FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
BRIT BERRY-PUSEY
Brit Berry-Pusey is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Avenda Health , which uses AI to combat prostate cancer
Q . HI BRIT - PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE .
» “ My name is Brit Berry-Pusey , PhD , co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Avenda Health .”
Q . WHAT LED YOU TO THIS INDUSTRY ?
» “ For as long as I can remember , I ’ ve always been driven to help others ; working in healthcare gives you a clear path to do that . When deciding between medical school or graduate school , I had a mentor tell me that being a physician is a great choice and I could help thousands of people in such a role . But , if I became a scientist , my discoveries could potentially help millions or even billions of people , so I became a scientist . “ During graduate school , I learned that for discoveries in the lab to have an impact , it was necessary to translate those ideas to the clinic and to companies . I have spent my career helping great discoveries made in labs reach patients .”
Q . WHO HAVE YOU LOOKED UP TO AS A CAREER ROLE MODEL ?
» “ I ’ ve always found the patient to be a great role model . Whenever I have a tough decision to make , determining what is in the best interest of the patient never leads me astray . At Avenda Health , we are a patientcentric company , so we keep the patient in the centre of everything we do .”
Q . WHAT IS AVENDA HEALTH ?
» “ Avenda Health is an AI healthcare company transforming the standard of care for prostate cancer treatment . Our two solutions include : iQuest and FocalPoint . “ iQuest is an AI-enabled patient management software that uses advanced machine learning to help physicians understand the extent of the disease and identify a personalised cancer margin to target for treatment .
22 March 2023