Team Members
Name: Alexander Heilman
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Reason for Participation: I am very interested in this project because of its potential to remove the need for an invasive, costly gastric bypass surgery and replace it with a very simple procedure that can revolutionize a patient’s life. Obesity is becoming an epidemic in the United States, and it is becoming more and more crucial to develop interventions such as this to treat this disease.
Contact Information: alexander.m.heilman@vanderbilt.edu
Name: Graham Husband
Hometown: Acworth, GA
Reason for Participation: I think that is a very interesting project because I have several family members who are afflicted with type II diabetes. I believe this feeding tube provides an amazing opportunity to address a need for my family members.
Contact Information: graham.w.husband@vanderbilt.edu
Name: Katherine Jones
Hometown: Glenside, PA
Reason for Participation: I want to be involved in this project because of the potential to impact millions of peoples lives. The American Diabetes Association reports that in 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes. The total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2012 was $245 billion. There is an incredible need for this product that will save both money, and more importantly, lives.
Contact Information: katherine.t.jones@vanderbilt.edu
Name: Ying Lin
Hometown: Fuzhou, China
Reason for Participation: I hope this project will make the placement of feeding tubes an outpatient procedure without exposure to radiation, alleviating feeding tube users’ pain and discomfort.
Contact Information: ying.lin.1@vanderbilt.edu
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