by Birgit Johnston | Apr 4, 2017 | Alliances, Mentoring, Thought Leadership
Barbara Dehn, RN, MS, NP, best known as Nurse Barb, has a wealth of knowledge on a broad range of health issues, which she has shared with girls and women of all ages. Her goal is to help them tackle medical conditions that impact them with the most up-to-date... 
by Birgit Johnston | Apr 2, 2017 | Ferolyn Fellowship
At the onset of her studies at Johns Hopkins University as a Biomedical Engineering student, Julia Fox knew she wanted her career path to be one that would make an impact on health and healthcare. That devotion underscores a number of career moves she has made along... 
by Birgit Johnston | Apr 2, 2017 | Companies, Women's Health
When Neil Ray, MD, a pediatric anesthesiologist by training, was working in private practice in South Florida, he was surprised to learn that nearly half of women gave birth via a caesarean section, and often, these surgeries weren’t necessary as both the baby... 
by Birgit Johnston | Apr 1, 2017 | Ferolyn Fellowship
Bay Area native Kate Garret has always enjoyed a fast-paced, challenging and innovative environment – the very definition of a healthcare setting. And that’s one of the reasons she has focused her energies on solving unmet clinical needs as co-founder and CEO of... 
by Birgit Johnston | Mar 3, 2017 | Alliances, Education, Fogarty Innovation
Fred St Goar, MD, F.A.C.C., is a practicing interventional cardiologist with Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists, a leading cardiovascular care group based at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board at the Fogarty Institute for... 
by Birgit Johnston | Mar 3, 2017 | Education, Fogarty Innovation, Mentoring, Thought Leadership
As CEO of AdvaMed, Whitaker is the voice of the medical technology industry. He is widely recognized as a top health care advocate and policy expert with experience across multiple health policy sectors. He has worked successfully with diverse stakeholder groups –... 
by Birgit Johnston | Mar 3, 2017 | Companies, Education
The Fogarty Institute prides itself on its ability to select early-stage startups that show strong promise to solve an unmet need and then provides them with the necessary tools to succeed after they leave the organization. The accomplishments of InterVene, a... 
by Birgit Johnston | Mar 2, 2017 | Alliances, Education, Mentoring
A Bay Area native, Dr. Shyamali Singhal has played a key role in assembling a team of highly skilled cancer experts at El Camino Hospital. Thanks to her strong belief and passion for combining the latest treatment and technologies with compassionate,... 
by Birgit Johnston | Mar 2, 2017 | Alliances, Education, Lefteroff Internship, Thought Leadership
To honor the legacy and contributions of Tracy Lefteroff, each year the Lefteroff Fund, one of the programs at the Institute, sponsors a session of the Stanford Byers Center Biodesign’s “From the Innovator’s Workbench” speakers series. This... 
by Birgit Johnston | Mar 2, 2017 | Education, Fogarty Innovation, Mentoring, Thought Leadership
“The Father of Invention.””Genius.””da Vinci-like.””Preeminent inventor of medical technologies.” These are just a few of the phrases used to describe Dr. Fogarty’s innovation-driven mindset and determination to... 