The Team
Dr. Kim Tranquada, MD, FACEP, CEO and Founder of Healthcare Alliance for an Equitable World
Dr. Kim Tranquada is an Emergency Physician with 25 years of experience. Kim has worked in a variety of clinical settings in the United States, from academic tertiary care medical centers, suburban medical centers, rural critical access hospitals, to tribal healthcare facilities. Dr. Tranquada has led and developed several programs, from emergency ultrasound, a novel medical Spanish and cultural competency residency program, to innovating and implementing tele-emergency care within the largest integrated medical system in the US. Kim is an accomplished leader, a trained leadership coach and is passionate about building a values-driven organization that embodies global diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
Randall Bennett, MD
VP of US Operations, Emergency Medicine
Dr. Bennett has been an emergency physician for 32 years, working both in a private group and for the federal government. Prior to entering medical school he worked as a firefighter, paramedic, ED RN and EMS Administrator. His many “side jobs” as a physician have included expedition physician on antarctic and arctic small boat voyages, visiting attending in a regional hospital and teaching hospital in Ghana, Medical Advisor for the National Park Service and US Forest Service. He has traveled extensively including Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico Bhutan, Ecuador, Galapagos, SE Asia, Fiji, Tahiti, US Virgin Islands, and the British Isles. He is now able to indulge his passion for travel along with developing world health care with HAEW, all without leaving the home office.
Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson, MSc, MB ChB
Special Advisor for Global Health, General Practice
Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson [MB ChB, MSc (Clin Epi)] is a South African doctor and Executive and Leadership Development Coach with a deep-seated passion for guiding doctors who are leader-managers or executives toward achieving greater success in both their professional and personal lives. She brings over 20 years of diverse medical expertise across public, corporate, private, nonprofit, clinical, and non-clinical sectors, primarily in East and Southern Africa. Dr. Makhunga-Stevenson is passionate about patient-centered healthcare and sustainable initiatives that promote health equity in low-resource settings.
Christopher Doty, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Doty attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and then completed residency at the SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital EM program, where he eventually served as the Residency Program Director. He helped build the academic aspects of the department and developed the residency and fellowships.
In 2012, Dr. Doty transitioned to the University of Kentucky where he served as the Vice Chair and the Program Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine. He ended his 15-year tenure as a Program Director in 2017 to focus on his roles as the incoming President of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD EM) and Vice Chair at UK. He is a tenured Professor in the UK College of Medicine.
Olen Netteburg, MD
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Olen Netteburg is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He worked in Chad, Africa for 13 years and consulted with patients and other clinicians concerning a broad range of specialties. He is comfortable and experienced working in low-resource environments.
Danae Netteburg, MD
OB/GYN, Surgery
Dr. Danae Netteburg is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She worked in Chad, Africa for 13 years as the only gynecologist for a district of 200,000 people and received referrals from across the country and even neighboring countries. She is experienced consulting other practitioners in low-resource environments.
James Fox, MD, MPH
Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Elizabeth James, MD
Family Practice
Kyle James, MD
Pediatric Orthopedics
Salvatore Pardo, MD
Emergency Medicine
Mahesh Tipirneni, MD
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Tipirneni is Board Certified on the American Board of Internal Medicine and has over 20 years of clinical experience in various aspects of Adult Medicine including Primary Care, Inpatient/Critical Care Medicine, Adult Emergency Medicine, as well as Integrative Medicine.
Hokehe Eko, MD
Jesse Guittard, MD
Jesse Guittard, MD
Pediatrics
Jesse Guittard, MD
Jesse Guittard, MD
Jesse Guittard, MD
Emergency Medicine
Neeraja Kairam, MD
Jesse Guittard, MD
Neeraja Kairam, MD
Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Maura Mahoney, MD
Valerie Seabaugh, MD
Neeraja Kairam, MD
Emergency Medicine
Deepali Rastogi, MD
Valerie Seabaugh, MD
Valerie Seabaugh, MD
Family Medicine
Valerie Seabaugh, MD
Valerie Seabaugh, MD
Valerie Seabaugh, MD
Critical Care
Rashmi Schramm, MD
Family Medicine, Integrative Medicine
Pallabi Shrestha, MD
Internal Medicine
Hello, my name is Pallabi Shrestha. I was born and brought up in Kathmandu, Nepal. I completed my Internal Medicine residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson and am in cardiology fellowship trainining also at the U of A. I completed my medical schooling from Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Ne
Internal Medicine
Hello, my name is Pallabi Shrestha. I was born and brought up in Kathmandu, Nepal. I completed my Internal Medicine residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson and am in cardiology fellowship trainining also at the U of A. I completed my medical schooling from Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal then was involved in some research in California and Rochester, Minnesota before starting my residency in Tucson. I love hiking and traveling, exploring new places, the different cultures, society, and history. In my free time, I love listening to music, crafting and learning random new things.
Growing up in Nepal, I have learned to value and respect the diversity in my community which has translated into my work in medicine. With my experience of working in a resource limited setting, I am strongly committed to inclusion, diversity, health equity, and justice in medicine. I realize that there is much to be done and as an initial step, I am honored to be a part of such a wonderful group of healthcare professionals who have committed themselves for a global initiative to make health service accessible to all.
Kristi Stark, MD
Chad Stadheim, MD
Emergency Medicine
Chad Stadheim, MD
Elizabeth Waack, DNP, RN
Chad Stadheim, MD
Emergency Medicine
Elizabeth Waack, DNP, RN
Elizabeth Waack, DNP, RN
Elizabeth Waack, DNP, RN
Family Practice
Arthur Wolff, MD
Elizabeth Waack, DNP, RN
Elizabeth Waack, DNP, RN
Internal Medicine
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