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John P. Geyman, MD

Family Medicine

Region(s): West

Dr. John Geyman is professor emeritus of family medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, where he served as chairman of the department of family medicine from 1976 to 1990. A family physician with over 25 years in academic medicine, he has also practiced in rural communities for 13 years.

He was the founding editor of the Journal of Family Practice from 1973 to 1990 and the editor of the Journal of the American Board of Family Practice from 1990 to 2003. His most recent books include “Breaking Point: How the Primary Care Crisis Endangers the Lives of Americans” and “Hijacked: the Road to Single Payer in the Aftermath of Stolen Health Care Reform.”

Dr. Geyman is a past president of Physicians for a National Health Program and a member of the Institute of Medicine.

Vincent J. Markovchick, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Emergency

Region(s): West

Specialty: Emergency

Dr. Vince Markovchick is professor emeritus of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and past director of emergency medical services at Denver Health Medical Center. He is the former Denver health director of emergency medical services. He is the co-author of “Emergency Medicine Secrets, 5th Edition.”

Dr. Markovchick has been instrumental in the development of emergency medicine for more than three decades. He has been an oral board examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine, president of the Colorado chapter of the ACEP, co-editor of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, vice-president of the Colorado Trauma Institute, medical director of the Denver Fire Department, emergency physician to Pope John Paul II and World Youth Day, president of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and chairman of the ACEP academic affairs committee, among many other positions.

Dr. Markovchick’s many awards include the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association’s Excellence in Teaching Award, the Denver Health and Hospitals’ Outstanding Career Service Faculty Teaching Award, ACEP’s Outstanding Contribution to Education Award, the Peter Rosen Leadership Award, and the Alumni Achievement Award from Temple University School of Medicine. He was appointed the first emeritus professor of emergency medicine by the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Philip A. Verhoef, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACP

Critical Care Medicine

Region(s): West

Specialty: Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonary

Dr. Phil Verhoef is an adult and pediatric intensivist and clinical associate professor of medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. As president of PNHP, Dr. Verhoef’s commentary has appeared in numerous national news outlets.

Dr. Verhoef completed medical and graduate training at Case Western Reserve University, followed by residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at UCLA and subspecialty ICU fellowship training at the University of Chicago. He has led an NIH-funded research lab studying the immunology of sepsis in the ICU; his scientific work has been published in Nature, PNAS, AJRCCM, AJRCMB, JCI-Insight, and the Journal of Immunology. Dr. Verhoef is interested in improving the care of septic patients through a precise understanding of their immune systems in response to infection, using a range of translational and “big data” methodologies.

Ana Malinow, MD, MSHCPM, FAAP

Pediatrics

Region(s): West

Specialty: Pediatrics

Before retiring as clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California-San Francisco, Dr. Ana Malinow spent three decades working as a pediatrician with immigrant, refugee, and underserved children and adolescents in Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, and California. Prior to working at UCSF, she was associate residency program director at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and before that, associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and attending physician in the pediatric emergency and ambulatory center at Ben Taub General Hospital. Dr. Malinow is the recipient of the 2007 Award for Excellence at Baylor Pediatric Grand Rounds on Health Care, the 2007 AAMC Nominee for Humanism in Medicine Award, and the recipient of the Seeds of Hope Results Award in 2009 given to individuals fighting to bring an end to poverty.

Born in Argentina, Dr. Malinow completed her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University, residency in pediatrics at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, and master’s degree in health care policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Malinow is a past president of Physicians for a National Health Program and co-founder of Health Care for All Texas, Doctors for Change, and the Movement to End Privatization of Medicare, and a lead organizer for National Single Payer.

Joshua Freeman, MD

Family Medicine

Region(s): West

Specialty: Family Medicine

Dr. Josh Freeman is a retired family physician living in Tucson, AZ. He is professor emeritus of family medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he previously served as department chair, and is clinical professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Freeman recently stepped down as associate editor of the journal Family Medicine. He has served on the board of trustees of Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Dr. Freeman is author of the book, Health, Medicine and Justice: Designing a Fair and Equitable Healthcare System, and of the blog Medicine and Social Justice.

Paul Y. Song, MD

Radiation Oncology

Region(s): National, West

Specialty: Radiation Oncology

Dr. Paul Song is a radiation oncologist, biotech executive, and health reform activist. He recently served on the faculty of the Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars Sinai Hospital, and currently sees Medicaid and uninsured patients at Dignity California Hospital. Dr. Song is the chief operating officer/chief medical officer of NKMax America, where he oversees translational research and clinical programs. He is also the chief medical officer of Hawkeye Bio.

Dr. Song earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and his medical degree from George Washington University. He completed his residency in radiation oncology at the University of Chicago, where he served as chief resident, and completed a brachytherapy fellowship at the Institute Gustave Roussy in France. As a past chair of PNHP’s California chapter, and advisor to PNHP’s national board, Dr. Song has made dozens of presentations to community and medical audiences, as well as national news outlets.

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