Dwijavanthi was born in Bangalore, India and immigrated to the US at the age of 7. Her immigrant experience and cultural duality allowed her to witness health disparities within the communities around her. Through these experiences, she was inspired to pursue medicine and public health to improve outcomes for underserved populations. She had the opportunity to combine these interests in the dual degree MD and MPH program at the University of Iowa. She was able to work with some health organisations in India to learn more about the challenges faced by marginalised communities. She also had the opportunity to study in Oxford University as part of an exchange program and learn about the NHS. She now works as an attending physician and OB physician lead at a Federally Qualified Health Centre in Sacramento, California practising full spectrum family medicine. She also precepts UC Davis Family Medicine residents. She values patient-centred care and aims to establish therapeutic partnerships with her patients to help them achieve their optimal health. She believes that high quality health care is a human right. Her professional interests are Women’s Health, Prenatal care, outpatient procedures, public health, and working towards health equity. She also enjoys spending time with her family including her two small children, exploring the outdoors, travelling, and reading and writing poetry.
Can be contacted at: dwijavanthi.kumar@gmail.com

Eric was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. After completing a Masters program in Economics at Duke University, he shifted his career focus to medicine and completed medical school at the University of Iowa with distinction in both teaching and the medical humanities. His current practice in Sacramento, CA includes full spectrum primary care, addiction medicine, and medical precepting as a volunteer clinical faculty with UC Davis. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his family, going outdoors, and reading. His special interests include medical education, addiction medicine, obstetrics, procedures, medical ethics, and medical humanities.

Can be contacted at: ericjwilson86@gmail.com

Dr. Ramakrishna Prasad is Board Certified in Family Medicine (ABFM, USA) with expertise in Infectious diseases. In addition to residency in Family Medicine, he holds a Master’s in Public Health (Infectious Diseases & Microbiology) and Fellowships in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and Faculty Development in Family Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. Besides significant faculty and leadership level experience in the US and India, he  has worked in Grenada (West Indies), Honduras (Central America), and Mozambique (Southern Africa). Currently, he heads PCMH Restore Health, a patient-centered medical home and incubation center for innovation, people building, and collaborative problem solving. Another emerging focus of his work is in Public Policy at the interface of Health, Industry, and the Environment. He also serves as the President of AFPI  Karnataka and the AFPI Chair for Primary Care Research & Policy. He is associated with several networks focused on Leadership in Public Health.
Mail ID: dr.rk.prasad@gmail.com
Phone: +91 95912 64556

An engineer and cost accountant by education, Pawan has worked in diverse sectors including healthcare, education, rural development and political consultancy over the past decade.
Being a Founding Member of Citizens for Accountable Governance, Pawan played a key role in the Campaign Management Team of Shri Narendra Modi for the 2014 General Elections. This was followed by working closely with ex Rajya Sabha MP, Shri Ahmed Patel as his Constituency Manager.
With a keen interest in public health and leadership, Pawan’s journey in healthcare began with primary health work in the tribal areas of Narmada district in Gujarat. This was followed with commissioning and running of multi-speciality Hospitals in Gujarat and later on in Muscat, Oman. With primary health and last-mile delivery being a major focus, he then shifted his attention to rural Uttar Pradesh, running a number of PHC’s and working on various initiatives through a Health Tech start-up, known as Gramin Healthcare.
Apart from the Fellowship, he also works as a Public Health Consultant, working closely with various entities and associated projects.
Mail id: pawanrkaipa@gmail.com
Phone: +91 7600 369386
 

Dr. Amrutha is a Family Medicine Physician, who holds a Postgraduate degree in Family Medicine from National Board of Examinations, New-Delhi.
She did her MBBS from Government Medical College, Shimoga (SIMS) passed out in the year 2013 after which she pursued Diplomate of National board postgraduation degree in Family Medicine from St. Martha’s Hospital Bangalore, passing out in the year 2018. 
In addition, due to her special interests in Geriatrics and Diabetes mellitus, she has pursued certificate course In Integrated Geriatric Care (2021) and Evidence based Diabetes Mellitus (2022) from Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).
She is Currently working at DHEE Hospitals, Bangalore as Consultant and Lead in the Department of Family Medicine.