Risha Irvin, MD

Dr. John B. Sampson is an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as the director of anesthesia for the Johns Hopkins Global Surgical Initiative’s Collaborative for Surgery, Obstetrics, Anesthesiology and Public Health. Dr. Sampson is also executive director of the Global Alliance of Perioperative Professionals (GAPP).A neuroanesthesiologist, Dr. Sampson is dedicated to promoting excellence in patient care in anesthesiology and critical care medicine. Dr. Sampson also is committed to improving perioperative care and raising awareness of health care problems in Africa among medical partners.The founder and president of Doctors for United Medical Missions (DrUMM), he has taught and practiced medicine in eight countries outside of the U.S. Through his work with DrUMM and Pro-Health International, Dr. Sampson has been instrumental in leading and organizing the many American volunteers in Africa who have touched the lives of Africans in need of medical care.Dr. Sampson earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School. He completed anesthesiology residencies at Howard University Hospital and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He also performed a critical care medicine fellowship at Florida’s Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Dr. Kawsar Talaat is an assistant scientist and holds a joint appointment in medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include infectious diseases and international health.Dr. Talaat earned her M.D. from the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and performed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center.Her research interests include international health, vaccines, avian influenza, pandemic influenza and parasitology.

Jenifer Pitman’s focus is on musculoskeletal imaging, with a focus on ultrasound diagnosis and intervention and spine imaging. She earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College before going on to an internal-medicine internship at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital and a diagnostic radiology residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. She then completed a clinical fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.