Dr. Sreyleak Luch is a pediatrician with Chenla Children's Healthcare in Kratie, Cambodia, located in the eastern third of the country which is known to have some of the highest rates of childhood mortality and poverty in the country. She's been with Chenla Children's Healthcare since its inception in the late 2010's and has grown to be one of Chenla's most talented, experienced, and skillful clinicians. As one of the senior physicians at Chenla, she also participates in a wide variety of projects - including research, quality improvement, and education initiatives - both locally and with international partners. She's also a published co-author along with some of our colleagues here in MN. She was highlighted in a New York Times article in May 2024 for identifying bird flu in one of her patients at Chenla, which she then reported to the national government that then prompted a nationwide investigation into bird flu in the country. While leading her busy life, she also is a proud mother to 2 beautiful girls, who will be keeping her husband busy back in Cambodia. She is very excited for her first trip to the U.S. and looks forward to visiting our hospitals and the Twin cities. 

Dr. Jackie Hoare, Dr. Jackie Hoare is a distinguished neuropsychiatrist and professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT), where she serves as the Head of the Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. She is also the co-director of the UCT HIV Mental Health Research Unit and a senior consultant psychiatrist at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. 

Dr. Hoare's clinical expertise encompasses the management of mental illness, neurocognitive disorders, and adherence issues in adolescents and adults with chronic illnesses, particularly those living with HIV. She has been instrumental in integrating mental health care into general medical settings, pioneering a model that brings psychiatric services directly to patients in departments such as oncology and infectious diseases, thereby reducing stigma and improving access to care.

Her research focuses on the intersection of mental health and HIV, including neuroimaging, neurocognitive function, and adherence interventions. Dr. Hoare has led several NIH-funded studies in South Africa and co-founded the Adolescent Clinicians Group and the Better Together Adolescent service at Groote Schuur Hospital.