Leana Wen

Dr. Leana Wen is a physician at Harvard and Brigham & Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital. Inspired by her own childhood illness and then her mother's long battle with cancer, Dr. Wen is a recognized expert on patient advocacy and patient-centered care. A Rhodes Scholar, she graduated with distinction from the University of Oxford and Washington University School of Medicine. She has served as a consultant to the World Health Organization, Brookings Institution, China Medical Board, and the National Institutes of Health, and is currently the National President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine/Resident & Student Association. The 2007 winner of The New York Times journalism contest, Dr. Wen has reported in Africa with journalist Nicholas Kristof, and has written for The Lancet, Journal of American Medical Association, The Washington Post, among others. Dr. Wen is traveling around the U.S. and in Europe, Asia, and Africa to speak about patient empowerment and her first book, When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Prevent Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests.