Keynote Speaker
Dr. Walter Tsou MD, MPH
Internal Medicine/Public Health
Dr. Tsou is currently on the adjunct faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in its Center for Public Health Initiatives. He is a national figure in public health and health care reform and has held numerous positions such as President of the American Public Health Association in 2005 and Health Commissioner of Philadelphia from 2000 to 2002. He is also a founding member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners and the National Board of Physicians for A national Health Program. Dr. Tsou oftentimes briefs members of Congress on health care issues. He is a contributing editor of Physician’s News Digest as well as of Pennsylvania Medicine. Within Philadelphia, Dr. Tsou continues to hold positions in multiple boards such as for the Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Asian American Health Care Network.
He has received numerous awards such as the 2006 recipient of the Public Health Recognition Award from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the 2007 recipient of the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition’s award and the 2001 Practitioner of the Year award by the Philadelphia County Medical Society. He obtained his Medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his Master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He also holds an honorary doctorate in medical sciences from Drexel University.
Dr. Walter Tsou MD, MPH
Internal Medicine/Public Health
Dr. Tsou is currently on the adjunct faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in its Center for Public Health Initiatives. He is a national figure in public health and health care reform and has held numerous positions such as President of the American Public Health Association in 2005 and Health Commissioner of Philadelphia from 2000 to 2002. He is also a founding member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners and the National Board of Physicians for A national Health Program. Dr. Tsou oftentimes briefs members of Congress on health care issues. He is a contributing editor of Physician’s News Digest as well as of Pennsylvania Medicine. Within Philadelphia, Dr. Tsou continues to hold positions in multiple boards such as for the Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Asian American Health Care Network.
He has received numerous awards such as the 2006 recipient of the Public Health Recognition Award from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the 2007 recipient of the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition’s award and the 2001 Practitioner of the Year award by the Philadelphia County Medical Society. He obtained his Medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his Master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He also holds an honorary doctorate in medical sciences from Drexel University.
Dr. Giang T. Nguyen MD, MPH
Public Health/ Epidemiology, MSCE – Clinical Epidemiology
Dr. Nguyen is currently an attending physician at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Investigator at the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research. He is a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and a full member of the Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cancer Prevention & Control Research Program. Dr. Nguyen also holds positions as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives and is a Medical Director at Penn Family Care, and as an Associate Scholar at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Dr. Nguyen is leader in a multitude of fields including Asian immigrant and refugee health, public health communication, community-based participatory research, cancer control, health disparities, HIV prevention, language access, health literacy, and global health. Dr. Nguyen obtained his Medical degree at the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, his Master’s degree at the UMDNJ Schol of Public Health, and his MSCE in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Public Health/ Epidemiology, MSCE – Clinical Epidemiology
Dr. Nguyen is currently an attending physician at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Investigator at the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research. He is a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and a full member of the Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cancer Prevention & Control Research Program. Dr. Nguyen also holds positions as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives and is a Medical Director at Penn Family Care, and as an Associate Scholar at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Dr. Nguyen is leader in a multitude of fields including Asian immigrant and refugee health, public health communication, community-based participatory research, cancer control, health disparities, HIV prevention, language access, health literacy, and global health. Dr. Nguyen obtained his Medical degree at the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, his Master’s degree at the UMDNJ Schol of Public Health, and his MSCE in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Chun Man (Perry) Chan MS, CHES
Health Administration Informatics
Perry Chan is currently the Program Manager for the Asian American Health initiative, a program dedicated towards addressing the health disparities for Asian Americans within Montgomery County. Mr. Chan has had multiple experiences working with groups within this field including the NIAMS Multicultural Initiative’s Asian American Pacific Islander workgroup as well as the Adventist Healthcare’s Center on Health Disparities’ advisory board. He received his Master of Science degree in Health Administration Informatics from the University of Maryland University College.
Health Administration Informatics
Perry Chan is currently the Program Manager for the Asian American Health initiative, a program dedicated towards addressing the health disparities for Asian Americans within Montgomery County. Mr. Chan has had multiple experiences working with groups within this field including the NIAMS Multicultural Initiative’s Asian American Pacific Islander workgroup as well as the Adventist Healthcare’s Center on Health Disparities’ advisory board. He received his Master of Science degree in Health Administration Informatics from the University of Maryland University College.
Dr. Mehboob Hussain MD
Dr. Mehboob Hussain is currently working within the departments of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences at Johns Hopkins. Dr. hussain is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Medicine, and Biological Chemistry. He is also the Director for the Cell Biology Core of Diabetes Research Center. His current area of research involves better understanding the biology of pancreatic beta cells in hopes for a treatment for diabetes mellitus. In particular, he is focusing on the differentiation and regeneration of pancreatic endocrine cells from progenitor stem cells. Dr. Hussain is using both in vitro cell culture as well as in vivo animal models to better understand the process of differentiation in stem cells. His lab is also using those models to better understand the role of intracellular signaling in both the function and proliferation of the pancreatic beta-cells. Dr. Hussain received his medical training at the University of Zürich.
Dr. Mehboob Hussain is currently working within the departments of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences at Johns Hopkins. Dr. hussain is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Medicine, and Biological Chemistry. He is also the Director for the Cell Biology Core of Diabetes Research Center. His current area of research involves better understanding the biology of pancreatic beta cells in hopes for a treatment for diabetes mellitus. In particular, he is focusing on the differentiation and regeneration of pancreatic endocrine cells from progenitor stem cells. Dr. Hussain is using both in vitro cell culture as well as in vivo animal models to better understand the process of differentiation in stem cells. His lab is also using those models to better understand the role of intracellular signaling in both the function and proliferation of the pancreatic beta-cells. Dr. Hussain received his medical training at the University of Zürich.
Dr. Lei Zheng MD, PhD
Dr. Lei Zheng is currently an Assistant Professor of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Zheng is also a member of the Asian American Healthcare Center in Ellicot City. He received his training at both the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio as well as the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing. Dr. Zheng has also held several fellowship positions at institutions such as the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Rockefeller University Hospital, and the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. Dr. Zheng holds a strong background in gastrointestinal cancer and has published numerous papers in the field. He is currently interested in the development and application of bioinformatics tools for clinical diagnosis.
Dr. Lei Zheng is currently an Assistant Professor of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Zheng is also a member of the Asian American Healthcare Center in Ellicot City. He received his training at both the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio as well as the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing. Dr. Zheng has also held several fellowship positions at institutions such as the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Rockefeller University Hospital, and the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. Dr. Zheng holds a strong background in gastrointestinal cancer and has published numerous papers in the field. He is currently interested in the development and application of bioinformatics tools for clinical diagnosis.
Dr. Hee-Soon Juon PhD
Dr. Juon is an Associate Professor at the Department Health, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is also a social and beheavioral scientist who has studied a multitude of topics including liver cancer and HBV infection among Asian Americans, minority mental health, suicidal behavior, substance use, criminal behavior, and cancer control behaviors of underserved minority populations including Korean Americans, Asian Indians, and African Americans. Dr. Juon is also the Program Director of the Maryland Asian American Cancer Program and on the Advisory Counsel of the Minority Women’s Health Panel of Experts of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Juon has undertaken numerous projects based in public health including one involving the investigation of breast and cervical cancer screening among Korean American women accomplished largely in part through the strong support from local Korean churches, community centers, and media.
Dr. Juon is an Associate Professor at the Department Health, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is also a social and beheavioral scientist who has studied a multitude of topics including liver cancer and HBV infection among Asian Americans, minority mental health, suicidal behavior, substance use, criminal behavior, and cancer control behaviors of underserved minority populations including Korean Americans, Asian Indians, and African Americans. Dr. Juon is also the Program Director of the Maryland Asian American Cancer Program and on the Advisory Counsel of the Minority Women’s Health Panel of Experts of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Juon has undertaken numerous projects based in public health including one involving the investigation of breast and cervical cancer screening among Korean American women accomplished largely in part through the strong support from local Korean churches, community centers, and media.