Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew MD, MEd, MPPM, FACOG
SVP/Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Allegheny Health Network
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew is an international diversity,
inclusion and equity expert, healthcare strategist, clinical
OB/Gyn, professor, author and maternal/infant health care equity
advocate. She is currently the first Senior Vice President/Chief
Clinical Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of Allegheny
Health Network / Highmark Enterprise in Pittsburgh, Pa and the
founder/CEO/President of JUSTWONDOOR, a nonprofit that
aims to educate global medical providers through local and
international health care collaborations. Her passion for
advocating for health equity and building programs that aim to
improve outcomes for women, people of color, vulnerable and
marginalized communities has been a common thread throughout
her highly-respected 30-year career and commitment to ongoing
service. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew is recognized for her strategy and
expertise both regionally and around the globe. She has appeared
on CNN, MSNBC, Swiss Radio International, national podcasts,
local television, and radio stations. She has consulted for and
authored articles for several health organizations and publications
and is also a frequent speaker on healthcare strategy, DEI in the
workforce and in our communities, women’s health and wellness issues.
She is the recipient of many honors and awards for her work, including the prestigious Crain’s Business
Magazine “Woman of Note” award, an Athena Award nomination, “Top Docs” by Cleveland Magazine,
and the YMCA’s “Distinguished Woman” Awards (Pittsburgh and Cleveland). Within the last two years,
Larkins-Pettigrew was the recipient of Women in BIO’s P.O.W.E.R. award, named a Woman of Influence
by the Pittsburgh Business Times and a two-time honoree on Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Diversity
Leaders list. Larkins-Pettigrew is a four-time Anthem Awards recipient in the Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion categories, including two gold medals for Leader of the Year and two silver for Best Strategy
and Partnership or Collaboration. Most recently, she was named to Savoy Magazine's 2022 list of the
Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America and Becker's Hospital Review's list of 75 Black
Health Care Leaders to Know.
Larkins-Pettigrew is also the author of an autobiography, The Colors of My Heart: Embracing My
Blackness with History, Family, Fear, and Faith, a personal and professional testament to the experiences
that guide her grit and success navigating race, sexism, politics to become a changemaker, inspire hope
and for a more a promising path.
— Rev. Nov. 5th, 2022
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd, MPPM, FACOG, is an international diversity, inclusion and
equity expert, healthcare strategist and maternal/infant health care equity advocate. She is the Senior Vice
President and Enterprise Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Allegheny Health Network /
Highmark Health. As a practicing physician, she cares for women in her general OB/GYN practice, with a
special interest in providing care for women living with HIV and those in under-resourced communities.
Her passion for health equity and building programs that improve outcomes for women, people of color,
vulnerable and marginalized communities has been a common thread throughout her highly-respected
career and commitment to service.
A professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at Drexel University and founder and President of
JustWONDOOR, a global health nonprofit specialty training organization, Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew
continues to train and mentor learners focused on cultural humility in medicine. She is recognized
nationally and abroad for her robust career and contributions as a sustainable and transformational change
agent utilizing the Pillars of Internal Transformational Equity, a model created by Larkins-Pettigrew,
LLC. Additionally, her research and insights are published by several health organizations and
publications and she is a frequent speaker on healthcare strategy, DEI in the workforce and in our
communities, women’s health and empowerment.
Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew has been featured as an expert and consultant on several platforms, including
appearances on CNN, MSNBC and others. She is the recipient of many honors and awards for her work,
including Crain’s Business Magazine “Woman of Note” award, the YMCA’s “Distinguished Woman”
Awards (Pittsburgh and Cleveland) and a four-time Anthem Award winner. Additionally, the nurse turned
clinician was named on Savoy Magazine's Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America,
Becker Hospital Review's list of 75 Black Health Care Leaders to Know and Modern Healthcare’s Top 25
Diversity Leaders list.
Dr. Pettigrew has a prestigious education and academic profile that includes several advanced degrees and
certifications, including clinical expertise and advanced training in leadership, strategic planning,
diversity, equity and inclusion. She is also a proud Navy veteran holding the rank of lieutenant
commander and the author of The Colors of My Heart: Embracing My Blackness with History, Family,
Fear, and Faith.
inclusion and equity expert, healthcare strategist, clinical
OB/Gyn, professor, author and maternal/infant health care equity
advocate. She is currently the first Senior Vice President/Chief
Clinical Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of Allegheny
Health Network / Highmark Enterprise in Pittsburgh, Pa and the
founder/CEO/President of JUSTWONDOOR, a nonprofit that
aims to educate global medical providers through local and
international health care collaborations. Her passion for
advocating for health equity and building programs that aim to
improve outcomes for women, people of color, vulnerable and
marginalized communities has been a common thread throughout
her highly-respected 30-year career and commitment to ongoing
service. Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew is recognized for her strategy and
expertise both regionally and around the globe. She has appeared
on CNN, MSNBC, Swiss Radio International, national podcasts,
local television, and radio stations. She has consulted for and
authored articles for several health organizations and publications
and is also a frequent speaker on healthcare strategy, DEI in the
workforce and in our communities, women’s health and wellness issues.
She is the recipient of many honors and awards for her work, including the prestigious Crain’s Business
Magazine “Woman of Note” award, an Athena Award nomination, “Top Docs” by Cleveland Magazine,
and the YMCA’s “Distinguished Woman” Awards (Pittsburgh and Cleveland). Within the last two years,
Larkins-Pettigrew was the recipient of Women in BIO’s P.O.W.E.R. award, named a Woman of Influence
by the Pittsburgh Business Times and a two-time honoree on Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Diversity
Leaders list. Larkins-Pettigrew is a four-time Anthem Awards recipient in the Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion categories, including two gold medals for Leader of the Year and two silver for Best Strategy
and Partnership or Collaboration. Most recently, she was named to Savoy Magazine's 2022 list of the
Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America and Becker's Hospital Review's list of 75 Black
Health Care Leaders to Know.
Larkins-Pettigrew is also the author of an autobiography, The Colors of My Heart: Embracing My
Blackness with History, Family, Fear, and Faith, a personal and professional testament to the experiences
that guide her grit and success navigating race, sexism, politics to become a changemaker, inspire hope
and for a more a promising path.
— Rev. Nov. 5th, 2022
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd, MPPM, FACOG, is an international diversity, inclusion and
equity expert, healthcare strategist and maternal/infant health care equity advocate. She is the Senior Vice
President and Enterprise Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Allegheny Health Network /
Highmark Health. As a practicing physician, she cares for women in her general OB/GYN practice, with a
special interest in providing care for women living with HIV and those in under-resourced communities.
Her passion for health equity and building programs that improve outcomes for women, people of color,
vulnerable and marginalized communities has been a common thread throughout her highly-respected
career and commitment to service.
A professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at Drexel University and founder and President of
JustWONDOOR, a global health nonprofit specialty training organization, Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew
continues to train and mentor learners focused on cultural humility in medicine. She is recognized
nationally and abroad for her robust career and contributions as a sustainable and transformational change
agent utilizing the Pillars of Internal Transformational Equity, a model created by Larkins-Pettigrew,
LLC. Additionally, her research and insights are published by several health organizations and
publications and she is a frequent speaker on healthcare strategy, DEI in the workforce and in our
communities, women’s health and empowerment.
Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew has been featured as an expert and consultant on several platforms, including
appearances on CNN, MSNBC and others. She is the recipient of many honors and awards for her work,
including Crain’s Business Magazine “Woman of Note” award, the YMCA’s “Distinguished Woman”
Awards (Pittsburgh and Cleveland) and a four-time Anthem Award winner. Additionally, the nurse turned
clinician was named on Savoy Magazine's Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America,
Becker Hospital Review's list of 75 Black Health Care Leaders to Know and Modern Healthcare’s Top 25
Diversity Leaders list.
Dr. Pettigrew has a prestigious education and academic profile that includes several advanced degrees and
certifications, including clinical expertise and advanced training in leadership, strategic planning,
diversity, equity and inclusion. She is also a proud Navy veteran holding the rank of lieutenant
commander and the author of The Colors of My Heart: Embracing My Blackness with History, Family,
Fear, and Faith.
