Enawgaw Mehari
| Dr Enawgaw Mehari | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1960 Ethiopia |
| 🏫 Education | Comenius University (MD) |
| 💼 Occupation | Neurologist |
| 👔 Employer | Dickson Medical Associates |
| 🏢 Organization | People to People |
| 🏅 Awards | Distinguished Service Award Patient Advocate of the Year Award Community Activist Award CNN Hero (nominated) Bilika Award |
Enawgaw Mehari (born December 6, 1960) is an Ethiopian-American neurologist, global health advocate, philanthropist, humanitarian, and medical educator.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Mehari was born in Ethiopia[where?]. He began his primary education at Amanuel Elementary School, later attending Negus Teklehaimanit Junior High in Debre Markos, Gojam. He completed his high school education at General Wingate in Addis Ababa.[1]
Mehari pursued a medical degree at Comenius University in Czechoslovakia. Following this, he completed his neurology residency at the University of Kentucky, a fellowship in pain management and neurophysiology at Case Western Reserve University, and an additional fellowship in Neuro-AIDS at Washington University in St. Louis.[1]
During his medical studies, Mehari completed elective training in epidemiology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He also undertook a clinical elective at a medical institution[which?] in Sheffield, England.
Career
Mehari currently serves as an adjunct professor in clinical neurology at Meharry Medical College in Tennessee and Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia. Previously, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center Mehari was director of the stroke program, and a senior consultant for the hospital.[1] He held clinical roles at King's Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, KY, and previously head of the neurology department at St Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky,[2] where he also founded and ran a free clinic, The People's Clinic of Morehead, Ky. The clinic was established in 2005 to provide free medical care to those without health insurance or the ability to pay.[4] Mehari currently serves as a Senior Neurologist at Dickson Medical Associates, one of the largest multispecialty physician-owned medical groups in Tennessee.
People to people
In 1999, Mehari founded People to People (P2P), a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing health disparities and improving healthcare systems in Ethiopia.[3][5][4][2][6][7]
Awards and recognition
In 2006, Mehari received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Ethiopians Established in the Diaspora (SEED).[8] He was nominated as a CNN Hero in 2007 and received the Patient Advocate of the Year Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2010.[8] He also earned the Bikila Award in 2017 and the Community Activist Award from African Awards USA in 2016. His contributions have been recognized by the Kentucky Governor’s Office, the United States Congress, and the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia. Additionally, he has been featured in Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals and received several international medical student scholarships.[8]
Publications
- Gemechu T, Tinsae M, Ashenafi S, Rodriguez VM, Lori A, Collins M, Hurford R, Haimanot R, Sandoval M, Mehari E, Langford TD. Most common causes of natural and injury-related deaths in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pathol Res Pract. 2009;205(9):608-14. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.02.007. Epub 2009 Mar 24. PMID: 19321271; PMCID: PMC2720414.
- STUMP, ELIZABETH. (2008). Enawgaw Mehari, MD, Founder of People to People, Tackles the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Neurology Today. 8. 20-21. 10.1097/01.NT.0000342289.67676.22.
- Tadesse T, Langford D, Manji K, Mehari E. Patterns of neuroAIDS in Africa. J Neurovirol. 2005;11 Suppl 1:22-6. PMID: 15960237.
- Mehari, E., and J. R. Berger. "Cranial MRI after electrical injury: Lesions indistinguishable from MS." NEUROLOGY. Vol. 52. No. 6. 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 1999.
- Masebo TM, Fikadu BK, Mehari E, Gelaye B, Habte A, Mersha TB, et al. The need for rigour and balance in reporting the health impacts of conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. BMJ Global Health. 2022;7:e008263. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008263
Board memberships
Mehari is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a diplomat of Neurology, Inc., and is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties.[9] Between 2020 and 2023, Mehari served on the COVID-19 Advisory Committee for the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Enawgaw B Mehari, MD | Neurology". TriStar Health. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tadias Interview: Dr. Enawgaw Mehari on Pan-African Health Conference at Tadias Magazine". Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Norway Co-host First Global Education & Technology Health Summit". Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wells, Jeremy (2024-06-05). "People's Clinic Foundation, Inc. Closes". Carter County Times. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ "Agreement Signed to Establish First Ever Int'l Health Professionals Testing Center in Ethiopia". ENA English. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ Meads, Derrick; Geegan, Sarah (2015-11-20). "UK Global Health Initiative and P2P Focus on Ethiopia". UKNow. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ Abdu, Brook (2021-10-09). ""The West Regards Silence As Weakness"". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Dr. Enawgaw Mehari". People to People. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ohtadmin (2020-03-23). "International neurologist joins Dickson Medical Associates - Main Street Media of Tennessee". Main Street Media of Tennessee -. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
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- 1960 births
- Comenius University alumni
- University of Kentucky College of Medicine alumni
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine alumni
- Washington University School of Medicine alumni
- McGill University Faculty of Medicine alumni
- Meharry Medical College faculty
- Ethiopian physicians
- Neurologists
- 20th-century physicians
- 21st-century physicians
