Access to Black Doctors and Diversity in Healthcare

Black Doctors USA is a national healthcare outreach platform with an established network of physicians, healthcare providers and partners, connecting each with solutions for growth and diversity while engaging our consumer audience to improve health disparities

Why we exist

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Shortage of Black Doctors

Only about 5% of practicing physicians in the United States are black (SOURCE: AAMA)

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Chronic Disease in Black Community

9 health conditions within the black population result in a higher death rate than other races

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Benefits of Seeing Black Doctor

Facts shown in numerous studies prove black patients benefit from seeing a black doctor



Healthcare Diversity Platform

We engage with healthcare organizations to expand diversity and develop improved solutions for health disparities in our communities:
  • Develop opportunities for Black-owned and operated medical practices to expand and sustain
  • Engage our national Network of black physicians and providers, offering opportunities to expand their personal & professional goals
  • Assist organizations with diversifying their medical staff to more effectively service diverse populations
  • Bridge the gap between healthcare organizations and Black doctors/providers for diversity and equity
  • Communicate the importance of and need for black doctors within our communities
  • Connect individuals with black doctors through direct engagement
  • Support efforts to increase the number of black doctors
  • A resource for locating healthcare services
  • Bring awareness of health topics important to Black and minority communities

Executive Leadership

Our executive leadership consists of physicians from our communities, to lead us, to guide us, to improve healthcare and help you become healthier.

Dr Karen Smith Black Family Physician Raeford NC

Karen Smith, MD, FAAFP

Family Physician/Medical Director
Raeford, NC
Dr. Chris Brown Black Internal Medicine Doctor Columbus

Christopher Brown, MD, MPH, FACP

Internal Medicine/Medical Director
Columbus, OH
Dr Aqeila Shepherd, Black Chiropractic Physician Raleigh

Aqeila Shepherd, DC

Chiropractic Physician
Raleigh, NC
Stephen Noble Black Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Stephen L. Noble, MD FACS

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Olympia, WA
Victor Waters, MD Los Angeles

Victor Waters, MD, JD, FCLM

Internal Medicine/Chief Medical Officer/Legal Medicine
Phoenix, AZ
Jason Hayes, MD Internal Medicine Atlanta GA

Vincent L. Anthony, MD, MPH, MBA, FASN, CHCQM, CPE

Internal Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Jason Hayes, MD Internal Medicine Atlanta GA

Jason Hayes, MD, MBA, MSPH, FACP

Internal Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Straight from the Doctors

Dr. Carmen Echols Black Family Physician Atlanta GA
Everyone should have a physician who is caring and to whom they can relate. Black Doctors USA helps to ensure that as a resource for patients and clinicians alike. The Black Doctors USA TV broadcast is educational, insightful, and up-to-date on healthcare news disparities that impact communities of African descent.
- Carmen Echols, MD
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Black Doctors USA has been a tremendous resource not only for the community, but for me as a Healthcare professional. Our landscape is becoming more diverse, and to address healthcare disparities, we need to connect with professionals that understand the unique needs of our communities. They are informative, up to date and provide an opportunity for educational, political and social engagement unlike any other. Let’s stay connected!
- Augustus G. Parker, MD
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With the additional resources and support offered by Black Doctors USA, I feel we have created a network that will not only benefit Black health care professionals, but our communities as well.
- George Barnett, MD
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The Black Doctors TV broadcast was educational, insightful, and full of impact. The presentation will touch beyond Black Physicians and our communities with eye opening education for any entity which has a physician touch.
- Karen Smith, MD
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I have seen the unfair treatment that Black patients have received, often being served in a patronizing and condescending way. I feel what Black Doctors USA has done in creating this network of Black doctors is impacting the manner in which our community is being served. They are facilitating the ability for us to provide the level of care that African-Americans deserve to receive.
- George Calloway, Jr, MD
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It is very helpful to have a centralized site for those seeking the medical services of an African-American health care provider. It has been my experience that a number of patients desire care from a health professional who shares some of their cultural experiences and can more personally relate to their health challenges and experiences. Black Doctors USA is a valuable resource for patients in the community, and can be a helpful tool for clinicians as well.
- Gina Love-Walker, MD

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