ASCI Perspectives: Jose C. Florez, MD, PhD – full video

DEIC Committee member Dr. Vijay Sankaran interviewed Jose C. Florez, MD, PhD (view profile), who serves as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Dr. Florez’s lab has conducted and analyzed high-throughput genomic studies in type 2 diabetes. As MGH chair, he oversees numerous faculty members and trainees. In this interview, Dr. Florez discusses how genomic medicine can transform patient care, as well as the importance of being open to change in one’s career. — Posted November 2023

For the full interview, click the image. (For a clip, click here; 6 minutes.)