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Natera: Sangeeta Bhorade

Apr 06, 2022

Natera hired Sangeeta Bhorade as vice president of organ health medical affairs. Bhorade has previously served as the founding medical director of the University of Chicago lung transplant program, as well as the founding medical director for the Northwestern University lung transplant program. Prior to joining Natera, she served as medical director at Veracyte.

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