Joel Bervell, MD, is a physician, health equity educator, and award-winning creator known as the “Medical Mythbuster.” Reaching more than 2.5 million people across social media, he examines how bias, misinformation, and systemic inequities shape health and healthcare. His work has earned him a Peabody Award, and he was named one of TIME’s 100 most influential creators, a TED Fellow, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. He hosts The Dose podcast with The Commonwealth Fund, and his forthcoming debut book, The Default Body (Henry Holt), explores how medicine’s assumptions about the “standard” patient influence who gets seen, believed, diagnosed, and treated.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Public Sector
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democracy movement, as the third and final recipient of the 2026 Concordia Leadership Award, recognized for

