Keynote and Plenary Speaker Information

Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP

Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, is Managing Director of Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, a vehicle to advance initiatives that support optimal health and wellbeing.

Currently, Dr. Tuckson’s focus is on his role as a Co- Convener of the Coalition For Trust In Health & Science which is dedicated to bringing together the entire health related ecosystem to address mistrust and misinformation. In addition, he continues to advance his work as a co-founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID, a multi-stakeholder and interdisciplinary effort working to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington,D.C. and nationally by coordinating the four historically Black medical schools, the NMA, the National Black Nurses Association, the National Urban League, and BlackDoctor.org.

Previously, he enjoyed a long tenure as Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs for UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 20 Health and wellbeing company.

A recognized leader in his field, Dr. Tuckson is honored to have been appointed to leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health; National Academy of Medicine; numerous Federal Advisory Committees; and corporate, non-profit and academic boards.

Friday Breaking News Plenary – panel discussion

New in Annals of Internal Medicine: Hear it First from the Authors

Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine will moderate a discussion with the authors of three late-breaking research studies covering important clinical topics.

Christine Laine, MD, MPH, is Editor in Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine. She is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Internal Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, where she is active in patient care and teaching. Dr. Laine first joined Annals in June 1995 as the journal's first general internal medicine Associate Editor and the first woman to fill an Associate Editor position at the journal. She became a Deputy Editor in 1998 and Senior Deputy Editor in April 2008. In July 2009, Dr. Laine became the youngest and first solo female Editor in Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine and a Senior Vice President at the American College of Physicians. Dr. Laine was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine.