Copello Health Advocacy Fellowship

Dr. Inas Abuali is a hematologist-oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She trained in internal medicine at Saint Agnes Healthcare and completed a hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. She is committed to advancing equitable patient care, mentoring future physicians, and serving diverse communities.

Saramarie Azzun is a third-year medical student at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa. She champions health equity and care for underserved communities, serving as a fellow member of the Girls Leading Our World Global Cohort and an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship for Life, and advancing community nutrition education and leadership development.

Dr. Tina Bharani is a clinical fellow in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the University of Iowa. She trained at Weill Cornell Qatar and completed residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work blends clinical nutrition, metabolic surgery research, and public health policy analysis with an emphasis on quality improvement and population health.

Jared Boyce is an MD-PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. With a background in neuroscience and anthropology of global health, he focuses on childhood trauma and mental health, immigrant/child health, and blending scientific research with advocacy efforts through organized medicine and human rights work.

Joel Dumonsau is a second-year medical student at Creighton University School of Medicine. His background in political science and public service informs his drive for health equity through clinical care, leadership with Phi Rho Sigma and the AMA, and service with free clinics supporting marginalized populations.

Dr. Rosemary Falama is a second-year internal medicine resident at Oregon Health & Science University. Trained in Botswana and the U.S., she cares for underserved populations and has conducted research and advocacy addressing global and community health challenges, including palliative care and access in low-resource settings.

Akul Gupta is an incoming medical student at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. He holds a BS in Biomedical Sciences and has served as a legislative intern in Congress, a U.N. youth delegate, and an advocacy intern at Physicians for Human Rights, focusing on community health and humanitarian systems.

Dr. Anmol Gupta is a Med-Peds resident at the University of Michigan, with interests in health access for uninsured and justice-involved populations. He holds a Master of Public Policy and has worked on equitable vaccine access, veteran homelessness, and global health campaigns during training.

Dr. Jasskiran Kaur is an Internal Medicine resident at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She focuses on health equity, disparities in cancer care, drug affordability, and community engagement, and has led state-level resolutions on climate and reproductive health.

Dr. S. Hillary Kim-Vences is a medicine-pediatrics hospitalist and postdoctoral research fellow at Baylor College of Medicine. Her work centers on data equity, policy translation into practice, and reducing disparities in care, particularly for opioid use disorder treatment access.

Denise Ocampo is a third-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine aspiring to practice cardiology. She holds leadership roles in the AMA Medical Student Section and advocates for health equity for Latino and other marginalized communities at regional and national levels.

Dr. Kreena Patel is a Board Certified family physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She provides evidence-based care across diverse patient populations and advances health equity through community-embedded primary care.

Dr. Madhury “Didi” Ray leads public health emergency management at the NYC Health Department, applying interdisciplinary approaches at the intersection of climate, medicine, data, and equity. She has led major vaccination and disaster-risk innovations and holds advanced public health and medical degrees.

Dr. Shela Sridhar is an internal medicine-pediatrics hospitalist at Brigham and Women’s/Boston Children’s Hospital, focusing on global health equity, implementation science, and collaboration to improve outcomes in underserved settings.

Dr. Stephanie Toth-Manikowski is National Senior Medical Director at Healthmap Solutions, where she leads clinical innovation and care coordination efforts, and continues clinical nephrology at a federally qualified health center, advancing equity in chronic disease management.

Dr. Joey Whelihan is an adolescent medicine physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with interests in LGBTQ+ health, policy advocacy, and education. He has presented nationally on implicit bias and improved access to HIV prevention and equitable adolescent care.