2023 Speakers

Bridget Berkland, MA, NBC-HWC

Manager of Employee Well-Being, Mayo Clinic

Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

Sabra L. Boyd, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, ACSW

Senior Director, Center for Wellbeing, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Stephanie Burrus, DO

Chief Wellbeing Officer, Children’s Mercy Kansas City

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Julie Çelebi, MD, MS, FAAFP

Assistant Clinical Professor and Wellness Director, Department of Family Medicine, University of California San Diego

Melanie Cheng, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Associate Chief Academic Officer for GME

Pediatric Hospitalist, NYC H+H/Kings County

Ami Doshi, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair, Faculty Development, Pediatrics Wellness Director, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

Jodi-Ann Edwards, MD

General Surgery Resident Physician & Research Fellow, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Jennifer Ferrand, PsyD, ABPP

Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology

Director of Well-Being, Hartford HealthCare

Aimee Hoflander

Staff Educator, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City

Lana Irons, MD

Attending Psychiatrist, NYC Health + Hospitals Domestic Violence Shelter; Mental Health Initiative

Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD

Associate Dean for Clinical Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Practices, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Health Science Center

Nuri Jacoby, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Vice-chair of Neurology, Maimonides Medical Center

Co-Clerkship Director, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Christina Kelly, MD, FAAFP

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Michele Kowalski-McGraw, MD MPH, FACOEM

Associate Physician Diplomate

Dept Wellness Director Community Care, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UC San Diego Health

Beth A. Lown, MD

Chief Medical Officer, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Amanda R. Moses, MPH

Patient Experience Program Manager, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital

Phyllis S. Quinlan, PhD, RN, NPD-BC

Internal Coach/Director for Professional Development, Cohen Children’s Medical Center a Division of Northwell Health

Kristin Ray, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC

Nursing Director, Center for Wellbeing, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Geneviève Rouleau, RN, PhD

Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais

JoEllen "Ellen" Schimmels, PhD, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAAN

DNP Program Director and Associate Professor, University of New Mexico

Dawne Schoenthal

Program Director, Oregon Center for Nursing

Paulette Schwartz, LCSW, CPXP

Director of Human Centered Care, Hartford HealthCare

Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, FACEP

Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations

Designated Institutional Official

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS

Chief Clinical Wellness Officer

Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center