2023 Speakers

Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH, Chief, Global Health Dept.,

University of Washington

Jeffrey Duchin, MD

Health Officer & Chief of  Communicable Disease Epidemiology, 

Seattle and King County

Professor, Infectious Disease, UW Medicine, 

CDC Advisory on Immunization Practices


Douglas Paauw, MD,MACP, Professor of Medicine,  Rathmann Family Foundation Endowed Chair Patient-Centered Clinical Education,

University of Washington School of Medicine

Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Director, Post-COVID Clinic,

University of Washington School of Medicine

John Lynch, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Control

Associate Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center

Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, University of Washington School of Medicine

Jordan W. Tappero,

MD, MPH,

Deputy Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Global Health 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 



Evan Taniguchi, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine

Patrick M. Boyle, PhD, PEng, FHRS Dept. of Cardiac Systems Simulation (CardSS) Lab

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

University of Washington

Teena Chopra 

Professor, Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases

Corporate Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Hospital Epidemiology

Vice Dean, Academic Affairs

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Pooja Gupta MD

Pediatric Cardiology 

Children's Hospital of Michigan 

Fatimah Isa, Ph.D.  

Director, Clinical and Faculty Affairs 

Assistant Professor of Psychology Teaching in Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar  


Kawai Kaneali'i, MSN, RN,

Community Health & Wellness Advocate, Valley Medical Center

Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste, MD, FACP, Director of Minority Affairs , Medical Director of  Health Care For The Homeless, Cambridge Health Alliance, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Jean Alix Simeon, Founder and Executive Director at UDH Health Coach , INC.

Patrick Alina              

Coordinator, Bellevue Youth Link

Friedrich Schwarz, 

Medical Student

University of Göttingen

Amal Khidir MD 

Pediatric Clerkship Director

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar