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Awards &
Accolades







Awards

2025

Dr. William Montague Cobb Health Equity Award  •  NAACP
Healthcare Marketing Influencers 2025  •  Medical Marketing and Media
Featured as a #Worthy100 Honoree

2024

Special Visionary Award  •  Association of Black Women Physicians
Bernard J. Tyson Memorial Health Equity Award  •  Fortune Brainstorm Health
Fierce 50 Health Equity Honoree  •  Fierce Healthcare
10 in 10: Excellence in Health Equity Award  •  Reede Scholars
Leadership Honoree Award  •  Sadie Nash Leadership Project
Judith Peabody Humanitarian Award  •  Gay Men’s Health Crisis
TIME’s Inaugural TIME100 in Health
New York Times Bestseller — Legacy
Legacy named one of Audible’s Best Nonfiction of 2024
Featured on City & State NYHealth Care Power 100

2023

Root 100 Honoree  The Root
Fortune: “13 Innovators Shaping the Future of Health”
Featured on City & State NYHealth Care Power 100

2022

Valiant Service Award  •  NAACP Brooklyn Branch
STATUS List  •  STAT News
Featured on City & State NYHealth Care Power 100

2021

Presidential Award  •  American Medical Women’s Association
Women Leaders in Medicine Award  •  American Medical Students Association
MSNBC Medical Contributor

2020

Essential Heroes: Amazing Grace Award  •  Essence Magazine
Yahoo! News Medical Contributor