Dr. Erkeda DeRouen serves as a thought leader in healthcare innovation, passionately merging the humanistic aspect of medicine within the new field of emerging technology as a telemedicine leader. She currently works for a technology start-up as an Associate Medical Director called 98point6. A fun fact is that she was one of the first 1,000 Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine specialists in the world! Her unique skillset of health equity expertise, service of underserved populations, HIV prevention management, transgender care, and lifestyle medicine brings diversity to the realm with a goal to shake up the landscape of healthcare.
Dr. Erkeda makes it her mission to deliver inspirational, thought-provoking, and actionable keynotes to change the world. She has the ability to connect with the audience in a captivating manner to address a variety of issues, from workplace leadership to health equity to COVID-19 to the future of telehealth. Her passion for impact exudes from her speeches as she likes to think of them more as conversations, rather than lectures. Every talk is geared towards the particular audience to provide a unique tailor made experience.