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Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre
1700 First Colony Blvd
Sugar Land, Texas, 77479
United States

Abraham Morgentaler

Abraham Morgentaler, MD was born in Montreal, Canada. He graduated from Harvard College in 1978, and Harvard Medical School in 1982. Dr. Morgentaler completed his residency in 1988 from the Harvard Program in Urology, and then joined the faculty of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He is currently the Blavatnik Faculty Fellow in Health and Longevity at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Morgentaler is an international authority on men’s health and a pioneer in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in men. His research is credited for reversing the decades-old belief that testosterone therapy is risky for prostate cancer. Dr. Morgentaler has published over 200 scientific articles on testosterone, prostate cancer, male sexual dysfunction, and male infertility. His publications have been cited more than 14,000 times. His h-index is 63. Dr. Morgentaler received the 2024 Grandmaster in Testosterone Award by the Androgen Society. He was selected to give the prestigious John K Lattimer Lecture at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Urological Association and also the AUA Lecture at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Association of Urology. In 1999 Dr. Morgentaler founded Men's Health Boston, the first comprehensive Men’s Health center in the US. Dr. Morgentaler co-founded the Androgen Society, an international multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to research and clinical excellence for testosterone deficiency and its treatment. Dr. Morgentaler’s work has appeared in many of the leading medical journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Cancer, and The American Journal of Medicine. He co-chaired the popular Controversies in Men’s Health Forum at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association for 20 years. Dr. Morgentaler has been an invited speaker and visiting professor in over 30 countries on five continents. He currently offers a virtual fellowship in testosterone therapy via his educational website, T4LEducation.com. Dr. Morgentaler is the author of four books, including the best-selling Testosterone For Life, as well as The Truth About Men and Sex, and The Viagra Myth: The Surprising Impact on Love and Relationships. Dr. Morgentaler has been featured in many national media outlets, including The NBC Nightly News, The CBS Early Morning Show, CNN with Anderson Cooper, Time Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and most recently in On Point on NPR. He currently co-hosts the podcast, The Sex Doctors, with his wife, Dr. Marianne Brandon.

Azhmeer Jesani

Azhmeer Jesani is a rising high school senior passionate about quantum artificial intelligence (QAI) and dedicated to community enrichment. His innovative research earned him first place in Physics and Astronomy at the CCISD District Science Fair, along with the district’s prestigious Innovation Award for his exploration of practical applications in QAI classification algorithms. Beyond his academic pursuits, Azhmeer is deeply committed to environmental sustainability, earning the Eagle Scout rank for his impactful service project. He contributes creatively to his community as a photographer for the Southwestern Institutional Communications team and serves as an inaugural member of the Ismaili Youth Council, bridging communication between Ismaili youth and institutional leadership. Additionally, Azhmeer actively empowers his community by teaching Python programming, enriching his local community as a cellist in a community orchestra, and showcasing his talent internationally as a performing pianist.

Elexa Orrange-Allen

Elexa Orrange-Allen is the CEO and Founder of LEAP Coaching and Speaking, LLC, an accomplished leader with 25+ years of success across the military, corporate, entrepreneurial, and coaching sectors. A former U.S. Army officer, Olympic athlete, executive, and keynote speaker, she equips leaders and organizations with strategies to unlock their potential, navigate change with confidence, and drive transformative results. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Elexa honed her leadership skills as a Finance Officer in the U.S. Army, serving as an operations and disbursing officer with the 3rd Finance Group during Desert Storm. She later took a bold leap of faith to pursue her dream of representing the United States in Track and Field—a dream she realized by competing on the world stage at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games. Her corporate career spans frontline to senior leadership roles in pharmaceuticals, medical sales, and finance. She has led corporate training, leadership development, and organizational strategy, most notably launching a leadership coaching program that drove significant business growth. As a certified Executive and Leadership Coach, Elexa has worked with executives, senior leaders, and emerging professionals, equipping them with the tools to navigate change, enhance decision-making, and lead with confidence. She has facilitated leadership training, corporate programs, and team development workshops, helping organizations strengthen culture, improve collaboration, and boost performance. A high-impact keynote speaker, Elexa has delivered dynamic presentations for Academy Women, Goodwill International, Merck Pharmaceutical, Houston Community College, and more. She is a dedicated community leader. She serves on boards including the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, Olympian/Paralympian Relief Fund, Child Advocates of Fort Bend, and Goodwill Houston Board of Trustees. In 2018, she was honored as one of Houston Mayor’s History Makers for outstanding community service. Based in Houston, TX, Elexa holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.Ed. in Counseling. She enjoys family time, volunteering, traveling, and fitness.

LaShonda Malrey-Horne

For over twenty years, LaShonda Malrey-Horne has dedicated herself, both through her professional and service life, to "make the healthy choice the easy choice" for people across the state of Texas, and beyond. Her mother, Mary Malrey, was her motivation for entering the field of community and public health. Over the years, she watched her mother’s health decline due to preventable diseases that could be reversed by basic lifestyle changes including exercise, eating a healthy diet and quitting smoking. As a professional health educator and public health leader, she has had the opportunity to present at national conferences including the Society of Public Health Education Annual Conference and internationally at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in Incheon, South Korea.

Naveena Vadlamudi

Naveena K. Vadlamudi is a trailblazing technologist, passionate storyteller, and fierce advocate for women in leadership. With over 15 years of experience in IT transformation, cloud architecture, and AI strategy, Naveena currently leads mission-critical initiatives as an Application Owner for a global Big Data platform. She has delivered high-impact projects across Fortune 100 firms, spearheading cloud migrations, data center exits, and DevOps transformations. However, her story doesn’t stop at systems and servers. Naveena, is a fierce advocate for women in tech, a mentor to emerging leaders, and a voice for those who feel invisible in the age of automation. She is a mother, a mentor, and a changemaker. Her voice carries the lived experience of resilience, the analytical mind of a technologist, and the emotional intelligence of a woman who believes that progress must always be human-first. With her TEDx talk Naveena blends real-world experience with powerful storytelling to ignite one question in the minds of her audience: Are we building smarter technology at the cost of our shared humanity? Which confronts the silent epidemic of outsourced connection in the age of AI—a compelling blend of technology and humanity.

Naveena Vadlamundi

Naveena K. Vadlamudi is a trailblazing technologist, passionate storyteller, and fierce advocate for women in leadership. With over 15 years of experience in IT transformation, cloud architecture, and AI strategy, Naveena currently leads mission-critical initiatives as an Application Owner for a global Big Data platform. She has delivered high-impact projects across Fortune 100 firms, spearheading cloud migrations, data center exits, and DevOps transformations. However, her story doesn’t stop at systems and servers. Naveena, is a fierce advocate for women in tech, a mentor to emerging leaders, and a voice for those who feel invisible in the age of automation. She is a mother, a mentor, and a changemaker. Her voice carries the lived experience of resilience, the analytical mind of a technologist, and the emotional intelligence of a woman who believes that progress must always be human-first. With her TEDx talk Naveena blends real-world experience with powerful storytelling to ignite one question in the minds of her audience: Are we building smarter technology at the cost of our shared humanity? Which confronts the silent epidemic of outsourced connection in the age of AI—a compelling blend of technology and humanity.

Rashmi Kudesia

Rashmi Kudesia, MD, MSc is a triple board-certified expert in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, obstetrics and gynecology, and lifestyle medicine. Since 2018, she has been caring for patients at CCRM Fertility Houston, where she has received multiple annual clinical recognition awards and serves as director of patient education and Sugar Land site director. She is also an assistant clinical professor at the Houston Methodist Hospital. After graduating magna cum laude from Brown University, she received her medical degree with honors from Duke University School of Medicine. Her ob-gyn residency at the New York Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center was followed by a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and a master’s of science degree in clinical research methods. She subsequently served as a clinical assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and medical director of the Brooklyn office of the Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York before relocating to Texas. Dr. Kudesia has served in multiple local and national leadership roles in organized medicine and is a public advocate for reproductive health. Dr. Kudesia has presented scientific research at national and international conferences, published in leading peer-reviewed journals, and received multiple awards and grants for her work. She is also author of the book Understanding Fertility Awareness Methods: Gaining Control of Your Fertility. In her free time, you’ll find her mostly hanging out with her husband, their two girls, and furbaby Bowser.