Who We Are

Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP

Advisor to WIM

Dr. Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP (NAM) is a Herbert T. Abelson Professor of Medicine and Dean for Medical Education at The University of Chicago Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine. As Dean, she oversees undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, continuing medical education and provides key leadership for the simulation-based training programs at University of Chicago.

Twitter: @futuredocs

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD

Advisor to WIM

Dr. Salles is a national leader in diversity, inclusion, and equity, having earned a PhD studying these topics at Stanford University. Dr. Salles is also a surgeon and has extensive lived experience as a woman of color working in a male-dominated environment.

Twitter: @arghavan_salles

Kimberly Manning, MD

Advisor to WIM

Kimberly D. Manning, MD is a general internist/hospitalist who serves as Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Manning is Professor of Medicine and has maintained ABIM board certification since 2001. Beyond her roles in the Department of Medicine, she has been a society small group advisor at the Emory School of Medicine since their curriculum reform in 2007.

Twitter: @gradydoctor

Eve Bloomgarden, MD

Advisor to WIM

Dr Bloomgarden is a board-certified endocrinologist at NorthShore University Health Systems and the Director of Thyroid as well as the Director of Endocrine Innovation and Education for the Division of Endocrinology. Dr. Bloomgarden is the COO and Co-Founder of the Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team (IMPACT), and the Chief Development Officer of Women in Medicine® NFP.

Twitter: @EveBMD

Scientific Subcommittee 

• Faculty Lead: Parul Barry, MD

• Student Lead: Mysa Abdelrahman

• May Aljurany

• Dutta Arunima, MD

• Nihushi Bhardwaj

• Rakhee Bhayani, MD

• Christina Brown

• Gillianne DeFoe, MD

• Subarna Eisaman, MD, PhD

• Marsha Haley, MD

• Marah Kays

• Susan Lee, MD

• Tiffany Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA

• Denise Lo, MD

• Yara Mikhaeil-Demo, MD

• Joanna Miragaya, MD

• Claire Pearson, MD

• Aparna Singhal, MD

• Cynthia Stonnington, MD

• Vidya Sundareshan, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA

• Ashley Vavra, MD, MS

• Laura Zimmerman, MD

  
  

Social Media

• Social Media Editor: Neha Pidatala, MBBS

• Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP

• Eve Bloomgarden, MD

• Sarah Bhagudas

• Christina Brown, MD

• Michelle Fernando

• Olivia R. Negris, MA

• Avital O'Glasser, MD

• Pranvera Sulejmani

• Anu Vaisht

• Chinara Wyke

Award

• Lead: Charu Gupta, MD

• Associate Lead: Julie Oyler, MD

• May Al-jorani, MD

• Alice Gallo de Morales, MD

• Asha Shenoi, MD, FAAP, FCCM

• Aparna Singhal, MD

• Diane Shannon, MD

• Tina Sundaram, MD

Resident/Young Faculty

• Co-Lead: Eve Bloomgarden, MD

• Co-Lead: Anila Bindal, MD

• Michelle Fernando

• Kally Dey

• Christina Brown, MD

Medical Student Preconference/Volunteers

• Co-Chair: Christina Brown, MD

• Co-Chair: Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD

• Co-Chair: Ariela L. Marshall, MD

• WIMS Volunteer Director: Christina Brown, MD

• WIMS Volunteer Director: Marah Kays

• WIMS Volunteer Director: Olivia R. Negris, MA

• Rakhee Bhayani, MD

• Julia A. Files, MD