DER BERATUNGSAUSSCHUSS FÜR DAS GESUNDHEITSWESEN VON FIGS
Unsere Mission bei FIGS ist es, das Gesundheitswesen zu feiern und zu stärken – und das können wir nicht ohne eure Einsichten tun – unserer Community von „Unglaublichen Menschen“. Im Geiste der Zusammenarbeit und fortgesetzten Interessenvertretung haben wir das FIGS Healthcare Advisory Board gegründet, dem 11 herausragende Personen aus einer Vielzahl von Bereichen des Gesundheitswesens angehören.
„Die Fachkräfte im Gesundheitswesen sind diejenigen, die unsere Zukunft erfinden und gestalten, und es war uns immer eine große Ehre, sie zu unterstützen und ihnen zu dienen. Indem wir diese unglaublich talentierten Branchenführer als Berater gewinnen, sind wir überzeugt, dass wir unsere Pflicht erfüllen können: Wir wollen das Leben von Fachkräften im Gesundheitswesen bereichern und ihre täglichen Erfahrungen verbessern. Die Möglichkeiten sind grenzenlos.“ – Heather Hasson, Co-CEO
„Unser Engagement bei FIGS ist es, die Rolle der Fachkraft im Gesundheitswesen neu zu definieren. Das ist nur möglich, wenn wir unsere Community auf der grundlegendsten Ebene verstehen, damit wir sie auf die bedeutungsvollste und stärkendste Weise unterstützen können. Unser Healthcare Advisory Board setzt unser Engagement fort.“ – Trina Spear, Co-CEO
Der Beratungsausschuss für das Gesundheitswesen von FIGS wird unsere Tradition des direkten Engagements mit dem Gesundheitswesen fortsetzen, um noch mehr Wirkung zu erzielen. Wir freuen uns, dir den Beratungsausschuss für das Gesundheitswesen von FIGS vorstellen zu dürfen!
Natalie Crawford, MD
Dr. Crawford is co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas and is board-certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Women’s Health at the University of Texas Dell Medical School. She completed her undergraduate studies at Auburn University, where she obtained a degree in Nutrition Science, and she graduated from medical school at University of Texas Medical Branch. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Texas Southwestern, and her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of North Carolina, where she also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Research. She is passionate about educating and empowering women, and she promotes fertility awareness through her multiple social media platforms. Dr. Crawford has been named to the “Top Doctors” and “Top Doctors for Women” lists in 2020 and 2021 by Austin Monthly. She won “Best Fertility Specialist in Austin” by the 2019 Austin Birth awards and was the recipient of the 2019 Hope Award for Social Influence by Resolve: The National Infertility Association. She was named one of Austin’s top 40 under 40 in 2020 for her work empowering women.
Katie Duke, NP
Katie Duke is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Creator based in NYC. She has 20 years of professional hospital based nursing experience & as the pioneer of nursing presence on social media, she is a voice for nurses & is dedicated to impactful advocacy work & fighting for change for healthcare workers. She is a notable speaker with 50+ keynote addresses, & a seasoned mentor, having precepted over 125 new graduate nurses & nurse practitioners over her years of clinical practice. Her advocacy & creator work has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, The New York Times, Entrepreneur magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, ABC news, & more. She completed her BSN from City University of New York Hunter College, & a Masters of Science in Nursing from Columbia University in the City of New York.
Scott Fujimoto, DO
Dr. Fujimoto is a double board-certified Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist at Loma Linda University Medical Center. After spending 5 years in neurosurgery research at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Fujimoto earned his medical degree from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at University of California, Irvine and his fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Loma Linda University. Dr. Fujimoto has served as the Interventional Radiology Residency Program Director since 2018, and has shown a dedication to medical education, mentorship, and resident well-being. He has both served on and chaired numerous local and national committees relating to graduate medical education, IR interest groups, and social media. His clinical interests include advanced treatments of portal hypertension, venous thromboembolic disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Mauricio Gonzalez, MD
Dr. Gonzalez is a triple board certified physician (internal, emergency and obesity medicine) who practices in New York City. Dr. Mau, as he is affectionately known, is passionate about inspiring, motivating and educating medical students and residents about evidence-based nutrition and exercise in order to prevent the most common chronic degenerative diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. Reaching millions on social media daily, his mission is to make scientific and medical knowledge available and easy to understand to everyone. An avid public speaker, he has been invited to participate in panels with President Bill Clinton, PAHO/WHO, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, the second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and at the United Nations, among others.
Sarah J. Kilpatrick MD, PhD
Dr. Kilpatrick is the Helping Hand of Los Angeles Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Kilpatrick completed her residency and a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, and then served as faculty there for eight years. In 1999, Dr. Kilpatrick joined the University of Illinois at Chicago as Division Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and became Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2003, President of the Medical Staff at the UIC Medical Center in 2005 and Vice Dean for the College of Medicine at UIC in 2006. In 2011, she moved to Cedars-Sinai, where she became the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity in 2013. In her leadership roles at Cedars-Sinai, she has recruited numerous new faculty members, started a family planning program, expanded the minimally invasive gynecologic surgery program, developed multiple collaborations with other departments, and spearheaded new innovative programs about leadership and diversity for faculty. Since 2017, she has co-led the Center for Research on Women’s Health and Sex Differences (CREWHS), which funds research projects that will lead to better health care for women. Dr. Kilpatrick has received numerous awards for her teaching and service. She has served on many national OB/GYN organizations and was President of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine. She is currently on the Editorial Board for Contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology and on committees for American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG). She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine. Her clinical and research interests focus on hypertension in pregnancy, maternal morbidity and mortality, and cardiovascular disease risk in women after adverse pregnancy outcomes. She continues to care for high-risk obstetric patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She is currently involved in the national effort to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and develop hospital designations for maternal levels of care. She has over 120 publications and chapters.
Danielle LeVeck, DNP, ACNPC-AG, CCNS, RN
Dr. LeVeck is a dual board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist, practicing in a high acuity cardiac surgery intensive care unit. She graduated with her B.A. in 2007 from Purdue University and her B.S. in Nursing in 2011 from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Dr. LeVeck worked as a bedside nurse in cardiac medical and surgical intensive care units across the country for over seven years. She graduated with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Maryland Baltimore with research emphasis on Palliative Care for End-Stage Heart Failure Patients in the Cardiac Medical Intensive Care Unit. She also completed her certifications as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist. She received the 2018 Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research award for Nursing. She is deeply committed to caring for memory impaired patients in the acute care setting and has worked on three federally funded research grants. Dr. LeVeck’s current professional interests include mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in the post cardiac surgical patient and implementing palliative care for MCS patients in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit. She has been active on her social media platform, Nurse Abnormalities, since 2015, striving to educate and empower nurses from all backgrounds to embrace and acknowledge their imperativeness in healthcare. She has also been featured on multiple podcasts, written over 50 educational articles, and has contributed to The Strategist, The Daily, The Modernist, and Glamour.
Pamela Mehta, MD
Dr. Mehta is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon and founder of Resilience Orthopedics, a concierge Orthopedics practice in San Jose, California. With over a decade of experience post residency at Columbia University, Dr. Mehta is an expert in advanced surgical techniques for the treatment of knee, shoulder, hip, and hand pathology. She is passionate about women designing a life on their own terms when it comes to career and family, is active on her social media platforms and recently started her YouTube channel to promote musculoskeletal education. Outside of clinical medicine, Dr. Mehta has earned multiple accolades, including being named Chief of Orthopedics and National Orthopedic Director for Surgical Affiliates Management Group from 2016 to 2019. She has also served as medical advisor to several companies. She has been featured in Buzzfeed, Medscape, Well & Good, and on local network television as an expert in athlete injuries.
Niveda Ponmudi, VMD
Dr. Ponmudi is a nonprofit emergency veterinarian working in New York City. She has nurtured a lifelong passion for animal rights, welfare and advocacy. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, she works to provide medical care to pets from underprivileged communities as well as animals that face adversity such as cruelty, abuse and neglect. Her goal is to improve access to veterinary medical care for animals and their owners and aim to provide a voice for those without.
Nacole Riccaboni, DNP, MBA, APRN
Dr. Riccaboni is a dual board-certified acute care and family nurse practitioner practicing in sunny Central Florida. She obtained her Associate of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees from Advent University. She works in critical care and has 10+ years of bedside nursing experience in multisystem intensive care units. Dr. Riccaboni received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of South Alabama and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Central Florida. With an appreciation for healthcare business, she then obtained her Master of Business Administration degree from Capella University. Her current professional interests include working in critical care and cardiology. In addition to being a nurse practitioner, Dr. Riccaboni is an adjunct instructor at several local colleges, where she supports and assists nursing students. She is passionate about helping nursing students and provides guidance through her social media accounts and her YouTube channel. She has written several articles and contributed to HuffPost and Fast Company.
Darien Sutton-Ramsey, MD, MBA
Dr. Darien Sutton-Ramsey is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, currently working in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of NYU School of Medicine and NYU Stern School of Business. Aside from his clinical practice, Dr. Darien has special interests in public health education as well as the intersection of racial inequities and healthcare disparities. Dr. Sutton-Ramsey started his career with ABC News in 2017 as a Med Unit Intern, and since then has been a regular on-air contributor.
Daniel Yadegar, MD
Dr. Daniel Yadegar ist dreifach zertifiziert Arzt in den Bereichen innere Medizin, Kardiologie sowie Alterungsschutz und regenerative Medizin mit einem Fokus auf Präventivmedizin und Langlebigkeit. Sein einzigartiger Ansatz verbindet östliche und westliche Medizin und legt Wert auf eine umfassende Patientenversorgung – einschließlich Schlaf, Ernährung und Nahrungsergänzungsmittel. Nachdem Dr. Yadegar als Kind während der Revolution aus dem Iran geflohen war und in der Dominikanischen Republik gelebt hatte, prägten seine Erfahrungen seine Leidenschaft für die Pflege und die Wissenschaft. Er erwarb seinen BA von Harvard und seinen MD von Weill Cornell, wo er ein Forschungsstipendium für Kardiologie und Alterspflege erwarb. Dr. Yadegar ist Mitbegründer von Newpath Partners, einem Biotech-Venture-Fonds, und ist Mitglied der Vorstände von Cleerly und ¡ECURE, wobei er stets die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Innovationen in seine Praxis integriert. Er ist ein alleinerziehender Vater von zwei Kindern und seine persönliche Reise durch IVF und Leihmutterschaft hat sein Interesse an der Fruchtbarkeitsmedizin angeregt.