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David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD: Wound Healing and Amputation Prevention

In Game Changers 17, Health by Mary Kurek

Dr. David Armstrong is Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Southern California. Dr. Armstrong holds a Masters of Science in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine and a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester College of Medicine, where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine. He is the founder and co-director …

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Brenda Schmidt, MS, MDA: Self Care Platform Paid by Medical Claims

In Game Changers 17, Health by Mary Kurek

Brenda Schmidt, MS MBA is the Founder and CEO of Solera Health. She believes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to getting and staying healthy. She founded Solera in 2015 to change that paradigm, creating a technology platform that matches a person’s unique risks, goals, and preferences with tools proven to help them improve their health and prevent, treat, or …

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Linh Le: Wearable Graphene Sensors

In Game Changers 17, Health by Mary Kurek

Linh Le is the founder and CEO of Bonbouton. He was awarded a BSc in chemistry at Vietnam National University, graduating in the top 1%, followed by a Master’s degree in chemical engineering at Columbia University. In 2012, he achieved a graduate certificate in project management from the Stevens Institute of Technology, where he also worked as a research assistant …

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Dave DeMarco: Healthcare Policy and Innovation Strategy

In Game Changers 17, Health by Mary Kurek

Dave is a senior advisor to C-suite leaders in the Life Sciences industry. He has served as Chair of the Board of the American Diabetes Association and serves as a consultant to EY’s Northeast Markets organization and hence to its premier Fortune 50 clients. Dave has substantial executive and operational leadership and not-for-profit board experience. With over 25 years of …

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Dr. David Kerr: Creative Programs for Diverse Populations

In Game Changers 17, Health by Mary Kurek

David Kerr, MBChB, DM, FRCP, FRCPE is Director of Research and Innovation at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) in Santa Barbara, California.  He is a UK-trained physician and endocrinologist and has spent many years trying to help people “tame the beast” that is diabetes. This is his third time living in the US, having been a researcher at Yale in …

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Dr. Michael Fang: Data and Precision Medicine

In Game Changers 17, Health, Health Tech by Mary Kurek

Michael is a physician entrepreneur with a passion for data-driven health innovation.  He is currently Co-Founder and CEO of Base10 Genetics, LLC.   The company was created to fill the chasm between genetics testing and consumer health outcomes. Michael was the founder of CETA Inc., a health information technology company that was ranked #297 on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest-growing private US …

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Dr. Alborz Madhavi: Glucose-Responsive Insulin

In Game Changers 17, Health, Health Tech by Mary Kurek

Dr. Alborz Mahdavi is the founder and CEO of Protomer Technologies, a preclinical stage biotechnology company focused on innovations in diabetes and metabolic disease. He is the recipient of the JDRF international prize for developing glucose-responsive insulin. Protomer has received major grants including several from JDRF and is currently advancing a glucose-responsive insulin program and a smart glucagon program towards commercialization. …

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Tracey D. Brown: American Diabetes Association

In Game Changers 17 by Mary Kurek

Tracey D. Brown is Chief Executive Officer of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s largest voluntary health organization and a global authority on diabetes. Tracey, herself, has been thriving while living with Type 2 diabetes for over 16 years. She is the first CEO in the organization’s almost 80-year history that is living with Type 2 diabetes and is committed …