Alan P. Baptist, MD, MPH, FAAAAI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, UM Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program
Associate Chief of Research
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Alan P. Baptist is the Director of the Comprehensive Asthma Management Program at the University of Michigan, where he also serves as the Associate Chief of Research, in addition to his role as Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Training Program Director. He received his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago, and then completed an internship and medical residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. He next completed an Allergy/Immunology fellowship at the University of Michigan. He also holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Wayne State University, and currently is a faculty member in the University of Michigan Allergy/Immunology division and the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Baptist has published over 60 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, and is regularly asked to speak at national allergy/immunology conferences. He has served as the Primary Investigator on multiple federal and non-federal research grants. His research and clinical interests include asthma, angioedema, and health care disparities.

Jan N. Basile, MD
Professor of Medicine
Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Dr. Jan N. Basile earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He then completed his internship and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he was also Chief Resident. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and the American Society of Hypertension (FASH), and for many years served on the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Board of Directors. Most recently, with the dissolution of ASH, he is serving within the AHA as Vice-Chair of Clinical Programs on the Council of Hypertension.

His many honors and awards include the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching award, the Golden Apple award, and, in 2014, he was the first recipient of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control Hypertension Physician of the Year award. He was President of the Southern Medical Association in 2008-2009.

Currently, he is Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Basile spent 31 years at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center having retired as Chief of Primary Care in 2009. He now directs the resistant hypertension clinic within the Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program, a multiple-risk factor lipid and resistant hypertension referral clinic at MUSC.

Dr. Basile’s research interests include outcome-based studies involving hypertension, lipid disorders, and diabetes. He has been involved in many large hypertension trials including the ALLHAT, ACCORD, ONTARGET, ACCOMPLISH, and SPRINT trials and continues to participate in SPRINT-ASK, under the auspices of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He was a contributing reviewer of the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) and the 2017 ACC-AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. Dr. Basile has published more than 300 original papers, abstracts, and book chapters, as well as a textbook, Hot Topics: Hypertension. He also is a contributing author for the hypertension section of "Up To Date".

J. Michael Bostwick, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Dr. J. Michael Bostwick is Professor of Psychiatry in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and has been a consultant in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota since 1998. He earned a medical degree from Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1987, and pursued training in pediatrics, psychiatry, and psychosomatic medicine in various Harvard University residencies and fellowships between 1987 and 1993. He is board-certified in Psychiatry with additional qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine. His areas of research include suicide epidemiology and preventions, medical marijuana, and diverse topics in hospital-based psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and psychosomatic medicine.

Anne C. Ford, MD, FACOG, NCMP
Associate Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Dr. Anne C. Ford is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University, medical school at UNC – Chapel Hill, and residency at Emory University. She has a strong passion for women’s health, especially primary care prevention, and has worked within the Duke system and the greater Durham community, encouraging holistic wellness care for women across all economic strata.

Michael Hoffmann, MD, PhD, FCP(SA), FAHA, FAAN
Professor of Neurology
University of Central Florida
Winter Green, FL

Dr. Michael Hoffmann is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando Florida. Dr. Hoffmann graduated from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (MBBch), residency training in Neurology was completed at the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and stroke fellowship at Columbia University, New York. He subsequently completed two senior doctorates, an MD in cerebrovascular medicine and PhD in behavioral medicine. He has since been the founding director of three stroke centers in Florida and held senior academic positions at the University of South Florida as Chairman of Neurology and Associate Dean of Academic assessment. He has authored over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts in both national and international journals, including two books. His main research and clinical interests include cognitive and behavioral neurological disorders, stroke and cerebrovascular disease, war illness and neuroarcheology.

George C. Mejicano, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Senior Associate Dean for Education, School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Dr. George C. Mejicano received his medical degree from the University of Illinois. After finishing his post-graduate clinical training at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, he became – and remains – board certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases. He is currently a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). His clinical interests include travel medicine, antibiotic resistance, and emerging infectious diseases. From 2003-04, Dr. Mejicano served on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Center for Infectious Diseases of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, he was the Interim Head of the Section of Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health from 2007-08.

Dr. Mejicano currently serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Education at Oregon Health & Science University where he oversees the entire educational portfolio for the OHSU School of Medicine. He is the principal investigator for the OHSU proposal that was awarded $1 million by the American Medical Association to transform the school’s undergraduate medical education curriculum. Prior to his OHSU appointment, Dr. Mejicano served as the Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin. He is a sought after speaker who has given numerous national and international presentations related to infectious diseases and medical education. In addition, Dr. Mejicano has received numerous teaching awards from students, residents, and faculty peers during his career.

John H. Post III, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, VA

Dr. John H. Post III is an Orthopedic Surgery in Charlottesville, Virginia with a special expertise in Knee and Shoulder Surgery and Knee Replacement Arthoplasty. He serves as Medical Director for a major triathlon coaching company. Dr. Post is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is a Fellow in the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. His wife is a Primary Care Physician at the University of Virginia. He has completed the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii and the English Channel Swim. He is married with three children.

Jay H. Shubrook, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP
Professor, Director of Clinical Research
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA

Dr. Jay Shubrook is a Family Physician and Fellowship trained Diabetologist. He is currently a Professor at Touro University California. He also serves as the Director of Clinical Research and the Director of Diabetes Services. He is the Chair of the Primary Care Advisory Board of the American Diabetes Association and is on the Global Advisory Board for Springer/Nature Diabetes website called Medicine Matters - Diabetes. He is the Associate Editor for the JAOA and Clinical Diabetes Journal. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Family Physician. He oversees a large Diabetes Prevention Program network. His research interests focus on early intervention for type 2 diabetes. His professional goals are to better train the primary care workforce to manage diabetes.

Richard P. Usatine, MD
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Professor of Dermatology and Medicine
University of Texas Health San Antonio
Medical Director, Skin Clinic, University Health System
San Antonio, TX

Dr. Richard P. Usatine is a full Professor of Family and Community Medicine and of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery. He received his MD from Columbia University and completed his family medicine residency at UCLA Medical Center. He is the co-author of 9 books and the lead author of “The Color Atlas of Family Medicine” and “Dermatological and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice”. He has published over one-hundred and twenty peer-reviewed articles and has won numerous teaching awards. Among his numerous honors and awards is the 2000 Humanism in Medicine Education award, presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges. He received the UTHSCSA Family Medicine Residency Faculty Recognition Award in 2004 and the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006.

Dr. Usatine has been working with medical students to provide health care to homeless families and the medically underserved since 1984. He is the founder and medical director of the University Health System Skin Clinic in San Antonio, which provides underserved patients access to medical and surgical care for their dermatological needs. He also directs the only underserved dermatology fellowship for family physicians in the US.

Dr. Usatine is the founder of the Interactive Dermatology Atlas on the web and the editor of Photo Rounds in the Journal of Family Practice. He is also the national chair of the yearly Skin Course put on by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

C. Wayne Weart, PharmD
Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences
Professor of Family Medicine
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Dr. Wayne Weart received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy in 1971 from the University of Georgia. He served his residency in Hospital Pharmacy at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston, SC in 1972. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1974.

Dr. Weart is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences in the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), as well as Professor of Family Medicine in the College of Medicine, MUSC. Prior to his teaching at the Medical University, Dr. Weart instructed at West Virginia University in pharmacy and family medicine.

Dr. Weart has more than 100 publications and he has given scores of lectures to numerous professional groups and societies. He has received outstanding teacher awards at both West Virginia University and MUSC, and has been named Hospital Pharmacist of the Year in both South Carolina and West Virginia. In 1991, Dr. Weart was among the first pharmacists to become a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. In 1992, he was honored for his excellence in pharmacy practice and designated a Fellow of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. Dr. Weart was named a Primary Care Policy Fellow for 1999 by the U.S. Public Health Service and he was honored by the Alumni Association of the MUSC College of Pharmacy as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2002. He also received the Bowl of Hygeia Award from the SC Pharmacy Association in 2003 for outstanding service to the community and the profession of pharmacy and the George D. Schwerin Mentor Award, from the South Carolina Society of Health System Pharmacists in 2004. In 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 he was recognized by the MUSC College of Pharmacy student body for his excellence in education by the Golden Mortar and Pestle Award. In 2008, the MUSC Board of Trustees named Dr Weart as a Master Teacher. In 2012, he received the Proctor and Gamble National Leadership Award from the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. In 2014, he was awarded the Ralph M. Wilkie Distinguished Lifetime Service Award by the SC Pharmacy Association Board of Directors. In 2015, he received the Kenneth Flinchum Distinguished Service Award from the SC Society of Health System Pharmacists.

Dr. Weart served on the Board of Directors of the SC Pharmacists Association and as President and Chairman of the Board for 2010-2011. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy from 2009-2013 and is the President of the Waring Library Society for 2014-2015. He serves as a member and chair of one of the Trident United Way Community Investment Review Teams and is one of many Hot Dog Ministry volunteers involved with serving the homeless of Charleston. Dr. Weart also serves on the Board of Directors for Barnabas Ministries of Charleston, Inc. and is very active in his church serving on several committees and as a prayer partner.