2021 SPEAKERS

 

Dr. Uché Blackstock, MD

Founder and CEO, Advancing Health Equity

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Uché Blackstock, is a thought leader and sought-after speaker on health inequities and racism in health care. She is the Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which partners with healthcare and healthcare-related organizations to address the critical factors contributing to health inequity, through talks, workshops, and consulting services.

She was formerly an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Faculty Director for Recruitment, Retention and Inclusion in the Office of Diversity Affairs at NYU School of Medicine. She left NYU School of Medicine in December 2019 after almost 10 years on faculty to focus on Advancing Health Equity.

Dr. Blackstock received both her undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University.

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  • Dr. David Ansell, MD, MPH

    Senior Vice President/Associate Provost for Community Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago

  • Dr. Rebecca Garden, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University

  • Adiasha Richards-Thornhill, LMHC

    Growth and Transitions Counseling, Owner

  • Dr. Rachel Fabi, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor in the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University

  • Dr. Renee Crichlow, MD

    Director of Advocacy and Policy for the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

  • Robin Wilson-Beattie

    SexAbled, Founder

  • Dr. Lawrence Chin, MD

    Dean of the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University

  • Dr. Michael Sells, Ph.D.

    Public Health Advisor on Advancing Population Health Team at the Center for Disease Control

  • SeQuoia Kemp

    Doula 4 A Queen, Founder and CEO

  • Nneka Onwumere, MD '24

    MS2 at SUNY Upstate Medical University + Yoga and Meditation Leader

  • Johanne E. Morne, MS

    Director of the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

  • Dr. Brian Thompson, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Upstate Medical University

  • Gayln Murphy-Stanley

    Neighborhood Outreach & Food Center Coordinator at University United Methodist Church

  • Lewis H. Clarke, III

    Director, Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program

  • Rachel Viens, RDN

    Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Syracuse City School District

  • Jennifer Dias

    MD Candidate at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Osose Oboh, MPH

    National President, Student National Medical Association + MD Candidate at Michigan State University

  • Sutton King, MPH

    President and Executive Director, Urban Indigenous Collective

  • Aniah McLeod, MD '24

    Moderator - Food Insecurity + COVID-19

  • Adaobi Ikpeze, MD

    Moderator - Avenues for Advocacy

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