Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show
Interviews and Discussions With Fascinating People Who are Creating A Better Tomorrow For All Of Us - Host - Ira S. Pastor
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738 episodes
Dr. Edward Holland & Robert Dempsey - Co-Founders - Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration - Restoring Sight For Those In Need
Dr. Edward Holland is a world-renowned leader in corneal transplantation and severe ocular surface disease, and is the Co-Founder of the Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration ( HFSR - https://www.hollandfoundationforsight.org/ ) is a 501(c)(...
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Meghan Gutierrez, CEO, Lymphoma Research Foundation & Jennifer Branstetter, Executive Director, North America Corporate Affairs & Patient Advocacy Lead, BeOne Medicines - Smarter Cancer Care: The Promise of Patient-Centric AI
Meghan Gutierrez is the Chief Executive Officer of the Lymphoma Research Foundation ( https://lymphoma.org/ ), the nation’s largest nonprofit organization devoted to funding lymphoma research and education, advancing both the study of new cance...
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Tony Baldassarre - CEO, UniDoc Health Corp. - Inside the H3 HealthCube: Reinventing Care Anywhere
Tony Baldassarre is CEO, President and Director of UniDoc ( https://unidoctor.com/ ), an eHealth Innovator and creator of the H3 Health Cube ( https://unidochealth.com/h3-health-cube/ ), a self-contained virtual clinic that enables patients to ...
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The Fight for Older Persons’ Rights: A UN Update with Dr. Claudia Mahler - United Nations Independent Expert on the Human Rights of Older Persons
Dr. Claudia Mahler, Ph.D. is the United Nations Independent Expert on the Human Rights of Older Persons ( https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/ie-older-persons/ms-claudia-mahler-independent-expert-enjoyment-all-human-rights-older-persons...
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Dr. Justin T. Collier, MD - Healthcare CTO, North America, Lenovo - Designing Smart Hospitals Of The Future
Dr. Justin T. Collier, MD is Healthcare CTO for North America at Lenovo ( https://www.lenovo.com/ ) where he brings his expertise in clinical informatics and technology together to help advance clinical outcomes and patient experience ( https:/...
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Finding Wellness, Finding Purpose: Siouxie Boshoff's Sugar-Free Path
Siouxie Boshoff is the founder of SWITCH ( https://switchsweets.com/ ), formerly known as Scrummy Sweets, where she has turned a personal mission to enjoy candy without compromising health into a thriving business, creating sugar-free, keto-fri...
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Dr. Amar Rewari, MD - Chief, Radiation Oncology, Luminis Health - Cancer Care, Policy Realities, And Lessons From Abroad
Dr. Amar Rewari MD, MBA, FASTRO ( https://amarrewari.com/ ) is a physician executive and oncology leader with over 20 years of experience bridging clinical medicine, healthcare finance, and health policy.After earning his MD and MBA fro...
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Dr. Abba Zubair, MD, PhD - Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic - From Mayo Clinic to Microgravity: Pushing Stem Cells to New Frontiers
Dr. Abba Zubair, MD, PhD is a Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida ( https://www.mayo.edu/research/faculty/zubair-abba-c-m-d-ph-d/bio-00092417 ), where he also has served as the medical dire...
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Dr. Brian Wang, PhD - Program Manager, Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) - Harnessing The Innate Immune System In Health and Biosecurity
Dr. Brian Wang, PhD is a Program Director at ARIA ( https://www.aria.org.uk/ ), the UK’s bold, mission-driven R&D funding agency, where he leads the Sculpting Innate Immunity opportunity space ( https://www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/sc...
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Dr. Norman Putzki, MD - SVP, Novartis - Gene Therapy And A New Era Of Neuroscience
Dr. Norman Putzki, MD is Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development Head, and U.S. Development Site Head at Novartis ( https://www.novartis.com/ ) where he oversees global teams working on next-generation gene therapies, RNA-based medic...
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Dr. Marc Hedrick, MD - CEO, Plus Therapeutics - Radiotherapeutics For Difficult-To-Treat CNS Cancers
Dr. Marc Hedrick, MD is President and CEO of Plus Therapeutics, Inc. ( https://plustherapeutics.com/ ), a U.S. clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focused on developing innovative, targeted radiotherapeutics for adults and children with diff...
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Dr. Sadie Elisseou, MD - Trauma-Informed Care To Promote Healing And Build Resilience
Dr. Sadie Elisseou, MD is Founder and CEO of Trauma-Informed Practices, LLC (https://www.sadie-elisseou.com/). Dr. Elisseou is a nationally recognized physician-educator and one of the leading voices in trauma-informed care, a stra...
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Dr. Jamuna Ravi - CEO, Vayah Vikas - Transforming Well-Being & Quality Of Life For India's Elderly
Dr. Jamuna Ravi is the Chief Executive Officer of Vayah Vikas ( https://vayah-vikas.org/ ), an organization dedicated to transforming well-being and quality of life for older adults across India. Under her leadership, Vayah Vikas has emerged as...
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Dr. Ritu Saluja-Sharma, MD - Head Heart Hands LLC - Root Cause Wellness & Weight Loss For Adults And Children
Dr. Ritu Saluja-Sharma, MD is a double-board–certified physician in Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, and the visionary founder of Head Heart Hands ( https://www.headhearthandsmd.com/ ), a comprehensive, holistic wellness program for i...
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Richard Daly - CEO, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals - Novel Medicines For Patients With Rare Diseases
Richard Daly is President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals ( https://catalystpharma.com/ ), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing, and commercializing novel medicines for patient...
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Dr. Carina Kern - CEO, LinkGevity - Necrosis Inhibitors To Pause The Diseases Of Aging
Dr. Carina Kern, Ph.D. is the CEO of LinkGevity ( https://www.linkgevity.com/ ), an AI-powered biotech company driving innovation in drug discovery for aging and resilience loss. Dr. Kern has developed a new Blueprint Theory ...
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Thijs Spoor - CEO, Perspective Therapeutics - Targeted Alpha Particle Therapy To Transform Cancer
Thijs Spoor is Chief Executive Officer at Perspective Therapeutics ( https://perspectivetherapeutics.com/ ), a clinical-stage, radiopharmaceutical company that is pioneering innovative treatments for cancers. The Company’s proprietary technolog...
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Neil Klompas - CEO, Augurex - Ending Diagnostic Delays In Autoimmune Conditions
Neil Klompas, CPA, CA is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Augurex ( https://augurex.com/ ), a leading edge diagnostic company focused on developing and commercializing advanced diagnostics with the aim of improving patient ou...
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Ben Zimmer - CEO, Priovant Therapeutics - First-In-Class Therapies For Severe Autoimmune Disorders
Ben Zimmer is CEO of Priovant Therapeutics ( https://www.priovanttx.com/ ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on delivering novel therapies for autoimmune diseases associated with the greatest morbidity and mortality. Priovant is d...
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Evan Mathis - Co-Director, The Hemingway - ALS Through A Lens Of Humor And Humanity
Evan Mathis ( https://evanmathis.co/ ) is a three-time Emmy Award–winning, multi-disciplinary creative director and filmmaker whose work spans sports, entertainment, brand storytelling, and cinematic short-form content.Evan recently exp...
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Edmund Benami - CEO, NeuraLight - Measuring Brain Health Through The Eyes
Edmund Benami is Co-Founder and CEO of NeuraLight ( https://neuralight.ai/ ), a pioneering health-tech company focused on applying advanced computer vision and deep-learning techniques to accelerate and improve drug development and patient moni...
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Les Johnson - fmr. Chief Technologist, NASA’s George C. Marshall Space Flight Center / Founder, Infinite Frontiers Consulting, LLC - Visions of Humanity's Future In Space
Les Johnson is a physicist, author, and space technologist ( https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com/ ) who most recently served as the Chief Technologist at NASA’s George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Les is also the Founder of Infini...
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Dave Rosa - CEO, NeuroOne - The Next Frontier of Neurology - Thin Film Electrode Technologies for Stimulation, Recording, and Monitoring of Brain Activity
Dave Rosa is President & Chief Executive Officer of NeuroOne ( https://nmtc1.com/ ), a developmental-stage medical technology company developing high-definition, minimally invasive thin film electrodes for the diagnosis and treatment of var...
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Dr. Julia Moore Vogel, PhD - Assistant Professor and Senior Program Director, Scripps Research - Visionary, Patient-Centric Health Research For All
Dr. Julia Moore Vogel, PhD, MBA is Assistant Professor and Senior Program Director at The Scripps Research Institute ( https://www.scripps.edu/science-and-medicine/translational-institute/about/people/julia-moore-vogel/ ) where she is responsib...
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Komeil Nasrollahi - Senior Director, Innovation & Venture Partnerships, Siemens Healthineers - Pioneering Breakthroughs In Healthcare - For Everyone, Everywhere, Sustainably
Komeil Nasrollahi is a seasoned innovation and business‐development leader currently serving as Senior Director of Innovation & Venture Partnerships at Siemens Healthineers ( https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/ ), where he is charged with...
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