GSSA - Global Health Fair

Global Health Fair

Hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School chapter of the Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA)

The Global Surgery Student Alliance is thrilled to announce our Global Health Fair on October 9th, 2024 as an embodiment of our commitment to advancing global surgery and healthcare locally and globally.

1 - The fair will commence with short, insightful presentations from highly respected physicians and researchers, shedding light on the multifaceted nature of global healthcare and research.

2 - This will be followed by an interactive "speed dating" segment, where attendees will rotate through different stations, each led by our esteemed guests, fostering intimate discussions and exploration of health and research, local and abroad.

Through this carefully curated format, we aspire to kindle compassion and intellectual curiosity, and inspire attendees to contribute to a more equitable healthy society, locally and abroad.

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THE SPEAKERS

Dr. Todd Tuttle, MD, MS

Breast Surgical Oncology

Dr. Tuttle is the Vice Chair of the University of Minnesota Global Surgery & Disparities Program and the Regis Chair for Breast Cancer Research. He is a practicing surgical oncologist and regularly goes on surgical mission trips to Central and South America. Dr. Tuttle has been heavily involved in capacity building efforts across several low-and-middle-income countries. His research interests primarily include the outcomes from breast cancer treatment domestically and in Central America, surgical outcomes among Native Americans, and outcomes after cytoreductive surgery.

Dr. Jeffrey Chipman, MD

General Surgery & Critical Care

Dr. Chipman, MD, is a professor and chief in the Division of Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is also a general surgeon and surgical intensivist. Dr. Chipman’s research interests include mediators of inflammation, sepsis and injury response, surgical infections, and surgical education. His clinical interests include acute care surgery; critical care surgery; general surgery (e.g., gastrointestinal, hernia, splenic, skin and soft tissue, biliary, laparoscopic, and high risk emergency); minimally invasive surgery; surgical critical care; and trauma surgery.

Dr. Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR

OB/Gyn - Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Nardos is an Associate Professor in the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) and also the Director of Global Women’s Health within the Center of Global Health and Social Responsibility. Her work focuses to supporting global and local partnerships that elevate the health of women in underserved communities through interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations that strengthen health systems through education, research, clinical care and community outreach. Dr. Nardos has helped create the first formal Urogynecology Fellowship program in Ethiopia. She is a recipient of the 2022 Bush Fellowship for her impactful work.

Dr. Kumar Belani, MBBS

Paediatric Anaesthesiology

Dr. Kumar Belani is a professor and the former Division Chief and Medical Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology. He currently serves as the Associate Director of the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program. His clinical interests include Epidermolysis Bullosa. He also runs his own lab, the Belani Lab, which is currently focused on measuring cyanide toxicity, its treatment, and the role of sulfanegen, a new antidote.

Dr. Jennifer Rickard, MD

Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Rickard is an acute care surgeon at University of Minnesota with a clinical focus on trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery. She has over 80 research publications, with research interests in global health and surgical infections. Her global health work focuses on health system strengthening and surgical capacity development. She has been working in Rwanda with the Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program since 2012.

Dr. Gregory Beilman, MD

General Surgery & Critical Care

A retired colonel in the Army Reserves with five military deployments including Iraq and Afghanistan, Greg Beilman, MD, helped lead the statewide response to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving in an incident command center for our health system while playing a critical role in the conversion of Bethesda Hospital into Minnesota’s first and only dedicated COVID-19 hospital. Beilman also serves as a professor of surgery and an associate dean at the University of Minnesota Medical School and is the leader of the new Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care.

Dr. Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH

Executive Director and Carlson Chair, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR)

Dr. Prasad is executive director of the University of Minnesota Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility and vice chair for education at the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. He is actively involved with undergraduate, medical student, and residency education. He has extensive experience working in underserved areas around the world, from forest tribes in southern India to rural Mississippi, advocating that health is critical to the overall development of an area. He has also been part of research teams in health services research and rural health and is actively involved in developing primary care in various parts of the world.

Dr. Kristina Krohn MD

Internal medicine and Pediatric Hospitalist

Dr. Krohn is an internal medicine and pediatric hospitalist and Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota. She completed medical school and residency here in internal medicine and pediatrics. She completed the Stanford University - NBC News Fellowship in Global Health and Media in 2013 and spent two years working with Health Frontiers in Laos, teaching in the country's internal medicine and pediatric residency programs. Dr. Krohn believes everyone should be equipped with the tools they need to understand their health and to make healthy choices. As the Director of Online Content for our Global Medicine Program, Dr. Krohn works to ensure that providers know how to care for people from diverse backgrounds including underrepresented minorities, immigrants, and refugees right here in Minnesota. As the "thread" lead for medical communications with lay audiences in our Becoming a Doctor course for third and fourth-year medical students, Dr. Krohn teaches students strategies to improve their ability to talk with anyone about their health.

Dr. Viviane Leuche, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Dr. Viviane Leuche is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and joined the division in 2020. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities. Dr. Leuche completed her Pediatric residency training at the University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital in 2017, and fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's of Minnesota in 2020. She has a special interest in pediatric global health. She is currently the director of global pediatrics partnerships and the faculty global partner for Uganda.

We hope you'll join us for the Global Health Fair!

If you have any questions, please email issax020@umn.edu

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