Sold Out - "Challenging Convention: A Discussion"

This event is Sold Out.

Hosted by Krieger Arts and Sciences and the Healthcare Affinity:NY

Healthcare in the US has been an evolving system over the last 20 years. As the scale slides toward prevention, more patients and practitioners are exploring a holistic approach to healthcare with a focus on wellness to help them address health concerns. From yoga to medical massage, diet as disease prevention to acupuncture, the holistic and wellness movements are off and running, and show no signs of slowing down.

Join Johns Hopkins alumnae and entrepreneurs for a moderated discussion exploring the changing face of healthcare and wellness. Panelists will share their personal stories in the age of modern medicine, discuss the paths that lead each of them to found their companies as well as the ways in which the approach to healthcare and wellness is evolving. 

The evening will begin with a networking reception and opportunity to tour Assemblage NoMad. Refreshments will be served.

**We thank Assemblage NoMad for sharing their space with the Hopkins community.  

 

PANELISTS

Dr. Alexandra Sowa '05, Moderator 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Alexandra Sowa is a board-certified physician of Internal Medicine, specializing in preventive health, nutrition and obesity medicine.  She is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.  

After graduating from Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Sowa attended New York University School of Medicine, where she completed both medical school and a residency in Internal Medicine.   

Dr. Sowa recently launched her new practice, SoWell Health, in New York City, which focuses on the prevention and reversal of disease through weight-loss and wellness.  She holds an appointment as Clinical Instructor in Medicine at New York University School of Medicine and is honored to have been named a 'Rising Star' Super Doctors in New York City for Internal Medicine in both 2017 and 2018.

Outside of her practice, she enjoys communicating health messages to the public through print and television. She has published original articles on health related topics in publications like The Atlantic, NPR, Slate Magazine and the New York Daily News.  She has also served as an on-air health expert for national media outlets like Fox News, CBS News, NPR, and is a regular contributor to SiriusXM Radio.  Her medical opinions have been featured in various print publications, from the New York Times to U.S. News and World Report to Glamour and Parents Magazine.

Dr. Sowa lives with her husband and two young sons in Brooklyn.

 

 

 Silu Sao Narvekar '98

 

 

 

Silu Sao Narvekar is a holistic health coach, chef and founder of Eat Smile Glow, a company focused on culinary wellness, a philosophy which helps to alleviate client ailments using both a lifestyle approach and foods that are nourishing and delicious.  Her wellness journey began when she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2009 and after a series of lifestyle, diet and major life changes she launched a business to arm clients with information and practical skills to help them.  She is currently writing a recipes for life book, an anecdotal self-help guide to overcoming adversity and moving your life forward.  Silu graduated with a BA from Johns Hopkins University, holds a techniques certificate from the International Culinary Center and a degree from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.  She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins Krieger School or Arts and Science and lives with her two daughters in New York City.

 

 

 

 

 Adrienne Nolan-Smith '07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adrienne Nolan-Smith is a board certified patient advocate, speaker and the founder of WellBe, a media company focused on bridging the gap between the healthcare system and the wellness movement. From her 20 year journey through the healthcare system as a patient, caretaker and then technology professional working with hospitals, Adrienne has seen how integrative health and wellness are key to preventing and reversing the chronic disease crisis. Adrienne became a board certified patient advocate and founded WellBe in 2017 to help people get and stay well, and demand a system that supports them in this endeavor. Adrienne received her BA from Johns Hopkins University and her MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. She lives with her husband in New York City, where she was born and raised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Alisa Vitti '99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alisa Vitti is a women's hormone and functional nutrition expert and pioneer in female biohacking. Alisa is dedicated to helping women understand how to get their hormones to work without medication and break free from the menstrual mythology that prevents them from optimizing their health and lives. She is the bestselling author of the much loved purple period book, WomanCode and creator of The Cycle Syncing (R) Method.  As the founder of The FLO Living Hormone Center, she has built the world's first menstrual healthcare platform that has helped hundreds of thousands of women around the world put their period issues like PCOS, Fibroids, Endo, and PMS into remission naturally using her highly effective FLO Protocol and the FLO Balance Period Supplements. Finally, Alisa is also the creator the MyFLO period app - the first and only functional medicine period tracker and cycle syncing tool that teaches the user why they have each symptom, and what to do get rid of it naturally, while encouraging diet, exercise, and a lifestyle that are in sync with their cycle.

 

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Alisa has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, Lifetime, and has been a regular contributor for Cosmo, Harper’s Bazaar, and Women’s Health.  She has served on the wellness council for Yahoo Health, MindBodyGreen and Well & Good. She is also an advisor to several health and health tech startups.  She has presented at SXSW, TEDx, Talks@Google, Summit Series Outside, Cycles&Sex, WIE Symposium, and SHE Summit and regularly trains women in the workplace on how to use her Cycle Syncing Method for greater creativity, productivity, and wellbeing at work.  Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.