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Dan Finkelstein, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician who practices with Capitol Medical Group Pediatrics in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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Cheryl Ferrier, MD

Dr. Ferrier is an ob-gyn who leads Olde Towne Obstetrics & Gynecology LLC, a practice in Alexandria, Virginia, that is affiliated with Privia Medical Group, an AMA Health System Program partner.

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Len Strazewski is a contributing news writer for the AMA and has been writing about health care, employee benefits and insurance for more than 30 years.

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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, joined the American Medical Association (AMA) in April 2019 as their inaugural chief health equity officer and group vice president. Her role is to embed health equity in all the work of the AMA and to launch a Health Equity Center.

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Joseph DeVeau, MD, MHL, is a member of the Privia Medical Group and specializes in family medicine.

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