Alumni Spotlight

Over its 23 year history, the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship, along with California Endowment Scholars program and Joseph Henry Oral Health Fellowship, has a proven track record of creating physician/other health professional leaders; the Alumni Spotlight interviews showcase the expertise and dedication to care for vulnerable populations as a testament of that success. Interviews have been edited for length and clarity.

11 results

11 results

Alumni Spotlight | Christina Rosenthal
Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH (JHOHF '15) Executive Director, Determined to be a Doctor Someday (DDS) Founder, 516 Foundation Q. Please describe your current role in your organization and your journey to that role. A. I'm currently the executive director...
Christina Rosenthal has long black hair. She is wearing a white coat and sitting in front of a bookshelf.

Alumni Spotlight | Shairi Turner
Shairi R. Turner, MD, MPH (CFF '02) Chief Health Officer, Crisis Text Line, Tallahassee, FL Q. Please describe your current role in your organization and your journey to that role. A. I am the Chief Health Officer for Crisis Text Line, which is a national...
Shairi Turner has medium-length black hair. She is wearing a blue dress and is crossing her arms and smiling.

Alumni Spotlight | Jean Le Clerc Raphael
Jean Le Clerc Raphael (CFF '06) Division Chief, Academic General Pediatrics; Director, Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs; Professor of Pediatrics; Department of Pediatrics; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX...
Jean Raphael is a bald man wearing glasses, a blue tie, and white doctor's coat.

Alumni Spotlight | Joshua Budhu
Joshua Budhu (CFF '22) Attending Neuro-oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Q. Could you describe your current role and your journey to that role? A. I'm a neuro...
Joshua Budhu has short black hair. He is standing outside and wearing a blue shirt.

Alumni Spotlight | Dora Hughes
Dora Hughes (CFF ’00) Chief Medical Officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Baltimore, MD Q. Could you please describe your current role in your organization? A. My current role is Chief Medical Officer at the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI)...
Dora Hughes is wearing a black blazer and white shirt. She has chin-length curly black hair.

Alumni Spotlight | Roderick King
Roderick King, MD, MPH (CFF '98) Senior Vice President, Chief Mission and Engagement Officer, University of Maryland Medical System Adjunct Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine Adjunct Professor, Department of...
Roderick King has short black hair and frameless glasses. He is wearing a blue suit with a patterned tie and pocket square.

Alumni Spotlight | Anne Newland
Anne Newland, MD, MPH (CFF '13) Chief Executive Officer, North Country HealthCare, Flagstaff, AZ Q. Could you please describe your current role in your organization and your journey to that role? A. I’m the Chief Executive Officer for North Country...
Anne Newland has medium length blonde/white hair. She is wearing a polka dot blouse and green blazer.

Alumni Spotlight | Donald Warne
Donald Warne, MD, MPH (CFF '02) Director, Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program, Director, Public Health Program, Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND Q...
Donald Warne has long straight hair tied back. He is wearing a suit with a bolo tie.

Alumni Spotlight | Keila Lopez
Keila Lopez, MD, MPH (CFF '08) Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine; Pediatric Cardiologist, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX Q: Can you describe your current role in your organization? A: I am an Associate...
Keila Lopez has long wavy brown hair and is wearing a blue embroidered floral blouse.

Alumni Spotlight | Nakela Cook
Nakela Cook, MD, MPH (CFF '04) Chief of Staff, National Health, Lung and Blood Institute/ National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Q: Can you describe your current organization and your current role? And then talk about how you got to that role. A...
Nakela Cook has black hair tied back and is wearing a dark blue blazer and white shirt.

Alumni Spotlight | Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson, MD, FACC, MPH (CFF '98) Vice Chair for Health Equity, Department of Medicine; Clinical Director of Cardiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY Q: Please describe your current role in your organization and your career...
Michelle Johnson has shoulder-length straight black hair. She is wearing a black dress.