Maya Green is the Chief Medical Officer at

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’s Howard Brown Health and the founder of HIV Real Talk which is a community based HIV screening and prevention program. Green was an educator, in both private and public schools, before getting her medical training. She also serves on the AMA-LGBT Medical Advisory Committee. When

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became a major issue in the black and brown communities of Chicago, she established the first testing center in

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followed by one on the West Side.

Biography

She grew up in Chatam, which is now called Roseland. She attended Whitney Young High School but was let go a year early due to her grades and behavior. She finished at a Christian school called Liberty Temple. Green graduated from

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with a

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degree in biology before going on to the

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’s MD/ MPH program. She did her family medicine residency at

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in Miami and completed a HIV Medicine Fellowship at the Rush University Medical Center/HIV Medicine Association.

Recognition

In 2022, Green was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Other awards include Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Healthcare Hero as well as the Chicago Defender's Women of Excellence 2021 Award.

References

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