DrTango / Emory University
Global Health
30 Mansell Court
Suite 215
Roswell,
GA
USA
30076
Email:
dschroeder@drtango.com
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Dirk G. Schroeder is the Executive Vice-President and Co-Founder of DrTango, Inc. DrTango's interactive, bilingual health solutions help leading U.S. healthcare organizations serve the fast-growing Hispanic population. Dr. Schroeder is also adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health at Emory University where conducts research on nutritional health of Latino. He conducted his doctoral research in Guatemala and was a Fulbright Fellow in Indonesia. He speaks widely on the potential of eHealth to deliver culturally- and linguistically tailored interventions that can narrow the health disparities gap. He is PI on a Health e-Technologies grant to evaluate a bilingual portal for improving weight-management among Hispanics. He has authored one book and over 80 scientific articles. Dr. Schroeder has worked in 75 countries and is fluent in Spanish and Indonesian.