DR. CYNTHIA SHELBY-LANE, MD
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Emergency Medicine VETERAN | BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN | PROFESSIONAL COMEDIAN
LAUGHTER FOR THE HEALTH OF IT. THE SERIOUS SIDE OF HUMOR
Finding Wellness in the Chaos
Dr. Cynthia Shelby-Lane has spent decades where the unexpected is routine, as a board-certified emergency physician, former chief of emergency medicine, and professional comedian trained in the Detroit school of truth-telling. In this high-energy keynote, she takes audiences inside the ER trenches and shows how laughter isn’t a luxury for frontline professionals, it’s survival equipment.
With a mix of wit, wisdom, and clinical authority, Dr. Shelby-Lane breaks down how humor manages stress, builds resilience, and reconnects teams on the toughest days. Attendees leave with practical tools for finding the silver lining, and the science behind why sometimes the best way to get through a crisis is to see the humor in it.
“Humor is as essential as a stethoscope.”
