Women & Politics with Ashley Slaughter, M.D. & Katherine Diaz Garcia

Ashley Slaughter, M.D. Assistant Professor – School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Ashley Slaughter is a general surgeon in Richmond, Virginia. She received her medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, completed her residency in surgery at VCU Health System, and a fellowship in surgical critical care at MedStar Health at Washington Hospital Center. She is certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care through the American Board of Surgery. She has been in practice for 10 years. She has published the following studies:

Complicated jejunal diverticulitis: A case report and review of literature. 2022, Nove; 10(11): e6570. Published online 2022 Nov 15. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6570 – – Daniel Scheese, Yahya Alwatari, Jamal Khan, Ashley Slaughter

Early tracheostomy: on the cutting edge, some benefit more than others. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 01 Apr 2022, 35(2):236-241 https://doi.org/10.1097/aco.0000000000001114 PMID: 35131970 – Jack Craven, Ashley Slaughter, Kenneth F Potter

Katherine Diaz Garcia – Reproductive Health and Abortion Access Advocate

Katherine is part of the National Network of Abortion Funds Movement Makers Cohort of 2023 and has worked in maternal health, reproductive rights, and abortion access since 2020. She was a former intern in the office of Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). She has studied sociology and anthropology at Centre College. She tirelessly advocates for reproductive rights and access to healthcare for women everywhere.