Images of Impact: One Woman’s Journey to Change Medicine with Dr. Kristina Gedgaudas-McClees

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Dr. Kristina Gedgaudas-McClees shares her journey in medicine, highlighting her innovations and impact on future physicians.

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Glow Wild, we sit down with Dr. Rita Kristina Gedgaudas-McClees, a pioneering radiologist whose career has spanned over four decades of innovation, mentorship, and patient-centered care. From being one of the few women in medicine during her training at UCSF, to leading major academic departments at Duke and Emory, Dr. Kristina has spent her life proving naysayers wrong, breaking barriers, and inspiring the next generation of physicians. We talk ab...

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Host: Nicole Gaitan

Guest: Dr. Kristina Gedgaudas-McClees

Topics covered

• medicine
• innovation
• mentorship
• women in medicine
• patient-centered care

Keywords

• radiologist
• women in medicine
• academic leadership
• patient care
• career journey

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Organizations: UCSF, Duke, Emory

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