Marty Makary, M.D.

Expert on Healthcare Innovation and the Opioid Crisis; New York Times Best-selling Author; Johns Hopkins Surgeon and Professor of Public Health

Dr. Marty Makary is a New York Times bestselling author and health care expert at Johns Hopkins University. Marty is the recipient of the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award for his most recent book, The Price We Pay .

  • Marty Makary, M.D. Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $20,001 - $30,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    Maryland, USA

  • Marty Makary, M.D. Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $20,001 - $30,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    Maryland, USA

Suggested Keynote Speaker Programs

Examining What Broke American Healthcare – and How to Fix it

Drawing from his newest book, The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare – and How to Fix it, Dr. Marty Makary offers insightful thoughts on the state of the nation’s healthcare system. He highlights the impact of new technology and disruptive innovation in ...

Drawing from his newest book, The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare – and How to Fix it, Dr. Marty Makary offers insightful thoughts on the state of the nation’s healthcare system. He highlights the impact of new technology and disruptive innovation in healthcare, discusses the healthcare cost crisis, and shows the benefits of clarifying medical research for everyday consumers. As a practicing surgical oncologist and advanced laparoscopic surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Makary is a highly regarded advocate for transparency in medicine and common-sense solutions to healthcare problems.

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Opioids in America: Education, Awareness, and Facing Facts

As a leading proponent on educating patients about opioids before undergoing surgery, Dr. Marty Makary shares his thoughts on how the healthcare system can combat the crisis of opioid addiction in America. Dr. Makary serves as director of The Center for Opioid Research and ...

As a leading proponent on educating patients about opioids before undergoing surgery, Dr. Marty Makary shares his thoughts on how the healthcare system can combat the crisis of opioid addiction in America. Dr. Makary serves as director of The Center for Opioid Research and Education, and he founded SolveTheCrisis.org—a website resource that shares expert opioid prescribing recommendations for standard medical procedures for clinicians and patients.

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About Keynote Speaker Marty Makary, M.D.

Dr. Martin Makary is professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the author of two New York Times bestselling books. Dr. Makary served in leadership at the World Health Organization and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. A public policy researcher, he leads a Johns Hopkins initiative on the “re-design of health care” to make health care more reliable, more appropriate, and more affordable, especially for vulnerable populations. He is the recipient of the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award for his most recent book, The Price We Pay , about the high cost of health care and the grassroots movement to increase transparency. His prior, book Unaccountable , was turned into the popular T.V show The Resident, which just completed production after 6 seasons.

Clinically, Dr. Makary is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins and is the recipient of the Nobility in Science Award from the National Pancreas Foundation. He has been a visiting professor at over 25 medical schools, has published over 250 peer- reviewed scientific articles on the appropriateness of care, the evaluation of new medical interventions, and health care costs. He was the first editor-in-chief of Medpage Today and is currently on the editorial board of Sensible Medicine. He writes for the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post and is a frequent medical commentator on television.

Dr. Makary is a graduate of Bucknell University, Jefferson Medical College, and the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed a surgical residency at Georgetown University and his sub-specialty training at Johns Hopkins.

Testimonials

“Dr. Marty Makary spoke at the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s 2015 Virginia Patient Safety Summit in Richmond, Virginia. The evaluations for his presentation were outstanding. “Some of the attendees comments: Fantastic, Best Speaker, Excellent Presentation, Great! Awesome! Engaging, with Sense of Humor! EXCELLENT AND INSPIRING!, Wonderful, Best of the Conference, Excellent Presenter”. Overall the response was a big WOW!! Dr. Makary is a pleasure to work with for any event!”

Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

 

“Marty Makary was simply superb! His talk was incredibly engaging and a perfect start to the meeting. I could not have hoped for better.”

Pediatrix Medical Group

 

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