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May 2023
17m 4s

Leadership in Surgery: Dr. Amy Lightner

Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
About this episode
Join BTK's Dr. Scott Steele for the first episode of a new leadership series that explores opportunities outside of clinical medicine.  In this episode, Dr. Steele sits down with Dr. Amy Lightner who is the Chief Medical Officer for Direct Biologics. 

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