JHHS Health Equity Operations
JHHS Health Equity Team
Sherita Hill Golden, M.D., M.H.S.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Risha Irvin, M.D., M.P.H.
Program Director, Health Equity
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Health Equity
Vice Chair for
Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor,
Division of Infectious Diseases, JHU School of Medicine
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Alaysia Phillips, M.P.H.
Program Manager, Health Equity
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
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Paula Neira, J.D., M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N.
Program Director of LGBTQ+ Equity and Education
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
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Hessam Sadatsafavi, Ph.D.
Business Intelligence Developer
JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
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Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S.
SDOH and Health Equity SME
Associate Professor of Medicine, JHU School of Medicine
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JHHS Executive Champions
Sherita Golden, M.D., M.H.S.
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, JHM
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Scott Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Population Health Officer and Vice President of Population Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Angela Green, PH.D., R.N.
Vice President of Quality & Safety
Armstrong Institute
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Lisa Ishii, M.D., M.H.S.
Senior Vice President, Operations
Johns Hopkins Health System
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Health Equity Representatives by Entity
We are excited to announce our health equity leadership representatives for each entity. These individuals will be known as the Health Equity Leads of their respective entity. Health Equity leads will be representatives to the centralized JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee and will be responsible for overseeing implementation of the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee’s centralized initiatives and projects at their entities.
The Health Equity Leads will be responsible for:
Representing their entity on the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee - Recommending to the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee policies, programs and other initiatives that will improve health equity, and participating in centralized strategy planning for health equity initiatives
- Examining formal and informal structures and processes that increase health inequities and disparities
- Supporting the promotion of health equity education across the Johns Hopkins Health System
- Overseeing implementation of the centralized health equity strategy at their entities
Name, Title and Entity |
Mysha Allen
Director Case Management & Utilization Review HCMC |
Chevaunne Edwards
Program Director, Experience Insights & Analytics JHHS |
Badia Faddoul
Sr. Director of Quality & Safety JHHC |
Kendrick Gwynn
Assistant Professor Associate Director of Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute JHCP |
Raena Hariharan
Physician BMC |
Raquel Hernandez, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Center for Pediatric Health Equity Research ACH |
Ann Kane, M.D. Medical Director of Quality JHU SOM |
Dawn Hohl Sr. Director of Transitions & Relationship Management JHAH |
Ann Kane, M.D.
Medical Director of Quality |
Julia Kim, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics /Director, Center for Pediatric Health Equity Research SOM |
Aisha Rahim, M.D.
Medical Director JHHP |
Monique Sanfuentes
Admin Director of Community Affairs Population Health Suburban Hospital |
Kai Shea, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C
Executive Director of Care Management & Social Work BMC |
Tarleen (Tina) Singh
Assistant Professor/Emergency Medicine JHAH |
Alexis White
Director of Women & Infant Services SMH |
The Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Equity Advisory Committee
In January 2020, the Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Equity Advisory Committee launched and includes health equity leaders and stakeholders from across the organization with representation from the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, Language Services, Center for Health Equity, Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Urban Health Institute, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, Nurse Case Management, Population Health, Disability Services and JHHS Quality, Integration & Operations.
The goals of the JHM Health Equity Advisory Committee are:
Name, Title and Entity | Name, Title and Entity | Name, Title and Entity |
Anushree Ahluwalia, M.S.N. Manager of QI JHH |
Mysha Allen Director Case Management Utilization Review JHH |
Cathie Axe, M.E.d. Disability Officer JHU |
Tom Bauer, MBA Sr Director of Patient Family and Education JHHS |
Joanne Benica Director of Disability Services JHU, Student Disability Services & Utilization Review |
Scott Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A. VP of Population Health OPH |
Renee Blanding, M.D. Vice President of Medical Affairs, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center BMC |
Marti Brown Bailey, M.S. Director SSA, Community Health SMH |
A.J. Browne, M.F.P., M.A. Director of Economic Inclusion SMH |
Annie Coble Assistant Director State Relations JHU |
Katie Dietz, M.P.H. Program Director The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute |
Wardi Donnelly Director of Access Partnership JHH |
Chevaunne Edwards, M.P.H., C.P.H.Q. Program Director of Insights and Analytics Patient Experience JHHS |
Jonathan Efron, M.D. Vice Dean on Clinical Affairs Director, Division of Colorectal Surgery OJHP and Associate Professor of Surgery |
Badia Faddoul, D.N.P. Executive Director of Quality & Safety JHAH |
Hanae Fujii-Rios, M.D. M.P.H. Associate Professor, Pediatric SOM JHCC |
Darrell Gaskins, Ph.D. Director, Center for Health Disparities Solutions JHU SOPH |
Cara Goldstein Director Community Health Population Health JHHS |
Angela Green, P.h.D. VP of Quality and Safety Armstrong Institute |
Kendrick Gywnn, M.D. M.P.H Physician JHCP |
Raena Hariharan, M.D. Physician BMC |
Raquel Hernandez, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P Co-Lead, Program in Health Equity Research, All Children’s Hospital ACH |
Suzanne Hoffman, M.S., M.A.T.H. Patient & Family Advisory Council Representative PFAC |
Dawn Hohl, P.h.D Sr. Director of Transitions & Transportation Management JHAH |
Michael Huber Director of Government Affairs, State Relations GCA |
Lisa Ishii, M.D. Senior Vice President for JHHS Integration JHHS |
S. Diane Iverson, B.S.N. Nurse Case Manager, Johns Hopkins Hospital JHH |
Marissa McKeever Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives JHM |
Jessica Melton, M.H.A. President SH |
Margaret Moon, M.D. Director, Department of Pediatrics JHCC Co-Director The Johns Hopkins Children's Center |
Amber Murphy Access JHU Student Disability Services JHU |
Caitlin Nass, M.S.N., C.R.N.P Instructor of Medicine Director of Intervention for Diabetes Self-Management Training, Diabetes Prevention & Education Program JHU |
Diane O'Connor, M.B.A. Executive Director of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement JHHS |
Jeanette Ortiz, J.D. Associate Director of Government Affairs, State Relations GCA |
Kathleen Page, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine JHH Director, The Access Partnership (TAP) Co-Director, Centro SOL |
Aisha Rahim, M.D. Medical Director JHHP |
Monique Sanfuentes, M.B.A., M.A. Director of Community Affairs & Population Health | Kai Shea, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C Senior Director for Care Management, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center BMC |
Erica Shelton, M.D. SOM Em Med Clinical Programs SOM ED JHH |
Tina Singh, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M. Medical Director JHAH | Michelle Spencer, M.S. Associate Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative, School of Public Health JHU SOPH |
April Taylor, FACHE, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB VP- Chief Operating Officer, JHH |
Tina Tolson, R.N., M.S.N, NE-BC Senior Director of Operations, JHM Language Services JHHS |
Maria Trent, M.D. Director Pediatric Medicine JHCC |
Alexis White, MS.N., R.N. Director of Women's and Infant Services SMH |
Rebecca Wright, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, JHU School of Nursing JHU SON |
COVID-19 pandemic Support and Resources
During the COVID-19 Pandemic our health equity team implemented several operational strategies to support the most vulnerable populations. COVID-19 Community Education Task Force we partnered with JHM/JHU Government and Community Affairs, JHM Marketing and Communications, the Center for Health Equity, Centro SOL, the Urban Health Institute, and other JHU partners to delivery culturally tailored community COVID-19 vaccine education across the Baltimore and National Capitol Regions. Read/Download the Task Force Executive Report