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 […]
For people living with hemophilia, advances in gene therapy have opened the possibility of treatments that could fundamentally change how inherited bleeding disorders are managed. At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Lindsey A. George is among the physician-scientists working to advance that field. Dr. George is an attending physician in the Division of Hematology at […]
When a patient develops sepsis, every minute can matter. Recognizing the condition early and beginning appropriate treatment can be challenging, particularly because the warning signs may initially resemble other medical problems. At UC San Diego Health, Dr. Gabriel Wardi is helping explore how artificial intelligence can give physicians an additional tool for identifying and treating […]
Dr. Brian Hasselfeld, MD, is a physician and healthcare technology leader at Johns Hopkins Medicine who has built his career around improving the way healthcare is delivered through digital innovation. His work brings together clinical medicine, technology, and healthcare strategy, making him an interesting example of a physician helping shape the next generation of patient […]
Dr. Ethel D. Weld, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine whose work focuses on infectious diseases, clinical pharmacology, HIV treatment, and innovative approaches to drug delivery. Her career combines patient-oriented research with an important goal: developing treatments that can be easier for patients to use and sustain. Weld is […]