Ashely Alker, MD, MSc is an emergency medicine physician and nationally published writer and speaker who focuses on patient education through media and healthcare policy. 

After attending George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Alker worked as a healthcare advisor for a U.S. congressman. She is currently the chief medical media officer of Doctorpedia, a patient education organization, and produced and co-hosted the “COVID Frontlines” public health education webcast. She also works as a medical technical consultant for network television and major motion pictures. She is currently under contract for a new HBO series. 

Dr. Alker has written on topics including gun violence prevention, equity in medicine, and narrative medicine. She has been a featured writer in USA Today, TEDMED, KevinMD, and The San Diego Union-Tribune, and has published a children’s book on understanding death.