Pinnacle Conference 2022
Join our amazing community of like minded women in medicine. Whether it’s your first conference or you’re a Pinnacle alum, you’ll find a group dedicated to empowering one another to achieve the pinnacle of their professional and personal lives.
2022 Speakers
Pinnacle: Women in Medicine 2022 Agenda
Friday May 20, 2022
8:00-10:00 pm: Welcome Cocktail Reception
Saturday May 21, 2022
7:30 am: Breakfast and Welcome
Session 1: Business & Professional Goals
Karen Sutton MD: Welcome Address: Cultivating Personal & Professional Success Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine Hospital for Special Surgery, CMO for World Lacrosse and Team Physician for US Ski & Snowboard.
Leslie Kim MD: Learning to Lead in Your Own Style
Division director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery OSU Wexner Medical Center, Associate Professor Ohio State ENT
Mona Stone DDS: Mastering Team Management
Founder Stone Surgical Arts, Attending Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Baylor Medical Center Grapevine, Irving and at Methodist Hospital.
Kameelah Phillips MD: Pivoting Your Practice
Founder of Calla Women's Health
Hope Bennett JD: Navigating Negotiations As a Woman
Litigator and Mediator, Mediation Center of the Pacific
11:20-12:20 pm: Plated Lunch Q&A with Founders
Natalie Crawford, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility, Founder Fora Fertility, Affiliate Clinical Faculty, University of Texas Dell Medical School, Dept of Women’s Health
Danielle Jones, MD. Ob/Gyn, Southland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Pamela Mehta, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Founder Resilience Orthopaedics
Rupa Wong, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmologist & Adult Strabismus, Managing Partner Honolulu Eye Clinic, Associate Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Session 2: Media and Marketing
Wendy Sue Swanson MD: Keynote: Paving Your Own Path -
Chief Medical Officer SpoonfulOne, prior founder and Chief of Digital Innovation at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Heather Irobunda MD: Making Media Work For You
OBGYN at NYC Health and Hospitals, Medical Director WeAreRobyn, Medical Advisor Peloton
Liesel Teen RN BSN: Creating Shareable Viral Content
Host of The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast and the Birth It Up Labor Courses
Amy Shah MD: Becoming The Expert
Best Selling Author, Allergy/Immunology MD and Founder of AmyMD
3:00-5:00 pm: Relax and Network Poolside at the Pinnacle Cabanas
7:00 pm: Dinner Gala
Speaker: Behind The Scenes with Tiffany Moon MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at UT Southwestern
Sunday May 22, 2022
7:00 am: Morning Meditation with Lori Atkins MD
Session 3: Self Care and Wellness
Mary L: Planning Your Personal Finances
Financial Advisor
Tori Jaeger DO: Shifting to Self-Care & Prioritizing Your Health
Gastroenterology Fellow, Founder of Sweet Enough Cookies
Nichelle Haynes DO: Boundary Setting 101
Board Certified Psychiatrist at Reproductive Psychiatry Clinic of Austin focus on perinatal mental health
Lori Atkins MD: Closing Address: Preventing Burnout by Prioritizing You
Founder of Fenom Women's Care, Associate Professor University of North Texas/Texas Christian University