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George T. Nicholson
Dr. George Nicholson is a pediatric interventional cardiologist and co-founder of Influent Medical, a startup developing minimally invasive devices for infants with congenital heart disease. His work focuses on improving early outcomes for newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome through…
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Alexander J. Langerman
Dr. Alexander Langerman is a head and neck surgeon, data scientist, and entrepreneur whose work bridges clinical care, ethics, and surgical innovation. A national expert in surgical transparency and operating room efficiency, he leads the Surgical Analytics Lab at Vanderbilt, where his research…
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Douglas Kojetin
Dr. Douglas Kojetin is a leader in structural pharmacology whose work focuses on the molecular mechanisms behind drug action, particularly those targeting nuclear receptors—a class of proteins that regulate gene expression and play pivotal roles in diseases like cancer, inflammation, and…
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Jo Ellen Holt
Dr. JoEllen Holt is an entrepreneurial leader in healthcare simulation and education at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. As the Director of Simulation, she spearheads the development and evaluation of innovative simulation education programs. With a background in chemical engineering and…
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Sahar Takkouche
Dr. Sahar Takkouche is a nationally recognized leader in obesity medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the Wilson and Sumner County regions. She directs the Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center, where she implements evidence-based, patient-centered…
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Shabnam Eghbali
Dr. Shabnam Eghbali is a resident physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a champion for healthcare innovation and gender equity in entrepreneurship. As co-founder of Theia, a nonprofit that supports women in healthcare ventures, she has built a global community, produced a podcast…
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James Weimer
Jim Weimer develops software and systems that bring machine learning and AI safely into the real world—especially in medicine. At Vanderbilt, he leads the Internet of Medical Things Lab and co-directs innovation initiatives bridging computer science, biomedical engineering, and clinical care…
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Daniel Fabbri
Dr. Daniel Fabbri is a leading voice in healthcare data security and AI-driven informatics. As the founder of Maize Analytics—based on his PhD research—he transformed how health systems monitor access to patient records using machine learning. Maize grew to become an award-winning leader in…
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Colin M. Barker
Dr. Colin Barker is a national leader in interventional cardiology, specializing in complex percutaneous procedures and transcatheter therapies for heart valve disease. As Director of Interventional and Structural Cardiology at Vanderbilt, he spearheads programs that bring cutting-edge…
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Adam D. Yock
Dr. Adam Yock is a medical physicist and technology leader advancing precision cancer treatment through smarter, more adaptable radiation therapy. As Director of Technology and Innovation in Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiation Oncology, he oversees the clinical integration of advanced…