Upscaled Innovations: Bridging the Transplant Stopgap with Dr. Joseph Scalea

04/03/24 • 32 min

Dr. Joseph Scalea joins us in the studio to discuss the ever-growing need for innovation and tech that is driving healthcare forward. Driven by a passion for creativity and engineering, Dr. Scalea shares his journey into transplantation and how he seeks to shake things up with cutting-edge clinical advancements. From his role as a leading innovator to his love for art and design, Scalea shares how to reshape the field through a straightforward and simple mindset.

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