Joel Selanikio
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Joel Selanikio | |
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.jpg) Joel Selanikio at TEDxAustin in 2013 | |
| Citizenship | American |
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| Awards | Lemelson–MIT Prize |
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| Fields | Physician |
| Institutions | Magpi |
Joel Selanikio is an American physician, attending pediatrician, and assistant professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital.[1]
Education[edit]
Selanikio graduated from Haverford College, Philadelphia, in 1986. He then started to work for Chase Manhattan as a systems analyst. He also completed a degree in medicine at Brown University and settled in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]
Career[edit]
After his residency in Atlanta, Selanikio started to work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He then left his job to start DataDyne.org, a company that made open-source software for collecting data on public health.[3][4]
After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Selanikio worked with the International Rescue Committee in Aceh, Indonesia.[2] During the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, he worked with the International Medical Corps in Lunsar.[5]
Presentations[edit]
- TED (2013)[6]
- Ivey Global Health Conference (2013)[7]
- Royal Society of Medicine Lecture (2011)[8]
- World Economic Forum “Tech for Society” Panel, Davos (2010)[9]
- Lemelson-MIT Innovation Prize Lecture (2009)[10]
Recognition[edit]
- ComputerWorld 21st Century Achievement Award (2012)[11]
- Fast Company Magazine Social Enterprise of the Year (2009)[12]
- Wall Street Journal Award for Technological Innovation in Healthcare (2009)[13]
- Lemelson-MIT Prize $100,000 Award for Sustainable Innovation (2009)[4]
- Tech Museum Award for Health (2008)[14]
- Stockholm Challenge (2008)[15]
- Haverford College Award (2005)[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dr. Joel David Selanikio, MD". MedStar Health.
- ^ a b "Memo to Tsunami Officials: Get Organized". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Brown Medicine Magazine - A magazine for alumni & friends of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University". brownmedicinemagazine.org.
- ^ a b "Innovator Selanikio Wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability". MIT.edu. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Death Becomes Disturbingly Routine: The Diary of an Ebola Doctor". NPR.
- ^ "TED Talks".
- ^ "Ivey Global Health Conference".
- ^ "Royal Society of Medicine Lecture".
- ^ "Tech for Society Panel, Davos".
- ^ "Lemelson-MIT Innovation Prize Lecture". MIT.
- ^ "Harnessing the computing power of low-cost mobile phones". ComputerWorld.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009 - Fast Company - The Future Of Business". FastCompany.com. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Plank, Willa (27 September 2010). "They Won. And Then What?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "Past Laureates". TheTech.org. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "The winners in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008". Telecentre.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Doctor and aid worker receives alumni association's 2005 Haverford Award". haverford.edu.