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Wayne Strouse, MD, FAAFP

Wayne Strouse, MD, FAAFP

Family Medicine

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Dr. Wayne Strouse is a rural family medicine physician who has practiced for 25 years in the Finger Lakes region of New York state, where he was recognized as New York State Family Doctor of the Year in 2020.

He has served as a director of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, the Medical Staff President of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, and a member of the Board of Finger Lakes Health System.

Dr. Strouse earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, followed by an internship at the Naval Hospital Charleston, and residency at the Kingsport Family Practice Residency in Tennessee.

Dr. Strouse’s passion for Medicare for All was inspired by his diverse experiences both in and out of the U.S. From 1987 to 1992, he served as a medical officer for the U.S. Navy, where personnel receive comprehensive and affordable health care within the military system. Dr. Strouse also practiced in New Zealand in 2004-05, where he worked at a Maori tribe-owned clinic and saw firsthand the benefits of a national health system. A fierce advocate for health justice, Dr. Strouse is a founding member of the Central and Western NY Chapter of PNHP.

Mindy Guo, MD, MPH

Mindy Guo, MD, MPH

Internal Medicine

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Dr. Mindy Guo is an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. Her previous experience includes providing primary care for several FQHCs serving underserved and uninsured patients, including immigrant and refugee populations. Dr. Guo earned her medical and MPH degrees at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by a family medicine residency at St. Louis University. Dr. Guo is a strong advocate for universal health care, and has served on the board of Missouri Physicians for a National Health Program and the St. Louis Academy of Family Physicians.

Richard Bruno, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, AAHIVS

Richard Bruno, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, AAHIVS

Family and Preventive Medicine

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Dr. Richard Bruno is a double-boarded family and preventive medicine physician, serving as the senior medical director for primary care at Central City Concern, a federally-qualified health center that focuses on health care for the homeless in Portland, Oregon. His main clinical focuses are on HIV, gender affirming care, obesity, and opioid use disorder, with involvement in community public health interventions and policies, including cooking classes for kids and legislation expanding access to medication for opioid use disorder. 

Dr. Bruno is a longtime advocate for health care access, and has served on the board of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Preventive Medicine, Physicians for a National Health Program, Doctors for America, Committee to Protect Medicare, American Association of Public Health Physicians, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Sugar Free Kids Maryland, Maryland Academy of Family Physicians, and the Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board. 

Dr. Bruno earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University, and MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his residency in family and preventive medicine MedStar Franklin Square and Johns Hopkins.

Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD

Jessica Schorr Saxe, MD

Family Medicine

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Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe is a retired family physician, national board member of Physicians for a National Health Program, and founder of PNHP’s Charlotte chapter, Health Care Justice-NC.

Dr. Saxe received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, and completed her residency at Duke. From 1980 to 2015, she worked as a family physician for the underserved in Charlotte. Her practice reinforced her interests in access to care, as well as in prevention and lifestyle changes.

Dr. Saxe has written guest columns for the Charlotte Observer for more than 30 years, and frequently speaks to community and medical groups about single-payer health care and other health advocacy topics. She has received numerous community and professional awards, including PNHP’s Dr. Quentin Young Health Activist Award in 2016.

Stephen K. Chao, MD

Stephen K. Chao, MD

Family Medicine

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Dr. Stephen Chao is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He was previously a staff physician at Legacy Community Health Services, a federally qualified health center in Houston, and was also previously on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine.

Born and raised in Houston, Dr. Chao attended Rice University, graduating with degrees in Biochemistry and Health Policy. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and also a Masters in Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. He completed his family medicine residency training at UT Health San Antonio and is committed to caring for the underserved residents of Houston and Harris County. His interests include care for immigrant and refugee populations, community health, and public policy.

Dr. Chao is an advisory board member of Physicians for a National Health Program, secretary of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians, and vice president of Health Care for All Texas. 

Kevin Grumbach, MD, FAAFP

Kevin Grumbach, MD, FAAFP

Family Medicine

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Dr. Kevin Grumbach is professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He cares for patients at the family medicine practices at San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Health.

Dr. Grumbach served as chair of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine from 2003-2022, and as vice president for population health for the UCSF Health system from 2015-2018. He is a founding director of the UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care and director of the Community Engagement Program for the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute. 

Dr. Grumbach has written or contributed to over 100 articles on the primary care workforce, innovations in primary care, diversity in the health professions, and community health improvement and health equity. With Tom Bodenheimer, Dr. Grumbach co-authored the bestselling textbook, “Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach,” now in its eighth edition, as well as the book, “Improving Primary Care: Strategies and Tools for a Better Practice.”

Dr. Grumbach has been an advisor to Congressional committees and government agencies on primary care and health reform, and a member of the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and currently serves on the California Health Workforce Education and Training Council. He was a co-founder of the California Physicians’ Alliance, which merged with Physicians for a National Health Program in 1993 to become the California chapter of PNHP.

John P. Geyman, MD

John P. Geyman, MD

Family Medicine

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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.

Ed Weisbart, MD, CPE, FAAFP

Ed Weisbart, MD, CPE, FAAFP

Family Medicine

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Dr. Ed Weisbart is the national board secretary and MO chapter chair of Physicians for a National Health Program, a non-profit non-partisan organization of more than 25,000 physicians and other health care advocates in support of a publicly financed, nonprofit, single-payer national health insurance program that would fully cover medical care for all Americans.

After practicing family medicine for 20 years at Rush Medical Center in Chicago, he moved to St. Louis in 2003 to serve as chief medical officer of Express Scripts until retiring in 2010. He volunteered as an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Washington University in St. Louis from 2004 until retiring clinically in 2021.

He also serves as president of the Consumers Council of Missouri, a nonprofit organization that works to build a more inclusive and equitable community through advocacy, coalition building, collaboration, and community education.

Dr. Weisbart received his medical degree at the University of Illinois in Chicago in 1979 and completed his family medicine residency and a fellowship in family medicine education at Michigan State University in 1982.

Dr. Weisbart has an extensive history of success across a variety of health care environments with a strong focus on strategic planning, medical group leadership, quality and operational improvement, physician practice enhancement, innovative program development, clinical integrity, primary care, and political advocacy. He is a national speaker with dozens of articles published in both national medical journals and local media regarding the health care needs of the uninsured.

Joshua Freeman, MD

Joshua Freeman, MD

Family Medicine

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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.