Alisa Minkin, MD is host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868) and is past chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee. She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr Minkin is on the Leadership Panel of the Haredi Health Coalition which serves as a liaison between NYC’s Department of Health and the New York hareidi community. She has worked on numerous Covid-19 and vaccine related community health efforts in the past, including the EMES Vaccine Task Force. Dr Minkin’s public health efforts on behalf of the Orthodox community has been featured in numerous Orthodox media outlets including Mishpacha and Wellspring magazine.