Movers & Shakers

Day: September 20, 2026

Dr. Michael Mathis: Using Data and Research to Improve Surgical Care

Dr. Michael Mathis is a U.S. physician-scientist at the University of Michigan whose research focuses on making surgery and anesthesia safer through data-driven medicine. Mathis is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan Medical School, Research Director of the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group and Director of Outcomes Research within the university’s Department […]

Dr. Karuna Ganesh: Exploring New Ways to Reprogram Cancer Cells

Dr. Karuna Ganesh is a physician-scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York whose research is focused on one of the most difficult problems in oncology: understanding why cancer cells survive treatment and return. Ganesh is a medical oncologist and leads the Karuna Ganesh Laboratory, where her team studies metastatic cancer and the […]

Dr. Frederick Korley: Advancing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Injuries

Dr. Frederick Kofi Korley is a U.S.-based emergency physician and physician-scientist at the University of Michigan who is working to improve how traumatic brain injuries are diagnosed and treated. He serves as Professor and Associate Chair for Research in Emergency Medicine and Scientific Director of the Massey Traumatic Brain Injury Grand Challenge. Korley’s career combines […]