CAPI Annual Women's Leadership Forum
Strong Women - Strong Families
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May 10, 2025
11am - 2pm
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
The Central Florida Association of Physicians from the Indian subcontinent (CAPI), is a network of 600+ medical and dental professionals in Central Florida, working together to improve healthcare in the community and promote professional growth. We achieve this by providing educational opportunities, facilitating important conversations in the healthcare industry, and fostering connections among members.
One of CAPI's signature events, the CAPI Women's Leadership Forum, is held each year around Mother’s Day—providing a space for CAPI female physician members to empower, connect, and recharge. This year’s theme, "Strong Women, Strong Families," celebrates the incredible resilience of MOM DOCS—a room full of powerhouse women balancing their roles as physicians, mothers, wives, sisters, and friends. Through shared experiences and dynamic conversations, attendees will explore how embracing their own strength and well-being uplifts their families, careers, and communities.
In line with Mother's Day weekend, this exciting event was held at "La Coquina" at Hyatt Regency Orlando Resort (1 Cypress Boulevard - Orlando, Florida) on May 10, 2025 (11am to 2pm).
11:00 - Registration - Engagement Areas - Lunch
12:00 - Program - Welcome - CAPI President, 2025 - Neelima Katukuri, MD
12:10 - 12:25 - Power Chats - 3 Mom Docs Speak for 5 minutes about Parenting at Every Age
Mom Doc Number 1: Little Kids, Big Screens: Fostering a Healthy Balance
Speaker: Preethi Gondi MD - Medical Director, Health Central Wound Healing Center
Mom Doc Number 2: Fostering Emotional Well-Being in Preteens & Teens
Speaker: Swathy Kolli, MD, MSPH General Cardiology, Cardio- Oncology and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Cardiovascular Center of Florida
Mom Doc Chat Number 3: Parenting from Afar: Nurturing Yourself While Supporting College Kids
Speaker: Beena Parikh PhD - Co-Founder Parikh Giving Alliance
12:25 - 12:45 - Healthcare Mission Partner - Nemours Children's Hospital - will inspire attendees with a discussion about the work they are doing in our local community. Followed by a check presentation to support developing new projects (DNA Methylation and Genomics) in which they work within the primary care clinics to obtain cheek swabs from well babies to serve as controls and try to discover the genetic and epigenetic causes of congenital heart disease in a minimally invasive way.
Speaker: Jennifer Solms Nelson, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery - Nemours Children's Hospital Florida
12:45 – 2:00 - Games and Desserts
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