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Dr. Etsemaye P. Agonafer, MD, MPH, MS – brings a wealth of experience in advancing health equity and justice for vulnerable individuals and populations — including people experiencing homelessness, veterans, and people who are formerly incarcerated – as an internal medicine physician, educator and community-engaged researcher. Dr. Agonafer previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health System Science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, CA. In 2021, she was appointed as a White House Fellow in the Biden-Harris Administration and was placed in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition to her policy work, Dr. Agonafer provided clinical care for individuals entering and leaving one of the nation’s largest jails, in the Inmate Reception Center at Los Angeles County Twin Towers Correctional Facility. Dr. Agonafer was a National Clinician Scholar at UCLA where she earned Masters of Sciences in Health Policy and Management with an emphasis on Implementation Science. Before completing her internal medicine residency and chief residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dr. Agonafer earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Southern California, a Masters of Public Health and M.D. from the UCLA/Charles R. Drew University PRIME-LA dual-degree program.