Meet Dr. K

Board-certified anesthesiologist and public health activist Kendra Outler, MD, is a distinguished medical expert and thought leader in the field of race and medicine.

Dr. K has worked in America’s busiest trauma centers, from J.H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. After years of seeing the effects of systemic racism on health, Dr. K founded Uzima Health & Wellness to address the 3E’s—Environment, Education, and Economics. By focusing on shifting these key social determinants of health, she believes we can create meaningful strategies to improve health and wellness for everyone. 

Host of the popular “What the Doctor Say?” podcast, Dr. K has appeared on influential platforms including FUSION Film Festival, Sirius XM Leon Hour, Blackdoctor.org, and DMV Links Go Red For Heart Health, as well as in articles for Medium, Health Line, Ebony Magazine, N’Digo, and CNBC’s Make It.