Radzi is an aspiring academic global neurosurgeon. He received his medical degree from Manipal University, India and completed his MPH from Harvard University. His interests include migrant / refugee health, surgical system strengthening and application of machine learning in medicine.

Mehreen is a Swedish Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist of Pakistan origin. She works at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden and completed her PhD from Lund University studying the role of umbilical cord blood sampling in predicting neurodevelopmental handicap in infants later on in life. Her research interests include maternal-fetal medicine, COVID-19 in pregnancy, health equity, maternal health advocacy and strengthening of Ob/Gyn healthcare systems in low resource settings.

Annabelle was born and raised in Homer, New York, on a working horse and cattle farm, and is currently a general surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She received her B.A. from Middlebury College, where she completed a degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, as well as a minor in Global Health. Her MD was obtained from Stony Brook University School of Medicine, during which she performed research focused on global health disparities.

Saksham was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and raised in New Delhi, India and Acton, Massachusetts. He is a neurosurgery resident at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, and is currently enrolled in the MPH program at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is passionate about resident/trainee education in neurosurgery worldwide and in quality monitoring in growing surgical systems.

Madeleine Carroll grew up in Washington, DC and Narberth, PA and received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. She went on to receive her MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and is now a surgical resident at Yale New Haven Hospital. Her interests include trauma systems development, violence and injury prevention, and pediatric surgery capacity building.

Kate is a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with the West African College of Surgeons, prior to this she had obtained a masters in Public Health from Leeds University UK and had spent several years working within various capacities and several projects for different development Organizations. She is very passionate about Health systems strengthening, Research development and management, capacity building, disease prevention and control and improving quality of women and child Health.

Joseph is a fourth-year general surgery resident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Born in India and raised in Maryland, he completed his undergraduate studies at New York University before obtaining his medical degree from the University of Maryland. Joseph’s research interests include military-civilian trauma system partnerships and trauma/burn surgery education and implementation

Gabriella was born in South Africa where she grew up on a farm. She received her MBBCh, and is a PhD student in surgery and public health, at the University of the Witwatersrand Department of Surgery. She is an inaugural recipient of the South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Institutional Clinician Researcher Program scholarship. Gabriella is a fellow in the Wits SADC Regional Collaboration Centre for Surgical Healthcare (WitsSurg).

Taylor Wurdeman is a General Surgery Resident at Loma Linda University. He graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine with a combined MD/MPH degree. During his medical school, he spent a research year with the PGSSC and confirmed his dedication to both surgery and global health. He has clinical interests in trauma/critical care and research interests in large database work, the intersection of technology and global health, and surgical education.

Simon was born and raised in Dusseldorf, Germany. He received his M.D. from Innsbruck, Austria, and went on to complete a full training in General Surgery in Germany, earning Board Certification in 2021. Simon is passionate about global health and surgery, exemplified by his one-year appointment with a German INGO in South Kordofan, Sudan. He is committed to education and addressing Human Resources gaps through partnerships.

Afra is a General Surgery Trainee in Edinburgh, Scotland. She gained her MBBS from King’s College London and a Masters degree from the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine before completing her Foundation Training in Jersey. She is continuing her Post Graduate study in Data Science, Technology and Innovation at the University of Edinburgh. She has an interest in big data and global surgery research

Isaac was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia and is currently a general surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He received his B.S. in Chemistry at the College of William & Mary where he also completed a double major in Ancient Greek. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School, where his research focused on access to surgical care in rural Burundi. His interests include surgical capacity building, trauma systems development, and surgical education

Nikathan grew up in Nashville, TN and Connecticut and is currently a general surgery resident at UCSF East Bay in Oakland, CA. He received his B.A. in Spanish and Music from Vanderbilt University, an M.S. in developmental biology from New York University and received his medical degree from New York Medical College. His interests include surgical infrastructure development, financial burden of surgery and global health disparity.