Soneesh Kothagundla — Co-Founder

Soneesh Kothagundla is an international award-winning health policy advocate, bestselling author, media personality, and researcher driving cancer screening and patient health reforms. He conducts research at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Emory University, with work spanning seizure detection, surgical outcomes, lung cancer disparities, neurosurgery, and artificial intelligence in clinical care. His research projects—over ten to date—include investigations that have been published in prestigious journals and presented at international science conferences. In parallel with his scientific work, Soneesh is a fierce advocate for youth leadership in healthcare with HOSA-FHP and cancer prevention with ALCSI (American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative). As Vice President of Membership for Georgia HOSA, he supports over 19,000 students across hundreds of chapters. Through partnerships with public officials and national nonprofits, he has helped lead lung cancer screening campaigns across the country, securing over $300,000 in outdoor billboard advertising space and launching public awareness efforts in notable U.S. cities such as Atlanta and Las Vegas. Beyond healthcare, Soneesh is the bestselling author of "Fasten Your Seatbelt: We're Changing the World" and the founder of Change A Vision, a nonprofit that builds prison libraries and distributes books focused on leadership and discipline. He is widely known online as “Surgeon Soneesh,” where he creates educational content about medicine, research, and leadership to empower the next generation of healthcare professionals. You can find him here on LinkedIn, Google, Topmate, YouTube, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Substack. You can find his podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Podcast Index, iHeartRadio, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer, Listen Notes, Player FM, Overcast, Castro, Castbox, Goodpods, and TrueFans. You can find his research on Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and ORCID. Additionally, he talks about healthcare issues on KevinMD.com. All this to say that I'm always in the relentless pursuit of saving lives.

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Experience: 2 yrs 2 mos