One podcast episode at time, Margaret Duncan, MD ’21, is striking a balance between creative pursuits and her medical practice as a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital.
Margaret Duncan, MD ’21
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S. Hassan A. Akbari, MD ’12
As a pediatric neurosurgeon, S. Hassan A. Akbari, MD ’12, improves the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other muscle spasticity disorders. His areas of expertise include selective dorsal rhizotomy, a procedure he learned at WashU Medicine from the late T.S. Park, MD, who pioneered the mobility-enhancing surgery.
Dani Wilder, MD ’26
While earning her medical degree, Dani Wilder, MD ’26, co-founded nCase Technologies. After losing a friend to an opioid overdose, she and her now husband designed and produced a small, insulated carrying case that holds naloxone nasal spray for rapid recovery. To date, the technology has saved 40+ lives.
Roger Perlmutter, MD ’79, PhD ’79
Roger Perlmutter, MD ’79, PhD ’79, began his path to revolutionizing modern medicine in the labs of WashU Medicine. In this story, read more about his distinguished career in academia and leadership, including how he championed one of the most successful immunotherapies for breast, colorectal and endometrial cancer.