Maya Green | |
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| Occupation | Chief Medical Officer at Howard Brown Health |
| Known for | Founder of HIV Real Talk |
Maya Green is the Chief Medical Officer at Chicago’s Howard Brown Health and the founder of HIV Real Talk which is a community based HIV screening and prevention program.[1] 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.[2]
When COVID-19 became a major issue in the black and brown communities of Chicago, she established the first testing center in South Side, Chicago followed by one on the West Side.[1]
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.[3]
Green graduated from Alabama A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology before going on to the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago’s MD/MPH program. She did her family medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and completed a HIV Medicine Fellowship at the Rush University Medical Center/HIV Medicine Association.[1]
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.[2]