Animesh Sabnis, MD

Thrilled and proud to join the stellar team @UCLAhealth Office of Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in this new role focused on delivering optimal health outcomes and affirming experiences for all patient populations. uclahealth.org/why-choose-us/…

I'm pleased to amplify voices of NICU parents and staff who reflected on racial inequities & make recommendations to move forward together in the REJOICE study, phase 2! To start, hope: “There’s radical optimism in that we’re in a different time and we’re not doing it alone”🌅

In John Trumbull's painting, five writers present to Congress a draft Declaration of Independence in 1776. @arlenparsa blotted out the faces of 34 enslavers who denied people "unalienable Rights," like "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." #WhatToTheEnslavedIsthe4thofJuly

@tressiemcphd Schaden vu

Been thinking about this again the last 24 hours

Learn about the the @UCLAHealth Homeless Healthcare Collaborative at tomorrow's DoM Grand Rounds! Tune in at bit.ly/3IVFf4H.

Something that's commonly -- intentionally and unintentionally-- misunderstood: Reparations are not just for slavery, they are for all of the economic, educational and political subjugation visited upon the descendants of slavery. Black as a race is a political/economic fiction.

The assumption that racism is an individual character flaw and race is merely identity/cultural groups reflects the epistemology of racial ignorance--in the US and globally.

#Haiti was the first country in the world to permanently abolish slavery & the slave trade. Haitians dealt a decisive blow to the entire system of slavery. Our ancestors became a threat to the existing world order. Haitian history is world history. Happy Haitian Heritage Month!🇭🇹

So many smiles after “professional twister,” a inter-professional mixer to break down the silos. Help us continue to dismantle the walls at our next event at #PAS2023 “Breaking down silos in neonatal #healthequity : the novel NJC approach” - Monday 5/1, room 149AB

It's #BlackHistoryMonth, and someone emailed me about the BlackDesiSecretHistory.org website, and why South Asian Americans owe a debt of gratitude to African American activism. Here's the truth: without the Civil Rights movement, South Asian America as we know it might not exist.

Join us as we welcome Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the UCLA Hospital and Clinic System Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson for our DoM #BlackHistoryMonth Grand Rounds tomorrow morning! Zoom link available at bit.ly/3Skwfts

@DrKeishaRay Is this something we can register for?

.@KamalaHarris, the Vice President of the US, is the daughter of an Indian immigrant. Harris holds this second highest office exactly a century after the Supreme Court ruled that immigrants from India were ineligible for US citizenship. Because, they were not White. A thread 1/

@SheilaRazdan @johnfeistermd @DoctorDaphnaMd @StanfordNeo Can I learn more about this please?

Inspired by @DoctorDaphnaMd #WNPPS2023 presentation about social media breaking down silos. #neoTwitter , what health equity focused QI work is ongoing in your unit? @StanfordNeo is focusing on increasing medical interpreter use for families with preferred language other than eng

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The racist governor of Florida has given us no choice. FREE Ebook: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation by @KeeangaYamahtta haymarketbooks.org/books/1646-fro…

We are proud to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with a special series of Grand Rounds discussing how we can continue to advance health equity within the health system and the communities we serve. Mark your calendars and tune in every Wednesday at 8:30 am. bit.ly/3DBokSr

Don’t miss our next event this Tuesday! Our general body meeting will include an exciting panel with neonatal health equity leaders: @UchennaAnani @hhburris @Meg_Parker_MD @DrDianaMW highlighting their medical education, research, QI, and advocacy approaches to neonatal equity!

@KMsob @UCLAHealth Welcome! Hope I can learn about your work.