Expertise
American Board of Emergency Medicine certified and public health education through mediaEducation
George Washington University School of MedicineHighlights
Adjunct professor at George Washington University School of Medicine
Emergency medicine physician
Contributor to CBS, BBC World, USA Today
Medical screenwriter and consultant
My goal is to make healthcare information accessible through all forms of media, in an effort to improve public health education.
— Ashely Alker, MD, MSc
Experience
Ashely Alker, MD, MSc is an emergency medicine physician and nationally published writer and speaker who focuses on patient education through media and healthcare policy.
After attending George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Alker worked as a healthcare advisor for a U.S. congressman.
She is currently the chief medical media officer of Doctorpedia, a patient education organization, and produced and co-hosted the “COVID Frontlines” public health education webcast. She also works as a medical technical consultant for network television and major motion pictures. She is currently under contract for a new HBO series.
Dr. Alker has written on topics including gun violence prevention, equity in medicine, and narrative medicine. She has been a featured writer in USA Today, TEDMED, KevinMD, and The San Diego Union-Tribune, and has published a children’s book on understanding death.
Education
Dr. Alker studied at Harvard School of Public Health’s International Institute in Cyprus, where she lived near the United Nations’ Green Zone and worked at the Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture. She attended George Washington University School of Medicine, and completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of California, San Diego. She was past president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident Student Association and an Emergency Medicine Resident of the Year.
