Joel Selanikio
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Joel Selanikio is an American physician, attending pediatrician, and assistant professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital.[1]
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.jpg) Joel Selanikio at TEDxAustin in 2013 | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Lemelson–MIT Prize |
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| Fields | Physician |
| Institutions | Magpi |
Education
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
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
Recognition
- 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
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