Dr. Joia Crear-Perry

Joia Crear-Perry is a physician and champion of health equity. Her awards -- including the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Hero Award and the Global Visionary award from the Maternal Health Task Force at Harvard University -- are evidence that she lives up to her reputation. In addition to being a practicing OB-GYN doctor, Crear-Perry's career has focused largely on improving maternal mortality rates, experiences, and outcomes. She addressed the United Nations' Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights to petition the establishment of a framework that improves maternal outcomes. Her work also pulls the thread on anti-racism teaching and training.