Healthcare

Bringing innovative insights and experiences from professionals around the world to you. Presented by Longitude fellows. Explore conversations, reflections and essays from the healthcare field, and its intersection with technology, robotics, space, counseling, and education. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the informational interviews belong solely to the contributors, and not necessarily to the contributor’s employer or to the Longitude.site organization.

Alican OzkanFlexibility of Academia: From mechanical engineering to developing bioinspired devices Healthcare & Research
Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Alican Ozkan, postdoctoral research fellow, Wyss Institute, led by Ecem Uluegeci, Longitude fellow from Harvard College.

Role of medical robots in healthcare Healthcare & Robotics
Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Julie Walker, navigational engineer, Intuitive, led by Zehra Karakılıç, Longitude fellow from Tilburg University.

Harrison Nguyen, MDOn your time Healthcare
Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Harrison Nguyen, dermatology resident, Emory University School of Medicine, led by Shvetali Thatte, Longitude fellow from Case Western Reserve University.

Expanding healthcare and science accessibility in the digital age, from clinical trials to tele-health Healthcare & Research 
Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Jonathan Jackson, founding director, CARE Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, led by Maddie Turner, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Career alternatives in the healthcare industry
Healthcare & Robotics 
Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Matt Sprinkel, marketing manager at PROCEPT BioRobotics, led by Ecem Uluegeci, Longitude fellow from Harvard College.

Perspectives and priorities: The key to navigating a happy career  
Healthcare & Counseling 

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Judy Huang, Telehealth therapist, led by Shvetali Thatte, Longitude fellow from Case Western Reserve University.

Should fourth-year medical students graduate early?
Healthcare & Education 

Nitin Agrawal from Texas A&M College of Medicine reflects on the pros and cons of early graduation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bringing expertise in emergency medicine to world of health policy
Healthcare & Health Policy 

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Rachel Solnick, emergency medicine physician and healthcare research fellow, led by Maddie Turner, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Life and work experiences lead to rewarding career in counseling
Healthcare & Counseling

Reflections from a conversation with Andrew Tessmer, a counselor at Eddins Counseling Group, led by Grayson Best, Longitude fellow from University of Texas.

Having conversations key to career success
Healthcare & Research

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Sanjula Jain, executive director of research and advisory at The Health Management Academy, presented by Alishahal Macknojia, Longitude fellow from University of Houston.

Is there a future for robots in healthcare?
Healthcare & Robotics

Hallie Trial, Longitude fellow from Rice University, presents insights on current developments for use of robots in healthcare. 

Improving the lives of patients with arts integration
Healthcare & Music

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Todd Frazier, director of the Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital, presented by Samantha Chao, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Making a difference in the healthcare industry with 3D printing
Healthcare & Technology

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Jacques Zaneveld, founder and president at Lazarus 3D, presented by Sergio Espinoza Torres, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Integrating data science into the world of healthcare
Healthcare & Informatics

Steven Feng, Longitude fellow from Rice University, presents insights on current developments in health informatics. 

The wide-reaching scope of big data and soft skills
Healthcare & Technology

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Julian Yao, senior director of strategic initiatives at Covera Health, led by Steven Feng, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Network pharmacology: Application of informatics in healthcare
Healthcare & Informatics

Hallie Trial, Longitude fellow from Rice University, presents insights about a new approach to drug design called network pharmacology. 

The great struggle and great reward of working in science
Healthcare & Technology

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Anil Korkut, assistant professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, led by Akin Deniz Heper, Longitude fellow from Yale-NUS College.

Online counseling with international reach
Healthcare & Counseling

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Elvin Aydin Keles, an online life coach and psychotherapist, led by Grayson Best, Longitude fellow from University of Texas.

Healthcare in space
Healthcare & Space

Hallie Trial, Longitude fellow from Rice University, presents insights on the challenges and opportunities in space medicine. 

Find the problem you want to solve
Healthcare & Technology

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Pierre Elias, cardiology fellow at Columbia University Medical Center, led by David Yang, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Combining a passion for aviation with medicine
Healthcare & Space

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Emmanuel Urquieta Ordonez, researcher at the Translational Research Institute for Space Health and assistant professor of emergency and space medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine, led by David Yang, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Shaping science and business through opportunities
Healthcare & Research

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Zeynep Dereli Korkut, postdoctoral fellow at Houston Methodist Research Institute, led by Akin Deniz Heper, Longitude fellow from Yale-NUS College.

Discovering clinical pharmacy
Healthcare & Pharmacology

Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Ekim Ekinci, a clinical pharmacy specialist in oncology at Kaiser Permanente, led by David Yang, Longitude fellow from Rice University.

Passion for learning and helping others essential for mental health field
Healthcare & Counseling
Reflections and excerpts from a conversation with Ashley Hamm, counselor and founder at Hamm Counseling, led by Grayson Best, Longitude fellow from University of Texas.