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Jonathan P. Wanderer
Dr. Jon Wanderer is a nationally recognized leader in clinical informatics and perioperative care innovation. As Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he designs and implements digital solutions that enhance surgical workflows, streamline inpatient…
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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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Kevin W. Sexton
Dr. Kevin Sexton is a board-certified surgeon and clinical informaticist whose career bridges the operating room and the innovation ecosystem. With a passion for transforming patient care, he has led the development of predictive software for surgical complications and medical devices to monitor…
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Jesse Wrenn
Dr. Jesse Wrenn is a physician, computer scientist, and former startup founder working at the intersection of emergency medicine and data-driven innovation. With a background in biomedical informatics and experience leading technical teams in health tech startups, Dr. Wrenn brings a product…
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Alyssa Wise
Dr. Alyssa Wise is a national leader in learning analytics and AI in education, developing practical tools that transform how people teach, learn, and make data-informed decisions. As Director of Vanderbilt’s LIVE Learning Innovation Incubator, she drives partnerships that bring research…
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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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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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Ed Chaum
Dr. Ed Chaum is a physician-scientist, entrepreneur, and national leader in ophthalmic innovation. A retina specialist with over 25 years of clinical and translational research experience, his work bridges molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology to develop novel diagnostics…