Meet the Judges
MELISA MCNEIL
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | Melisa is the Residential Program Director of the Emergency Medical Care…
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LEIGH ANNE NAAS
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Leigh Anne Naas has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry,…
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BURT ROSEN
HEALTHSPARQ | Burt oversees all Marketing for HealthSparq. He is responsible for developing and telling…
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SALLY JAMES
Journalist and freelance writer about medicine and research. Reviewer for Health News Review, a nonprofit…
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MARY CASEY-STURK
Mary has worked in the non-profit sector for 15 years and during that time has been fortunate to learn…
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AMOS ADLER
MEMOTEXT and A4i INC | For 10 years (that's 100 in digital health years), Amos has been dedicated to…
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JANINE BUDDING
MEDICALFACTS and MEDEASY | "The Engagement Era and inclusiveness is new to some, but not to me." Janine…
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WHITNEY ZATZKIN
RARE DOTS, INC and FLIP THE CLINIC | Whitney Bowman-Zatzkin, MPA, MSR, is a passionate community architect…
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ALICIA STALEY
#BCSM | Alicia Staley is the Director of the Precision Medicine Advocates Team and co-founder of the…
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MELINDA SEED
TYPE 1 DIABETES NETWORK | Melinda was a co-founder of the Type 1 Diabetes Network, one of the earliest…
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ROBIN DONOVAN
Robin is an award-winning professional writer and editor with experience covering health, wellness, medicine,…
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LEONARD KISH
YOUBASE.IO | Leonard is the Co-founder and CEO of YouBase.io. Their vision is to give individuals access…
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LUKE ESCOMBE
Luke Escombe is an award-winning singer-songwriter, comedian and health advocate. He is the creator of…
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AARON LAXTON
Aaron is a self-proclaimed "guy living with HIV who makes YouTube videos". He currently is finishing…
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KELLY WAHLE
I am navigating my wonderfully un-average journey with my husband, my crazy dog, my faith and chronic…
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ALAN HAUSER
CDx PRECISION HEALTH | Known as a 'multi-lingual' genomics geek & innovation-to-commercialization…
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BHARGAV SRI PRAKASH
FRIENDS LEARN | Bhargav Sri Prakash is an engineer and serial entrepreneur. He is a former professional…
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ELA PATHAK-SEN
COMMOTION | Ela Pathak-Sen is a patient and public activist with expertise in engagment & involvement…
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MARCELLA DEBIDDA
SCIENCE 37 | Marcella has been in healthcare for about 20 years, working in molecular oncology before…
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ARIELLE TOTH
I am The Happy Tummy, and I offer support to people living with chronic digestive illnesses. I blog about…
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SARAH HAND
XTALKS.COM | Sarah is the Editor-in-Chief of Xtalks.com, a digital media company providing educational…
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MICHELE RHEE
ENZYVANT | Michele is the Head of Patient Affairs at Enzyvant, following leadership and patient advocacy…
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JOHN NOSTA
NOSTALAB | First and foremost, John is a thinker. A thinker entrenched in the world of science, medicine…
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ULYANA DESIDERIO
Ulyana is currently the Director of Scientific Affairs at the American Society of Hematology, a non-profit…
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MINDY SCHWARTZ-BROWN
Retired Clinical Social Worker. 25 years experience in health care, primarily pediatric specialties.…
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CYRENA GAWUGA
Cyrena had a peripatetic path: med school, a biomed PhD, and now social work. So why health care? The…
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SHOSHANA UNGERLEIDER
UNGERLEIDER FUND and END WELL | Shoshana Ungerleider, MD is an internist in San Francisco. She serves…
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JASON BEREK-LEWIS
HEALTHY STARTUPS | Jason is a lifelong cardiac patient and had 3 heart surgeries between the ages of…
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MORGAN GLEASON
Morgan is a Patient Advocate and a sophomore at Auburn University, double-majoring in psychology and…
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KIRSTEN OSTHERR
RICE UNIVERSITY | Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH is a media scholar and health researcher at Rice University…
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COLIN HUNG
#HCLDR | Colin is a HealthIT and healthcare marketer all rolled into a ball of energy & enthusiasm.…
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KAT ESSER
BUSINESS INNOVATION FACTORY | Kat is a trusted and empathetic thought partner, who gets joy teaching…
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GEORGE GIBSON
XEROX | George is the Director of Technology Scouting for Xerox and serves on the boards of the Rochester…
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NICK VAN TERHEYDEN, MD
NTT DATA, INC. (formerly Dell) | A 25+ year veteran of healthcare technology with a diverse career and…
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JENNIFER GALLO
TONIC LIFE COMMUNICATIONS | As a Vice President at Tonic Life Communications, Jennifer lives and breathes…
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SWAPNIL HIREMATH
NEPHROLOGIST and #NEPHJC | Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, is a Staff Nephrologist at the Ottawa Hospital,…
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DR FELIX JACKSON
MEDDIGITAL and MEDCROWD | Dr Felix Jackson is the founder of medDigital and medCrowd. He's a doctor and…
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KATIE CLEARY
AutoimmuneMom.com is equal parts community and storytelling and expert information for moms managing…
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LORI-ANN HOLBROOK
Lori-Ann Holbrook lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and therapy cat. She writes about living with…
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MURIEL LONDRES
Muriel is a French thyroid e-patient. In 2010 she received support from her community Vivre-Sans-Thyroide…
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EMMY GANOS
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | Emmy is a Program Officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where she…
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HAYMAN BUWAN
CAREUMBRELLA | Physician (Physiatry; focus on Geriatric Rehab, Dementia, Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal…
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CHRIS HASS
MAD*POW | Chris is a Sr. VP of Experience Design at Mad*Pow and established Mad*Pow's Boston office and…
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ERIN BARKER
THE STORY COLLIDER | Erin Barker is the artistic director of science storytelling organization The Story…
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AMY ATWOOD
TAKEDA ONCOLOGY | Amy Atwood is a communications leader with more than 20 years of experience in all…
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JETHRO HEIKO
COMMON PRACTICE | Jethro is CEO and co-founder of Common Practice. He has over 20 years of experience…
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DR MIKE SEVILLA
FAMILY PHYSICIAN and SOCIAL MEDIA ENTHUSIAST | Dr Mike Sevilla is a Family Physician in a small town…
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JAKE SCHUTZ
IBM WATSON HEALTH | Jake's expertise lies in commercializing innovative health technologies and therapies…
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