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I give talks that bring medicine back to its humanity, combining lived experience, social-justice insight, and evidence-based teaching in dermatology and primary care. I blend clinical depth with story and humor to help audiences rethink how they practice, advocate, and care. Here are my areas of expertise:
Academic:
Dermatology for primary care
Skin infestations
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Caring for skin of color
Rural medicine
Cultural and Justice:
Racism in medicine
Misogyny and gender bias
Medical gaslighting & patient blaming
Health insurance inequities
Systemic harms: anti-fat bias, DEI rollbacks, reproductive rights
Recent Keynote
National Perinatal Association
2026 Interdisciplinary Conference
The Rabbi Marshall Meyer Great Issues Lecture on Social Justice
Co-sponsored by the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, The Tucker Center for a Spiritual and Ethical Life, and the Jewish Studies Program. Made possible by a gift from Marina and Andrew Lewin '81.
Watch: “Racism in Medical Education”
A public lecture by Dr. Zed Zha at Dartmouth College
Upcoming Talks
American Academy of Family Physicians (FMX)
Skin Scraping for Diagnosis: A Hands-On Workshop for Family Medicine
The Things That Bug Our Patients
(PBL) The Things That Bug Our Patients
Washington Academy of Family Physicians
Dermoscopy Workshop
Past Talks
National Perinatal Association 2026 Interdisciplinary Conference
Keynote presentation: Between the Village and the World: Medicine at the Crossroads of Justice
American Academy of Family Physicians, FMX 2025
Skin Infestations: lecture and problem-based learning
Skin Microscopy: hands-on workshop
Panelist: Navigating Your Career: Exploring Diverse Practice Models and Strategies for Success
HCP Live
Four-part series on the Frontline Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults
Dartmouth College: The Rabbi Marshall Meyer Great Issues Lecture on Social Justice
Public lecture: The Problematic History of Medical Education
Dartmouth College: Global Health and Society
Interactive lecture: Top 5 Lessons I Learned through Asking The Patient
American Academy of Family Physicians, FMX 2024
Skin Infestations: lecture and problem-based learning
2024 Skin Conditions and Disease Live Course, AAFP
Lecture: Disorders of Pigmentation
Lecture: Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Follicular Disorders
Lecture: Rosacea
Workshop: Advanced Suturing Techniques
Frontline Worker Safety in the Age of COVID-19: A Global Perspective
Presentation: Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Workers
MedJ 医学界
Live Discussion: China and US Conversation: What Kind of Family Physicians Do We Need?
Live Discussion: China and US Conversation: Should Rural Physicians be Visiting Physicians?
Storytelling & Live Performance
Alongside my lectures and keynotes, I tell stories on stage. This is my live performance from a Nocturnists and Bellevue Literary Review event at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre — a funny, heartfelt retelling of how my mother stole me out of a hospital.
The story went viral after artist Pan Cooke turned it into a comic that received over 500,000 likes on Instagram. Pan and I are now collaborating on a graphic memoir, My Mother Was a Thief (working title). You can see early sketches in my newsletter.