HPE Global: Class Roster

  • Andrea Parker

    Bomet, Kenya
    @AP_the_surgeon

    Dr. Andrea Parker is a dedicated general surgeon and surgeon educator based in rural Kenya. As the Head of Medical Education at Tenwek Hospital since 2015, Dr. Parker has significantly contributed to the enhancement of medical education within the region. Starting in 2017, she has played a pivotal role on the Education Committee, overseeing the development of a comprehensive, standardized surgical curriculum for PGY1 and 2 surgical trainees of the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA). This curriculum is also accessible open-access on SURGhub, extending its reach and impact. Dr. Parker is an Associate Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators and holds the position of Chair of the Content Committee for the UN Global Surgery Learning Hub (SURGhub), further emphasizing her commitment to surgical education on a global scale.

    Her academic journey began at Indiana University School of Medicine, followed by a residency in general surgery at Brown University. Currently, she serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Brown University, where she continues to influence the next generation of surgeons through her teaching and mentorship. Dr. Parker's work, particularly in a challenging rural setting, underscores her dedication to improving surgical care and education in underserved areas.

  • Andrew Sanchez

    Northeast, USA
    @ASanchez_PS

    Dr. Andrew Sanchez is an exiting PGY-3 in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital: he will soon be starting a career in academic hospital medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. Meeting hospitalized patients and working with them to achieve diagnostic clarity is his primary clinical passion. His interest in diagnosing the undifferentiated patient is the driving force behind deep interest in learning and teaching diagnostic reasoning. On X/Twitter – which he considers the centerpiece of his teaching portfolio – he is known for creating and sharing schemas for both common and uncommon clinical dilemmas, which are frequently accompanied by “Tweetorial” commentary, as well as diagnostic case challenges. He is additionally a team member of the multi-platform group The Clinical Problem Solvers, and he is the deputy managing editor for Glass.Health's AI-powered differential diagnosis tool.

  • Azza Anwar Aly

    Saudi Arabia
    @AzzaAnwar15

    Dr. Azza Aly serves as an Associate Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing at the Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University in Egypt. Currently, she is the head of the nursing program at Ibnsina National College in Saudi Arabia. Her research interests are centered around enhancing patient quality of care, upholding nursing ethics, advancing nursing education, and promoting patient safety. Dr. Aly's work contributes significantly to the field of nursing, aiming to improve both the education of nursing professionals and the care provided to patients.

  • Catherine McDermott

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    @CatMcDe1

    Dr. Catherine McDermott (“Cat”) was born and raised in Illinois. She ventured out east to complete her medical training at Penn State College of Medicine and also earned her Master's degree in Education. She subsequently completed dual residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan where she also served as Chief Resident.

    Dr. McDermott is acutely aware of the emotional toll hospitalization can take on patients and their families. This understanding fuels her commitment to support them during these challenging periods, converting a potentially intimidating experience into a collaborative journey. Her philosophy centers around enabling patients and their families to become integral members of their care team while collaboratively formulating treatment plans that consider their unique health complexities and personal goals.

    In addition to her patient-centered work, Dr. McDermott holds a deep passion for medical education, cherishing the opportunity to mentor learners at every stage of their medical careers.

    Away from the hospital, Dr. McDermott is an ardent nature lover with a soft spot for animals of all kinds. She enjoys being active which pairs well with her love of cooking and trying new foods.

  • Claire Donohoe

    Dublin, Ireland
    @clairedonohoe6

    Dr. Claire Donohoe is a distinguished graduate of Trinity College Dublin (TCD) from the class of 2006 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. She specializes as a resectional oesophagogastric cancer and general surgeon at the Trinity St James Cancer Institute/St James’ Hospital in Dublin.

    Her research interests in education are focused on innovative methodologies within medical education. Specifically, Dr. Donohoe is passionate about the utilization of peer learning as a tool to enhance medical education. She also explores the integration of medical humanities into medical education frameworks and advocates for the use of narrative practice. Through her work, Dr. Donohoe aims to contribute to the advancement of medical education, ensuring that future generations of medical professionals are well-equipped with the knowledge, empathy, and skills necessary for their challenging roles.

  • Cory Rohlfsen

    Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    @CoryRohlfsen

    Dr. Cory Rohlfsen is a core faculty member of the Internal Medicine residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the director of the nation's first interprofessional, competency-based health educator track. As an internist practicing a hybrid of hospital medicine and primary care, Dr. Rohlfsen is deeply familiar with the challenges, affordances, and untapped opportunities within the clinical learning environment. He possesses a strong passion for educational psychology, motivation, and the impact of competency-based medical education (CBME) on trainees. Dr. Rohlfsen is also intrigued by the potential of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI to revolutionize traditional approaches to diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based medicine, and competency-based assessments of learners. At his core, he is a clinician educator who values the unchanging sacredness of the educational alliance between a dedicated teacher and learner. Dr. Rohlfsen considers it a privilege to teach, mentor, and coach incredibly talented trainees across both undergraduate and graduate medical education spectrums.

  • Eleonora Leopardi

    Newcastle, NSW, Australia (Awabakal Land)
    @nora_leopardi

    Dr. Eleonora Leopardi (“Nora”) is passionate about preparing current medical students to face the healthcare challenges that humanity will face in the next 50 years. She believes in fostering self-directed and self-regulated learning in students from the earliest stages of their training, in order to prepare them for continuous professional development and lifelong learning throughout their career. Nora believes that scholarship of teaching and learning in Health Professions Education is the key attribute for educators and clinicians to transform students into the best healthcare professionals they can be.

  • Emily Groot

    Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
    @hinterlandphpm

    Dr. Groot is a public health physician, born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on the territory of Garden River and Batchewana First Nations. She completed medical school at McMaster University, residency in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Queen’s University, and a Masters in Public Health at the University of Toronto. She now lives with her family in Sudbury, Ontario, where she serves as the medical director of Réseau ACCESS Network’s supervised consumption site and HIV clinic. She has previously worked as the associate medical officer of health for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the Regional Supervising Coroner for Northeastern Ontario, and the associate medical officer of health for Niagara Region. She is an associate professor and the program director of the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program at NOSM University. Her HPE interests include competency-based public health training and social accountability in medicine. Her clinical interests include harm reduction and communicable disease control with a focus on syndemics, especially in northern, rural, and remote communities.

  • Jake Bryan S. Cortez

    Metro Manila, Philippines
    @jbscortezMD

    Dr. Jake Bryan S. Cortez (“Jake”) is a Filipino family and community medicine physician-educator. His professional experience ranges from delivering and managing community-based primary care to designing and innovating medical education towards outcomes-based education, social accountability, and interprofessionalism. He endeavors to improve health outcomes and healthcare quality by continuing to build the future cadre of UHC-ready healthcare professionals.

  • Jin Sol Lee

    Los Angeles, California, USA
    @jinsolleemd

    Dr. Jin Sol Lee, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and serves as a faculty member within the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Harbor UCLA Medical Center where he enjoys supervising the amazing internal medicine resident housestaff across the care continuum in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Additionally, his interest in medical education include curricular design and development particularly in using design thinking to supplement existing health systems science curriculum, teaching value based care, and digital health.

  • Jose Carlos del Castillo Miranda

    Lima, Peru
    @RunRunlover

    Dr. Jose Carlos Del Castillo Miranda, distinguished by his certification as an advanced international paramedic registry certified physician, holds multiple instructor roles, including Chief Academic Instructor for AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS, as well as NAEMT AMLS 3rd edition, at the international training center of Cayetano Heredia University. His commitment to medical education extends to his role as Project IMG Ambassador and Mentor, guiding the next generation of medical professionals. He is a UCLA CAL-STAR Network Research Trainee.

  • Lailaturrahmi

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    @aminocte

    Lailaturrahmi (“Ami”) is a pharmacy faculty from Universitas Andalas, Indonesia. Her experience in teaching and quality assurance in her institution leads her to pursue Ph.D. in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science Education (PPS-Ed) Theme at Monash University, Australia. Being a first year PhD student, she is eager to learn more from other health professional educators. Her fields of interest are online learning, clinical skills, and competency-based education in health professions education.

  • Noah Romero Nakajima

    Uberlândia, MG, Brasil
    @Noah_Nakajima

    Brazilian by birth, physician by training. Proud CPSolvers team member. Passionate about all things clinical reasoning, medical education, videogames, and fantasy books.

  • Ralph Nicholas Burns

    Dallas, TX, USA
    @rnickburns_md

    Dr. Nicholas Burns (“Nick”) is an assistant professor of maternal-fetal medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern. He is the co-host of “CREOGs Over Coffee,” an OB/GYN educational podcast geared towards residents and other professional learners, and a creator of the #OBGynInternChallenge, a text message-based residency preparatory course. His primary interests in medical education are in workplace-based learning and assessment through the lens of “microlearning” and “microassessment.” When not noodling on these topics, he’s hanging with his wife Jessica, newborn son Augustine, and their two dogs, Link and Greyson.

  • Sanjay A. Patel

    Columbus, Ohio, USA
    @buckeye_sanjay

    Dr. Sanjay A. Patel is an academic hospitalist with a strong foundation in education. He began his journey at The Ohio State University, becoming a first-generation college graduate with a BS in Computer & Information Science. Transitioning from computer programming to medicine, Patel graduated with honors from Ross University School of Medicine, after initially studying at St. Christopher’s Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine in the UK. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and chief residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, where he also served as director of the medical procedure service/POCUS curriculum. He is an Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine at Riverside and the medical student clerkship director. He serves as the OhioHealth system as Diversity & Inclusion Champion for the Internal Medicine program and is involved in the Academy of Clinical Educators (ACE) curriculum. Patel's expertise spans justice, diversity, equity, inclusion (JEDI), Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), and global health.

  • Syed Saad Ali

    Karachi, Pakistan
    @SyedSaadAli_MD

    Graduate of Dow Medical College class of 2023. Incoming Internal Medicine Match 2025 applicant. Vice President, Operations, at MedAngle - an award winning (GSV Elite 200 2023, P@SHA ICT 2022/23) medical education and tech startup that is creating the world's first medical operating system for future and current doctors.

  • Toufic Chaaban

    Beirut, Lebanon
    @tchaaban1

    Dr. Toufic Chaaban graduated from the Lebanese University School of Medicine in 2012. He then joined the American University of Beirut where he completed a residency in Internal Medicine (2012-2015) , followed by a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (2015-2018). After his graduation, Dr Chaaban joined the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., where he completed a two-year fellowship program in Neurocritical Care. Before joining the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and LAU Medical Center - Rizk Hospital, Dr. Chaaban worked with Doctors Without Borders as an intensivist in a hospital project concerned with COVID-19. Dr. Chaaban will be the first practicing neurointensivist in Lebanon. He maintains active membership in several professional societies and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. Moreover he has garnered a number of awards including recognition as “Intern of the Year”and “Fellow of the Year” at the American University of Beirut. He has authored many peer-reviewed publications appearing in international journals. In addition to having clinical expertise in pulmonary diseases, general critical care and neurocritical care, Dr. Chaaban has a special interest in the education of medical students, residents and fellows.

  • Additional Learners

    Multiple Locations

    We’re in the process of contacting our learners one-by-one to construct the full roster. If you haven’t heard from us yet, you will soon!