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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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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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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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