Impactful Breakthroughs
by Impactful Breakthroughs
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Leesa Gentry - Chief Clinical Officer at RenovoRX
Leesa Gentry - Chief Clinical Officer at RenovoRX
About this podcast
This is Impactful Breakthroughs, the podcast where we highlight top leaders driving breakthroughs in clinical research and life sciences.
Each episode features candid and inspiring conversations with the people who have dedicated their lives to shaping the future of healthcare. You'll hear stories from the physicians who've run hundreds of clinical trials, biotech founders chasing the next cure, surgeons pioneering new techniques, and patient advocates who turned their own diagnoses into a mission to help others.
Hosted by Zach Gobst, who has spent his career working alongside clinical trial teams and patient communities, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you listen.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 27 episodes
- Leesa Gentry - Chief Clinical Officer at RenovoRX · 39 min · Episode 7While clinical science has made tremendous strides over the last few decades, the clinical operations stringing it all together have barely moved. Today’s guest, Leesa Gentry…
- Dave Hine - AVP, Financial Services, Suvoda · 32 min · Episode 6What could clinical research learn from an industry where nothing ships until every system works perfectly in tandem with one another? Dave Hine, AVP of Financial Services at…
- Dr. Karen Correa - VP Clinical Development Operations, Boehringer Ingelheim · 24 min · Episode 5After 30 years in clinical research, most people would tell you they've seen it all. But for today's guest, Dr. Karen Correa, three decades in the industry has only deepened her…
- Kate Stratton - Executive Director, Lipodystrophy United · 25 min · Episode 4What does it look like to truly amplify the voices of those suffering from a rare disease, especially when you yourself have such a personal connection? On this episode of…
- Francesca Barone - Chief Scientific Officer, Candel Therapeutics · 32 min · Episode 3How far can curiosity take you when you’re not afraid of the unknown? For today’s guest, Francesca Barone, it led her across continents and disciplines as she navigated her way…
- Becky Weber - EVP of Sales, Lunit · 27 min · Episode 2What happens when a career built on the cutting edge of health technology suddenly extends to become deeply personal? On this episode of Impactful Breakthroughs, Zach Gobst is…
- Jennifer Good - President & CEO, Trevi Therapeutics · 36 min · Episode 1When all of the experts around you say it’s impossible to move the needle forward, how do you still maintain commitment to your research and patients? On the very first episode…
- Dan Ignaszewski - Executive Director, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research · 24 min · Episode 19What does it take to protect the research that could one day save your sight? On this episode of Leap Together, Zach Gobst is joined by Dan Igniewski, Executive Director of the…
- Dr. Joshua Ortiz-Guzman - Director of Clinical Research and Translational Scientist · 46 min · Episode 18What happens when a neuroscientist follows his curiosity from the brain to the soil, and then to the stars? In this episode of Leap Together, Zach Gobst sits down with Dr. Joshua…
- Dr. John Mandeville - Oculoplastic Surgeon and Principal Investigator · 37 min · Episode 17What does it actually take for a high-performing clinical practice to step into research for the first time? In this episode, Zach Gobst sits down with Dr. John Mandeville, a…
- Dr. Kristiyana Kaneva - Senior Medical Director of Oncology Early Development at AbbVie · 34 min · Episode 16What happens when a pediatric oncologist who has sat at the bedside of children with cancer decides the best way to help more patients is to leave the clinic entirely? In this…
- Dini Rao - Co-founder of Colors of Hope and PWS Advocate · 23 min · Episode 15Why do so many rare disease families, especially families of color, still feel unseen in research, and what would it take to build clinical trials that truly meet them where they…
- Dr. Aaron Milstone - Pulmonologist and Principal Investigator · 35 min · Episode 14Pulmonary fibrosis trials are advancing quickly, but many studies still struggle to enroll and complete on time. In this episode, Zach Gobst sits down with Dr. Aaron Milstone, a…
- Marie Teil - Global Head of Special Patient Populations at UCB · 28 min · Episode 13Why are pregnant and breastfeeding women still so often excluded from clinical research, and what does that mean for real-world decision-making? In this episode, Laura Brencher…
- Robin Schmidt - Clinical Operations Expert · 32 min · Episode 12In this episode of Leap Together, Zach sits down with Robin Schmidt, a clinical operations expert, to unpack the behind-the-scenes work that makes clinical research move. With…
- Vish Srivastava - Co-founder and CEO of Century Health · 32 min · Episode 11In this episode of Leap Together, host Zach Gobst sits down with Vish Srivastava, Co-Founder and CEO of Century Health, to explore how AI and real-world clinical data can…
- Dr. Tejaswini Kulkarni - Investigator and Director of Interstitial Lung Disease at UAB · 43 min · Episode 10Pulmonologist Dr. Tejaswini Kulkarni, Director of Interstitial Lung Disease at UAB, joins Leap Together to share how she approaches diagnosing and managing Interstitial Lung…
- Liza Micioni - Tris Pharma Head of Clinical Operations · 33 min · Episode 9In this epsiode of Leap Together, Tris Pharma’s Head of Clinical Operations, Liza Micioni, distills 25+ years of end-to-end study leadership. She discusses how durable physician…
- Dr. Todd Bertoch - Principal Investigator and Pain Management Researcher · 27 min · Episode 8In this episode of the Leap Together podcast, we’re honored to feature Dr. Todd Bertoch, principal investigator and pain management researcher. Drawing on decades in the OR and…
- Dr. Michele Reynolds - Multispecialty Research Principal Investigator · 22 min · Episode 7In this episode of Leap Together, Zachary Gobst talks with Dr. Michele Reynolds, a family medicine physician turned ACRP-certified principal investigator who has led more than…
