A Board of Top Medical Professionals

Working with many of the nation’s prestigious hospitals, research facilities and medical schools, The National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine provides high-achieving students the chance to explore the educational requirements, career options, clinical practice and the complex ethical and legal issues facing the medical profession today.

We are aided in the development of our curriculum by an Advisory Board consisting of some of the top professionals in the medical field today. Members of the current board include:

• Robert Lee. Ph.D.

  Associate Dean and Director of Multicultural Medicine and Student Affairs-Emory University’s School of Medicine

• Paula Gregory, DO, M.B.A., F.A.H.Q.

  Faculty at Georgia Campus-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

• Raymond Kaplan-Ph.D.

  Clinical Scientist, Microbiology, Clinical Serology-Quest Diagnostics

• Eric Flenaugh, M.D.

  Associate Professor of Medicine-Morehouse School of Medicine & Grady Health Systems

• Dr. Michael Yeh

  Program Director, Endocrine Surgery Team, UCLA Medical Center

• Nikki Baker

  Associate Director Public and Congressional Affairs, VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

• Sacared Bodison, M.D., M.B.A.

  Director, University of Maryland University Health Center

• Raymond Terry, Sr. Ph.D.

  International Management, Policy and Systems Analyst

• Pamela Peeke, M.D.

  Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine

• Jordan Warnick, Ph.D.

  Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Assistant Dean for Student Education and Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine

• Siva Subramanian, M.D.

  Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology and Chief, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Hospital

• Anthony V. Coletta, M.D., M.B.A.

  Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Holy Redeemer Health System

• Cynthia M. Livingston, M.S.W.

  Assistant Vice President, Community Relations, Drexel University

• Karen E. Hamilton, Ph.D.

  Assistant Dean for the Office for Diversity and Community Outreach in Undergraduate Education, University of Pennsylvania Medical School

• Phil Gordon, Ph.D.

  Partner, Comfort Consults

• Paula Watkins

  Director of Enrollment Services, UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine

• Clara A. Callahan

  Pediatrics Thomas Jefferson University , Admissions and Student Life, Jefferson Medical College, The Lillian H. Brent Dean of Students and Admissions

• Kathleen Reeves, M.D.

  Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Temple University School of Medicine

• Carol A Fox

  Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management

• Sam Parrish, M.D.

  Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine

• Judianne Kellaway, M.D.

  Assistant Dean of Admissions UT Houston, Program director, Ophthalmology, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

• M. desVignes-Kendrick, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.

  Research Scientist, Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health

• Hal Doerr, M.D.

  NASA Johnson Space Center, Principal investigator Medical Operations Support Team

• Thomas J. Parr, M.D., F.A.C.S.

  Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept of Orthopedics, University of TX Health Sciences Center at Houston

• Priscilla Ray, M.D.

  Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine; Deputy Chief of Psychiatry, The Methodist Hospital

• Sue Luehr, M.D.

  Private Practice Anesthesiologist

• James L. Phillips, M.D.

  Senior Associate Dean, Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine Office of Diversity & Community Outreach

• Thomas Burke, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.

  Division of Global Health and Human Rights, Massachusetts General Hospital

• Christopher Kabrhel, M.D., M.P.H.

  Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital

• Guy Sciortino, M.D.

  Anesthesiology, Lahey Clinic

• Steve Shama, M.D.

  Dermatology, Private Practice

• Lora Branch, M.S.

  Director of Administration, Division of STD/HIV/AIDS, City of Chicago Department of Public Health

• Sharon D. Gates, M.A.

  Director, Multicultural Affairs, Community and Global Health, Rush University

• Neil Shulman, M.D.

  Associate Professor at Emory University’s School of Medicine

• Dr. Michael Lu

  Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Public Health at UCLA