbie Kantor APRN, MSN is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner trained at Penn, where she sat on the Clinical Faculty of the Penn School of Nursing from 1999-2005. She is the Founder and CEO of Hero Medical, a MedTech company tackling the prehospital care of head injuries and stroke. According to WHO, Traumatic Brain Injury is the leading cause of trauma-related death and disability around the world. Her company is creating an accessible and inexpensive platform to more rapidly bandage and monitor head-injured patients. She is also co-founder of Constant Connection, a startup creating a global platform for wellness and resources for caregivers. person

• Megan Kassick, MD, MPH 

  Megan Kassick, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology | University of Pennsylvania   Women's health | Implementation Science | Gynecologic Cancers | Cervical Cancer | Radiotherapy | Braachytherapy   Zambia ZMB BIO STATEMENT: Megan Kassick, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Perelman School of Medicine, with a dedicated focus in global oncology. She is a member of the Women's Health Service and primarily treats patients with gynecologic and breast malignancies, and specializes in brachytherapy. Her academic interests include addressing global disparities in cervical cancer treatment. She has collaborated with oncologists in Sub-Saharan Africa, and has completed an internship with the International Atomic Energy Agency. person

• Iliana V. Kohler, PhD 

  Iliana V. Kohler, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Director | Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania   Mental health | Non-communicable disease | Health Systems Strengthening | Aging | Cognition   Burkina Faso | Malawi | United States BFA||MWI||USA BIO STATEMENT: I am social demographer interested in the demographic, health and social aspects of aging in low and middle income contexts. My approach to study global health, aging and mortality is based on the life-course perspective and in several projects and publications in collaboration with other researchers we have shown the long legacy of early childhood factors on health outcomes in late life in different contexts. I am leading a portfolio of research projects that critically evaluates social, demographic and epidemiological theories of aging outside the realm of the transitional aging studies that are focused on upper-middle-income and high-income contexts. person

• Carrie L. Kovarik, MD 

  Carrie L. Kovarik, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Dermatology | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Healthcare Access | Telemedicine | Informatics   Botswana | Guatemala | Malawi | Tanzania, United Republic of | Peru | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) BWA||GTM||MWI||TZA||PER||VEN BIO STATEMENT: I have an interest in access to health care, telemedicine, informatics, and HIV-related skin disease. I have created the Penn Dermatology Global Health program, through which I work to provide clinical care and education in underserved communities. I have implemented numerous innovative telemedicine programs in underserved communities in the US and globally using mobile phones, electronic medical records, open source technology, and accessory medical devices. I am now also focusing on developing, sustaining, and advocating for new models of quality health care that can increase access through telemedicine and other means. person

• Shaon Lahiri, PhD, MPH 

  Shaon Lahiri, PhD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Postdoctoral Researcher, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Department | University of Pennsylvania   Family Planning | PrEP uptake | Sanitation behaviors | tobacco use | intimate partner violence   Kenya | India | China | Oman KEN||IND||CHN||OMN BIO STATEMENT: I am an interdisciplinary social and behavioral scientist working on several global health issues. I approach the field from the lens of the social determinants of health, health behavior theory, and a focus on understanding common social processes across multiple health outcomes related to sanitation, mental health, tobacco use, family planning use, intimate partner violence, and HIV risk reduction. My expertise is on the influence of social norms on behavior. I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the PPE program at Penn, and a PPE Postdoctoral Fellow in the Penn Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics. person

• Priti Lal, MD 

  Priti Lal, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Director of GU Pathology, Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Global Oncology | Medical Education | Prostate Cancer | Bladder and Kidney Cancer   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: As part of the CGH community, my primary interest is teaching and mentoring students from countries in Africa who have an interest in gaining a deeper understanding of the current diagnostic and molecular tools as applied to prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer. Dr. Lal is the Director of GU Pathology, Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | University of Pennsylvania. She is the lead pathologist in applying the latest technology of 3D visualization of prostate cancer, focusing on men of African descent. She is also the lead pathologist from the USA for the MADCAP consortium, a collaboration between Harvard, Moffit, Penn, and ten countries in Africa. person

• Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD, MA, FCCM 

  Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD, MA, FCCM

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Senior Consultant | Mayo Clinic   Brain drain | Protocol development | Telemedicine   Brazil | China | Croatia | South Africa | Tanzania, United Republic of | Vietnam BRA||CHN||HRV||ZAF||TZA||VNM BIO STATEMENT: I have been interested in global health for several years. I participated on several clinical, research and supportive appointments in Brazil, South Africa, Vietnam, People Republic of China, Tanzania and Croatia. My research focus on the mechanism preventing "brain drain" from the low-income countries. I specifically study mechanisms how the transfer of knowledge occur and what are the barriers. I worked with several organization but most recently I collaborate with the Health Volunteers Overseas. person

• Linh Cu Le MD, PhD 

  Linh Cu Le MD, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Vice Dean - College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity   Reproductive health | Injury Prevention | Cancer epidemiology | Adolescent health   China | India | Vietnam CHN||IND||VNM BIO STATEMENT: Dr Linh worked almost 17 years at Hanoi University of Public Health and dedicatedly contributed to the delivery of the very first Master and Doctoral program of Public Health in Vietnam as well as capacity building and health sciences education reform at national scale. Dr Linh joined Vinmec – the leading private healthcare system in Vietnam in 2014, and played an instrumental role to establish VinUniversity and its College of Health Sciences in 2019. Both Vinmec and VinUniversity are not-for-profit members of Vingroup - the largest private corproration in Vietnam. Dr Linh’s research and policy advocacy focused on road traffic safety, injury prevention, adolescent and population health. As a scholar, he provided technical support to numerous projects for EU, WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, etc. in Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and India. person

• Joseph Leanza, MD 

  Joseph Leanza, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Global Emergency Medicine Fellow | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania   Emergency Medicine | Medical Education | Humanitarian Response | Climate Change   Bangladesh | Pakistan | Iraq BGD||PAK||IRQ BIO STATEMENT: Joseph Leanza is an Emergency Medicine physician at the University of Pennsylvania with an interest in emergency medicine systems, disaster and humanitarian response, education, and environmental health. Within the NGO Global Response Management, he is the project lead for emergency medicine specialty and EMS systems development in Federal Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan. He also works in research and education with the Certification Program in Emergency Medicine in Pakistan and Bangladesh and with the Penn Center for Global Health developing simulation curricula at Vin University in Vietnam. He has previously worked in a clinical and research capacity with Global Emergency Care in Masaka, Uganda. person

• Shaun Wen Huey Lee 

  Shaun Wen Huey Lee

  International Scholar International Scholar   Associate Professor | Monash University School of Pharmacy   Tuberculosis | Quality Use of Medicine   Vietnam | Malaysia VNM||MYS BIO STATEMENT: Shaun Lee is a pharmacist by profession and is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Monash University Malaysia. His research is highly interdisciplinary and uses methods from the social sciences, public health, clinical medicine, and epidemiology. His current research focuses on population health, in relation to how public interventions can have an impact on health inequalities with particular focus on non-communicable diseases; pharmacoepidemiology, and in particular on how to optimize medication and reducing inappropriate polypharmacy in vulnerable populations, such as in older adults, or those with a life-limiting illness. person

• Thabo Lenneiye, MBA, MSc, MArch 

  Thabo Lenneiye, MBA, MSc, MArch

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Managing Director, PennPraxis - Weitzman School of Design | University of Pennsylvania   Implementation research | Evidence-based Practices | Informal settlements | Urban Planning   Kenya | Zimbabwe KEN||ZWE BIO STATEMENT: Thabo Lenneiye is the managing director of PennPraxis, overseeing the operations, fundraising, business development, communications, and strategic planning of the organization. Previously, she was an architect at Gensler, where she was instrumental in setting up their Africa practice and worked directly for the CEO as support staff on the Obama Administration’s Presidential Advisory Committee for Doing Business in Africa. Thabo served as the inaugural secretary of the Board for the African Union Pan-African Diaspora Women’s Association, under the leadership of Ambassador (2017-2018). She has co-taught multi-disciplinary urban planning and design studios at the University of Pennsylvania. person

• Michael Z. Levy, PhD 

  Michael Z. Levy, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology | University of Pennsylvania   Chagas disease | Disease ecology   Peru PER I study the interface of insects, pathogens & people. I founded the UPenn/UPCH Zoonotic Disease Laboratory in Arequipa, Peru in 2004 and have led a number of studies on Chagas disease in that city. Recently I've begun studying bugs closer to home--bed bugs. person

• Pranee Liamputtong, PhD 

  Pranee Liamputtong, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Professor of Behavior Sciences | VinUniversity College of Health Sciences   HIV/AIDS | Mental health | Global Cardiovascular Disease | Breast cancer | Sexual Violence | Social aspects of the pandemic   Australia | Iraq | Jamaica | Japan | Malaysia | Thailand | United States | Vietnam AUS||IRQ||JAM||JPN||MYS||THA||USA||VNM BIO STATEMENT: I am a medical anthropologist and have interests in the health of women, children, immigrants, refugees, older people, and transgender individuals. I am interested in issues relating to motherhood, reproductive health, sexuality, sexual health, mental health, HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, and the global pandemic. I have undertaken many research projects with refugee and immigrant women in Australia and qualitative research with women living with HIV/AIDS and breast cancer in Thailand and Malaysia. I am a qualitative researcher and have written several textbooks on this approach. At VinUniversity, my focus will be on health behaviors and social determinants of health. person

• Renyu Liu, MD, PhD 

  Renyu Liu, MD, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, and Neurology, University of Pennsylvania | Co-Chair of the World Stroke Organization Taskforce for Prehospital Care (WSOTPC)   Stroke   China | United States CHN||USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Liu is a physician scientist in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine. One of Dr Liu’s primary interests is to reduce prehospital delays for stroke victims world-wide by working with a global multi-disciplinary team. After successfully implementing his novel Stroke education strategy, Stroke 120 in China (https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/internal-newsletters/system-news/2017/february/it-s-as-easy-as-1-2-0), in conjunction with Dr. Jing Zhao, a neurologist at Fudan University in Shanghai, Dr. Liu and his multi-disciplinary team also created Stroke 112 for other non-English speaking countries and regions. These educational strategies, based on the English program, FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time), for rapid stroke recognition and action, are currently being implemented in several countries or regions where English is not the primary language. Dr. Liu was appointed as Director of the Stroke 120 Special Task Force by the Chinese Stroke Association in 2017. Dr Liu is a current China Research Engagement Fund ($100K) recipient to promote and study Stroke 120 in China. If you are interested in joining his multi-disciplinary team in reducing prehospital delays for stroke victims worldwide, please contact him at liur@uphs.upenn.edu. Dr Liu has worked with Rosemary Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Joshua Atkins, MD, PhD, on a joint Penn Nursing and Medicine collaboration to improve post-surgical Pain management in China with funding support from the Penn Global. Dr. Liu also has an active basic research lab, funded by an NIH-R01, studying novel compound(s) as opioid receptor ligands for clinical usage through an understanding of the structural-functional relationships of opioid and opioid receptors. person

• Elizabeth Dawn Lowenthal, MD,MSCE 

  Elizabeth Dawn Lowenthal, MD,MSCE

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Pediatrics   Botswana | Dominican Republic BWA||DOM BIO STATEMENT: After living in Botswana from 2004-2008 and serving as the Clinic Director of the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence at that time, I came to Penn for Epidemiology training and stayed here as faculty of the medical school. I am now Research Director for Global Health at CHOP and I have active research in Botswana and the Dominican Republic. I mentor numerous students, faculty and in-country partners whose work is focused on the health of children in resource-limited settings. person

• Paul Lu, MD, MSEd 

  Paul Lu, MD, MSEd

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Capacity-building | International Medical Education   Botswana | Vietnam BWA||VNM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Paul Lu’s clinical and research interests are focused on medical education and global health. Locally, he co-directs the PSOM Global Health Pre-Departure Training Course for health professional students interested in global health electives. Internationally, he supports the VinGroup-Penn Alliance and has helped develop both undergraduate and graduate medical education curriculum for VinUniversity, College of Health Sciences in Hanoi, Vietnam. In addition, he co-directs the Master Clinical Educator Academy (MCEA) faculty development training program at VinUniversity. Dr. Lu has been involved in various medical-related projects in China, Vietnam, Mexico, Botswana, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. person

• Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, DDS 

  Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, DDS

  International Scholar International Scholar   Lecturer and Research fellow   Epidemiology | Infectious disease | Environmental health | Adverse drug reactions   Taiwan, Province of China TWN BIO STATEMENT:Dr. Ma leads clinical studies at National Taiwan University, Taiwan using population-based cohort registry and multi-national intramural databases. His main research interests include infectious diseases and adverse drug reactions. As a previous scholar at Penn, he keeps close collaborations with faculty at Penn. Through integrating sociodemographics, lifestyle survey, environmental exposure, medical records, and genetic data provided from affiliated biobanks in these cohorts studies, results of these studies provide understanding towards the complicated interactions between clinical phenotypes/ disease prognosis, lifestyle/ environmental exposure, and genotypes, and could be applied to improve health equity worldwide. person

• Shannon Marquez, PhD, MEng 

  Shannon Marquez, PhD, MEng

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Dean of Global Engagement & Professor | Columbia University   Maternal Child Health | Global water | sanitation & hygiene | gender equity and social inclusion | capacity building and health-systems strengthening | livelihood and resilience BIO STATEMENT: My research and practice has been in the field of global environmental health; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); sustainable solutions to address the environmental burden of disease and health disparities in developing countries; and health systems strengthening and capacity-building in global health. Currently, I serve as the Director of the Dornsife Global Development Scholars Program, which leverages an exciting global health partnership with World Vision International to provide global health training, support faculty/student research, and trainee field experiences in 36 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. I teach courses in WASH, and MCH, including field courses in Cuba and West Africa. person

• Yehoda Martei, MD, MSCE 

  Yehoda Martei, MD, MSCE

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Global Oncology   Botswana | Ghana | Uganda BWA||GHA||UGA BIO STATEMENT: I am an attending physician in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Penn. My research focuses on evaluating and improving access to cancer medicines and treatment outcomes in breast cancer patients in sub Saharan Africa, and assessing the impact of access to essential medicines for cancer treatment in low- and middle- income countries, on clinical outcomes among cancer patients. I have also worked on the WHO Steering Committee/ Union for International Cancer Control Task Team for updating the Model List of Essential Medicines for Cancer and the Steering Committee for the Medicine Patent Policy: “Feasibility of expanding the Medicines Patent Pool’s scope to include all patented essential medicines.” person

• Sergio N. Martinez, MD 

  Sergio N. Martinez, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Director of Clinical Education | Universidad Francisco Marrqouin   Global Surgery | Orthopedics | Trauma | Bioethics | Chronic Diseases   Guatemala GTM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Sergio Martinez is an orthopedic surgeon and the Director of Clinical Education at the Universidad Francisco Marrqouin (UFM) in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Early in Medical school, he was exposed to professionals practicing in different health systems at a local and international level. A global health conscience quickly became part of his everyday thinking and throughout all stages of his medical practice. Living in a country where cultural diversity is broad, globalized interactions must be put in the equation when dealing with health care. Global health is gaining momentum in the current curriculum at UFM where Dr Martinez oversees the clinical education program. person

• Yohana Mashalla, MD, PhD 

  Yohana Mashalla, MD, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Professor of Biomedical Science | University of Botswana   Monitoring & Evaulation | Program management | Leadership   Angola | Botswana | Malawi | South Africa | Namibia | Tanzania, United Republic of | Zambia | Zimbabwe AGO||BWA||MWI||ZAF||NAM||TZA||ZMB||ZWE BIO STATEMENT: Currently I am the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences involved in teaching, providing service and research and the Co-Director of the Afya Bora Consortium. The curricula for training of doctors, nurses and public health specialists in sub Saharan Africa are compact and do not prepare graduates to lead large global health programs in the region. We developed the Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship to strengthen health systems in the region as a strategy to bridge the leadership gap by training health professionals in leadership skills (communication, implementation science, budgeting and human resources management, program management, monitoring and evaluation, grant writing, etc). My major interests are program management and monitoring and evaluation. person

• Audrey Naledi Masizana, PhD 

  Audrey Naledi Masizana, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Senior Lecturer, Computer Science | University of Botswana   Data Science Training in Health Care   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: As a HOD Computer Science , I have successfully led research projects including Microsoft sponsored Digital Inclusion call of 2006 and 2008, a project in the Health sector that led to the establishment of the e-Health research unit in 2012. The unit continues to engage in Health Informatics research and has fostered wide-reaching collaboration within and beyond, NGO’s such as Botswana UPENN, Botswana Harvard Partnerships, CHOP and also with Government through the Ministry of Health I am also spearheading a number of health-related research projects providing digital solutions under themes of Data Warehousing, Mining, IOT's and Interoperability. person

• Paul J. Mather, MD 

  Paul J. Mather, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine   Community Engagement | Medical Education   Botswana | Vietnam BWA||VNM BIO STATEMENT: Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Physician Leader for Heart Failure Disease Management for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Director, Faculty Development, Division of Cardiology. He received the American Heart Association Lynn Smaha Award fo Excellence in 2019 and was named the American Heart Association Physician of the Year in 2020. He also received the Edward S. Cooper Award from the Philadelphia AHA in 2023. He has worked with Italian, British, Vietnamese and Botwanian Universities to help them expand their bandwidth of medical education person

• Monica Matsumoto, MD 

  Monica Matsumoto, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | University of Pennsylvania   Refugee health | Radiology Education | Interventional Radiology | Supply Chain Development   Jordan | Peru JOR||PER BIO STATEMENT: I am an interventional radiology resident and part of the Radiology Health Equity Track. I started working in international health as an undergraduate at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, followed by a Fulbright Fellowship in Jordan, and then decided to pursue medicine as a tool to make a positive impact on people around the world. I want to build upon my experiences working with refugee populations both in Chicago and Jordan, as well as collaborating with RAD-AID International, to foster the development of critical radiology services, education, and in under-resourced settings. person

• Kabelo Leonard Mauco, PhD, MSc 

  Kabelo Leonard Mauco, PhD, MSc

  International Scholar International Scholar   Fulbright Fellow | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   Global Health Security | Digital Epidemiology   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: I have a PhD in digital health. My current research interests are on digital epidemiology and global health security. I am a Fulbright visiting scholar currently hosted by CHOP for the next 5 months. As a digital health researcher, my research interests focused on creating evidence and policies to guide the sustainable implementation of digital health in developing countries. Reviewer for the following academic journals; Journal of Medical Internet Research, Digital Health (SAGE journals) AND Frontiers in Digital Health. Senior lecturer and research fellow, department of Health Information Management, Botho University, Gaborone Botswana. person

• Ryan J. McAuley, MD, MPH, FACP, FAAP 

  Ryan J. McAuley, MD, MPH, FACP, FAAP

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Humanitarian assistance | Refugee health | Disaster response | Health and human rights   Vietnam VNM BIO STATEMENT: Ryan's global health interests focus on vulnerable populations, refugee and migrant health, disaster response, and medical education in developing settings. From 2014-2018, Ryan completed several missions with Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan and Egypt. From 2019-2021, Ryan was based in Hanoi, Vietnam as part of the Vingroup-Penn Partnership and served as the first Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at VinUniversity. Ryan works clinically as an adult Oncology Hospitalist and serves as the Director of Operations for Global Graduate Medical Education with the Penn Center for Global Health. person

• Cramer A. McCullen, MD, MPH 

  Cramer A. McCullen, MD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Health Systems Strengthening | Health Equity   Guatemala | United States GTM||USA BIO STATEMENT: I believe that health and poverty are intertwined and that health is essential for the development of individuals, communities and countries. As such, I have spent significant time in Central America working on HIV surveillance, product development, and qualitative research to address health disparities for patients on the "borders", both physical and social, patients with intersectional identities like LGBT and Latinx subpopulations. I am seeking opportunities domestically and abroad to continue working with marginalized and under-resourced patient populations, aiming to eventually dedicate at least partial clinical time to improving healthcare delivery systems and developing health policy in a global context. person

• Suyash Mohan, MD 

  Suyash Mohan, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Radiology & Neurosurgery | University of Pennsylvania   International Medical Education | Health Equity | Health Disparities | Diagnostic Imaging   South Africa ZAF BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Mohan is a physician-scientist with a research focus on clinical and translational applications of advanced neuroimaging techniques in the development of noninvasive imaging-based biomarkers for assessing brain tumor metabolism and response to therapy. His current National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute funded clinical trial (R01 CA262584-01) is utilizing synergy of advanced metabolic imaging, computational modelling, with interdisciplinary collaborations and industrial partnership to transform the treatment of patients with brain tumors. Dr. Mohan is the recipient of numerous awards and honors and has been the brand ambassador for societies like the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR). He was awarded the 2018 Anne G. Osborn ASNR Outreach Professorship to South Africa and was awarded the esteemed RSNA International Visiting Professorship (IVP) to Kazakhstan in 2022. Dr. Mohan is a passionate educator and was the recipient of the Wallace T. Miller Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013, and then the ‘2015 Teaching Award’, for ‘Excellence in Teaching’ at the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, he was awarded the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), 2019 Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Mohan has made important scientific contributions and has published over 135 peer-reviewed articles, numerous book chapters, 3 books, presented over 250 abstracts in national and international meetings, and has delivered over 300 lectures locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Mohan has had a number of roles in national organizations, American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and has been recently been appointed as the Assistant Editor for Radiographics. He has focused interest in advancing neuro-oncologic imaging and research, teaching and education, organizing CMEs, academic mentoring of trainees and junior faculty, as well as in multidisciplinary collaborations.. person

• Mooketsi Molefi, MB ChB, MSCE 

  Mooketsi Molefi, MB ChB, MSCE

  International Scholar International Scholar   Lecturer | University of Botswana Faculty of Medicine   Epidemiology | Health Informatics | Biostatistics   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: As a young academician and researcher, I aspire to grow professionally. My area of focus has largely been around HIV/AIDS particularly Cryptococcal disease research at clinical trials level. I have done some TB work with colleagues. Through this opportunity I would like to expand my scope to morbidity measures such as quality of life assessment for patients living with HIV/AIDS, TB and cancer I am also interested in health economic evaluations for some of the medical interventions against HIV/AIDS,TB and cancer for resource limited settings like Botswana. Collaboration with nternational researchers in any of these areas would be key. person

• Billy Morara Tsima, MD 

  Billy Morara Tsima, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Senior Lecturer and Family Physician | University of Botswana   HIV/AIDS | Mental health | Maternal Child Health | Basic Life Support/Resuscitation   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: As a family physician, my practice of medicine involves providing medical care to a wide variety of people. Serving in primary care settings provides a unique opportunity to interact with undifferentiated patients from different backgrounds. It became evident early in my exposure to this situation that equity in health is important and addressing it is an ongoing effort requiring a strong understanding of the context in which diseases occur as well as collaboration with others with different experiences.As a medical educator and researcher, my work brings me in contact with many others in the global health space. person

• Sununguko Wata Mpoloka, PhD 

  Sununguko Wata Mpoloka, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Associate Professor | University of Botswana, Department of Biological Sciences   Vaccines | Vaccine Research & Development   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Botswana, where I am involved in the teaching of both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as conducting research. My research is centered around Population Genetics, Vaccinology, and Molecular Genetics. I am currently the principal investigator in the H3Africa consortium under the auspices of CAfGEN (Collaborative African Genomics Network), which is an NIH-funded project looking at understanding the host genomic factors that determine the progression of HIV and TB in pediatrics. person

• Emmanuel Abraham Mpolya, PhD 

  Emmanuel Abraham Mpolya, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Senior Lecturer | Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology   Epidemiology | HIV/AIDS | Environmental health | Nutrition | Biostatistics   Tanzania, United Republic of TZA BIO STATEMENT: I have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), a Masters of Medical Sciences (Tohoku University,Japan) and a PhD in Theoretical Epidemiology (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan). Right after my first degree I was employed by the UW PEPFAR-funded International Training and Education Center for Health - ITECH in Tanzania as a Curriculum Assistant, my first involvement in Global Health. Currently I am a Lecturer at the Department of Global Health at NM-AIST and I'm working with several partners in Global Health. I have also just completed a Fellowship in Global Health Leadership with AfyaBora. person

• Victoria Mui, MD 

  Victoria Mui, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology   Global Surgery | International Medical Education | Bioethics | Medical Education | Maternal Health   Vietnam | Uganda VNM||UGA BIO STATEMENT: Victoria Mui, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her international experience includes midwifery collaborations in Guatemala, surgical projects in Guyana, and a year-long faculty appointment at Gulu University in northern Uganda. She is a former MGH Global Health Clinical Fellow through Seed Global Health-Peace Corps. She is currently the OB/GYN Curriculum Lead for the VinUni-UPenn partnership. She is interested in international projects that focus on medical education and advanced training in women's health and global surgery and excited to be a champion in the department. person

• Maham N. Munawar, DO, MS 

  Maham N. Munawar, DO, MS

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Global Health Fellow - Penn Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship | University of Pennsylvania   Nutrition | Emergency Medicine | Women's health | capacity building and health-systems strengthening   Pakistan | Bangladesh | Iraq PAK||BGD||IRQ BIO STATEMENT: Maham is from Texas and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas in Austin and a Master of Science as well as her medical degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency training at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. Her academic interests include, but are not limited to, healthcare access and health policy as well as nutrition, women’s health, and education/EM program development abroad. person

• Mohan S. Narasimhamurthy, MD 

  Mohan S. Narasimhamurthy, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Pathology | Oncology | Training Laboratory Professionals   Botswana | India BWA||IND BIO STATEMENT: I practiced pathology for nine years in Botswana in various capacities, including assistant program director of the pathology residency program at the University of Botswana and the National Health Laboratory. I was involved in developing a pathology residency program, laboratory accreditation, scaling up diagnostic services with the introduction of immunohistochemistry, and setting up multidisciplinary tumor board meetings. I also initiated rapid on-site evaluation in FNA clinics, which received the Best Public Service Initiative from the Ministry of Health, Botswana, in 2017. I have taught medical students, pathology residents, laboratory scientists, full-bright scholars, and MPhil students. In addition, I participated in several projects, including HPV genotyping and breast cancer-related studies, and published several papers. I was the informal technical committee member for WHO to develop a technical package on strengthening and scaling-up services for the management of invasive cervical cancer. I also contributed to drafting and reviewing the WHO Guide for establishing a pathology laboratory in the context of cancer control and WHO-IAEA Framework for Setting up a Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 2021. person

• Jackline E. Ngowi, MD 

  Jackline E. Ngowi, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Physician Scientist, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences   Tuberculosis | Non-communicable disease | Health economics | Sexual reproductive health   Tanzania, United Republic of TZA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Jackline Ngowi, a researcher at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), has interests in implementation science and health economics in Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and NCDs. She received the 2022 Early Career Research grant from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine. Dr. Ngowi serves as the program manager for the GROWNUTII/EPRENUT consortium at MUHAS and coordinates collaborative studies, including Tuberculosis case-finding, intrauterine hormonal device feasibility, and COVID-19 seroprevalence in pregnant women. Jackline attended the summer visiting fellowship in 2023 and received training in the Implementation Science course at the Penn Implementation Science Institute. person

• Nhung Thi Nguyen 

  Nhung Thi Nguyen

  International Scholar International Scholar   Physiology Faculty | VinUniversity College of Health Sciences   Mitochondrial-related disease | Metabolic disease | Vascular Calcification | Phosphate toxicity   Vietnam VNM BIO STATEMENT: I am Dr. Nhung Thi Nguyen, currently I am a lecturer in Physiology of the College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity. I have spent for more than 5 years doing research in Physiology to discover the potential therapeutic target for several metabolic diseases. My research concentrates on the toxicity high serum phosphate, particularly in the development of vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD). With the increasing number of CKD patients globally, I believe that my research highly contributes to curing a lot of complications found in these patients. In capstone project, he created a survey to screen for vision-related quality of life in homeless populations. Dr Andersen also spent two months in Botswana with the local leadership team of an eye health organization called Peek Vision, focusing on visual acuity screening for schoolchildren. He hopes to continue to work with organizations locally and internationally to develop interventions to address preventable blindness. person

• Huyen Thi Hoa Nguyen, PhD, RN 

  Huyen Thi Hoa Nguyen, PhD, RN

  International Scholar International Scholar   Associate Professor | VinUniversity College of Health Sciences, Nursing   Mental health | Chronic Diseases | Women's health   Australia | Vietnam AUS||VNM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Huyen Nguyen has more than 15 years teaching in nursing field. With her research interests in chronic diseases, mental health and women's health, she has joined a number of national and international research projects. Currently, Dr Huyen is working as a nurse researcher and lecturer at VinUniversity, Vietnam. While joining in teaching nursing students, Dr Huyen has obtained a couple of internal and external research grants to conduct projects about mental health status of women after birth and of nurses working at frontline against Covid-19. person

• Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla MPH 

  Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   MD Candidate | University of Washington   Epidemiology | Medical anthropology | Immigrant health | Health Disparities | Medical Education | Neurological Surgery   Guatemala | Mexico GTM||MEX BIO STATEMENT: Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla is a medical student at the University of Washington. He is originally from Mexico. He completed undergraduate studies at the University of Arizona before pursuing graduate studies in public health at the University of Pennsylvania. He hopes to facilitate access to neurosurgical care for medically underserved communities and contribute to scientific scholarship aimed at improving overall patient care. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet, Nature Medicine, Neurosurgery, and others. His current academic interests include global neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, health disparities, and medical education. person

• Abass M. Noor, MD 

  Abass M. Noor, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Director, of Global Radiology Outreach & Education, CHOP | Director, Health Equity Leadership Track Radiology Residency, University of Pennsylvania   International Medical Education | Health Equity | Health Disparities | Diagnostic Imaging | Medical Education   Botswana | Ethiopia | Nepal BWA||ETH||NPL BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Noor is an attending physician in the Departments of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He completed his undergraduate education at Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) and received his medical degree from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Providence, RI). Given his experiences as a refugee from Somalia, Dr. Noor has long held a passion for working toward a more equitable future for low and middle income countries (LMICs). His current interests are primarily in medical education and in implementing sustainable radiology services in resource-limited areas of the world. person

• Joseph Nwadiuko, MD, MPH 

  Joseph Nwadiuko, MD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | University of Pennsylvania   Refugee health | Health Systems Strengthening   Mexico | South Africa | United States MEX||ZAF||USA BIO STATEMENT: Joseph Nwadiuko is a General Internal Medicine Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Having worked in 8 nations, his broad interest is in the intersection of global health systems, physician and patient migration, and behavioral economics. He has been published in JAMA, The Lancet, spoken at the State Department and USAID, and is an consultant for the World Bank Migration and Remittances Unit. His career goals involve academic service and health system strengthening in a LMIC context. He completed a MPH and his residency at Johns Hopkins, an MD at the University of Pittsburgh, and his BA at Amherst College. person

• Obadia Venance Nyongole, MD 

  Obadia Venance Nyongole, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Instructor of Medicine - Infectious Disease | University of Pennsylvania   Health Systems Strengthening | Medical Education | Genitourinary Oncology   Tanzania, United Republic of TZA BIO STATEMENT: For the past fifteen years, my research focus has been on the delineation of dynamics of health systems, Medical education, surgical and urological conditions, developing evidence-based guidelines on improving quality of health services, prevention and control strategies. I have provided technical expertise and leadership roles in various programs/projects in Tanzania, and governance and implementation frameworks were fostered. I have worked and led teams to develop guidelines for clinical teaching. I have conducted a number of researches in health sciences. Am the Acting Director of Quality Assurance at the University. person

• Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, MSCE, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT 

  Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, MSCE, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Medical Director | The Poison Control Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.   Pediatrics | Environmental health | International Medical Education   United States USA BIO STATEMENT: As one of only 21 medical toxicologists certified by the American Board of Pediatrics since 2001, and as a former member of the Executive Committee of the AAP Council on Environmental Health, Dr. Osterhoudt is deeply committed to the environmental health of children worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 26% of pediatric deaths are attributable to modifiable environmental factors. Having been recognized with hospital, university, and national teaching awards, Dr. Osterhoudt is also engaged in international medical education and pediatric care systems development. person

• Hansel J. Otero, MD 

  Hansel J. Otero, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Director of International Pediatric Radiology Education and Outreach | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.   Pediatric Radiology | International Medical Education   Ethiopia | Botswana | Malawi | Argentina | Peru ETH||BWA||MWI||ARG||PER BIO STATEMENT:Currently, I serve as the director of global education of outreach for the radiology department at CHOP and the Outreach lead of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging and coordinate additional educational projects and teleradiology services for partners throughout the world. As a pediatric radiologist, I have also participated in educational pediatric radiology projects in Haiti, Ghana and Ethiopia among others. In the past, I practiced medicine in Venezuela and later as an emergency response physician with Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Liberia, Sudan, Angola, Pakistan and Yemen from 2002 to 2009. person

• Alex Oyengo Otieno, MPH 

  Alex Oyengo Otieno, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice | Arcadia University   Health and human rights | Sustainability | Policy | Teaching | Peace and Conflict   Botswana | Kenya | South Africa | Nigeria | United States BWA||KEN||ZAF||NGA||USA BIO STATEMENT: Alex Oyengo Otieno is an Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Arcadia University. He is interested in global health policy with a focus on health and human rights, sustainable development and peace and security. He is particularly interested in the role of international higher education in contributing to public narrative on global health challenges and the role of storytelling and dialogue on peace-building and conflict transformation with a focus on Africa. His work also draws on and contributes to sustainable social transformation, the intersection of human rights and peace pedagogy and health promotion, intercultural and international communication, embodiment, and Pan-Africanism and regional integration. person

• Michael Owens, MD 

  Michael Owens, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Emergency Physician | Naval Medical Center Portsmouth   Public Health | Disaster response | Infectious disease | Emergency Medicine | Medical Education   Angola | Vietnam | United States AGO||VNM||USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Owens is an Emergency Physician at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Director of the Navy’s Global Health Fellowship, and Assistant Professor at the USU and EVMS. He received his MPH from the University of Massachusetts and CEM from IAEM. His is the current Medical Director for the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response Team. Dr. Owens recent duties include directing multiple workshops and response activities throughout Central America, Pacific, and Africa with a focus on LMIC. He supported the 2014 Ebola epidemic as Medical Coordinator for an ETU in Liberia. His work include multiple publications associated with this work. person

• Ellis Owusu-Dabo, MB ChB, PhD 

  Ellis Owusu-Dabo, MB ChB, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Professor | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology   Tuberculosis | Infectious disease | Diabetes   Ghana GHA BIO STATEMENT: As a scientist, public health consultant, and lecturer, Prof. Ellis Owusu-Dabo’s expertise is mainly in population genomics of type II diabetes and Tuberculosis in low-income settings. Over the last decade, he has gained extensive experience in teaching and research at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. He has successfully secured funding and led research into genetic and immunologic factors of pulmonary tuberculosis and type II diabetes in collaborative research. As the current Dean of the School of Public Health, Ellis’s passion is in training the next generation of scientist to develop solutions to solve Africa’s problems. person

• Giacomo Maria Paganotti, PhD 

  Giacomo Maria Paganotti, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Malaria | HPV | Breast cancer | Pharmacogenetics   Botswana | Cameroon BWA||CMR BIO STATEMENT: My role in Botswana is to lead the Botswana-UPenn Partnership molecular laboratory (2014 to date). The main stakeholders are faculties and students from the local University of Botswana (Health Sciences, Biology, Medicine). In addition, we have collaborations with Penn, University of South Carolina, Duke University, McMaster University, the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy) and many African institutions (in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Sudan, etc). While by background I am a malariologist, because of the health issues here, I have expanded my interests on pharmacogenetics of anti-infective treatments but also breast cancer, HPV, and other related fields, including HIV. person

• Alejandra Paniagua-Avila, MD, MPH 

  Alejandra Paniagua-Avila, MD, MPH

  International Scholar International Scholar   Adjunct Fellow | Center for Public Health Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania   Implementation research | Community health | Non-communicable disease   Guatemala GTM BIO STATEMENT: Alejandra is the Research Director and an investigator at FUNSALUD, an NGO focused on providing primary healthcare, conducting public health research and building local capacity for research. Alejandra is interested in identifying determinants across the life course to prevent and manage non-communicable diseases. She is passionate about implementing culturally-appropriate and evidence-based interventions that reach the most under-served communities of Central America. Alejandra received an MPH from the University of Pennsylvania as a Fogarty International Center Trainee and a Medical Degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala. person

• Brianna E. Parsons VMD, MSEd 

  Brianna E. Parsons VMD, MSEd

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Lecturer in Sustainable Agriculture | School of Veterinary Medicine - New Bolton Center   Maternal and Child Nutrition | Environmental and Planetary Health | Social Entrepreneurship   Gambia | Botswana GMB||BWA person

• Jennifer Prah, PhD 

  Jennifer Prah, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Health Equity, Economics, and Policy | University of Pennsylvania   Health and human rights | Healthcare Access | Governance | Social determinants of health | Healthcare Financing | Healthcare Policy   India | Ghana | Indonesia | Malawi | Morocco | United States | Korea, Republic of | South Africa | Vietnam | Senegal IND||GHA||IDN||MWI||MAR||USA||KOR||ZAF||VNM||SEN BIO STATEMENT: Jennifer Prah is a leading scholar of global and domestic health policy and public health. She conducts theoretical and empirical studies of health equity to reduce global and national health inequities with a focus on the most impoverished populations worldwide, especially women and children. Dr. Prah’s scholarship has scrutinized the existing global health architecture to identify more effective global health policy responses linking public policy and law to global health theory at global and national levels. Her research is conducted internationally and nationally, including in Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, South Korea, South Africa, United States and Vietnam. person

• Madiha Raees, MD 

  Madiha Raees, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia   Malaria | Pediatrics | Brain Injury | Neurocritical Care | Implementation Science   Malawi MWI BIO:Madiha Raees, MD joined the Division of Critical Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as an attending physician and clinical instructor in summer 2021. Outside of her clinical work in pediatric intensive care unit, she has a deep interest in optimizing healthcare provision for children in variably resourced regions. She is currently studying proposed biomarkers of brain injury in the cerebral malaria population as potential surrogates for advanced imaging and predictors of neurological outcome. Her work is based in Blantyre, Malawi and she works closely with the Blantyre Malaria Project. person

• Jesse M. Raiten, MD 

  Jesse M. Raiten, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care | University of Pennsylvania   Anesthesiology and Critical Care | Quality Improvement   Malaysia | Nepal | Rwanda MYS||NPL||RWA BIO STATEMENT: My work in global health focuses on educational development and capacity building in anesthesiology and critical care in Africa and Asia, most recently in Rwanda, Nepal and Malaysia. I strive to collaborate with local physicians and health care providers to improve quality of care and operational flow in the operating rooms and intensive care units, develop quality assurance programs, as well as assist with locally conducted clinical research. person

• Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH 

  Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Instructor of Medicine - Infectious Disease | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis | Social protection | Poverty Reduction   Haiti HTI BIO STATEMENT: Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH is a physician-scientist specializing in infectious diseases, and an Instructor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, and went on to complete the Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity and Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where his clinical and research focus was on HIV, tuberculosis, and cholera in rural Haiti. He is interested in the relationship between poverty, food security, individual and population outcomes for infectious diseases, and the use of the social safety nets to improve these outcomes. person

• Kelsey Johnson Ripp, MD 

  Kelsey Johnson Ripp, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine & One Health | University of Global Health Equity   International Medical Education | Health Equity | Medical Education | One Health | Planetary Health | Point of Care Ultrasound   Rwanda RWA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Ripp is an assistant professor in the Divisions of Clinical Medicine and One Health at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda, as well as a hospitalist in the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Alaska. At UGHE, she leads the One Health/Planetary Health integration in the MBBS curriculum, co-directs the Internal Medicine clerkship, and is developing an integrated POCUS curriculum. She graduated from the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, followed by Med-Peds residency at UPenn/CHOP. She continues to be engaged in teaching Penn residents and students and facilitating collaboration between Penn residents and medical students at UGHE related to global medical education. person

• Michael N. Rubenstein, MD 

  Michael N. Rubenstein, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology | University of Pennsylvania   Low-resource Settings | Medical Education | Neurology   Tanzania, United Republic of | United States TZA||USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Michael Rubenstein has traveled to Northern Tanzania twice annually for the last decade to provide neurological education to community caregivers at a rural clinic as well as to provide care to neurological patients in the district of Karatu, Tanzania. He has worked with the Foundation for African Medicine and Education (FAME), a non-profit, NGO that provides healthcare to this region of Northern Tanzania. He currently brings four residents and a medical student from Penn/CHOP for each trip of a month in the spring and fall. person

• Megan Rybarczyk, MD, MPH 

  Megan Rybarczyk, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine   Education | Emergency Care Systems | Development   Pakistan | Bangladesh PAK||BGD BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Megan Rybarczyk, MD, MPH is working to develop Global Emergency Medicine programming for residents, fellows, and faculty within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Penn Medicine, where she is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. Throughout her career, her work in Global Emergency Medicine has involved research, education, clinical care, and/or disaster response in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Uganda. Her work is focused primarily on education and training as well as emergency care systems development. person

• Felipe Salgado Gil, MD 

  Felipe Salgado Gil, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   PhD Student & Ophthalmology Resident | University of Chile   Public Health | Implementation Science | Artificial Intelligence | Ophthalmology   Chile CHL BIO STATEMENT: Ph.D. in Medical Sciences student and Ophthalmology Resident at University of Chile. I was a student assistant in Surgery for 4 years under the tutorship of Dr. Stefan Danilla. Along with Dr. Marlene Vogel, I conducted studies on thyroid eye disease at University of Chile’s Clinical Hospital. Currently, I am a basic and clinical researcher at Laboratory of Ocular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, whose principal investigator is Dr. Cristhian Urzúa. In this laboratory, I have focused on uveitis biomarkers and artificial intelligence for AMD screening. I have presented this research at national and international high-impact congresses and journals. person

• Julia R. Schiff, MD,MPH 

  Julia R. Schiff, MD,MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania   Infectious disease | Environmental health | Medical Education | Humanitarian Emergencies   United States | Ghana | Pakistan USA||GHA||PAK BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Julia Schiff is an Internal Medicine physician and current Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Pennsylvania and has an MPH in Global Health. Her interests include the intersections of complex humanitarian emergencies, climate change/natural disasters, and the impact on human health including infectious diseases and trauma burden. She has been involved in projects, clinical care, and educational endeavors related to refugee/immigrant health, HIV/TB/tropical medicine, wilderness, and culturally competent care strategies. She is additionally engaged in educational activities and the creation of materials related to the development of and training for global medical health systems. person

• Enrique Schisterman, PhD 

  Enrique Schisterman, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics | University of Pennsylvania   Epidemiology | Public Health | Reproductive health | Clinical Trials | Low Cost Interventions | Screening   Chile CHL BIO STATEMENT: I am Chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania, and the editor in chief of the American Journal of Epidemiology. My focus is reproductive epidemiology and epidemiological methods working to improve study designs; to fuel new methods; and to solve analytical challenges in reproductive health. I am especially interested in the methodological components of exposure assessment, causal inference, and the etiologic study of reproduction. Previously I was the Senior Investigator and Epidemiology Branch Chief of the Division of Intramural Population Health Research National Institute of Child Health & Human Development at NIH. person

• Heather Schofield, PhD 

  Heather Schofield, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy | University of Pennsylvania   Social determinants of health | Health economics | Nutrition | Sleep   India | Bangladesh IND||BGD BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Schofield is an economist studying development, health, and behavioral economics. Two primary ongoing areas of research include the role of health human capital (nutrition, pain management, adequate sleep) in economic productivity, cognitive function, and decision-making and the role of financial and social incentives in promoting healthy behaviors. Dr. Schofield completed her Ph.D. in Business Economics, MS in Global Health and Population, and BA in Economics at Harvard University. person

• Alex Shpenev, PhD 

  Alex Shpenev, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Postdoctoral Fellow | Populations Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania   Social determinants of health | Non-communicable disease | Socioeconomic Inequality | Health Behavior | Social Networks   India | Russian Federation | United States IND||RUS||USA BIO STATEMENT: A demographer and sociologist with a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Statistics from the Wharton School, Dr. Shpenev teaches the MBDS elective Statistical Reasoning for Behavioral Science. Since coming to Penn, his interests have included understanding the educational gradient in health and mortality, specifically at the intersection with the sociology of the family and social networks. As a Postdoctoral Fellow in PennSoNG, Dr. Shpenev investigates how social norms and social networks are linked to latrine use and better sanitation practices in India. person

• Lawrence Shulman, MD 

  Lawrence Shulman, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania   Global Oncology | Delivery infrastructure | Implementation research   Botswana | Greece | Haiti | Rwanda BWA||GRC||HTI||RWA BIO STATEMENT: I am Deputy Director for Clinical Services, and Director, Center for Global Cancer Medicine in the Abramson Cancer Center at Penn. I am a practicing medical oncologist with a specialization in breast cancer. I have worked with Paul Farmer's organization, Partners In Health, in Rwanda and Haiti since 2011, helping to lead the establishment of cancer programs at both sites. Since coming to Penn I have engaged in similar work in Botswana. I have also worked with WHO to update the Essential Medicines List for Cancer. I serve on the International Affairs Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. person

• Zarrin Seema Sididqui, MD, PhD 

  Zarrin Seema Sididqui, MD, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   MD Program Director | College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity   Mental health | Women's health   Australia | Pakistan | Vietnam AUS||PAK||VNM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Siddiqui is leading the MD Program at VinUniversity. She is a Psychiatrist with a PhD in Medical Education. Her career started as a medical educator at the WHO Collaborating Centre in the EMRO region followed by British Council and AusAID Fellowships. Before joining VinUniversity, she worked as assessment lead at the University of western Australia for 16 years. Dr. Siddiqui has received numerous awards/nominations for Excellence in teaching and supervision. Her two projects were shortlisted for Ronald Harden Innovation in Medical Education (RHIME) internationally. As a Board member of Multicultural services Centre of Western Australia and President of Pakistanis in Australia group, she has been working in the areas of migrant health and support. Her research focuses on planning, development and implementation of global health programs with a focus on mental health. person

• Ian S. Soriano FACS, FASMBS, FPALES 

  Ian S. Soriano FACS, FASMBS, FPALES

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery | University of California San Francisco, ACS-NSQIP Surgeon Champion and APP Lead Physician at UCSF-Parnassus   Laparoscopic Surgery | Robotic Surgery   Philippines PHL BIO STATEMENT: I completed medical school in the Philippines and migrated to the US in 2000. After surgical residency and fellowship, I have collaborated with surgeons in the Philippines and Southeast Asia on education and training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery for the past 12 years. My joint appointment at the University of the Philippines since 2012 allowed me to participate in educational, clinical, and research projects at the university and affiliated Philippine General Hospital. More recently, my advocacy for a partnership between UPenn and UP Manila resulted in a formal agreement that encompasses clinical, research and other scholarly activities. person

• Juan Manuel Sotelo, MD, PhD, MPH 

  Juan Manuel Sotelo, MD, PhD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   PAHO/WHO Representative in Mexico.   Strategic Planning | Resource Mobilization | Universal Health | Multilateral and Bilateral Technical Cooperation   Argentina | Barbados | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Brazil | Chile | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Mexico | Tunisia ARG||BRB||BOL||BRA||CHL||SLV||GTM||HND||MEX||TUN BIO STATEMENT:Juan Manuel Sotelo is a senior international public health professional who has devoted his career to promoting equity, development, and universal health. An experienced director of national and cross-national programs throughout South and Central America and the Caribbean, he has overseen the political, technical, and managerial aspects of PAHO/WHO operations in Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. He held similar directorships for the Eastern Caribbean and recently completed an assignment to coordinate the PAHO/WHO eight-country Sub-Regional Program for Central America. He has been head of the Department of External Relations, Resource Mobilization, and Partnerships. He has an MD, Ph.D., MPH. person

• David A. Spiegel, MD 

  David A. Spiegel, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Professor of Orthopedic Surgery | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   Global Surgery | Orthopedics | Pediatrics   Iraq | Pakistan | Nepal IRQ||PAK||NPL BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Spiegel has been active in surgical care in LMICs for > 20 years, mainly in Nepal at the Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children. He is also an honorary professor at the University of Basra In Basra, Iraq. He has served on national committees (POSNA, AAOS) concerning service/teaching in LMICs. He served as a consultant for WHO in Mongolia/Somalia, was on the steering committee for the WHO’s Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care, and has delivered more than 300 lectures including Nepal, Iran, Iraq, China, Pakistan, Tanzania, Mongolia and Somalia. He has also co-edited a textbook “Global Orthopaedics: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings”. He has been the recipient of five 5 national/international humanitarian awards. person

• Lucía Isabel Stavig, PhD, MS, MA 

  Lucía Isabel Stavig, PhD, MS, MA

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Latin American and Latin Studies | University of Pennsylvania   Women's health | Reproductive Justice | Indigenous Health   Peru PER BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Lucía Isabel Stavig Postdoctoral Fellow “Dispossessions in the America" in CLALS I am broadly interested in Indigenous health, reproductive health policy, reproductive justice, and Indigenous futures. Currently, I am involved in the rehabilitation of Mosoq Pakari Sumac Kawsay/A New Dawn for Good Living, an Indigenous women-run healing center outside Cusco, Perú, that serves Quechua women who were forcibly sterilized in the 1990s. I am a member of three international research and legal teams supporting the efforts of sterilized Indigenous women in Peru, Canada, the United States, South Africa, and Indonesia to seek justice and reparations in health. person

• Andrew P. Steenhoff, MBBCh, DCH 

  Andrew P. Steenhoff, MBBCh, DCH

  Scholar Scholar   Medical Director, Global Health | Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis | Pediatrics | Partnerships | Global Child Health'   Botswana | Dominican Republic | Cameroon | Ghana | South Africa BWA||DOM||CMR||GHA||ZAF BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Andrew Steenhoff MBBCh, FAAP trained at the Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After completing pediatric residencies at Chris-Hani Baragwanath Hospital & Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, he did Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), then was based in Botswana for 7.5 years as Associate Country Director & Research Director, Botswana-UPenn Partnership. In 7/2015, he was appointed Medical Director of CHOP’s Global Health Center. Andrew combines clinical, public health and research skills to improve pediatric outcomes in low and middle-income countries. His research focuses on pediatric infectious diseases with a particular interest in tuberculosis, HIV, pneumonia and gastroenteritis. Andrew is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He teaches and mentors students, residents and fellows in Botswana, the Dominican Republic and Philadelphia. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UPenn, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Botswana, and a member of the American Board of Pediatrics Global Health Task Force. person

• Boris Striepen, PhD 

  Boris Striepen, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology | University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine   Tropical diseases | OneHealth | Diarrheal disease | Malnutrition   United States USA BIO STATEMENT:Boris grew up in Ruhrort where the German rivers Rhine and Ruhr meet, an industrial area then dominated by coal and steel. He studied biology at the universities of Bonn and Marburg and conducted undergrad research on liver flukes in Bonn and Nagana in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Boris earned a PhD summa cum laude for work on parasite biochemistry with Ralph Schwarz, was a postdoc with David Roos studying parasite cell biology, prior to starting his laboratory at the Center for Tropical & Emerging Global Diseases at the University of Georgia in 2000, where he last was a Distinguished Research Professor. In 2017 he joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Boris studies the cell and molecular biology of apicomplexan parasites. His current research focus is the parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading global cause of diarrhea and mortality in young children. His lab pioneered molecular genetics for this important infection and leads a range of interdisciplinary efforts to understand fundamental parasite biology and to advance translation towards drugs and vaccines. Boris is also engaged in education and training. He taught undergraduate and graduate classes, directed NIH training grant programs in parasitology, and served as faculty and director of the Biology of Parasitism summer research course at the Marine Biology Laboratories in Woods Hole, MA. Boris is married to a social worker with remarkable patience for scientists and has three children, two are scientists – all are awesome. person

• Tausi Suedi, MPH 

  Tausi Suedi, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Adjunct Professor of Global Health | Towson University   Maternal Child Health | Community health | Reproductive health | Adolescent health | Child Health   Rwanda | Somalia | Tanzania, United Republic of | Uganda RWA||SOM||TZA||UGA BIO STATEMENT: Ms. Tausi Suedi is a passionate, culturally diverse, multilingual, and experienced global public health leader with more than 15 years of global health experience. Her focus areas in global health are rooted in purposeful and collaborative efforts to improve and strengthen quality of health services, resources, and information provided and delivered to benefit women, newborns, children, adolescents/youth, and the elderly in marginalized communities. Professor Suedi launched and teaches global health at Towson University. She believes global health challenges can be resolved through social status elevation of women and girls, political will, practical leadership, and incorporating health in all policies. person

• Rachel Laadi Sulla, MBChB 

  Rachel Laadi Sulla, MBChB

  International Scholar International Scholar   Medical Doctor, School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology   Mental health | Infectious disease | Non-communicable disease | Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health   Ghana GHA BIO STATEMENT: Rachel Laadi Sulla, a Ghanaian medical doctor, has vast experience in both rural and urban healthcare settings. In October 2022, she led a team that screened and educated over 200 women for breast cancer in Ghana's Bono region. Rachel currently works at KNUST-IVI Collaborative Center on a multinational multi-center study focusing on the epidemiological and economic impact of typhoid in Africa. Rachel also attended the Implementation Science course hosted by the Penn Implementation Science Institute and will be using the skills acquired to conduct research that will contribute to improved health outcomes for individuals living with NCDs in LMICs. person

• Bruno Fokas Sunguya, MD, MSc, PhD 

  Bruno Fokas Sunguya, MD, MSc, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Consultancy   HIV/AIDS | Maternal Child Health | Non-communicable disease | Nutrition   Tanzania, United Republic of TZA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Sunguya is an Associate Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Consultancy at MUHAS, Visiting Associate Professor (Kumamoto University Japan), and Honorary Senior Fellow (Oxford University). His research areas include Nutrition, Adolescent, Maternal and Child Health, and HIV/AIDS, conducted and disseminated widely in more than 100 papers, and book chapters. He serves as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and BMC nutrition journal; a member of number of national committees; the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group-Subgroup on Diet and Health; and a contact person for research and consultancy for MUHAS person

• JaBaris Demond Swain, MD, MPH 

  JaBaris Demond Swain, MD, MPH

  Scholar Scholar   Clinical Associate Surgeon   Public Health | Global Surgery | Cardiothoracic Surgery   Haiti | Rwanda HTI||RWA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Swain is a cardiothoracic transplant surgeon-scientist and global health scholar with a dedicated focus on humanitarian cardiac surgery, cardiology education and global public health. His work focuses exclusively on augmenting access to clinical education and care delivery for cardiovascular diseases within resource-limited settings such as Rwanda and Haiti. He has lived in these areas and provided support to a number of projects designed to strengthen health care infrastructures for critically vulnerable populations in resource constrained settings as well as participated in the provision of surgery and critical care to patients in these regions. person

• Jordan W. Swanson, MD, MSc 

  Jordan W. Swanson, MD, MSc

  Scholar Scholar   Linton Whitaker Endowed Chair of Craniofacial Surgery | Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia   Global Surgery | Evidence-based Practices | Human-Centered Program Design   Guatemala | Honduras | Indonesia | Nicaragua | Madagascar | Jordan | Paraguay | Philippines GTM||HND||IDN||NIC||MDG||JOR||PRY||PHL BIO STATEMENT: My innovation and research initiatives are focused principally on how surgical care can be better adapted to low-resource settings, through design of clinical devices and techniques, locally-driven leadership and team capability strengthening, and reorienting care pathways appropriate to local contexts and resources. I previously worked and lived in Nicaragua, collaborating with Operation Smile and the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health to build a joint Comprehensive Cleft and Craniofacial program, and am the primary investigator of the Cirugia Para el Pueblo (Surgery for the People) pilot program to advance the access to and impact of rural surgical care in Nicaragua. person

• Jessica Taaffe, PhD 

  Jessica Taaffe, PhD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Global Health and Science Consultant   Public Health | OneHealth | HIV/AIDS | Malaria | Tuberculosis | Global Health Security | Capacity-building | global health diplomacy   Azerbaijan | Belarus | Georgia | Moldova, Republic of | Romania | South Africa AZE||BLR||GEO||MDA||ROU||ZAF BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Jessica Taaffe is on a mission to advance global health through science. A microbiologist by training, her biomedical expertise is in infectious disease, with a focus on HIV and malaria immunopathogenesis in human and non-human primates. After earning her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and post-doctoral work at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Taaffe started her career at the intersect of science and global health. She works with researchers and policymakers alike to evaluate, interpret, communicate, and apply scientific evidence in global health programs and policy. She has done so on diverse projects and topics, including HIV implementation science, social protection programs, global health advocacy, and building research capacity. Her work has included projects in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and with government, academia, and non-governmental and multilateral organizations such as WHO, UNAIDS, and World Bank. In 2016, Dr. Taaffe served as a Scientific Program Planning Committee Member for the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. Dr. Taaffe is also passionate about strengthening the scientific community’s voice on public platforms. She uses social media to share her opinions on science and global health and has been featured in podcasts like The Circus Life and Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. She was a science correspondent and host of the YouTube show This Week in Global Health. Her opinion pieces have been published in leading science and health media outlets such as PLoS Blogs and Global Health Now. Dr. Taaffe has also given seminars and guest lectures on global health topics at local universities, including University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and Virginia Tech. She was named among 100 Women Leaders in Global Health in 2014 by The Graduate Institute Geneva and is currently an IF/THEN Ambassador, serving as a Women in STEM role model for girls. person

• Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson, PhD 

  Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Professor of Microbiology and Immunology | VinUniversity College of Health Sciences   Epidemiology | Malaria | Infectious disease | Immunology | Dengue | Antimicrobial Resistance | Infection Control & Prevention | Arboviruses | mosquito-transmitted diseases   Australia | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | India | Indonesia | Iraq | Nepal | Malaysia | Nigeria | Pakistan | Philippines | Sri Lanka | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Vietnam AUS||BGD||ETH||IND||IDN||IRQ||NPL||MYS||NGA||PAK||PHL||LKA||GBR||VNM person

• Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD 

  Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Non-communicable disease | Health economics | Nutrition   India | Kenya | Uganda | Zimbabwe IND||KEN||UGA||ZWE BIO STATEMENT: Professor Thirumurthy’s interests lie at the intersection of economics and public health. His research seeks to design and evaluate interventions to promote health behaviors in low-income settings, particularly eastern and southern Africa. His work has focused on medication adherence, HIV prevention and treatment, and behaviors related to maternal and child health. He has led several randomized trials of interventions to promote takeup and use of health services and technologies. His research has also assessed impacts of large-scale health initiatives such as PEPFAR and the President’s Malaria Initiative. Currently he is leading projects in India, Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. person

• Agin G. Thomas, MD 

  Agin G. Thomas, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | University of Pennsylvania   Mental health | Wellness Programs   United States USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Agin Thomas is currently a fourth year chief resident in the Penn Department of Psychiatry. He is interested in exploring global mental health initiatives and establishing programs that would allow other trainees to address the global mental health crisis.  Dr Thomas has a strong interest in wellness, as well. He is the co-founder of Penn’s Psychiatry Residency Wellness Committee, co-facilitator of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course at Penn CAPS for Penn undergraduate and graduate students, and a certified yoga instructor.  Dr Thomas is a captain in the United States Air Force and will be an active duty psychiatrist in July 2020. person

• Duong Thi Bich Thuan 

  Duong Thi Bich Thuan

  International Scholar International Scholar   Senior Lecturer, Biochemistry | VinUniversity College of Health Sciences   Global Cardiovascular Disease | Cancer epidemiology | Oxidative Stress | Herbal Medicine   Vietnam VNM BIO STATEMENT: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Hanoi Vietnam person

• Sarah A. Tishkoff, PhD 

  Sarah A. Tishkoff, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Director, Center for Global Genomics and Health | David and Lyn Silfen University Professor   Genomics | Population Genetics   Ethiopia | Kenya | Tanzania, United Republic of | Botswana | Cameroon ETH||KEN||TZA||BWA||CMR person

• Uamunovandu Tjinjeka, MD 

  Uamunovandu Tjinjeka, MD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Lecturer | University of Botswana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery   craniosynostosis | Pediatric Plastic Surgery | Cleft Palate & Lip   Botswana BWA Bio:A cleft lip and palate programme doesn't exist in Botswana. Children born with these conditions go untreated or rely on humanitarian surgeons for help, which is often discontinuous and insufficient. As Botswana's first plastic and reconstructive surgeon, I'm compelled to start a comprehensive cleft unit. Given the magnitude of this problem, it is an issue I cannot address alone. Therefore, I wish to collaborate with well-established programs. Through the Penn CGH, I can connect and learn from global surgery experts as I work toward setting up a cleft care unit for children in Botswana and the rest of Africa. person

• Maurizio Trevisan MD, MS 

  Maurizio Trevisan MD, MS

  International Scholar International Scholar   Dean of Health Sciences | VinUniversity   Epidemiology | Chronic Diseases | Disease Prevention   Vietnam | United States VNM||USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr Maurizio Trevisan is the Dean of Health Sciences at VinUniversity. He is a cardiovascular disease epidemiologist interested in ways to prevent CVD through changes in life style habits. He has been engaged in a number of international epidemiological collaborative studies. In his current position in Vietnam, he is focused on Chronic Disease prevention in a country in transition with a significant shift in the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. As a researcher, he has authored more than 250 publications, which have appeared in such high-impact journals as the "Journal of the American Medical Association," "Annals of Internal Medicine" and "The New England Journal of Medicine." He has extensive experience directing and conducting multi-center and international collaborative studies, as well. person

• Cesar Ugarte-Gil, MD, MSc, PhD 

  Cesar Ugarte-Gil, MD, MSc, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Assistant Professor | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia   HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis | Tropical Medicine | COVID-19   Peru PER BIO STATEMENT: In the last 15 years, after finishing medical school at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), I worked in Tuberculosis (TB) research, participating at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt (IMTAvH) at the UPCH in several TB diagnostic and epidemiological studies. I hold a MSc in Epidemiology from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in Global Diseases Epidemiology and Control from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. My main research interests in Tuberculosis are non-communicable comorbidities (including diabetes mellitus and depression) and diagnostic trials. Other research interests include HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases and COVID-19. person

• Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH 

  Amelia Van Pelt, PhD, MPH

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Postdoctoral Fellow in Implementation Science | Northwestern University   Epidemiology | Infectious disease | Vaccines | Low-resource Settings   United States | Nigeria | Zambia USA||NGA||ZMB BIO STATEMENT: Amelia E. Van Pelt, Ph.D., MPH, is a postdoctoral fellow in Implementation Science at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. She holds additional appointments as an Associate Scholar in the Penn Center for Global Health and at the Center for Public Health Initiatives. Dr. Van Pelt holds a BA in Spanish & Global Health, Culture, and Society, a certificate in Leadership, and an MPH in Global Health from Emory University as well as a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. She has experience in research and applied work in Latin America and Africa, as well as surveillance on a global scale. Her skills extend from laboratory sciences to statistical analyses, and she has collaborated with interdisciplinary teams in academic, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Her research interests include global health, infectious diseases, and outbreak response. She is building a research program at the intersection of epidemiology and implementation science in resource-limited settings. Specifically, she aims to collaborate with stakeholders to increase the uptake of evidence-based practices for infectious diseases in humanitarian emergencies. Amelia was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Penn GGEB Tom TenHave Student Leadership Award. Amelia was recognized for her exceptional contributions to the leadership of the graduate program and the local and international community. Amelia was one of five trainees awarded The Distinguished Research Trainee Award person

• Laura Vanderbloemen, PhD 

  Laura Vanderbloemen, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Assistant Professor | VinUniversity College of Health Sciences   Refugee health | Mental health | Child Health | Healthy and Active Ageingg   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | United States GBR||USA BIO STATEMENT: Dr Laura Vanderbloemen is Assistant Professor in the College of Health Sciences (CHS) at VinUniversity in Vietnam. She is co-PI for the VinCohort Study, in partnership with Vinmec Healthcare. She leads the Epidemiology and Research Methods courses for the CHS. Before joining the Faculty she led Imperial College London’s Research Design team via a collaborative project led by King’s College London, in partnership with Imperial, UCL and Queen Mary University of London, providing study design guidance to National Health Service (NHS) staff, scientists, and health technology companies focused on improving patient and public health through applied health research person

• Angel Velarde Lopez, MD, MSCE 

  Angel Velarde Lopez, MD, MSCE

  International Scholar International Scholar   Department Director of Research | Liga Nacional Contra el Cáncer   Epidemiology | Global Oncology   Guatemala GTM BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Velarde’s medical expertise areas include epidemiology, statistics, pneumonia, and vitamin D. He received his medical degree from University of San Carlos School of Medicine. Through a scholarship from the NIH, he received a Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania where he was mentored by Dr. Brian L. Strom. He has worked for AbbVie and assisted in presenting the AbbVie’s pipeline drugs protocols for phase 1- 3 studies. He also working with infectious diseases and cancer, and is the Department Director of Research at Liga Nacional Contra el Cáncer in Guatemala. person

• Rohit Verma, PhD 

  Rohit Verma, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Provost | VinUniversity   Quality Improvement | Healthcare Delivery | Patient Experience | Wellness Programs   Vietnam | United States VNM||USA BIO STATEMENT: Professor Rohit Verma is the Provost of VinUniversity and Dean of External Relations and Singapore Tourism Board Distinguished Professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University. Throughout his career, Professor Verma has led several major research centers and programs, including serving as the Founding Executive Director, Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures; and Executive Director, Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. In addition to Cornell University, Professor Verma has taught at major universities around the world including University of Sydney, Norwegian School of Logistics, Korea University, Indian School of Business, University of Utah and DePaul University. person

• Aasith Villavicencio Paz, MD 

  Aasith Villavicencio Paz, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Infectious Disease Fellow | University of Pennsylvania   Refugee health | Immigrant health | Women's health | Vaccine-preventable disease   Peru PER BIO STATEMENT: Aasith Villavicencio, MD, is a first-year Infectious Disease fellow at UPenn. Dr. Villavicencio attended Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Peru for undergrad and medical school including rotations at the Alexander von Humboldt Tropical Medicine Institute. She later became a postdoctoral research fellow at UPCH. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Miami. She was selected for the Global Health Pathway residency track and completed the Minnesota-based Global Health course, including ASTMH CTropMed® coursework. Dr. Villavicencio is interested in pursuing a career in global health with a focus on vaccine-preventable diseases, women’s health, and immigrant health care. person

• Dillan Villavisanis, MD 

  Dillan Villavisanis, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Resident | University of Pennsylvania   Cleft Palate & Lip | Craniofacial Surgery   Botswana BWA BIO STATEMENT: Dillan is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery resident at Penn and Co-Chair of the Young Leadership Board at Smile Train. His previous work has focused on cleft and craniofacial surgery epidemiology in Botswana supported by a grant from the Center for Human Appearance; development of a sustainable ambulatory surgery center in Jinja, Uganda; and cleft community engagement in Mexico City. Dillan completed his MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with a Distinction in Global Health and BA at Johns Hopkins University. person

• Debra Sevinea Whorms, MD 

  Debra Sevinea Whorms, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Diagnostic Radiology Resident (PGY 5, 2023) | University of Pennsylvania   Health Equity | Medical Education | Oncology | Global Radiology   Rwanda RWA BIO STATEMENT: I am a resident in Diagnostic Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, with focus in Abdominal Imaging. I have long interest in health equity and sustainable health care delivery in low-resource settings, stemming from my upbringing in rural Jamaica. I hope to build a career in global radiology focused on education outreach and sustainable capacity building in developing countries. person

• Douglas J. Wiebe, PhD 

  Douglas J. Wiebe, PhD

  Scholar Scholar   Director, Injury Prevention Center | University of Michigan   Epidemiology | Healthcare Access | Trauma | Emergency Medicine | Injury Prevention   Botswana | Kenya | Poland | Tanzania, United Republic of | Zambia BWA||KEN||POL||TZA||ZMB BIO STATEMENT: Dr. Wiebe is a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine within the Medical School, as well as the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health. He holds positions on the Executive Committee of the Concussion Center and serves as a lead for the Data and Methods Core within the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP). Dr. Wiebe’s injury prevention research focuses on conducting studies of how places, policies, and locations where people spend time have implications for injury risks and health. His interests include environmental risk factors for injury; methodologic challenges of activity pattern measurement and exposure measurement; and, the impact of daily routines on health-related behavior. He has applied this expertise across a range of injury prevention areas, most notably firearm and concussion injury prevention. Dr. Wiebe also directs a D43 training program funded by the Fogarty International Center to build capacity for trauma epidemiology and injury prevention in Botswana, leads the Ivy League – Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study, and directs the Data Coordinating Center for an NINDS-funded U54 multi-site study of TBI-related neurodegenerative disease. In addition, Dr. Wiebe is a member of the American College of Epidemiology and a past president of SAVIR (Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research), is on the editorial board of Injury Epidemiology, and serves on study sections for the Center for Scientific Review at the NIH, the National Science Foundation, and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. person

• Victoria Leigh Williams, MD 

  Victoria Leigh Williams, MD

  Scholar Scholar   Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology | University of Pennsylvania   HIV/AIDS | Healthcare Access | Technology in Low Resource Settings | International Medical Education | Telemedicine | Albinism   Botswana | Tanzania, United Republic of | Nepal | South Africa | Congo, Democratic Republic of the BWA||TZA||NPL||ZAF||COD BIO STATEMENT:Dr. Williams is a dermatologist with a broad interest in public health, HIV, neglected tropical diseases, albinism, healthcare access, medical education, and eHealth. She has worked in a variety of global health settings in Central/South America, Africa and Asia since 2008. She worked full-time in Botswana from 2016 – 2018 as the Site Director for Botswana UPenn Partnership’s Dermatology Program and Head of Dermatology at Princess Marina Hospital. From 2018 – 2020 she was an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania, Co-Director of the Penn Dermatology Global Health Track and Director of the Botswana UPenn Parnership’s Dermatology Program. Her desire to make a long-term impact on public health has lead to her current position as a Director in Global Regulatory Affairs for Vaccines and Infectious Disease at Merck, where she works on the development of HIV and small molecule antiviral therapeutics. Dr. Williams continues her global health work through clinical, research and educational collaborations and global health organizational roles including Co-Directing the American Academy of Dermatology’s Resident International Grant Program. person

• Matthew Winterton, MD 

  Matthew Winterton, MD

  Associate Scholar Associate Scholar   Resident Physician | University of Pennsylvania   Global Surgery | Healthcare Access | Technology in Low Resource Settings | Orthopedics   Madagascar MDG BIO STATEMENT: I am a faculty member as a Lecturer in Foreign Languages at the Penn Language Center, where I founded and have taught Malagasy, the indigenous language of Madagascar, for the past 5 years. Our program has grown to 2 faculty members and about 70 students across 5 classes, spanning Beginning through Advanced Malagasy; we recently had 3 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellows named from our students. Additionally, I am a resident in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery here at Penn. I am working to bridge the global surgery/orthopedics gap mainly in Africa through technology. person

• Jing Zhao, MD, PhD 

  Jing Zhao, MD, PhD

  International Scholar International Scholar   Chief Attending and Professor, Department of Neurology| Minhang Hospital of Fudan University   Stroke   China CHN BIO STATEMENT: I am a neurologist at the Minhang Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University. I am mainly engaged in the acute treatment of stroke. Stroke is still the leading cause of death and disability in China. Ischemic stroke consists of about 80% of the all the stroke victims. While tPA and thromboectomy are available for ischemic stroke, however, thrombolytic therapy rate remains very low, one of the major causes is pre-hospital delay. Such pre-hospital delay is largely due to poor awareness and poor usage of emergency medical system. Because of the language barrier, it is difficult for the Chinese to master FAST, the most commonly used in the United States. To address this, I am working with closely with PSOM's Dr. Renyu Liu, MD, PhD, an outstanding physician scientist to create novel strategies to deal with this global medical problem. person