Biography

I am originally from Ethiopia but also grew up in Zimbabwe and the Congo. Through my experience living in these different settings, the role of diseases, health disparities and environment made a lasting impact. This realization influenced my decision to gain the knowledge and research skills to prevent and control public health challenges in Africa. I completed my BA in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. I studied the MPhil in Epidemiology at Cambridge and through the Gates Cambridge scholarship. I finished medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and am resident in the Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine Program at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. I hope to be part of efforts for continued policy, practice and research development in Africa as a public health physician.

Previous Education

Johns Hopkins University
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai