Mission Statement

Pinnacle is the first multi-specialty organization specifically dedicated to giving professional women in medical settings the tools needed to succeed in medicine.

Pinnacle is the ONLY organization dedicated to addressing the challenges that ALL women in healthcare face.

Pinnacle empowers women in medicine through education, community, and actionable strategies for both the practice and business of medicine. Medicine is a lifelong career, and continuing education is crucial for professional development.

The origin story - 

Pinnacle Conference was created from a joint passion to support women in medicine. In a world where many women are leaving medicine due to burnout and discrimination, Pinnacle strives to provide a community that helps women develop the skills they need to not only stay in medicine, but to excel.

The four original founders, Dr. Rupa Wong, Dr. Natalie Crawford, Dr. Pamela Mehta, and Dr. Danielle Jones, met via social media and quickly aligned with a similar mission and goal. What started as a small idea was quickly put into action to become reality.

Our first conference in 2019 was a truly life-changing event for everyone who participated. We have continued to follow our mission and make Pinnacle bigger and better every year. Pinnacle is not just a conference - but also a community.

Pinnacle is now led by Dr. Natalie Crawford, Dr. Pamela Mehta and Dr. Rupa Wong with a continued goal to support women in medicine by providing leadership, business, and communication skills.

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THE PILLARS OF PINNACLE:

Each year we work tirelessly to create an event that is more than a medical conference.

The pillars of pinnacle are the foundation for each talk, in addition to carefully selected workshops and experiences.

Meet The Pinnacle Team

Executive team

  • Dr. Crawford is co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She promotes fertility awareness and education through social media on Instagram, with over 180K followers, her blog, and her wildly successful podcast “As a Woman” podcast, with over 2 million downloads, and on her YouTube channel.

Natalie Crawford MD

  • Dr. Pamela Mehta is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Northern California. Dr. Mehta has been in practice for over 10 years and started her own solo concierge private practice called Resilience Orthopaedics in 2016. She focuses on surgery of the shoulders, knees, hips and hands and has a passion for getting her patients back to their active lifestyles. In addition to her clinical practice she advises several medical companies and startups. She is passionate about women designing a life on their own terms when it comes to career and family. She shares her life as a practice owner and mom to 3 on her social media platforms @dr.pamelamehta.

Pamela Mehta MD

  • Dr. Rupa Wong is a wife, mom to 3 kids, entrepreneur, and the managing partner of Honolulu Eye Clinic for the past 13 years. In addition to building a successful practice on Oahu (she's been featured as a Best Doctor since 2010 and was even featured on the cover of Honolulu magazine). Dr. Wong is active on Instagram, her blog and YouTube channel where she discusses harmonizing work and life, as well as the gaps in business knowledge that medical school does not address.

Rupa Wong MD

LEADERSHIP

  • Kayla is originally from Louisiana and received a Bachelors degree from Northwestern State University in Family and Consumer Sciences. Kayla has been with the Pinnacle Team since 2020 and is the lead on ground support for The Pinnacle Women in Medicine Conference each year. She is expecting her first child who we can’t wait to welcome into the Pinnacle family - say hi to baby Hallie if you are at Pinnacle 2024.

KAYLA CAVAGNARO

Brittany thompson

  • Brittany Thompson is a Louisiana native and made Houston, TX her home in 2008. Brittany graduated from the University of Houston – Clear Lake with her Bachelor’s in Behavioral Science and Master of Business Administration from University of Houston. During her spare time, Brittany enjoys cooking new recipes, spending time with her niece, and reading a good novel. Though Texas is home, she is still a Cajun girl at heart.

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