Health Network: A Care Coordination Program for Mobile Patients

As the Chief Medical Officer for Migrant Clinicians Network, Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH is responsible for the oversight of MCN clinical activities. He also serves as a subject matter expert for various topics in migrant and immigrant health including COVID-19. Over the last 30 years, in parts of Africa, Central America, South America, the Pacific Islands, and the United States, Dr. Madaras has served thousands for wide-ranging ailments, including newly emerging diseases.  

Dr. Madaras arrived to in the United States as a Hungarian refugee in 1968 at the age of seven and eventually became a US citizen. Dr. Madaras received his MD and MPH from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1993. Early experiences include working as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow in pediatrics in Gabon, West Africa; as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Congo; and as a pesticide review manager at the US Environmental Protection Agency. He worked on the Congo/Rwandan border during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and on the Hungarian border with the former Yugoslavia in 1995.  

Since 1996, Dr. Madaras has been a board-certified family physician in both inpatient and outpatient medicine in Pediatrics, Adult Medicine, and Obstetrics. He served as a frontline clinician at the Keystone Health Center where he cared for farmworkers and their families and became Assistant Medical Director from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, he became a hospitalist in Chambersburg and Waynesboro Hospitals in south central Pennsylvania, where he continues to work part time. In 2016, he became a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine. In 2020, he became a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. 

In addition, Dr. Madaras has worked as a staff physician in Tuberculosis control at the Pennsylvania State Health Department since 2012, and regularly teaches US-based medical students on an international health rotation in Honduras. Dr. Madaras also teaches hospital medicine to Penn State nurse practitioner and physician assistant students and medical residents at Summit Health.  

Joshi Marth Covarrubias is a dedicated advocate for the Latinx community. Covarrubias moved from Santa Rita in Jalisco, Mexico, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, alongside his mother and younger sibling during childhood. Since then, he has been deeply involved in various forms of advocacy within his community. Bilingual in English and Spanish, he has worked closely with local Spanish-speaking community, assisting individuals with accessing health services and issues of legal status, which fueled his interest in working for MCN. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, becoming the first in his family to attend and graduate from college.

Currently working as a Health Network Associate specializing in prenatal care, Covarrubias helps pregnant patients navigate the complex health care system, especially challenging for pregnant migrants seeking enrollment in health centers. He provides bilingual and culturally contextual case management to patients at varying stages of pregnancy, from their first trimester through the postpartum stage, across the country. These patients experience their own unique challenges and rely on experienced case managers like Covarrubias. 

Recently, Covarrubias has relocated to Texas with the goal of attending Texas State University. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer, boxing, and creating art in his free time.