Dr. Peter Poullos

In 2018, Dr. P founded the Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity (SMADIE), for which he serves as Co-Chair. In that role, Dr. Poullos advocates for students and healthcare providers with disabilities and for health equity for disabled patients. He is a Faculty Advisor to the Stanford Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI) and the MSDCI National organizations. Dr. Poullos and SMADIE have made significant contributions to the disability community, including starting the Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine, drawing over 1000 participants from 39 countries.

DocsWithDisabilities Podcast

He is the Co-Host of the popular “DocsWithDisabilities” podcast, has spoken internationally about disability access in medicine, and has written and researched in the field. He is an invited delegate to the International Congress on Disability Inclusion and Health and Disability Inclusion in Graduate Medical Education (DIGME). He co-founded the Disability Research in Academic Medicine (DREAM) Consortium. One of his proudest achievements is co-creating the Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program, serving the needs of disabled medicine and healthcare students and practitioners. In 2022, Dr. Poullos received the Stanford President’s Award for Excellence through Diversity.