Advisory Board Members

Dr. Derek M. Griffith is the Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Population Health and Health Equity University Professor in the School of Nursing (Department of Family and Community Health) and the Perelman School of Medicine (Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy) at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he also serves as a Fellow and Senior Advisor on Health Equity and Anti-Racism in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Outside of the university, in addition to currently serving as an Advisory Board member for the Men's Health Network, Dr. Griffith is also an Advisory Council member of the American Institute for Boys and Men, a member of the Global Men’s Health Advisory Committee for the Movember Foundation, the Chair of Global Action on Men’s Health – a global men’s health advocacy organization, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health. Trained in psychology and public health, Dr. Griffith’s research program focuses on developing anti-racism approaches to achieve racial, ethnic, and gender equity in health. He has served as the principal investigator for research grants from the American Cancer Society, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and several institutes within the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Giorgianni is a men’s health advocate, activist, and leading voice for the health and welfare of boys, men, and their families. He comes to this work with professional experience in health care delivery and services, academia, pharmaceutical industry, and public policy. He has held faculty appointments at both Columbia University in New York city and at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. He is Chair-Emeritus and Co-Founder of the American Public Health Association Men's Health Caucus and a former board member of the Columbia University School of Public Health Alumni Association. He is a Certified Men's Health Educator and author/co-author of over 150 articles and papers and is a sought after speaker on male and family health and wellness. Currently, Dr. Giorgianni serves as President of Griffon Consulting Group, Inc. which he founded in 2006. He is also an Advisory Board member for the Men's Health Network, and has served as MHN's Sr. Science Advisor and a spokesperson since 2007.

Paul Turek, MD is an internationally renowned expert in men’s sexual health and reproductive urology. Dr. Turek is fellowship trained and board certified by the American Board of Urology. As an endowed chair professor at UCSF, he has published over 200 papers and has garnered countless honors and awards for his work in male reproductive and sexual health. He is considered a "futurist" and thought-leader in the field. Currently, he serves as an Advisory Board member for the Men's Health Network.

Dr. Richard Campo is a graduate of Columbia University, with a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology. He received a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University School of Public Health. He graduated from medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He did his surgical training in New York City and Urology residency at The University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor where he was elected and served as Chief Resident. Dr. Campo is board certified by The American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as currently serving as an Advisory Board member for Men's Health Network. He is the former director of Urology at The Valley Hospital.

Working as GP since 1990 in a primary care academic centre in the outskirt of Barcelona, and currently serving on the Advisory Board for Men's Health Network. Also sharing the responsibility of training students of medicine from the University of Barcelona and residents of the Family Medicine post-graduate Programme . PhD on a cost-utility analysis of a project about an intervention for universal prevention of depression in primary care. Main areas of research in primary care focussed on GI disorders, mental health and social prescribing activities. International responsibilities in these three areas of research.

Dr. Armstrong has treated patients ranging from children to professional athletes to the geriatric population with a focus on getting individual moving as quickly as possible via nonsurgical means. A graduate of Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Armstrong is board certified by the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry (ABMSP) and is a licensed massage therapist in North Carolina since 2023. Born in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Armstrong is former international track and field athlete with recent stints as a college/club/private coach and official. He is well known as a foot and ankle expert, lecturing at conferences and a contributing lecturer at podiatry schools. Dr. Armstrong serves as an Advisory Board member at Men's Health Network, in addition to being an active member of the Congregation at Duke Chapel, as well as a board member of North Oak Charter Academy in Durham, NC.

Dr. Monica Mallampalli is the President & CEO of the Alliance of Sleep Apnea Partners (ASAP), a nonprofit patient-oriented organization dedicated to advocating for optimal health of those suffering from sleep apnea and ensuring sleep apnea is a national priority. She is also the President/Founder of the Institute of Women’s Health Strategies providing subject matter expertise and thought leadership in women’s health. For over a decade, Dr. Mallampalli has been advocating for the advancement of women’s health from a sex and gender lens within the areas of chronic diseases, clinical trials, drug development, and personalized medicine. She has co-authored many publications, reports and op-eds, and has been interviewed in the media on several occasions. Dr. Mallampalli currently serves on as a Advisory Board member for Men's Health Network and the National Pain Advocacy Center (NPAC) Science and Policy Advisory Board. She also serves as a public member on the NIH Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC), appointed as a public member by HHS Secretary in July 2023. Most recently she was appointed to the Women's Sleep Health Task Force, an initiative of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Julian Gallegos is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Head of Graduate Programs at Purdue University School of Nursing, where he leads efforts to advance men’s health through education, clinical practice, and research. With over two decades of nursing experience in both military and civilian settings, he brings a unique perspective to health equity, focusing on underserved male populations such as firefighters, first responders, and veterans. He developed the MANifest Health Theory to examine how masculinity and occupational identity influence health behaviors, with current research aimed at designing culturally relevant, nurse-led interventions that address the mental and physical health risks faced by male firefighters. Clinically, he serves as a men’s health nurse practitioner in rural Indiana at North Central Nursing Clinics. Nationally, he contributes to policy and education through board roles with the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the American Association for Men in Nursing, and advisory positions with Men’s Health Network and Healthy Men, Inc. A published author, national speaker, and Fellow of both the Academy of Urological Nurses and Associates and the Luther Christman Society, Dr. Gallegos is dedicated to mentoring future nurse leaders and developing equitable care models for men who often go underserved.

Dr. Rob Whitley is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry (McGill University) and a researcher at the Douglas Research Centre. He is also a Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé Distinguished Research Scholar, and an Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He is particularly interested in research that can help promote recovery, reduce stigma, and prevent suicide. He has published over 150 academic papers on these topics, and he is the author of several books, including Men’s Issues and Men’s Mental Health (Springer, 2021) and La santé mentale au masculin – Notions essentielles (Robert Laffont, 2024), and currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Men's Health Network.

Dr. James L. Nuzzo is an exercise scientist and men’s health researcher. Dr. Nuzzo has published over 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Nuzzo’s research covers a range of topics including resistance exercise, the physiology of muscle strength and fatigue, sex differences in physical fitness, exercise science history, exercise nomenclature, sociopolitical narratives in exercise and medical science, scientometrics and bibliometrics, and the role of letters to the editor in academic publishing. Dr. Nuzzo is also the author of The Nuzzo Letter on Substack.

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a board-certified urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health, where he serves as Chief of Staff at South Lake Hospital and West Region Director for Orlando Health Medical Group Urology. With over a decade of clinical experience, he specializes in men’s health, minimally invasive surgery, and patient education. Dr. Brahmbhatt is a nationally recognized voice in urology, contributing regularly to CNN Health and other media outlets. He has also held leadership roles such as Chief of Surgery and Chair of Credentials. Outside the hospital, he’s active in the Indian American Chamber of Commerce and passionate about community outreach. His work bridges the gap between medicine and the public, making health education more accessible and engaging.

Dr. Dominick Shattuck is a public health researcher whose work focuses on reproductive health, technology integration, vaccine uptake, and HIV, with a particular emphasis on engaging and treating men. His research explores how men’s health-seeking behaviors, masculinity, and gender norms influence health outcomes. Dr. Shattuck has led pioneering studies and implementation projects involving men, women, couples, and adolescents, developing programmatic content rooted in this expertise. At Johns Hopkins University, he uses research and monitoring data to strengthen program design, speed implementation, and enhance impact. His work spans a variety of social and behavior change strategies, including mobile technology interventions. Key projects include evaluating a mobile app as a contraceptive method (the Dot Study); conducting the first randomized trial of male engagement in reproductive health; developing the first reproductive health mobile games (Nari Paila); and leading the national scale-up of vasectomy services in Rwanda. He is the CEO of Relational Ground, LLC, advises the development and marketing of novel male contraceptive methods, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Men’s Health Network.

Tom Hughes is the Executive Director of the Illinois Public Health Association. Currently, he serves as an Advisory Board member for the Men's Health Network. The Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) is the oldest and largest public health association in the State of Illinois. As one of the largest affiliates of the American Public Health Association, IPHA is widely recognized as a leader in the field of public health advocacy, health, education and promotion. As a statewide public health organization, he works closely with a number of groups and thought leaders in the industry and when he was informed about the Illinois Kidney Care Alliance and its goals, he felt that IPHA would be a good fit to help with their efforts.