J. Craig Venter, Ph.D.

2009 Presidential National Medal of Science
Decoded the Human Genome

James P. Rathmell, M.D.

Department Chair for Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Health Care
Harvard Medical School Professor of Anesthesia

Dr. Rathmell is a nationally-recognized pain medicine expert who devotes his time to his clinical practice, research, education, as well as trials examining the effectiveness of new and emerging treatments for pain. He lectures widely internationally to students, medical professionals, and members of the public. Dr. Rathmell currently serves as President of the American Board of Anesthesiology and an Executive Editor for Anesthesiology. He has published extensively, including the second edition of his Atlas of Image-Guided Intervention in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D.

1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1996 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research

Michael Sasevich, M.D.

Chairman Cardiothoracic Surgery at Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, CA

Dr. Sasevich is a board-certified heart surgeon who specializes in heart surgery, heart transplants, and artificial hearts. In his daily practice as a heart surgeon, he frequently sees cases dealing with heart transplants, heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart valve blockages, and heart failure. He received his MD from the University of Arizona and soon after began an advanced fellowship at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. He later moved to Oklahoma City, where he served as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon for many years. He now practices in Southern California, Dr. Sasevich is the proud father of a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in 2019 and an Alumni Delegate in 2020.

Lauren Carson

Executive Director at Black Girls Smile Inc.
2017, 30 under 30 Nonprofit Leaders, Young Nonprofit Professional Network

David Roberts, M.D.

Dean of External Education, Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School alumnus, Dr. Roberts completed his internal medicine training at Massachusetts General Hospital and a pulmonary and critical care fellowship in the Harvard Combined Program. Building his career as a pulmonologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, much of Dr. Roberts’ work has focused on the intersection of medicine and medical education, earning him a national reputation as a highly collaborative and innovative medical educator.

At Harvard Medical School, Dr. Roberts’s role includes defining and implementing a strategic vision to advance HMS’s educational goals throughout the world, guiding initiatives to produce a range of educational programs that incorporate the latest technologies. His responsibilities include developing and enhancing existing non-degree offerings to create a unified and inspiring vision for the future of external education, bringing the extraordinary Harvard Medical School education to new and expanded categories of learners, both locally and around the globe.

Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Community Engagement Co-Director, Baltimore Breathe Center

Dr. Galiatsatos is the co-director/co-founder of Medicine for the Greater Good, a novel medical initiative impacting the lives of more than 10,000 residents of Baltimore, Maryland, and the director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic at Johns Hopkins University. He has published more than 30 research articles, with a focus on health equity and community engagement to impact health outcomes. He co-authored a book series, Building Healthy Communities, that the Journal of the American Medical Association noted, “literally has the potential to save lives.” He completed his undergraduate studies at Temple University, his medical schooling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, his internal medicine and pulmonary training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and his critical care medicine training at the National Institutes of Health.

Sidney Altman, Ph.D.

1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dr. Altman is a molecular biologist who received the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery that certain RNAs, now known as ribozymes, showed enzymatic activity. The old belief was that enzymatic activity – the triggering and acceleration of vital chemical reactions within living cells – was the exclusive domain of protein molecules. Dr. Altman’s revolutionary discovery was that RNA, traditionally thought to be simply a passive carrier of genetic codes, could also take on active enzymatic functions. This knowledge opened up new fields of scientific research and biotechnology and caused scientists to rethink old theories of how cells function.

Wiley “Chip” Souba, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist
Dean of Ohio State University School of Medicine (2006-2010)
Dean of Dartmouth University’s Geisel School of Medicine (2010-2014)

Dr. Souba was the dean of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and is one of the nation’s top cancer surgeons. He has been regularly ranked as one of The Best Doctors in America by his peers and has been recognized for his clinical expertise by Boston Magazine. Dr. Souba was funded by the National Institutes of Health for 20 years to study amino acid metabolism in catabolic diseases. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters and has served as Editorial Chair of American College of Surgeons and Co-editor of the Journal of Surgical Research. Dr. Souba is recognized for his innovative approaches to developing leaders and leadership. He lectures regularly, conducts workshops, and has published extensively on diverse topics such as health care leadership challenges, personal and organizational transformation, leading oneself, barriers to effective leadership, and the language of leadership.

Ara Suppiah, M.D.

Functional Sports Medicine Expert
Medical Analyst, NBC Sports Golf Channel

Dr. Suppiah uses a functional approach to sports medicine that enhances maximum efficiency for athletes to perform at a consistently high level without breaking down. In March 2014, Dr. Suppiah was appointed as the first Medical Analyst on NBC Sports’ Golf Channel. Dr. Suppiah
has been a physician on the European Tour, the PGA Tour, and multiple Ryder Cup Teams. Currently, he remains a highly sought-after sports physician on the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, and the USTA Tour. Dr. Suppiah practices as an ER physician in Florida, is the Chief Wellness Officer of Florida Emergency Physicians, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida Medical College, and is the personal physician to some of the world’s top professional golfers.