The Fellowship was an incredible, transformative experience that changed my career trajectory forever. Prior to the fellowship I had little understanding of the inner workings of leadership, minority health, and health policy. After my fellowship training, under Joan's guidance, I felt equipped to create a path focused on leading efforts to address racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care. To this day I credit the Fellowship with my success, and am so thankful that the Commonwealth Fund supported Joan's one-of-a-kind vision to create a cadre of leaders in the field.

Joseph Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., Fellow ‘98
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Institute for Health Policy, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Fellows Bios

2017-2018

Paula Magee, MD Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow	Morgan Medlock, MD, MDiv Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow
Alexander Amon Rodgers, MD Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow	Michelle Taylor, MD, DrPH Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow

2016-2017

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH Pediatrician and Child Advocate, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco, CA	Tamiko Morgan, MD, MPH Corporate Medical Director, WellCare, Brooklyn Park, MN
Phillip Murray, MD, MPH Emergency Psychiatrist, Carolina Health System	Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH Staff Physiatrist, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care, Cambridge, MA; Instructor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

2015-2016

Nicole DelCastillo, MD, MPH Child Psychiatrist, Zionville, IN	Joan Jeung, MD, MPH Pediatrician, Asian Health Services/Frank Kiang Medical Center, Oakland, CA
Samantha Rosman, MD, MPH Assistant in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital	Andrew Sanderson II, MD, MPH, FASGE Medical Officer, The Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD

2014-2015

Kimberly S.G. Chang, MD, MPH Co-founder of HEAL Trafficking, Family Physician, Asian Health Services, Oakland, CA	Ann Elrington, MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Ross Jones, MD, MPH Assistant Medical Director of the Community Health Division, and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine	Marshala Lee, MD, MPH Branch Chief for Graduate Medical Education and Supervisory Medical Officer, HRSA, Rockville, MD
Deonza Thymes, MD, MPH Staff Physician, ApolloMD, Washington, DC

2013-2014

Asare Christian, MD, MPH Attending Physician, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital; Instructor, Department of Physical Medical and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA	Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Community Engagement and Equity in Digestive Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; Deputy Director of the Center for Cancer Health Equity, OSU Comprehensive Cancer-Center-The James Cancer Hospital
Vikram Kambampati, MD, MPH Staff Psychiatrist, Carney Hospital, Boston, MA; Major, United States Army Reserve, Medical Corps	Maria Portela Martinez, MD, MPH Branch Chief of Medical Training and Geriatrics, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureaus of Health Workforce - HRSA, Rockville, MD
Monique Nugent, MD, MPH Associate Director of Hospital Medicine, South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA

2012-2013

Talita Jordan, MD, MPH Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics for George Washington University and Children's National Medical Center with the Goldberg Center for Community and Pediatric Health in Washington, DC	Robert P. Marlin, MD, PhD, MPH Director, Coordinated Care Program for Political Violence Survivors, Medical Director, Refugee Health Assessment Program, Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Anne Newland, MD, MPH Chief Executive Officer, North Country HealthCare, Flagstaff, AZ	Oluseyi Ojeifo, MD, MPH Cardiology Fellow, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

2011-2012

Monica Bharel, MD, MPH Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA	Jay Bhatt, DO, MPH, MPA, FACP Chief Medical Officer, American Hospital Association ; President and CEO, Health Research and Educational Trust , American Hospital Association; Staff Physician, Erie Family Health Center, Chicago, IL
James Kennedye, MD, MPH, FACEP Emergency Physician, St. Francis Hospital; Tulsa, OK; Oklahoma ACEP Executive Board; OKC Indian Clinic Board of Directors	Elna Nagasako, MD, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Denise De Las Nueces, MD, MPH Medical Director, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA

2010-2011

Dustyn Baker, MD, MPH Internal Medicine Hospitalist, Weatherby Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA	Mary Fleming, MD, MPH Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montgomery Hospital, Norristown, PA
Ali Thomas, MD, MPH Consultant in Internal Medicine, Group Health Cooperative, Tacoma, WA	Ashaunta Tumblin Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, Riverside, CA
Roy Wade, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH Clinical Instructor, Department of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Kamillah Wood, MD, MPH Senior Vice President, Health and Housing, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future, Washington, DC

2009-2010

Jaya Aysola, MD, DTMH, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Lyle Ignace, MD, MPH Executive Director, Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center (GHLIIHC), Milwaukee, WI
Kamilah Jackson, MD, MPH Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Child and Adolescent Services, Community Behavioral Health (CBH) and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services(DBHIDS), Philadelphia, PA	Alden Landry, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Faculty Assistant Director, Office of Diversity and Community Partnership; Associate Director and Advisor, Castle Society, Harvard Medical School
Susan Saucedo, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

2008-2009

Aymen Elfiky, MD, MPH Attending Physician, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA	Thomas Halligan, MD, MPH Staff Physician, The Permanente Medical Group, San Francisco, CA
Samantha Kaplan, MD, MPH Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Boston University School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA	Julea Leshar McGhee, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Pamela Riley, MD, MPH Assistant Vice President, Delivery System Reform, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY	Sanjeev Sriram, MD, MPH Attending Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Southeast DC Health Centers of Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

2007-2008

Connie Gistand, MD, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Medicine; Staff Physician Tulane Student Health, New Orleans, LA	Keila Lopez, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Audra Robertson Meadows, MD, MPH Clinical Director, Birth Equity Initiative, BWH Center for Community Health and Health Equity; Instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA	Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA, Rockville, MD
Mallory Williams, MD, MPH Chief of the Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

2006-2007

Luis R. Castellanos, MD, MPH Director, Diversity in Medicine and Faculty Outreach, Cardiovascular Medicine Attending, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine - Division of Cardiology, San Diego, CA	Joan R. Griffith, MD, MPH, MHA Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Stephanie M. Hale Walker, MD, MPH Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Neonatology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN	Ann Kao, MD, MPH Co-Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH Director, Washington DC Department of Health Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville

2005-2006

Anthony L-T Chen, MD, MPH Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma, WA	Kansky DeLisma, MD, MPH Attending Physician, Miami VA Medical Center & Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Don S. Lee, MD, MPH Internal Medicine Hospitalist, Inpatient Medical Program, Columbia St. Mary’s, Milwaukee, WI	Sarah Perez McAdoo, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of OB/GYN, Tufts University School of Medicine; Assistant Medical Director of the Wesson Women's Clinic, Springfield, MA
Jean Le Clerc Raphael, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Academic General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

2004-2005

Alexy Arauz Boudreau, MD, MPH Associate Director, Multi-Cultural Affairs Office, Massachusetts General Hospital; Disparities Solution Center Associate, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA	Christian Arbelaez, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Minority Faculty Affairs Office, Assistant Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Jacqueline H. Grant, MD, MPH, MPA Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC	Lenny Lopez, MD, MDiv, MPH Chief of Hospital Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Senior Faculty, Disparities Solutions Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Ivette Motola, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM Director, Division of Prehospital and Emergency Healthcare, The Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL	Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, FAAFP Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, RubiconMD, San Francisco, CA; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2003-2004

Allison Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH Assistant in GYN/OB and Affiliated Faculty, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Prof OB/GYN and Reproductive Biology Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA	Nakela Cook, MD, MPH Chief of Staff, National Health, Lung and Blood Institute/ National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Philip DeChavez, MD, MPH 1967-2012	Nefertiti Durant, MD, MPH Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Claudia Martorell, MD, MPH Chief, Infectious Disease and Infection Control Division, Kindred/Parkview Specialty Hospital; Director of HIV/AIDS research community research initiative of New England; Associate Director of HIV/AIDS research community research initiative of New England, Springfield, MA

2002-2003

Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, MD, MPH Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA	Julian Nieves, MD, MPH Founder and Physician, Salud Primary Care, West Hartford, CT
Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, MGH; Director of the Office of International Programs, Division of AIDS, Harvard Medical School; Infectious Disease Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA	Kavitha Prakash, MD, MPH Attending Hospitalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Sheila Roundtree, MD, MPH Staff Physician, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Greenville, SC	Kima Taylor, MD, MPH Director of Population Health, ICmed, LLC, Baltimore, MD; Managing Principal, Anka Consulting, LLC, Baltimore, MD

2001-2002

Laura I. Gerald, MD, MPH President, Kate N. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Cynthia Hodge, DMD, MPH, MPA President, National Dental Association Foundation, Inc.; President and CEO, DeSti Consulting, Inc., Madison, TN
Octavio N. Martinez Jr., MD, MPH, MBA, FAPA Executive Director, Hogg Foundation For Mental Health; Associate Vice President, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement; Clinical Professor of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX	David Núñez, MD, MPH Family Health Medical Director, Public Health Services, Orange County Health Care Agency, Sacramento, CA
Shairi R. Turner, MD, MPH Medical Consultant, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL	Donald Warne, MD, MPH Director of the Master of Public Health Program; Mary J. Berg Distinguished Professor of Women’s Health, North Dakota State University; Chair, American Indian Public Health, Fargo, ND
D'Nyce Williams, MD, MPH, MPA Associate Professor of Clinical OB/GYN and Project Manager, Contraceptive Research and Development Program/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA	Phillip D. Woods, DDS, MPH Captain, US Public Health Service; Dental Specialist / Instructor, Dept. of Oral Health Promotion, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK

2000-2001

Alice Huan-Mei Chen, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, San Francisco Health Network; Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	Arthur Seiji Hayashi, MD, MPH Director of Medicine, The Human Diagnosis Project, Washington, DC
Patrik Johansson, MD, MPH Director, Rural Health Education Network; Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

1999-2000

Tamarah L. Duperval-Brownlee, MD, MPH Vice President of High Reliability and Safety, Ascension Health, St. Louis, MO	Chandak Ghosh, MD, MPH Senior Medical Advisor for Federal Policy, US. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, New York, NY
Dora L. Hughes, MD, MPH Senior Policy Advisor, Government Strategies, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.	Luc Joseph, MD, PhD, MPH Pediatrician and Instructor in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, MD, MPH Assistant Director, Division of Public Health Practice ; Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

1998-1999

Lisa D. Benton, MD, MPH Breast Surgery Fellow, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH	Durado Brooks, MD, MPH Managing Director, Cancer Control Interventions, Prevention and Early Detection Department, American Cancer Society Office of Cancer Control, Atlanta, GA
Felicia L. Collins, MD, MPH, FAAP Captain, Commissioned Corps, U.S. Public Health Service; Senior Clinical Advisor, Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Rockville, MD	Quyen Ngo-Metzger, MD, MPH Scientific Director, US Preventive Services Task Force Program; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Rockville, MD
Nawal M. Nour, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, African Women’s Health Center, and Director, Ambulatory Obstetrics Practice, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA	Jose R. Santana Jr., MD, MPH Medical Staff, Baycare Medical Group, Inc., Clearwater, FL

1997-1998

Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH Director, The Disparities Solutions Center; Senior Scientist, The Mongan Institute for Health Policy; Director of Multicultural Education, Multicultural Affairs Office, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Co-Founder, Quality Interactions, Inc., Boston, MA	Ricardo Custodio, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Health Science, University of Hawaii – West Oahu, Kapolei, HI; Pediatrician and Kulia Project Coordinator, Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Honolulu, HI
Michelle Johnson, MD, FACC, MPH Assistant Chief of Cardiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY	Roderick K. King, MD, MPH Director, MD/MPH Program; Assistant Dean for Public Health Education, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Associate Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Dept of Public Health Sciences, Miami, FL Adjunct Faculty, MGH Disparities Solutions Center, Boston, MA
Creshelle Nash, MD, MPH Medical Director, Arkansas Minority Health Commission; Assistant Dean for Professional Relations, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR	Nancy Torres, MD, MPH Pediatric Hospitalist, Natividad Medical Center, Salinas, CA

1996-1997

Anita Moncrease, MD, MPH President of Moncrease & Associates, LLC; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM), Detroit, MI, and former Medical Director, Adolescent Health, Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion.	Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Leadership; Clinical Professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, WA
Adolfo Valadez, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, FirstCare, Austin, TX