Jeana Havidich, MD, MS

Jeana
Havidich
MD, MS
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Safety and Outcomes/Pediatric Services
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, VUMC
jeana.havidich@vumc.org

Global Health Research Interests: Anesthesia, Global Health Policy, Health Policy

Country: Croatia

Dr. Havidich is double boarded in pediatric and adult anesthesiology with over twenty years of clinical experience. She practices at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Havidich has served in various academic and leadership roles, including developing practice guidelines, chairing task forces, founding medical societies, advancing graduate medical education, conducting research, and mentoring the next generation of physician-scientists. She was awarded a full scholarship from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where she focused on leadership development, the science of healthcare delivery systems, and outcomes research.

Dr. Havidich’s current academic interests include advancing the quality of care and safety for surgical patients, outcomes research, international economic development projects, strategies to mitigate the emigration of health care professionals, and the science of healthcare delivery.

Heather Koons, MD

Heather
Koons
MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
VUMC Neurology Department
Clinical Neurologist
Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Veterans Administration Hospita
heather.koons@vumc.org

Global Health Research Interests: Education and Training (Capacity Building), Neurology

Countries: Guyana, Zambia

Zeynep Kubilay, MD

Zeynep
Kubilay
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
VUMC Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Section of Hospital Medicine
zeynep.kubilay@vumc.org

Global Health Research Interests: Global Health Policy, Global Health Systems/Delivery, Health Policy, Medical Education, Guideline Development and Infection Control

Countries: Kenya, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

 

Peter Nthumba, MD, MSc (Epid)

Peter
Nthumba
MD, MSc
Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Global Health, Department of Plastic Surgery
Program Director, Plastic Surgery, AIC Kijabe Department of Plastic Surgery
nthumba@gmail.com

Global Health Research Interests: Epidemiology, Surgery, Surgical Infections, Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Safety

Country: Kenya