Serap Bastepe-Gray, a performer, lecturer, consultant and pedagogue, holds a medical doctor degree from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, and a master of music in guitar performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She performs as soloist and in duo with renowned classical guitarist Julian Gray, and has enlarged the guitar ensemble repertoire through her many arrangements and compositions. Her articles have appeared in various music journals including Soundboard. Also an occupational therapist, she lectures and consults on health and wellness issues for performing musicians, and has presented in forums including the American Occupational Therapy Association, National Guitar Workshop and the Performing Arts Medicine Association. She serves on the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association Board and the MedChi Performing Arts Medicine Committee. Dr Bastepe-Gray is a faculty research associate at the Peabody Conservatory where she also directs the guitar ensemble program, and coaches chamber music.