Health & Wellness
Public Health & Population Health
Public Health & Population Health:
Physician, Activist & Founder of Deep Medicine Circle
It’s not often that you can combine several passions and be incredible at all of them. But that’s exactly what Dr. Rupa Marya has done. She has joined her love of socially conscious music and activism with a career in medicine.
Professor of Health Policy
David Nash, a Board Certified Internist, is the newly appointed Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Physician & Healthcare Executive
Dr. Leana Wen is a practicing physician, healthcare executive, and one of America’s leading public health experts. She is a columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a twice-weekly column on medicine and public health.
Former President of Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Klasko is a transformative leader for a revolution in our systems of healthcare and higher education. The former CEO of Jefferson Health, he is now pursuing his vision of creative reconstruction of healthcare and addressing health inequities.
Former Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society
Dr. Otis W. Brawley, the former chief medical and scientific officer for the American Cancer Society, is responsible for promoting the goals of cancer prevention, early detection, and quality treatment through cancer research and education.
Health Futurist & Medical Economist
Dr. Jeffrey Bauer is an internationally recognized health futurist & medical economist. He is widely known for his proposals to create an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system.
Leading Health Policy Journalist
Susan Dentzer is the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation's leading peer-reviewed journal focused on the intersection of health, healthcare, and health policy in the United States and internationally.
Filmmaker & Researcher
Ron Galloway is the director of Why Wal-Mart Works and producer of Oflag 64: A P.O.W. Odyssey. He is a conservative columnist for Huffington Post and writes a Wal-Mart blog on why Wal-Mart does and does not work.
CNN Senior Medical Correspondent & Author
Elizabeth Cohen is senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health, Medical and Wellness unit, covering breaking medical news and health consumer reporting on CNN and CNN.com.
16th US Surgeon General
A former US Surgeon General who created the first government-released report on obesity, speaker David Satcher works to eliminate racial disparities in healthcare.
President & CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dr. Richard Besser is ABC News' chief health and medical editor, providing analysis and commentary for all ABC News broadcasts, including World News Tonight with David Muir, Good Morning America, and Nightline.
The 15th Surgeon General of the United States
A pediatric endocrinologist and 15th Surgeon General of the US, Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders has a deep concern for young people and teaches that education, prevention, and responsibility are the keys to a healthy life.
Founder of Green Bronx Machine
Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx educator/administrator who believes that students shouldn't have to leave their community to live, learn, and earn in a better one.
Analyst, Author & Supermarket Guru
Known as The Supermarket Guru, Phil Lempert is an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape.
CEO, Equity Healthcare
Dr. Robert Galvin is the CEO of Equity Healthcare. He focuses on using purchasing power to create innovative ways to improve healthcare through population health, clinical quality, and delivery system reforms.
Past Commissioner, US Food & Drug Administration
Former Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, David A. Kessler has had an accomplished career in medicine and government. He now serves as the Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of CA.