Some Important Mentors Along The Way
I have been blessed to have met and interacted with leaders from the broadcast and public healh industry.
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I was honored to work on Anderson Cooper's program when I was vetting Medical Stories at the CNN Medical Unit
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been a valuable mentor to me that truly inspired me and I am honored to have him now also considered as a friend
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Ashleigh Banfield has been an intrepid journalist with MSNBC and then at CNN and HLN. she is currently at Court TV. I was a regular on her HLN show
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Dr. Fauci has become a public health icon but I have known him since before college days and it was his work that inspired me to follow is footsteps to be Pre Med at Holy Cross College. Amazing he still stays in touch even during the COVID Pandemic
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Dr. Alexander Van Telluken with whom I befriended while in the UK. He is an amazing medical journalist and has been a staple on BBC and ITV
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Noah Wyle although not a real doctor has been very active after his portrayal as Dr. Carter in medical charities
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Dr. David Nabarro has been the UN's go to person for infection disease. He was Pandemic Influenza's coordinator and was involved in the Ebola Response . I worked on his campaign for WHO Director General
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC's Chief Medical Correspondent with whom I have worked with and learned so much