Welcome back to The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast! On this episode, Marian speaks with Dr. Sona Vasudevan, the Program Director of the Systems Medicine master's program at Georgetown University. They discuss Dr. Vasudevan's background, including her lifelong interest in science, and how her journey through education, research, and life, brought her to the DC area, and to Georgetown. She explains the concept of "Systems Medicine", and how it relates to other popular health topics like "functional" medicine and "precision" medicine. She also shares about her personal passion for nutrition, the microbiome, and traditional practices such as acupuncture and Ayurveda.
Dr. Vasudevan is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom, and she generously shares her thoughts, experiences, and insight throughout this episode, weaving together personal stories with fascinating scientific information. Although many people believe that "personalized medicine" and "public health" are at odds with each other, Marian and Sona discuss the many ways in which these frameworks overlap, and how they can be used to support and benefit each other.
For more information on studying with Dr. Vasudevan and the master's degree in Systems Medicine, please visit https://systemsmedicine.georgetown.edu
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