Howard Brown Health Center
Ruslan Kim is an experienced professional in medical case management and advocacy, with a background that spans over a decade. Currently serving as a Ryan White Part A Medical Case Manager at Howard Brown Health since December 2018, Ruslan manages a caseload of 30-45 clients living with HIV, coordinating care and facilitating access to services. Prior experience includes roles as an HIV Health Educator and Medical Case Manager at Sinai Health System and as the Head of Advocacy and Public Relations at Kyrgyz Indigo, where Ruslan advocated for LGBTI rights and anti-discrimination legislation in Kyrgyzstan. Additionally, Ruslan has contributed as an HIV Consultant and Project Manager, demonstrating expertise in data management, project execution, and policy development, complemented by a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University.
Howard Brown Health Center
Howard Brown Health was founded in 1974 and is now one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizations. With an annual budget of over $145 million, the agency serves more than 35,000 adults and youth in its diverse health and social service delivery system focused around seven major programmatic divisions: primary medical care, behavioral health, research, HIV/STI prevention, youth services, elder services, and community initiatives. Howard Brown serves men, women, trans and gender non-conforming folks, infants, youth, and children through a multi-site operation based in Chicago that includes a main health and research center in the Uptown neighborhood, Howard Brown Health Sheridan, and our other clinics Howard Brown Health Halsted in Lakeview, Howard Brown Health Clark in Rogers Park, Howard Brown Health 63rd Street in Englewood, Howard Brown Health 55th Street in Hyde Park, Howard Brown Health at Thresholds South in Back of the Yards, Howard Brown Health at La Casa Norte in Humboldt Park, the Broadway Youth Center, and three Brown Elephant resale shops in Chicago (Lakeview and Andersonville neighborhoods) and Oak Park.