Dr. John H. Krystal, M.D., is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and physician-scientist at Yale School of Medicine whose research has influenced the understanding and treatment of several major psychiatric disorders. As chair of Yale’s Department of Psychiatry, he has combined clinical medicine with research into depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder. Krystal is […]
Dr. Roxana Daneshjou, M.D., Ph.D., is a dermatologist and biomedical data scientist at Stanford Medicine whose work sits at the intersection of dermatology, artificial intelligence and precision medicine. Her research is focused on developing medical technologies that can work more effectively across different populations, particularly when it comes to detecting skin cancer. Daneshjou began her […]
Dr. Bryan Traynor, M.D., Ph.D., is a neurologist and senior investigator at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Bethesda, Maryland, whose career has focused on understanding the genetic causes of devastating neurodegenerative diseases. His research has helped transform scientists’ understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), while his more recent work […]
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 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 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 […]
Dr. Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, is a breast medical oncologist and physician-scientist whose career focuses on bringing advances in cancer research into everyday patient care. At UCLA, he serves as a professor of medicine and director of Translational Research Integration at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Bardia has built his career around precision […]
Dr. Peter Joseph Embí, MD, MS, is a physician, researcher and leader in biomedical informatics who has spent much of his career exploring how health data and technology can improve medicine. His work has become particularly relevant as artificial intelligence and data-driven healthcare continue to transform the medical field. Dr. Embí earned his bachelor’s degree […]
Dr. Michael E. Pacold, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist whose career demonstrates how fundamental medical research can eventually make a meaningful difference for patients. Based at NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Pacold works at the intersection of radiation oncology, biochemistry and cellular metabolism. Pacold’s academic background combines medicine and laboratory science. […]
Accurate diagnosis is one of the foundations of effective medical care. As artificial intelligence, advanced imaging, molecular science and data analytics continue to evolve, physicians are exploring new ways to make diagnosis faster, more precise and more personalized. Dr. Stella Kang, a radiologist and researcher at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is helping lead that […]