She Challenged the System. Thousands of Patients Benefited.

What happens when one physician challenges a medical practice that has shaped patient care for decades?

For Dr. Amaka Eneanya, the answer became a remarkable journey of advocacy, healthcare transformation, and an unexpected personal victory.

In this powerful episode of Coaching Healthcare Leaders, Dr. Lisa Herbert sits down with Dr. Eneanya, physician executive, nephrologist, and former Chief Transformation Officer at Emory Healthcare, to explore how her work helped challenge a race-based kidney function equation that contributed to disparities in kidney care and transplant access.

The resulting changes have helped approximately 21,000 Black patients receive additional kidney transplant waiting time. But the most emotional part of this story is how those changes ultimately impacted Dr. Eneanya's own family.

Together, they explore:

• The courage required to challenge longstanding healthcare practices.

• How physician advocacy can influence national policy.

• Why healthcare transformation is about more than technology.

• The importance of building coalitions to create lasting change.

• What every healthcare leader can do to challenge the status quo.

Dr. Eneanya shares a powerful challenge to healthcare professionals: "If not you, then who?"

Whether you're a physician leader, healthcare executive, or someone passionate about improving healthcare, this conversation will inspire you to rethink what's possible when clinical expertise meets courageous leadership.

Listen now and discover why meaningful healthcare transformation starts with people willing to act.

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Herbert | Coaching Healthcare Leaders

Clinical + Coaching + Culture™

You can watch the full video on YouTube

Follow Dr. Amaka Eneanya on her website

Since this episode aired, Dr. Eneanya has launched BOLD Direct Nephrology Care, which offers personalized kidney care, expert second opinions, and proactive disease prevention through a direct-access model designed to help you preserve your kidney health.