Innovation in Medicine

Dr. Alex Wang is a Family Medicine Resident particularly interested in preventative medicine, primary care, and sports medicine. He is a CEO of a startup called ScreenMe where they are dedicated to improve and incentivize pre-diabetes and pre-hypertension screening. Website: https://healthscreenme.com/

Dr. Shaneeta M. Johnson is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Program, and Residency Associate Program Director at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. As an expert in the fast-growing field of robotic minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Johnson has worked to institute and spearhead knowledge based learning in this innovative technology at Morehouse School of Medicine. This state of the art technology allows for improved patient outcomes, decreased pain and decreased hospital stay by performing complex surgeries through minute incisions.

Dr. Jeremy Ackerman is an Emergency Medicine physician at Emory university and Grady memorial hospital. He has been in the frontlines fighting the coronavirus pandemic. With a PhD in BME, Dr. Ackerman is very passionate about innovating within the healthcare field. In this part one of our discussions, we explore the role of innovation in the field of emergency medicine and how the current pandemic has influenced new innovative ideas in the way we treat patients.

Dr. Jeremy Ackerman is an Emergency Medicine physician at Emory university and Grady memorial hospital. He has been in the frontlines fighting the coronavirus pandemic. With a PhD in BME, Dr. Ackerman is very passionate about innovating within the healthcare field. In this part one of our discussions, we explore the role of innovation in the field of emergency medicine and how the current pandemic has influenced new innovative ideas in the way we treat patients.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Varun Yarabarla, a biomedical engineer and 3rd year medical student who currently works with a team of engineers and doctors in a non profit company called Ventlife, to develop a low cost Ventilator to help with Covid-19 Patients. They are currently raising money on an indiegogo campaign. Here is the link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ventlife-a-low-cost-ventilator-initiative#/

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