Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP, is the founding chair of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, a social mission-driven research and policy academic department aiming to improve health outcomes in central and southern Illinois. A general pediatrician, Dr. Vohra is also an associate professor of Pediatrics, Medical Humanities, and Law. Dr. Vohra completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Chicago where he also earned a Master of Arts in public policy. He received his medical doctorate at SIU School of Medicine and a juris doctorate at SIU School of Law, where he graduated first in his class. Dr. Vohra earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Science in Human Culture with honors at Northwestern University.