December 8, 2016

Clinical Innovation Challenge

Nearly a year in the making, the first annual Frankel Cardiovascular Center (FCVC) Clinical Innovation Challenge celebrated its “Selection Event” on December 8.  Over 100 faculty, staff, and guests attended the celebration, which brought the 2016 Clinical Innovation Challenge to a close.  Guests heard pitches from the Challenge’s top five teams, all vying for $100,000 in funding and project support.  Congrats to one of the finalists: The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT)

The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT)

Ran Lee, MD - Cardiovascular Medicine
Michael P. Thomas, MD - Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional
Geoffrey D. Barnes, MD, MSc - Cardiovascular Medicine, Anticoagulation
Sage P. Whitmore, MD - Emergency & Internal Medicine
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA - Interventional Radiology