Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH

Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH

Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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As a physician and digital health communicator, I enjoy translating complex medical…

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Experience

  • Mercer University Graphic

    Mercer University

    Atlanta Metropolitan Area

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    Clarkston, Georgia, United States

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    Clarkston, Georgia, United States

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    Clarkston, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta VA Medical Center

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    Atlanta Metropolitan Area

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    Emory University Hospital Midtown

Education

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    Emory University School of Medicine

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    Activities and Societies: Primary Care Program

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    Activities and Societies: MD/MPH Joint Degree Scholarship

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    Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa Dean Scholar National Merit Scholarship

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Member

    Leadership Atlanta

    - Present 4 years 8 months

    Celebrating 50 years of developing leaders, Leadership Atlanta is the oldest sustained community leadership program in the nation. Together with an expansive network of distinguished alumni, Leadership Atlanta continues a proud tradition of connecting and inspiring leaders to strengthen Metro Atlanta’s communities.

    Better Leaders. Better Atlanta.

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    Alumni Board Member

    Emory University School of Medicine

    - 6 years 1 month

    Health

    Chair of the Community Liaison Committee 2018-2020

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    Advisor to the Community Health Promoters Program

    Refugee Women's Network

    - 2 years

    Health

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    U.S. Governing Board Member

    Sahiyo

    - Present 5 years 1 month

    Human Rights

    United Against Female Genital Cutting
    Member of the Governing Board 2024-present
    Chair of the U.S. Advisory Board 2021-2022

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    Community Advisory Board Member of the Office of Career Development

    Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

    - 1 year 1 month

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    Interviewer for Emory College Applicants

    Emory University

    - 2 years 1 month

    Education

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Projects

  • Health Disparities Solutions Summit 2020 with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine

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    Interdisciplinary solutions created from the collective knowledge and experiences of practitioners and experts from across multiple sectors are urgently needed to effectively address health disparities.

    With the belief that the power of diversity in ideas and voices can develop effective, innovative solutions, the inaugural Health Disparities Solutions Summit (HDSS), produced by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, was held virtually in late 2020.

    I comoderated the panel…

    Interdisciplinary solutions created from the collective knowledge and experiences of practitioners and experts from across multiple sectors are urgently needed to effectively address health disparities.

    With the belief that the power of diversity in ideas and voices can develop effective, innovative solutions, the inaugural Health Disparities Solutions Summit (HDSS), produced by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, was held virtually in late 2020.

    I comoderated the panel and was the lead writer for the resulting published paper in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. It provides background on the realities of health disparities in the United States, introduces the entrance point of lifestyle medicine practice in the struggle for health equity, and summarizes Summit proceedings and recommended action steps.

    Here is the CME/CE Article that resulted from the project: https://lifestylemedicine.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=AJLM22-1&Category=ONLINE&WebsiteKey=5bd6714c-c023-412c-adcf-a68f63dd5607

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  • If Someone Asks... #VoicesToEndFGMC @Sahiyo

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    In this compelling story, Arefa recalls a trip to Kenya with her family when she was a child, when she was told, “If someone asks if it has been done, say yes.” Only later did she understand that her grandmother and mother were referring to khatna (female genital cutting/mutilation, or FGM/C). As a doctor and a mother, Arefa questions why this ritual continues within different communities and urges parents who have decided not to subject their daughters to the tradition to share this decision…

    In this compelling story, Arefa recalls a trip to Kenya with her family when she was a child, when she was told, “If someone asks if it has been done, say yes.” Only later did she understand that her grandmother and mother were referring to khatna (female genital cutting/mutilation, or FGM/C). As a doctor and a mother, Arefa questions why this ritual continues within different communities and urges parents who have decided not to subject their daughters to the tradition to share this decision with pride.

    StoryCenter and SahiyoVoices’s #VoicesToEndFGMC project is mobilizing a critical mass of storytellers from across the globe. We bring activists together to share their experiences with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and create short digital stories calling for an end to this harmful practice. To read more about Arefa's story, visit: https://bit.ly/ArefaSahiyoBlog

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  • Everyday Health #BlackHealthFacts: Mental Health: Elevating Voices to Fight Stigma and Build Trust

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    *Winner Fall Digital Health Awards 2021 -Bronze* It’s never been clearer that prioritizing our mental health is a must, but for many Black Americans, social and structural systemic factors have been barriers to getting mental health care.

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  • WebMD PATH TO A BREAKTHROUGH with ROBIN ROBERTS

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    Check out the Path to a Breakthrough series! It has stories of amazing people who've overcome so much with the help of precision medicine, immunotherapy, and biologics plus even more information. I'm so proud to be a part of the video series!
    http://www.webmd.com/cancer/breakthrough-research-16/video-precision-medicine-robin-roberts
    Here are direct links:…

    Check out the Path to a Breakthrough series! It has stories of amazing people who've overcome so much with the help of precision medicine, immunotherapy, and biologics plus even more information. I'm so proud to be a part of the video series!
    http://www.webmd.com/cancer/breakthrough-research-16/video-precision-medicine-robin-roberts
    Here are direct links:
    http://www.webmd.com/cancer/breakthrough-research-16/video-biologics-overview-robin-roberts
    http://www.webmd.com/cancer/breakthrough-research-16/video-precision-medicine-robin-roberts
    http://www.webmd.com/cancer/breakthrough-research-16/video-immunotherapy-robin-roberts

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Organizations

  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine

    Health Disparities Solutions Summit 2020 leadership team

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    • Health Disparities Solutions Summit 2020 moderator and member of the leadership team • Lead author of the journal paper to be submitted after the Summit

  • American College of Physicians

    Member

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  • American Public Health Association

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  • Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

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  • Association for Healthcare Social Media

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  • American Medical Association

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  • Association of Health Care Journalists

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  • Asian American Journalism Association

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