If you stutter and are somewhere on the road to becoming a doctor - from early dreams to early career - this workshop is for you! Join four successful doctors who stutter as they share their stories of stuttering in healthcare. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and learn from the outstanding professionals who will be joining us.

Moderator Clarence Ojo, MD, is a vascular surgeon at CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He completed a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Minnesota, and his residency at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Ojo has served on the AIS board of directors since 2023.

Steven Kitchen, MD, MS, CPE, FACOG completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Baltimore, MD, and practiced OB/GYN in Albany, Georgia for over 25 years, delivering over 2500 babies. Among numerous leadership positions, he was named Chief Medical Officer of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in 2014. After retiring from Phoebe Putney in 2021, he joined the faculty of PCOM South Georgia where he teaches medical students part time. He has three daughters and two grandsons, and enjoys tennis and travelling with his wife, Kay.

Frantz Aubry MD, MS is a board-certified psychiatrist at the Miami VA Hospital. He completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, and served as chief resident at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center.

Jess Zonana, MD earned her MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her residency in psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine. She has served as Chief of Adult Ambulatory Services at the Payne Whitney Clinic at Weill Cornell -NYPH and founding faculty Medical Director of the student-run Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Qlinic. In 2021, she joined Silver Hill Hospital as Director of Outpatient Services and has continued as a voluntary faculty member at Weill Cornell Medicine.

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