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John Abele
Founder and Chairman, Boston Scientific
"A remarkable hip presentation"
Brian Barnes PhD
Biologist, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Applying the physiology of hibernation in mammals
Carol Bellamy
Executive Director, UNICEF
Galvanized the revival of Global Immunization
Alpheus Bingham PhD
VP, Lilly Research Laboratories Strategy, VP, e.Lilly
Drug development from Eli Lilly and Company
Steve Charles MD
Eye Surgeon, Founder, Charles Retina Insititute
An eye surgeon-engineer's innovation in robotics
Baby Jane Dexter
Chanteuse, Artist/Educator
Showbiz is her life
John Donoghue PhD
Professor of Neuroscience, Brown University
Unraveling the mystery of neural Code
Napoleone Ferrara
MD Genentech Fellow, Dept of Molecular Oncology, Genetech
Discovered how to starve a tumor's blood supply.
Robert Fischell
Chairman, Angel Medical Systems, Inc.
A new heart attack warning device from the inventor of the insulin pump
Stephan Fodor
Founder, Chairman & CEO, Affymetrix Inc.
The entire genome on a single chip
Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House
His focus on the healthcare system represents a view shared often across the aisle
Richard Grayson PhD
Professor of Music, Emeritus Occidental College
The benefits of performing and creating original music as we age
Jeff Hawkins
Chief Technology Officer, palmOne, Inc.
creator of the Palm Pilot and Treo and author of "On Intelligence"
Kevin Helliker
Chicago Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
His riveting tale of the diagnosis of his own aneurysm put the spotlight on this critical, little-understood health issue.
Hugh Herr PhD
Assistant Professor, MIT Media Laboratory
Real-life bionics born by a biophysicist's necessity
Joseph Jacobsen PhD
Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab
MIT's technical innovation in microelectronics
Quincy Jones
Composer, Producer & Artist Quincy Jones Productions
Creator of the recent We Are the Future - Rome Concert
Dean Kamen
President, DEKA Research & Development
Clean water everywhere for everyone
Cynthia Kenyon
Professor, Dept of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California - SF
A pioneer in extending lifespan
Gerard Kleisterlee
President/CEO, Royal Philips Electronics
Healthcare unbound from Philip's CEO
Ray Kurzweil
Founder, Chairman & CEO Kurzweil Technologies
Fantastic Voyage: How to live long enough to live forever
Laura Landro
Sen Editor Wall Street Journal
Views from Wall Street Journal senior health editor
David Lansky PhD
President, FACCT
Designing accountable healthcare
Emily Levine
Comedienne
Recounting: Harvard humor meets TEDMED
Barry Levy MD & Greg LaGana MD, with Brad Ross
Damaged Care Productions
Musical comedy from two MDs
Mark Liponis MD
Corp. Med. Dir., Canyon Ranch Health Resorts
Holistic healthcare for optimal living
David Macaulay
Illustrator and Author
Premier of his human body book
Tod Machover
Composer & Inventor MIT Media Lab
Michael Hawley
Assistant Professor MIT Media Lab
Medicine and Music - Michael made his first TEDMED appearance from Mt. Everest
Scott Manalis PhD
Assoc. Prof. of Media Arts Sciences and Bio. Eng., MIT Media Lab
Biological applications for molecular-scale devices
Peter Menzel
Photojournalist, Peter Menzel Photography
Award-winning photojournalism from his books on human life
Robert D. Moroni
Assistant Director, Health Care Plans, General Motors Corporation
Oversees internally a 6 billion dollar healthcare program
Kary Mullis PhD
Nobel Laureate, Chemistry 1993, Altermune LLC
Bill Nielsen
Corporate VP, Public Affairs, Johnson & Johnson
Adrianne Noe PhD
Director, Nat. Mus. of Health & Medicine Armed Forces Inst. of Pathology
Mehmet Oz MD
Dir., Cardiovascular Inst, NY Presbyterian Hosp. - Columbia Univ.
The latest in heart surgery from NY Presbyterian Hospital
Stephen Petranek
Editor-in-Chief Discover Magazine
He hosts the annual awards to five of America's great biotech and medical geniuses... with the recipients
Isadore Rosenfeld MD
Prof. Clinical Medicine, NY Hosp., Weil Cornell Med. Center
A physician-author's case for medical enlightenment
Richard Satava MD
Prof. of Surgery, Univ. Of Washington Medical Center
The near future of medicine from University of Washington
Forrest Sawyer
Chairman & Co-Founder/Correspondent, Sawyer Media/MSNBC & NBC
Interviewing brilliance from a veteran journalist
George Schreiner MD, PhD
Sen VP, Scios R & D, Chief Scientific & Medical Officer
Lauren Ward Larsen
National Blood Donation Advocate
She had the disease for which he is discovering an early det. and prev. of preeclampsia.
Nancy Snyderman
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Johnson & Johnson
Jill Sobule
Songwriter and Performer
Enchanting musical commentary on life
Gregory Stock PhD
Dir., Program on Med. Tech. & Society, UCLA School of Public Health
The implications of redesigning humans
Alexander Tsiaras
President / CEO, Anatomical Travelogue Inc.
Preview of three upcoming films
William Tsiaras MD
Opthamologist
From Brown University: the eyes: the body's window
Reed Tuckson
Senior VP Consumer Health United Health Group
The Charismatic VP from the most successful of the healthcare insurance providers
Spencer Tunick
Artist
The nude body, in art, in life and in public
