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Pranati Panuganti – Global Health Forum – Monday, January 26, 2026, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

January 6, 2026
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, January 26 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, January 22 for a boxed lunch – if joining the in-person event. Pranati Panuganti, MD, MS Preventive Medicine...

Sylvia Becker-Dreps – Global Health Forum – Monday, November 17, 2025, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

November 5, 2025
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, November 17 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, November 13 for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, MPH Professor...

Save The Dates – Global Health Forums 2025-2026

August 13, 2025
Save the dates for the Global Health Forums 2025-2026 presented by the second year Global Health Scholars.  All forums are 12-1 pm in Roper Hall.  RSVP by the Thursday before to get a free box lunch OR join at the time of the event on zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/3111814366 Monday, November...

Sophie Galson – Global Health Forum – Monday, September 15, 2025, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

August 13, 2025
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, September 15 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, September 11, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Sophie Galson, MD, MSCGH, Assistant...

Joy Baumgartner – Global Health Forum – Monday, April 28, 2025, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

April 11, 2025
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, April 28 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, April 24, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Joy Baumgartner, PhD, CMSW,...

Selena An – Global Health Forum – Monday, March 24, 2025, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

March 10, 2025
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, March 24 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, March 20, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Selena An, MD, MSPH,...

Sahal Thahir – Global Health Forum – Monday, January 27, 2025, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

January 13, 2025
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, January 27 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, January 23, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Sahal Thahir, MD: Immune...

Alyssa Tilly – Global Health Forum – Monday, November 25, 2024, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

November 7, 2024
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, November 25 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, November 21, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Alyssa Tilly, MD: Doing...

Michael Herce – Global Health Forum – Monday, October 28, 2024, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

October 14, 2024
Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, October 28 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, October 24, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Michael Herce, MD, MPH,...

Dr. Anna Leone, MD, “Alignment of PrEP Use and HIV Exposure Risk Among pregnant and Lactating Women in Malawi” Monday, May 20, 2024, 12-1 pm, Roper 4302

May 3, 2024
Anna Leone is a resident in the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2021. Her research while in medical school focused on barriers to contraceptive access, and the use of ketamine as a sole anesthetic agent in resource-limited settings....

Dr. Nadia Hoekstra, MD, Aspiration Risk in Children with Pneumonia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Monday, April 22, 2024, Roper Hall 4302

April 8, 2024
Dr. Nadia Hoekstra is a pediatric pulmonary fellow. Nadia grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina but spent much of her childhood in Trinidad and Tobago where her mother’s family lives. Nadia attended Boston College where she graduated with a Master of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Hispanic Studies....

Dr. Heather Frank, MD, Explorations of Reproductive Health and Palliative Care in Bolivia – Monday, March 25, 2024, Roper Hall 4302

March 14, 2024
Dr. Heather Frank is a PGY-4 resident in the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics program. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Cellular Neuroscience from Colgate University and spent two years as a Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Frank went on to earn her MD...