Elizabeth is a second-year Master of Science of Public Health (MSPH) student studying Health Systems at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At HSIL, she is excited to positively contribute to the work on value-based care and combine her interests in quality of care and global surgery to develop high value models of surgical care. Before joining Johns Hopkins, she completed her BSc in Neuroscience and Economics at…
Pooja Joshi is a Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) student at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. She is a Rubenstein Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership. Her research interests are at the intersection of business and government in global health. At HSIL, she is excited to be supporting work on high-value health systems. Prior to Harvard, she has worked in…
Dr. Jake Figi undertook his pre-clinical and clinic medical training at University College London (UCL). During this time he also gained his BSc in Medical Sciences with Surgical Science. During the COVID-19 pandemic he volunteered across medical wards at Barnet Hospital and on the ICU at The Royal Free Hospital in London providing frontline care. Following this, he completed his foundation medical training in the National Health Service (NHS) in…
Jonathan F. Gong is the Clinical Research Coordinator of the Division of Spine Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His professional interests lie at the intersection of health disparities, precision medicine, health systems development, biomedical research, and medical humanities. Prior to Boston, Jonathan earned a BS in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he completed his honors research thesis in developmental neurobiology and…
Victoria Sahrai is an MPH Candidate at the University of California, Irvine. Upon completing her BS in Chemistry/Biology, she has been passionate about public health research and innovation. She is interested in health technology and how digital solutions can advance health equity and reduce chronic diseases. She has worked in both the private and public sectors holding various tech roles across biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. With over five years…
Emelia Suljić is a Climate Resilience Specialist at ICF where she assists federal and international agencies in their efforts to improve systems to protect human health from climate hazards. She is passionate about climate change as it relates to global health equity and has worked on a wide range of related international projects. This experience includes her extended field work in the Marshall Islands to decipher the lasting impacts of…
Qassi Gaba is a Master of Biomedical Informatics (MBI) student at Harvard. He is also a Research Scholar and Capstone student at the Health Systems Innovation Lab at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Global Health and Population. His capstone focuses on modeling the health and economic impact of scaling up quality of cancer care globally. Prior to Harvard, he received a B.A. in Cell &…
Senthujan Senkaiahliyan is a dedicated healthcare administrator with a proven track record in AI integration within healthcare systems. Currently leading the AI team at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Senthujan has also excelled in healthcare board governance and collaborated closely with community health center boards. His diverse background spans computer science, health services utilization/management, program evaluation, and medical anthropology. Senthujan’s accomplishments include pioneering the CIHR AI4PH internship program, driving AI…
Dr Thanitsara (Muky) Rittiphairoj is a Research Assistant at the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Senior Professional Research Methodologist at Cochrane Eyes and Vision U.S. Satellite, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, USA. Her research interests include synthesizing high-quality evidence and improving healthcare delivery systems and resource allocation in preventive health services in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for low- and…
Papa Kwadwo Morgan-Asiedu is an MD/MPH candidate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health from Accra Ghana. An aspiring orthopedic surgeon, he has a particular interest in health system financing, capacity building and trauma care in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab, Papa served as President of the Penn Global Surgery Group and he…
