“I am a physician, speaker, educator and explorer. I love medicine and travel. I use my passions to explore cultures and history around the world; and share my experiences with all.”
YVETTE MCQUEEN MD is a global physician on a mission to educate about health, travel wellness and disease prevention. She is an Emergency Medicine physician and Travel Doctor; working as a physician across the US and the Caribbean. Dr. McQueen also serves as a travel group physician ensuring healthy and safe travel of the clients before and during the international trip. Dr. McQueen is a speaker, blogger, bestselling author x 3, consultant, CPR and First Aid instructor; wilderness emergency care training and international teaching for the American Heart Association. She has traveled to 30+ international countries for exploring; organizes medical missions to Africa, hospital training/teaching in Rwanda and Tanzania; and participates in international church missions. She also provides Wellness Lifestyle Coaching, Wellness Retreats, and a member of the Wellness Tourism Association.
Dr. McQueen is originally from Cleveland, OH; she obtained her MD degree from Medical College of Ohio [Toledo] and Emergency Medicine Residency trained in Detroit, MI. She has 19+ years of experience as an Emergency Medicine physician, several US state medical licenses and a medical license in Malawi, East Africa. After initially working in academic centers, she became an independent contractor to combine her passion of medicine and travel as a Locum Tenens physician. She travels around the US providing hospitals physician coverage in their Emergency Departments. As a Locums physician, it allows her time for her other interests in community health education, nutrition counseling, medical & spiritual international missions. Dr. McQueen is CEO of MedQueen LLC a health education and CME event planning company. She is involved with the Malawi Mission Project of Hopewell Church [Jacksonville, FL]; she organized their first medical mission providing eyeglasses, spiritual counseling, Women Health lectures and medical treatment to 1300+ villagers in Dowa, Malawi.
Dr. McQueen also have other interests in history, interior decorating, event planning and writing.