The faculty sponsors for Indigenous HCC are Dr. Jonathan Baines, Medical Director Native American Pathway Programs; Member, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic; and Dr. Kent Smith, Associate Dean Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science; Professor of Anatomy, OSU Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine; Principal Investigator, Native American Primary Care Center of Excellence.
The Indigenous HCC founding leadership team also includes IHCC Program Director Nick Campbell; IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Directors Chris Lopez, Kelly Tellez, and Madison Palmer; and IHCC Program Coordinator, Divya Thomas.
Jonathan E. Baines, M.D., Ph.D.
Tlingit/Tsimshian
Medical Director Native American Pathway Programs
Member, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Vice President, Indigenous School of Medicine
www.isomhealth.com
Kent Smith, Ph.D.
Comanche and Chickasaw
Associate Dean Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science
Professor of Anatomy
OSU Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Principal Investigator, Native American Primary Care Center of Excellence
Christopher Lopez
Ohlone, Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe
IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Director
MD/PhD Student, Stanford Medical School
Stanford American Indigenous Medical Students (SAIMS) Financial Officer
Nicholas Campbell
Cherokee
IHCC Program Director
Stanford University undergraduate student
Timothy Sanford (he/him)
IHCC Curriculum Development Officer
M.D. Candidate, Class of 2026
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Print Chouteau
Shawnee/Cherokee
IHCC Career Development Panel Coordinator
M.D. Candidate, Class of 2027
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Past Leadership
Kelly Tellez
Mixteca Poblana
IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Director
MD Student, Stanford Medical School
Stanford American Indigenous Medical Students (SAIMS) Co-Chair
Kaylee Hausrath, MD
(she/her/hers)
IHCC Curriculum Development Officer
PGY-1 resident
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency
