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Benson Hsu, MD, MBA is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and a pediatric critical care physician at Avera Children's Hospital. As Founder and Board Chair of Aequitas Health and former Chief Scientific Officer of the Preparedness Treatment and Equity Coalition (PTEC), he leads initiatives addressing critical gaps in health equity in education and clinical research spaces. Previously, Benson was the Vice President of data analytics and population health at Sanford Health, a $6+ billion integrated healthcare system. He has also served as an External Advisor to Bain & Company's private equity practice and as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company's healthcare practice. A nationally recognized expert in pediatric critical care, Benson has authored numerous clinical practice guidelines and published over 75 peer-reviewed papers and abstracts. His work appears in leading publications including Harvard Business Review, NEJM Catalyst, Pediatrics, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He is the past Chair of the Section on Critical Care at the American Academy of Pediatrics and served on AcademyHealth's Committee on Advocacy & Public Policy. Benson holds an economics degree from Princeton University and earned his MBA with highest honors as a Fuqua Scholar from Duke University. He received his MD from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed his pediatrics and pediatric critical care training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His leadership in healthcare has been widely recognized. He is a TEDx speaker, Bush Leadership Fellow, McNulty Catalyst Prize Awardee, and member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). Benson is a Fellow of the fifth class of the Health Innovators Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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