People to People Global Health Forum

Date: December 04, 2014

Host: Anteneh Habte, MD

Topic: Patterns of Health Care Utilization by the Ethiopian Diaspora

Guest: Getachew Woldeher, MD

Dr. Getachew is one of the founding partners of an Ethiopian group practice in Northern Virginia. He is board certified in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine and has admitting priviledges in several Northern Virginia Hospitals. Dr. Getachew has extensive experience in providing compassionate and culturally sensitive care to the immigrant population in the Washington Metro area. He will be discussing the challenges and opportunities in providing care to a population with somtimes unique health care needs.