Gratitude to the doctors and healthcare experts who keep people healthy across every stage and specialty, from primary care to cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, and mental health. Celebrated from public work, with a cited source on every card. Find or connect with the right expert for you.
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Physician, professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, and bestselling author known for championing the bedside physical exam.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford CA
He reminds a generation of doctors that careful, present, human attention at the bedside is itself a form of healing.
Surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, professor at Harvard, and author of books on medicine and patient safety.
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard, Boston MA
His work on surgical checklists and honest end-of-life care has made everyday medicine measurably safer and more humane.
Cardiologist and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute who writes widely on genomics and digital medicine.
Scripps Research, La Jolla CA
He helps patients and clinicians understand new science clearly and honestly, always centering the individual person.
Neurosurgeon at Emory University and chief medical correspondent for CNN.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
He operates on patients and, in plain language, helps millions of families understand their own health.
Internal medicine physician who served two terms as the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States.
Office of the U.S. Surgeon General (former), Washington DC
He brought national attention to loneliness and clinician well-being with genuine warmth and care for people.
Immunologist who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades and now teaches at Georgetown.
Georgetown University, Washington DC
His decades of work on HIV and other infectious diseases have helped keep countless people alive and informed.
Physician-geneticist who led the Human Genome Project and served as director of the National Institutes of Health.
National Institutes of Health (former), Bethesda MD
He helped map the human genome and guided public research with steady, thoughtful stewardship of science for people.
Oncologist and Columbia University physician-scientist, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history of cancer.
Columbia University, New York NY
He treats patients and, through his writing, gives people facing cancer a clear and compassionate understanding of it.
Cardiologist and director of Mount Sinai Heart, a global leader in cardiovascular disease prevention.
Mount Sinai, New York NY
His lifelong work on preventing heart disease has shaped how the world protects its hearts, from clinics to communities.
Cardiologist, chief of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and a past president of the American Heart Association.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL
He advances heart failure care while working tirelessly so that good cardiac care reaches every community fairly.
Immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania and a pioneer of CAR T-cell therapy for cancer.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
His CAR T-cell work has given some children and adults with once-untreatable leukemia a genuine chance at remission.
Oncologist and immunologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center specializing in immune checkpoint therapy for cancer.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX
Her research helps explain why immunotherapy works and, in doing so, expands its promise to more patients.
Oncologist and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University and former chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
He is a candid, trusted voice on cancer screening who pushes for care that is both evidence-based and equitable.
Neurologist and chair of the Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and author on the adolescent brain.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
Her research and writing help parents and clinicians understand the developing teenage brain with patience and science.
Neurologist and founding director of the Nash Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics at Mount Sinai, a pioneer of deep brain stimulation for depression.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York NY
Her circuit-based research offers new hope to people with severe depression that other treatments could not reach.
Pancreatic surgeon and public health researcher at Johns Hopkins who serves as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Johns Hopkins and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Baltimore MD
He has long pushed for transparency and safety in medicine so that patients can make better-informed choices.
Surgical oncologist, former chair of surgery at Yale School of Medicine, and dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI
She broke barriers as a surgical leader and mentors the next generation of surgeons with generosity and rigor.
Pediatrician and infectious disease expert at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
The rotavirus vaccine he helped invent protects children worldwide, and he explains vaccine science plainly to families.
Pediatrician and vaccine scientist, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
He develops low-cost vaccines for neglected diseases and advocates for the world's most overlooked patients.
Obstetrician-gynecologist and author known for evidence-based public education on women's health.
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
She cuts through myths with clear, respectful facts so women can make confident decisions about their own bodies.
Obstetrician-gynecologist, chair of the Mass General Brigham Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and founder of the African Women's Health Center.
Mass General Brigham, Boston MA
A MacArthur Fellow, she built care tailored to women affected by female genital cutting with deep respect and dignity.
Psychiatrist and trauma researcher, author of a widely read book on how trauma affects the body and mind.
Trauma Research Foundation, Boston MA
His work helped the world understand trauma with compassion and gave survivors language for their own healing.
Psychiatrist and neuroscientist who directed the National Institute of Mental Health and writes on reforming mental health care.
National Institute of Mental Health (former), Bethesda MD
He champions a mental health system that actually reaches people, focused on recovery and real human connection.
Pediatrician and the first Surgeon General of California, known for her work on childhood adversity and toxic stress.
California Surgeon General (former), San Francisco CA
She showed how early adversity shapes lifelong health and built screening so children can be helped sooner.
Board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon widely known for public education about skin conditions.
Skin Physicians and Surgeons, Upland CA
She turned everyday skin care into approachable public education, easing worry and stigma for many patients.
Dermatologist at Penn Medicine, founder of the Skin of Color Society, and president of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
She built the field of skin-of-color dermatology so patients of every background receive expert, accurate care.
Orthopedic surgeon renowned for sports medicine and reconstructive surgery of the knee, shoulder, and elbow.
Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Gulf Breeze FL
He has returned countless athletes and everyday patients to active lives after serious joint injuries.
Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.
Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Los Angeles CA
His careful surgical work helps professional and everyday athletes recover and keep doing what they love.
Pediatric endocrinologist and emeritus professor at UCSF known for research and public education on sugar and metabolic health.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA
He put metabolic health and the role of sugar into plain public conversation, helping families eat with more awareness.
Endocrinologist, professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and director of the USC clinical diabetes programs.
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles CA
She runs diabetes clinics from Beverly Hills to East Los Angeles so that excellent care reaches people of every means.
Endocrinologist and director of the Diabetes Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, an architect of landmark diabetes trials.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
His research on diabetes control and prevention has changed how the disease is treated for people everywhere.
Infectious disease physician at Emory University, professor of medicine and global health, and a past president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
His HIV and public health work spans Atlanta and beyond, meeting patients and communities where they are.
Infectious disease physician and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (former), Atlanta GA
A longtime HIV researcher, she led national public health during a hard time with steady focus on people's safety.
Geriatrician and professor of medicine at UCSF, author of a Pulitzer Prize finalist book on aging.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA
She helps us see older age with dignity and imagination, and improves the care our elders receive.
Physician and epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a leading researcher on nutrition and health.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston MA
His decades of nutrition research quietly inform the everyday food choices that keep millions of people healthier.
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