Dr. Kevin Pho
Physician of International Medicine & Founder of KevinMD.com
Dr. Kevin Pho is a practicing, board-certified internal medicine physician, a national media commentator, co-author of the book, Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices and an acclaimed keynote speaker. Dr. Pho is the founder and editor of KevinMD.com, where he also conceives and executes digital…
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Dr. Kevin Pho is a practicing, board-certified internal medicine physician, a national media commentator, co-author of the book, Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices and an acclaimed keynote speaker. Dr. Pho is the founder and editor of KevinMD.com, where he also conceives and executes digital strategy, and directs technology infrastructure.
Over 1,000 authors contribute to KevinMD.com: front-line primary care doctors, surgeons, specialist physicians, nurses, medical students, policy experts and, of course, patients, who need the medical profession to hear their voices. Founded in 2004, KevinMD.com is a prominent social media platform with over 2 million monthly page views, over 100,000 subscribe on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and RSS, and is regularly cited by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today and CNN. Klout also named KevinMD.com the web’s top social media influencer in health care and medicine.
Transforming his social media presence into a mainstream media voice, Dr. Pho’s commentary regularly appears in USA Today, where he is a member of its editorial Board of Contributors, as well as CNN and the New York Times. His opinion pieces highlight the challenges everyday doctors face, ranging from the primary care shortage to the epidemic of physician burnout.
Dr. Pho received his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and practices primary care in Nashua, NH. He is a member of the 2010 class of New Hampshire’s 40 Under Forty, and a 2013 inductee to the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame.
Dr. Pho’s dual perspectives as a practicing physician and a health care social media leader highlight his unique social media journey. He shares his story with audiences nationwide as a social media physician speaker, with keynotes at CHEST 2014, PAINWeek, the Healthcare Internet Conference and annual meetings of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Tennessee Medical Association and Texas Medical Association; lectures at Duke Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; and panel discussions at the National Press Club and BlogWorld & New Media Expo.
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Connect & Be Heard: Make a Difference in Health Care with Social Media
Kevin Pho, MD is a practicing board-certified internal medicine physician and a health care social media leader since 2004. He is co-author of the book, Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices.
Dr. Pho will take you through his decade-long social media journey, and show how social media can make a profound difference in 3 important ways. First, how social media can facilitate the connection between health professionals and patients. Second, how social media can proactively define and protect an online reputation. And finally, how social media can share the stories of those who intersect with our health care system, but are rarely heard from. Not only will you see how social media made a difference in Dr. Pho’s life, you will also be inspired to use social media and make your own difference in health care.
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