Said@Duke: Dr. Daniel Saurborn on Combining Studies In Biomedical Engineering, English and Medicine

"In the field of medicine, effective communication of thoughts and themes is a cherished and somewhat rareified skill among a peer group of left-brained scientists." Dr. Daniel Saurborn, physician and entrepreneur.

Duke alumnus Dr. Daniel Saurborn recenctly spoke at a Duke Humanities in Medicine (HuMed) Celebration. Saurborn is a physician-entrepreneur, biomedical engineering and English double major graduate ('92), and the founder of numerous telehealth companies. These include Radiology 24/7 (a leading provider of medical imaging services), PrayerSpark (a novel platform to send prayers and positive affirmations to anyone in the world regardless of religious affiliation), and Arete World Enterprises (developer of iSurvive personal safety app, myQuitTime smoking cessation app, and SunMinder skin cancer prevention app).

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