Devon Fagel, MD, JD

Greater New York City Area United States

Resident Physician at Bridgeport Hospital

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

For more than a century, the field of neuroscience fiercely opposed change, insisting the brain to be an immutable organ incapable itself, of change. But thanks to disruptive scientists, we now know that the brain constantly adapts to meet challenges. Likewise, for decades we have been told, healthcare is incapable of reform. Much as the brain responds to adversity, so too, will healthcare. I seek to be a catalyst of this change. I began my legal career fighting to reform orphanages and secure medical services for foster children. Dealt insurmountable odds, I was astounded how they flourished. Yet rather than adopt change, legislators simply closed facilities. This inspired me to alter c...