The Signal Directory

HealthTech executives worth following

Founders, investors, health system and payer leaders, policy people and analysts. Filter by the part of the industry they work in and where they post.

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Scott Gottlieb

Scott Gottlieb, MD

Policy & Regulation

Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

He delivers timely analysis of drug development pipelines, FDA approval processes, and public health policy. His commentary covers market access trends and pharmaceutical industry updates.

FDA Approval / Drug Development / Public Health Policy

Best for: Biotech executives, investors, and public health analysts.

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Andy Slavitt

Payers & Insurance

Founder and General Partner, Town Hall Ventures

Shares high-level national policy analysis, reform ideas for government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and investments targeting underserved populations.

health policy / Medicare and Medicaid / healthcare investment / public health

Best for: Policy makers and healthcare investment professionals

Christina Farr

Christina Farr

Founders & Operators

Health Tech Investor and Writer, Second Opinion Media

Get insider perspectives on health tech venture funding, emerging startups, and clinical technology trends from a veteran digital health journalist turned investor.

Digital Health / Venture Capital / Health Tech Investing

Best for: Early stage founders and health tech venture capitalists.

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Dario Amodei

Pharma & Life Sciences

Co-Founder and CEO, Anthropic

Leads Anthropic as it expands Claude from general-purpose AI into healthcare, scientific research and life sciences workflows.

Frontier AI / Scientific AI / AI Safety

Best for: AI researchers and life sciences executives

Daphne Koller

Daphne Koller, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Founder and CEO, insitro

Explores how advanced machine learning can transform drug discovery and clinical development, sharing key updates on predictive biology and therapeutic design.

Machine Learning / Drug Discovery / Computational Biology

Best for: AI researchers and computer-aided drug discovery specialists

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David A. Ricks

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chair and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company

Leads Lilly through one of the strongest periods in modern pharma, from incretins to targeted oncology.

Oncology / Drug development / Biopharma strategy

Best for: Readers tracking big pharma strategy and pipeline decisions.

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CEO, SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan

Offers candid commentary on health system reform, systemic waste, leadership ethics, and the practical challenges of transitioning to value-based care models.

healthcare leadership / value-based care / clinical operations

Best for: Healthcare executives and system leaders

Mark McClellan

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD

Policy & Regulation

Director, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy

Provides authoritative discussions on payment models, healthcare delivery reform, and real-world evidence. He offers insights into policies advancing health equity and high-value care systems.

Payment Reform / Healthcare Quality / Real-World Evidence

Best for: Healthcare economists and system administrators.

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Bruce Booth, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Partner, Atlas Venture

Offers detailed, data-driven analysis of biotech venture capital trends, early-stage drug development, and the financial ecosystem supporting new therapeutics.

Biotech Investing / Drug Discovery / Venture Capital

Best for: Biotech founders, venture capitalists, and life sciences executives

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Aaron Carroll, MD, MS

Health Systems

President and CEO, AcademyHealth

Translates complex health policy and health services research into clear, evidence-based insights, debunking common medical myths and discussing system reform.

health services research / evidence-based medicine / health policy

Best for: Researchers and health policy students

Daniel Kraft

Daniel Kraft, MD

MedTech & Devices

Founder, NextMed Health

Highlights exponential technologies in health, including wearable devices, artificial intelligence, and remote diagnostics, with an emphasis on clinical integration.

Digital Medicine / Medical Devices / AI in Health

Best for: Clinicians, engineers, and digital health strategists.

Aneesh Chopra

Aneesh Chopra, MPP

Founders & Operators

President, CareJourney

Learn from the former United States Chief Technology Officer about healthcare data sharing, regulatory compliance, and value-based care technology.

Healthcare Policy / Interoperability / Open Data

Best for: Policy makers and health data scientists.

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Albert Bourla, DVM, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer

Follow him for corporate updates, thoughts on scientific breakthroughs, global health initiatives, and executive leadership insights directly from the helm of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.

vaccine development / pharmaceutical innovation / global health equity

Best for: Pharma executives and healthcare industry watchers

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Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Professor of Chemistry and Nobel Laureate, Stanford University

Offers an engaging window into high level chemistry research, drug development startups, diversity in science, and celebration of academic breakthroughs.

bioorthogonal chemistry / therapeutic discovery / academic biotech

Best for: Life science researchers and chemistry students

Farzad Mostashari

Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM

Policy & Regulation

Co-Founder and CEO, Aledade

Offers invaluable analysis on healthcare delivery reform, value-based care policy, and primary care enablement. He regularly shares practical advice on navigating Medicare rules and clinical workflows.

Value-Based Care / Medicare Reform / Primary Care Policy

Best for: Primary care clinicians and digital health operators.

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Co-CEO, Guardant Health

Co-leads the company whose blood test now guides treatment selection for Lilly's Inluriyo combination.

Liquid biopsy / Precision oncology / Companion diagnostics

Best for: Readers following liquid biopsy and precision oncology.

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Joe Mullings

MedTech & Devices

Chairman and CEO, The Mullings Group

Provides deep-dive perspective on global medtech hiring trends, organizational culture, and strategic leadership development within the medical device industry.

Medtech Hiring / Talent Acquisition / Industry Trends

Best for: Medtech executives, hiring managers, and industry job seekers.

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Lucien Engelen

MedTech & Devices

CEO, Transform.Health

Presents global perspectives on the convergence of healthcare, consumer technology, and medical devices, focusing on patient-centric digital transformations.

Digital Health / Medical Technology / Future of Care

Best for: Healthcare futurists, policymakers, and medical device innovators.

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Nikhil Krishnan

Founders & Operators

Founder, Out-of-Pocket

Readers receive witty, clear breakdowns of healthcare business models, complex industry dynamics, and digital health trends without the jargon.

Digital Health / Healthcare Economics / Health Tech Strategy

Best for: Digital health entrepreneurs and business analysts.

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Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer, Advocate Health

Shares forward-looking perspectives on integrating digital tools, artificial intelligence, and strategic partnerships within large-scale hospital networks and health systems.

health IT / digital transformation / clinical innovation

Best for: Hospital innovators and technology vendors

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Katalin Karikó, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Professor and Nobel Laureate, University of Szeged

She posts inspiring reflections on her career long research into mRNA technology, developments in molecular biology, and international collaboration in sciences.

mRNA research / biotechnology history / scientific perseverance

Best for: Research scientists and biotechnology students

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Kavita Patel, MD, MS

Policy & Regulation

Venture Partner and Nonresident Fellow, Brookings Institution

Follow for expert breakdowns of healthcare legislative reform, physician payment policies, and community medicine programs. She delivers pragmatic updates on federal health programs and policy implementation.

Healthcare Reform / Medicare Policy / Physician Payments

Best for: Health policy researchers and clinical executives.

Micky Tripathi

Micky Tripathi, PhD

Policy & Regulation

National Coordinator for Health IT, HHS Office of the National Coordinator

He provides authoritative updates on national electronic health record interoperability standards, health IT policies, and federal digital health strategies aiming to improve patient access.

Interoperability / Health IT Standards / Patient Data Access

Best for: Health IT developers and clinical informatics leaders.

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Stéphane Bancel

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chief Executive Officer, Moderna

Offers updates on the progress of mRNA pipelines, biotechnology scaling challenges, and his vision for the future of personalized medicine and vaccine development.

mRNA technology / biotech scaleup / preventative medicine

Best for: Biotech founders, investors, and mRNA enthusiasts

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Health Economist and Advisor, THINK-Health

Delivers comprehensive analyses of the consumerization of healthcare, economic shifts affecting patients, and the evolving role of retail health in modern medicine.

health economics / digital health / consumer health trends

Best for: Health planners and market researchers

Julie Yoo

Julie Yoo

Founders & Operators

General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Access top-tier venture capital insights on how emerging technology is reshaping healthcare infrastructure, payer systems, and daily clinical workflows.

Venture Capital / Digital Health Strategy / Generative AI in Health

Best for: Founders seeking venture capital and enterprise buyers.

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Co-CEO, Guardant Health

Co-CEO steering Guardant's expansion from therapy selection into cancer screening.

Liquid biopsy / Diagnostics / Oncology screening

Best for: Readers tracking the diagnostics business.

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Daniel Skovronsky, MD, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chief Scientific Officer, Eli Lilly and Company

The scientist behind Lilly's pipeline, including the EMBER-3 programme behind the Inluriyo approval.

Drug discovery / Oncology / Clinical development

Best for: Readers who follow how big pharma R&D portfolios are built.

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Deena Shakir

Venture Capital

General Partner, Lux Capital

Deena shares regular updates on health tech funding, intersectional investments in women's health, and actionable advice for early-stage founders navigating the healthcare venture ecosystem.

Digital Health / Femtech / Venture Capital

Best for: Early-stage digital health founders seeking venture insights

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Mario Schlosser

Founders & Operators

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Oscar Health

Follow the tech developments of a pioneering consumer insurance brand, including how AI is actively streamlining insurance operations and member workflows.

Health Insurance Technology / Generative AI / Consumer Health

Best for: Insurtech developers and health plan executives.

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Rainer Blair

Life sciences and diagnostics

President and CEO, Danaher Corporation

Leads Danaher, parent of Cepheid, Beckman Coulter and Leica Biosystems.

Diagnostics / Life sciences tools

Best for: Readers tracking diagnostics and life sciences tools

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Vas Narasimhan, MD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chief Executive Officer, Novartis

He shares highly engaging behind the scenes video updates, insights on drug manufacturing, leadership lessons, and perspectives on how digital transformation is changing medicine.

drug development / healthcare leadership / gene therapy

Best for: Life sciences leaders and aspiring healthcare executives

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Luciana Borio, MD

Policy & Regulation

Venture Partner, ARCH Venture Partners

Provides expert insights on global health security, FDA drug regulation, and pandemic preparedness. Her posts offer deep analysis of national health policies and medical countermeasures.

FDA Drug Regulation / Biosecurity / Pandemic Preparedness

Best for: Healthcare investors, biosecurity analysts, and policy makers.

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Colin Hung

Health Systems

Co-Founder, Healthcare IT Today

Covers daily developments in health information technology, offering commentary on operational efficiency, administrative workflows, and digital patient engagement solutions.

health IT / patient engagement / healthcare marketing

Best for: IT staff and healthcare marketers

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Dr. Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil

Founders & Operators

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Cityblock Health

Learn how to build and scale health systems designed for marginalized populations, integrating community-based care models with modern digital infrastructure.

Medicaid Strategy / Health Equity / Value-Based Care

Best for: Leaders in health equity and public sector healthcare.

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Joseph Kvedar, MD

Research & Academia

Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Expert perspectives on digital health integration, virtual care adoption models, and clinical research regarding the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring technologies.

Digital Health / Telehealth / Virtual Care

Best for: Clinicians and virtual care providers

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Luke Timmerman

Journalism & Analysis

Founder and Editor, Timmerman Report

Provides indepth, investigative journalism and industry newsletters highlighting biotechnology startups, drug discovery pipelines, and investment patterns in the life sciences sector.

Biotechnology / Pharmaceuticals / Life Sciences

Best for: Biotech executives and life sciences investors

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Marshall Allen

Payers & Insurance

Founder, Allen Health Academy

Educates consumers and employers on how to challenge insurance denials, decipher complex medical bills, and navigate the opaque financial practices of the US payer system.

medical billing / insurance denials / patient advocacy / healthcare costs

Best for: Patient advocates and benefit coordinators

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Matthew Herper

Pharma & Life Sciences

Senior Writer, Medicine, STAT

Widely regarded as one of the premier journalists in medicine and biotech, providing sharp, objective analysis of clinical trial results and pharmaceutical policy decisions.

biotech journalism / clinical trial data / FDA approvals

Best for: Anyone wanting unbiased analysis of biotech developments

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Surbhi Sarna

MedTech & Devices

Partner, Y Combinator

Shares practical advice on building bio and medtech startups, navigating early-stage regulatory strategies, and securing venture capital funding.

Medtech Investing / Healthcare Startups / Women's Health

Best for: Early-stage bio and medtech entrepreneurs.

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Vijay Pande, PhD

Venture Capital

General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Vijay provides visionary thoughts on how biology is transitioning into an information science, focusing on machine learning in drug discovery and computing applied to health.

BioTech / AI in Medicine / Healthcare Software

Best for: Researchers and founders combining biology with computing

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Bob Kocher, MD

Payers & Insurance

Partner, Venrock

Discusses policy developments, value-based care reimbursement structures, and investment opportunities in technologies that bridge the gap between payers and providers.

venture capital / value-based care / healthcare policy / payer tech

Best for: Venture capitalists and health tech entrepreneurs

Dr. Geeta Nayyar

Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA

Founders & Operators

Healthcare Executive and Consultant, TecCentric

Gain key insights into clinician adoption of digital health tools, consumer health engagement, and the integration of AI in clinical practice.

Digital Health / Medical Informatics / Health Communication

Best for: Clinical leaders and digital product developers.

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Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Founder and Co-CEO, Insilico Medicine

Provides regular updates on the application of generative AI to chemistry and biology, clinical trial milestones, and longevity research.

Generative AI / Longevity Research / Drug Discovery

Best for: AI engineers, medicinal chemists, and biotech entrepreneurs

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Bertalan Meskó, PhD

MedTech & Devices

Director, The Medical Futurist Institute

Insights into emerging medical technologies, AI in medicine, and future clinical tools with a highly visual, structured analysis of consumer health tech.

Medical AI / Wearables / Future of Medicine

Best for: Clinicians and designers building future medical devices.

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Derek Lowe, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Director of Chemical Biology and Author, Novartis

He writes the highly respected blog In the Pipeline, offering deep technical analyses of organic chemistry, drug candidate failures, and the realities of modern drug discovery.

medicinal chemistry / drug discovery / clinical trials

Best for: Medicinal chemists and drug discovery researchers

Halle Tecco

Halle Tecco, MBA

Design & Product

Founder and Digital Health Investor, Rock Health

Halle provides a masterclass in healthtech commercialization, sharing thoughts on clinical efficacy, digital therapeutics product design, and direct to consumer health strategy.

digital health products / women's health / healthtech investing

Best for: Healthtech entrepreneurs and product innovators

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Hemant Taneja

Venture Capital

CEO and Managing Director, General Catalyst

Offers strategic perspectives on restructuring the healthcare system through the concept of health assurance, focusing on preventative, accessible, and affordable digital health technologies.

Health Assurance / Healthcare AI / Responsible Innovation

Best for: Healthcare executives and digital health founders.

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John Nosta

MedTech & Devices

Founder and President, NostaLab

Thought-provoking commentary on how exponential technologies, from wearable sensors to artificial intelligence, are reshaping the future of clinical medicine and consumer health.

Digital Health / Medical Devices / Generative AI

Best for: Tech enthusiasts and health system leaders.

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Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD

Research & Academia

Professor and Center Director, University of California, San Francisco

Shares data driven research on electronic health record systems, health information exchange policies, and the measurable impact of technology on clinician burnout.

Electronic Health Records / Health IT Policy / Informatics Research

Best for: Health IT policymakers and clinical researchers

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Jared S. Taylor

Journalism & Analysis

Founder and Host, Slice of Healthcare

Jared provides regular updates and interviews with leading digital health founders, offering listeners a direct look at the startups driving modern healthcare innovation.

health tech startups / digital health / founder interviews

Best for: Healthcare entrepreneurs and early stage investors.

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Cheryl Pegus, MD

Payers & Insurance

Managing Director, Morgan Health

Offers authoritative views on clinical strategy, employer-sponsored benefits, health equity, and scaling clinical solutions across major population health networks.

employer health benefits / clinical integration / health equity / population health

Best for: Employer benefit managers and population health strategists

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Dr. Jennifer Schneider, MD, MS

Founders & Operators

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Homeward Health

Read practical commentary on deploying technology-enabled care in underserved markets, value-based healthcare delivery, and startup scaling strategies.

Rural Healthcare / Value-Based Care / Digital Health

Best for: Rural healthcare providers and digital health executives.

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John Maraganore, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Founder and Principal, JMaraganore Consulting

Shares valuable executive-level mentorship, insights on biotech corporate governance, and expert perspectives on the next generation of genomic and molecular therapies.

RNA Interference / Biotech Leadership / Drug Development

Best for: Biotech executives, drug developers, and researchers

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Andrew Toy

Payers & Insurance

Chief Executive Officer, Clover Health

Provides detailed commentary on how proprietary software platforms can improve clinical decision-making within Medicare Advantage plans and lower overall costs.

Medicare Advantage / health technology / payer platforms / data science

Best for: Technology leaders in the payer sector

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Emil Kakkis, MD, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Founder, President and CEO, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

Leads Ultragenyx’s development of therapies for rare and ultrarare diseases, including the approved MPS IIIA gene therapy Fayuvi.

Rare Disease / Gene Therapy / Drug Development

Best for: Rare-disease founders and drug developers

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Associate Professor, MIT

Readers get detailed insights on machine learning robustness, algorithmic fairness in clinical datasets, and academic research focused on equitable health technology development.

Machine Learning Robustness / Algorithmic Fairness / Clinical Datasets

Best for: Computer scientists and medical ethics professionals.

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Matthew Holt

Founders & Operators

Publisher and Co-Founder, The Health Care Blog

Offers critical analysis of healthcare industry movements, digital health startups, and major policy transformations across the global ecosystem.

Digital Health / Health Care Reform / Industry Analysis

Best for: Industry analysts and healthcare strategy professionals.

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Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

MedTech & Devices

Co-Founder, Highlander Health

High-level insights on leveraging real-world evidence, optimizing clinical trial infrastructure, and integrating digital tools to accelerate drug and device development.

Real World Evidence / Clinical Trials / Digital Health Tech

Best for: Clinical trial designers and health tech policy researchers.

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Atul Butte, MD, PhD

Research & Academia

Director of Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco

He offers expert commentary on translation of biomedical big data into diagnostics and therapeutics, providing valuable updates on computational health research and biotechnology trends.

clinical informatics / big data / precision medicine

Best for: Biomedical researchers and computational health data scientists.

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Brad Loncar

Pharma & Life Sciences

CEO, Loncar Investments

Offers real-time commentary on biotechnology stock markets, clinical trial readouts, and global pharmaceutical industry trends, including a strong focus on Chinese biotech.

Biotech Investing / Cancer Immunotherapy / Global Pharma

Best for: Public market biotech investors and industry analysts

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Director of Stanford AIMI Center, Stanford University

Readers get research insights on medical imaging AI, updates on academic radiology AI evaluations, and regular summaries of the field's clinical safety benchmarks.

Medical Imaging AI / Clinical Validation / Radiology Research

Best for: Radiologists and medical imaging AI researchers.

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General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Vineeta discusses the intersection of biotechnology, clinical medicine, and artificial intelligence, offering clinical and venture perspectives on the future of data-driven therapeutics.

BioTech / Digital Health / AI in Medicine

Best for: BioTech and clinical AI innovators

Blake Madden

Blake Madden

Journalism & Analysis

Founder and Creator, Hospitalogy

Delivers deep-dive newsletters and financial analysis focusing on healthcare mergers, hospital system trends, and corporate strategy within the broader healthcare services market.

Healthcare M&A / Hospital Systems / Healthcare Finance

Best for: Healthcare finance professionals and strategists

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Carolyn Witte

Design & Product

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tia

Carolyn discusses the intersection of physical and digital product design in women's health, detailing how to build trusted, patient centered hybrid care experiences.

women's health / hybrid care design / clinical products

Best for: Developers of hybrid and women's health products

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Lynne Chou O'Keefe

Venture Capital

Founder and Managing Partner, Define Ventures

Lynne provides deep strategic guidance on building sustainable digital health enterprises, market positioning, and how startups can successfully partner with payers and providers.

Digital Health / Venture Capital / Healthcare Enterprise

Best for: Enterprise digital health executives and founders

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Marcus Osborne, MBA

Payers & Insurance

Venture Partner, SpringTide Ventures

Analyzes trends in payer-provider integration, retail healthcare delivery, and how early-stage health tech businesses can successfully establish distribution partnerships with insurance payers.

retail health / payer partnerships / value-based care

Best for: Healthtech startups and retail health operators

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Nathan C. Frey, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Life Sciences Research Lead, Anthropic

Former Coefficient Bio co-founder leading drug discovery and development research within Anthropic’s expanding life sciences group.

Drug Discovery / Generative Biology / Foundation Models

Best for: Computational biology and drug discovery teams

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Niall Brennan, MPP

Payers & Insurance

Senior Vice President, Clarify Health

Provides data-driven commentary on healthcare price transparency, Medicare spending, and how analytical tools help health plans optimize cost and quality metrics.

healthcare transparency / Medicare data / payment policy

Best for: Policy researchers and healthcare data analysts

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Peter Kolchinsky, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Managing Partner, RA Capital Management

Writes extensively on drug pricing policy, patent ecosystems, biotech capital markets, and the societal value of pharmaceutical innovation.

Biotech Policy / Drug Pricing / Venture Capital

Best for: Healthcare policy analysts, biotech executives, and investors

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Executive in Residence, General Catalyst

Delivers vision-driven commentary on health system transformation, combining his past experience as a health system CEO with current venture capital initiatives to reform delivery.

Health System Transformation / Digital Health / Creative Disruption

Best for: Hospital leaders and healthtech entrepreneurs.

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Suchi Saria, PhD

Clinical AI

Founder and CEO, Bayesian Health

Readers learn about real-world clinical AI deployment, methods for reducing diagnostic errors, and building reliable artificial intelligence tools for critical care environments.

Diagnostic AI / Critical Care / AI Product Development

Best for: Digital health founders and intensive care clinicians.

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Associate Professor of Health Policy, UC Berkeley

Followers receive rigorous analysis of algorithmic bias in healthcare, evaluations of clinical machine learning models, and methods to make clinical algorithms more equitable.

Algorithmic Bias / Machine Learning Equity / Clinical Policy

Best for: Health policy researchers and clinical data scientists.

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Principal Research Scientist, MIT

Readers receive global perspectives on clinical database transparency, machine learning bias, and international research collaborations utilizing open-source medical data resources.

Open-Science Data / Global Clinical AI / Algorithmic Transparency

Best for: Open-science advocates and global health researchers.

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Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD

Payers & Insurance

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Grapevine Health

Focuses on how Medicaid programs and payer policies impact underserved urban communities, emphasizing the crucial role of health literacy and localized patient engagement.

Medicaid / health literacy / community health / digital health

Best for: Medicaid operators and community health advocates

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Chief Medical Officer, Nuance Communications

Followers gain industry perspectives on generative AI in medicine, enterprise-scale healthcare cloud computing tools, and translation of research into clinical products.

Generative Healthcare AI / Enterprise Health Technology / Product Translation

Best for: Digital health developers and technology leaders.

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Doug Brown

Journalism & Analysis

Founder, Black Book Research

Follow for survey-based intelligence on healthcare technology adoption, nursing workflows, cyber risk and provider operations.

Healthcare IT / Clinical AI / Hospital operations

Best for: Healthcare IT and hospital leaders

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Craig Lipset, MPH

Pharma & Life Sciences

Founder and Advisor, Clinical Innovation Partners

Delivers deep insights into the modernization of clinical trials, decentralization strategies, digital health tools, and patient advocacy integration in drug development.

Clinical Trials / Decentralized Trials / Patient Centricity

Best for: Clinical trial operations managers and digital health innovators

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David Albert, MD

MedTech & Devices

Founder and Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor

Practical and regulatory insights on building FDA-cleared medical hardware, digital ECG technologies, and the translation of consumer tech into clinical diagnostics.

Digital Cardiology / Remote Monitoring / FDA Regulation

Best for: Medtech entrepreneurs and biomedical engineers.

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Hal Wolf

Health Systems

President and CEO, HIMSS

He provides updates on global healthcare standards, international health information technology policy, and digital transformation initiatives across health systems.

Global Health IT / Digital Transformation / Health Policy

Best for: Global health IT leaders and policy makers

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Harry Glorikian

Journalism & Analysis

Author, Speaker, and Podcaster, Harry Glorikian

Harry shares deep insights into how artificial intelligence, diagnostics, and data analytics are reshaping precision medicine and clinical workflows.

healthcare AI / diagnostics / precision medicine

Best for: AI developers and clinical researchers.

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John Lynn

Journalism & Analysis

Founder and Chief Editor, Healthcare IT Today

Offers practical reporting and commentary on hospital IT infrastructure, electronic health record workflows, and digital health software implementations in clinical settings.

Electronic Health Records / Healthcare IT / Digital Health

Best for: Health system IT leaders and vendors

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Lukas Saari

Clinical AI

CEO and Co-founder, Tandem Health

Building Europe's best funded clinical AI operating system after a $100M Series B.

Ambient AI / Clinical documentation / European HealthTech

Best for: Readers tracking European clinical AI and sovereign health data.

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Missy Krasner

Design & Product

Venture Chair, Redesign Health

Missy shares veteran insights on building health startups from scratch, focusing on product market fit, consumer health design, and platform scaling.

digital health / product innovation / venture building

Best for: Early stage digital health product managers

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Chief Data Scientist, Stanford Health Care

Followers receive academic and practical perspectives on using electronic health record data to train clinical AI models, safe deployment strategies, and health AI governance.

Clinical Data Science / Informatics / AI Deployment Governance

Best for: Informatics professionals and clinical data scientists.

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Rafael Grossmann, MD

MedTech & Devices

Surgeon and Healthcare Futurist, Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Firsthand accounts from a surgeon pioneer using Google Glass and spatial computing in the operating room, detailing how VR/AR and robotics enhance patient care.

Surgical Robotics / Virtual Reality / Spatial Computing

Best for: Surgeon educators and spatial computing developers.

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Thomas Kelly, MD

Clinical AI

Co-founder and CEO, Heidi Health

Co-founded Heidi Health, one of the fastest growing ambient AI platforms for clinicians.

Ambient AI / Clinical documentation

Best for: Readers following ambient clinical AI

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Andrew Hopkins, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Founder and CEO, Exscientia

Offers visionary leadership perspectives on automated drug design, automated chemistry, and using patient-tissue-led platforms for oncology clinical trials.

AI Drug Design / Precision Oncology / Automated Chemistry

Best for: Computational chemists and precision medicine advocates

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Euan Ashley, MD, PhD

Research & Academia

Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Stanford University

He delivers breakthroughs in medical genetics, genomic sequencing, and precision medicine, illustrating how digital health tools help diagnose rare and undiagnosed genetic diseases.

genomics / precision medicine / rare diseases

Best for: Genetics researchers and precision medicine advocates.

Harvey Castro

Strategic Advisor and Author, Harvey Castro LLC

Discusses the integration of generative AI and automation tools into clinical workflows, advising how hospital systems can adopt new tech safely and efficiently.

artificial intelligence / clinical workflows / digital health

Best for: Clinical administrators and AI developers

Lisa Suennen

Lisa Suennen

Founders & Operators

Managing Partner, Venture Valkyrie Consulting

Get honest and highly experienced commentary on digital health investments, corporate governance, and complex business realities from a veteran healthcare venture capitalist.

Venture Capital / Digital Health / Healthcare Operations

Best for: Health tech executives and venture capital professionals.

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Michael Greeley

Venture Capital

General Partner, Flare Capital Partners

Michael shares executive level reflections on market consolidation, syndication strategies, and long term technological shifts within healthcare IT and technology enabled services.

Digital Health / Health Tech Investing / Venture Capital

Best for: Late-stage digital health founders and syndicators

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Stephen Kraus

Venture Capital

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Shares deep analysis on the intersection of healthcare services and software, detailing what it takes to build sustainable, high-impact digital health companies in a complex market.

Digital Health / Healthcare Services / Venture Investing

Best for: Healthcare operators and investment professionals.

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Bijan Salehizadeh, MD

Venture Capital

Managing Partner, NaviMed Capital

Offers a unique perspective combining clinical training with private equity experience, providing sharp commentary on healthcare economics, federal policies, and market consolidation trends.

Healthcare Policy / Private Equity / Digital Health

Best for: Policy analysts, healthcare investors, and clinicians.

SK

Steve Kraus

Venture Capital

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Steve offers seasoned perspectives on the commercialization of digital health technologies, structural challenges in the US healthcare system, and deep analyses of public market health tech trends.

Healthcare IT / Digital Health / Venture Capital

Best for: Healthcare investors and policy analysts

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Taylor Justice

Payers & Insurance

Co-Founder and President, Unite Us

Explores how health plans can address the social determinants of health through software systems that coordinate care between medical providers and social services.

social determinants of health / payer-provider integration / care coordination

Best for: Managed care directors and social health coordinators

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Eric Kauderer-Abrams, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Head of Biology and Life Sciences, Anthropic

Leads Anthropic’s biology and life sciences work, connecting frontier models with practical scientific research and development workflows.

Life Sciences AI / Biology / Scientific Computing

Best for: Life sciences AI builders and researchers

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Eugene Borukhovich

Digital Therapeutics

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, YourCoach Health

Eugene hosts discussions and posts extensively about the digital health ecosystem, including how digital coaching and digital therapeutics intersect to improve patient outcomes.

Digital Health coaching / Health Tech Startups / DTx Integration

Best for: Healthcare entrepreneurs and digital coaches

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Jessica DaMassa

Journalism & Analysis

Executive Producer and Host, WTF Health

Features video interviews with leading digital health founders, executives, and investors, offering timely updates on business strategies and market trends across the healthtech ecosystem.

Digital Health / Healthtech Startups / Interviews

Best for: Healthtech startups and venture capital investors

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Lygeia Ricciardi, EdM

Design & Product

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AdaRose

Lygeia is a pioneer in patient facing health technology, offering valuable perspectives on consumer health privacy, patient engagement design, and personal empowerment tools.

consumer health tech / patient engagement / digital wellness

Best for: Patient engagement and consumer health creators

TC

Thomas Clozel, MD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Co-Founder and CEO, Owkin

Discusses how federated learning and artificial intelligence can optimize clinical trials, discover new biomarkers, and advance precision oncology.

AI in Oncology / Precision Medicine / Federated Learning

Best for: Oncologists, data scientists, and pharmaceutical researchers

DC

Dave Chase

Payers & Insurance

Co-Founder, Health Rosetta

Delivers research and perspectives on restructuring employer-sponsored health insurance to reduce administrative waste and direct more resources toward primary care delivery models.

employer-sponsored insurance / benefits optimization / primary care payment

Best for: Benefits managers and self-insured employers

JR

Jay Rughani

Venture Capital

Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Jay highlights the fundamental plumbing of healthcare technology, focusing on data interoperability, back office software automation, and infrastructure investments that enable modern care delivery.

Healthcare Infrastructure / API / Software

Best for: Health tech infrastructure developers and SaaS founders

KS

Chief Health AI Officer, UC San Diego Health

Readers get updates on clinical AI governance, practical advice on deploying machine learning tools at the bedside, and critical evaluations of health technology.

Clinical AI Governance / Bedside Implementation / EHR Integration

Best for: Clinical informaticians and hospital IT leaders.

LB

Lisa Bari, MBA, MPH

Health Systems

CEO, Civitas for Health

Provides expert analysis on healthcare policy, health data exchange standards, and public health infrastructure, bridging the gap between federal regulations and local implementation.

health policy / interoperability / data exchange

Best for: Policy analysts and digital health operators

AB

Ambar Bhattacharyya

Venture Capital

Managing Director, Maverick Ventures

Provides candid observations on digital health valuations, investment trends, and long-term sector dynamics, backed by years of experience in early and growth-stage healthcare investing.

Digital Health / Healthcare IT / Growth Stage Investing

Best for: Growth-stage healthtech founders and venture capital peers.

BP

Bakul Patel

MedTech & Devices

Senior Director, Global Digital Health Strategy, Google

Authoritative analysis of digital health regulations, software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD) frameworks, and AI standards from the former Director of Digital Health at the FDA.

Digital Health Policy / Software as a Medical Device / AI Regulation

Best for: Regulatory affairs professionals and software developers.

CB

Charlie Bullock

Digital Health

CEO and Co-founder, Scan.com

Scaled Scan.com into a $220M funded imaging marketplace across the UK and US.

Medical imaging / Marketplaces / Patient access

Best for: Readers interested in diagnostic access and marketplace models.

GG

Glen Gowers, PhD

AI drug design

Co-founder and CEO, Basecamp Research

Co-founded Basecamp Research, which raised a $140M Series C in September 2026.

Foundation models / Cell therapy

Best for: Readers tracking AI-designed medicines

KD

Chief Data Science Officer, Mass General Brigham

Readers obtain deep insights into enterprise AI deployment in large hospital networks, clinical validation frameworks, and national policies on imaging AI standards.

Enterprise AI / Clinical Imaging Standards / Healthcare Quality

Best for: Health system executives and imaging technologists.

MP

Chief Data Scientist, Duke Health

Followers get authoritative updates on health AI evaluation frameworks, algorithm registry standards, and institutional governance structures designed to ensure safe, equitable AI.

AI Evaluation Standards / Health Algorithm Registries / Responsible AI

Best for: Healthcare compliance officers and AI governance leads.

MC

Michael Chernew, PhD

Payers & Insurance

Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

Delivers academic and policy-grounded insights on payment reform, health economics, and the structures of Medicare reimbursement models.

payment reform / health economics / Medicare policy / value-based purchasing

Best for: Health economists and policy analysts

SL

Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD

Digital Therapeutics

Chief Medical Officer, Click Therapeutics

Dr. Lakhan shares clinical perspectives on the intersection of neurology, psychiatry, and software-driven medical interventions. He details how digital therapeutics are validated and prescribed.

Neurotherapeutics / Digital Medicine / Clinical Trials

Best for: Clinicians and clinical trial managers

AJ

Alyssa Jaffee

Design & Product

Partner, 7wireVentures

She regularly posts analysis on digital health investment trends, focusing on startups that design highly engaging, patient centered software and clinical tools.

digital health investments / consumer health / product market fit

Best for: Founders seeking product market fit insights

GL

Giovanni Lauricella

MedTech & Devices

Managing Partner, LifeScience vertical

Shares direct insights into the medtech fundraising landscape, investment trends, and strategies for medical device companies preparing for seed and Series A rounds.

Medtech Fundraising / Venture Capital / Executive Search

Best for: Startup founders seeking funding and advisory connections.

IK

Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD

Research & Academia

Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School

Provides deep academic perspectives on the integration of artificial intelligence in medicine, clinical genomics, and the evolution of health informatics platforms.

Precision Medicine / Medical AI / Biomedical Informatics

Best for: Bioinformatics researchers and medical AI engineers

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Scott Nelson

MedTech & Devices

Founder, Medsider

Interviews prominent medical device founders and executives, sharing proven tactics on product development, fundraising, and regulatory paths to market.

Medtech Startups / Product Development / Regulatory Approval

Best for: Early-stage medical device founders and product managers.

SK

Simon Kos, MD

Founders & Operators

Chief Medical Officer, Heidi Health

Brings clinical leadership experience from Microsoft and Heidi to discussions about ambient AI, health system adoption and responsible clinical technology.

Clinical AI / Digital health / Health systems

Best for: Clinical AI and health system leaders

TG

Thomas Goetz, MPH

Design & Product

Co-Founder and Author, Iodine

He shares deep insights on how data design and clear communications can improve healthcare decisions, leveraging his extensive experience in consumer health products.

health communication / consumer UX / data visualization

Best for: UX designers and healthcare communicators

BK

Brendan Keeler

Health Systems

Health Tech Writer and Product Leader, Flexpa

Offers highly technical yet accessible breakdowns of health IT standards, EHR integration, and APIs, helping developers navigate the complex healthcare data ecosystem.

interoperability / electronic health records / health APIs

Best for: Software engineers and product managers

DS

David Shaywitz, MD, PhD

Journalism & Analysis

Founder, Astounding HealthTech

Publishes insightful essays and commentaries exploring the intersection of digital technology, biopharmaceutical research, and the real-world clinical application of medicine.

Digital Health / Biopharma / Healthcare R&D

Best for: Biopharma executives and clinical research leaders

AJ

Alicia Jackson, PhD

Policy & Regulation

Director, ARPA-H

Leads ARPA-H and its high-risk health research portfolio, including programs advancing computational and non-animal approaches to drug development.

Biomedical innovation / Drug development / Federal research

Best for: Health policy and research leaders

AM

Andy Molnar

Digital Therapeutics

Chief Executive Officer, Digital Therapeutics Alliance

He provides regular updates on digital therapeutics legislation, payer coverage decisions, and efforts to integrate clinically validated software into mainstream healthcare.

DTx Advocacy / Healthcare Policy / Market Access

Best for: Market access leads and digital health founders

AA

Chief Information and Digital Health Officer, UC Davis Health

Follow him for updates on digital medicine validation, health system innovation, and clinical trials using advanced digital tools and artificial intelligence.

Digital Medicine / Clinical Innovation / Digital Therapeutics

Best for: Clinical innovators and digital medicine developers

DW

Daisy Wolf

Venture Capital

Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Daisy shares regular insights on primary care models, technology enabled clinical services, and the evolving structural needs of patient care delivery platforms.

Digital Health / Care Delivery / Venture Capital

Best for: Care delivery founders and operations experts

JM

James Mault, MD

MedTech & Devices

Founder and CEO, BioIntelliSense

Expert perspectives on transitioning care from hospitals to homes through scalable, medical-grade wearable sensors and continuous monitoring algorithms.

Remote Patient Monitoring / Wearable Sensors / Clinical AI

Best for: Health system executives and remote care providers.

JP

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

Design & Product

Healthcare Designer and Consultant, Jay Parkinson Consulting

He offers a clinician designer perspective on digital health, critiquing current telemedicine UX and sharing frameworks for building patient centered digital clinics.

service design / primary care / user experience

Best for: Designers building virtual care products

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Kelly Huang, PhD

MedTech & Devices

Chief Executive Officer, Elucid

Leads Elucid and the commercial rollout of Plaque-IQ, an FDA-cleared, histology-validated plaque analysis tool reimbursable under Category I CPT code 75577.

Cardiovascular AI / Plaque imaging / Medical reimbursement

Best for: Cardiovascular imaging and medtech leaders

KD

Kyle Diamantas, JD

Policy & Regulation

Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, US Food and Drug Administration

Leads the FDA as it updates regulations supporting validated non-animal and computational methods in nonclinical development.

FDA policy / Regulation / Nonclinical testing

Best for: Regulatory and life sciences leaders

MF

Mallory Factor

Pharma & Life Sciences

Executive Chairman and Co-founder, IntraBio

Co-founded the company that won FDA approval for the first ataxia treatment in ataxia telangiectasia.

Rare disease / Orphan drugs / Neurology

Best for: Readers following rare disease drug development.

MA

Mary Anne Heino

Pharma & Life Sciences

Executive Chairperson and Interim CEO, Lantheus

Follow for leadership perspective on radiopharmaceutical diagnostics and therapeutics, including Lantheus product and regulatory milestones.

Radiopharmaceuticals / Life sciences leadership / Oncology

Best for: Life sciences operators and investors

ME

Monir El Azzouzi

MedTech & Devices

Medical Device Consultant, Easy Medical Device

Simplifies complex medical device regulations, including EU MDR and FDA pathways, providing regular updates and educational resources for quality assurance professionals.

Quality Management / MDR Regulation / FDA Compliance

Best for: Regulatory affairs and quality assurance medtech professionals.

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Naomi Fried, PhD

MedTech & Devices

Founder and CEO, PharmStars

Insights into how digital medicine and therapeutic devices can partner with pharmaceutical giants, sharing practical advice on acceleration and clinical validation.

Digital Therapeutics / Pharma Partnerships / Health Innovation

Best for: Digital therapeutic startup founders and pharma executives.

NW

Nicklas Westerholm

Rare disease

CEO, Egetis Therapeutics

Leads Egetis, whose Emcitate is approved for MCT8 deficiency.

Rare disease / Orphan drugs

Best for: Readers following rare disease drug development

RP

CEO and Co-founder, Graph AI

Applying explainable AI to drug safety, backed by Insight Partners and Bessemer.

Pharmacovigilance / Drug safety / Applied AI

Best for: Readers following AI in life sciences operations.

RB

Regina Barzilay, PhD

Research & Academia

Professor, AI and Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Offers updates on advanced deep learning applications in oncology, breast cancer risk assessment models, and machine learning models for early drug discovery.

Oncology AI / Drug Discovery / Deep Learning

Best for: Oncology researchers and pharmaceutical computational scientists

RW

Renee Wegrzyn, PhD

Policy & Regulation

Director, ARPA-H

Directs the federal agency funding high-risk health programs including the $62.7M ADVOCATE autonomous clinical AI initiative.

Biomedical innovation / Clinical AI policy / Federal research funding

Best for: Leaders tracking federal health innovation funding and policy

RM

Richard Marshall, MD

MedTech & Devices

Chief Medical Officer, TriSalus Life Sciences

Directs clinical development of Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery and the newly FDA-cleared TriNav Advance, expanding device reach into distal liver tumor vessels.

Interventional oncology / Liver tumors / Drug delivery

Best for: Interventional oncology and medtech leaders

SS

Samuel Stanton, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic

Former Coefficient Bio co-founder developing AI agents and experimental-design systems for scientific discovery at Anthropic.

Scientific AI / Experimental Design / Drug Discovery

Best for: Scientific AI researchers and biotech builders

SM

Shereese Maynard, MBA

Health Systems

Co-Founder and Health IT Strategist, NostraData Health

She provides expert commentary on health equity, data privacy, health information technology policy, and strategies for modernizing legacy healthcare systems.

Health Equity / Data Privacy / Health IT Strategy

Best for: Health IT professionals and data privacy advocates

TW

Ty Wang

Health Insurance

Co-Founder and CEO, Angle Health

Former Palantir engineer who led Angle Health's 600 million dollar financing at a 2.7 billion dollar valuation to scale AI-native level-funded health plans.

Health Insurance / AI Underwriting / Level-Funded Plans

Best for: Founders and operators building in employer health insurance.

NS

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Arintra

Leads Arintra and its autonomous medical coding and revenue assurance platform, backed by a 25 million dollar Series B led by Define Ventures.

Autonomous medical coding / Revenue cycle AI / Health system operations

Best for: Health system finance and revenue cycle leaders

HP

Henry Peck

MedTech & Devices

Partner, Life Science Intelligence

Offers updates on venture funding, strategic partnerships, and emerging innovations in the global medical device and life sciences sectors.

Medtech Venture Capital / Startups / Market Intelligence

Best for: Medtech investors, founders, and business development executives.

AI

Anand Iyer, PhD

Digital Therapeutics

Chief Digital Officer, Welldoc

Anand offers valuable strategies for scaling digital therapeutic solutions for chronic diseases, focusing on clinical integration, patient engagement, and reimbursement models.

Chronic Disease Management / Digital Health / DTx Commercialization

Best for: Digital health product leaders and health system executives

AC

Andy Coravos

Design & Product

Chief Executive Officer, HumanFirst

Clear analysis on how to evaluate, measure, and design digital health tools. She provides robust frameworks for clinical-grade hardware and software verification.

digital biomarkers / clinical trials / decentralized trials

Best for: Digital biomarker researchers and product developers

DM

Deven McGraw, JD, MPH

Policy & Regulation

Health Privacy and Regulatory Consultant, Devici Group

Follow for essential updates on HIPAA regulations, health data privacy laws, and patient data rights. She translates complex legal frameworks into actionable strategies for digital health teams.

HIPAA Privacy / Health Data Privacy / Data Sharing Rights

Best for: Compliance officers, lawyers, and digital health founders.

PP

Paddy Padmanabhan

Journalism & Analysis

CEO and Host, Damo Consulting

Shares research and interviews exploring how major health systems approach digital transformation, vendor selection, and the integration of artificial intelligence in care delivery.

Digital Transformation / Healthcare IT / AI in Healthcare

Best for: Hospital CIOs and IT strategists

PB

Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Arintra

Builds the AI behind Arintra's autonomous medical coding, turning clinical documentation into accurate revenue assurance across specialties.

Autonomous medical coding / Clinical documentation AI / Health system operations

Best for: Health system finance and revenue cycle leaders

SK

Sarah Kreps, PhD

Research & Academia

Director, Tech Policy Institute, Cornell University

Examines the policy implications of emerging technologies, focusing on AI regulations, public health communication, and tracking health misinformation across digital platforms.

Tech Policy / AI Regulation / Health Misinformation

Best for: Policy advisers and public health communication strategists

SL

Sungwon Lim, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Co-Founder and CEO, ImpriMed

Builds precision-oncology systems combining live patient-derived cancer-cell assays with multimodal data and AI-supported treatment insights.

Precision Oncology / Functional Testing / Multimodal AI

Best for: Precision medicine and oncology builders

AG

Anirban Gangopadhyay

Health Insurance

Co-Founder and CTO, Angle Health

Former Palantir engineer leading Angle Health's real-time claims infrastructure and automated underwriting systems.

Claims Infrastructure / Machine Learning / Health Plans

Best for: Builders interested in applying ML to claims and underwriting.

GC

Grace Cordovano, PhD, BCPA

Policy & Regulation

Board-Certified Patient Advocate, Enlightening Results

Shares critical commentary on digital health equity, information blocking rules, and patient access to records. She champions administrative burden reduction from a patient perspective.

Digital Health Equity / Information Blocking / Patient Advocacy

Best for: Patient advocates and health technology designers.

JW

Johnny Wang

GI devices

CEO, CapsoVision

Leads CapsoVision, maker of panoramic capsule endoscopy and AI Highlights.

Capsule endoscopy / Medical AI

Best for: Readers following GI diagnostics

KU

Kwame Ulmer

MedTech & Devices

Managing Partner, Ulmer Ventures

Practical guidance on navigating the FDA regulatory process, fundraising for early-stage medical device companies, and promoting diversity across the medtech ecosystem.

FDA Approval / MedTech Investing / Diversity in MedTech

Best for: Early-stage medtech founders and venture capitalists.

RP

Rebecca Pifer

Journalism & Analysis

Lead Editor, Healthcare Dive

Reports on healthcare policy developments, regulatory updates, payer movements, and legislative actions that influence business models and product development in health technology.

Healthcare Policy / Payer News / Digital Health Regulation

Best for: Policy analysts and payer executives

RS

Ruchika Singhal

MedTech & Devices

President, MedTech Color

Crucial updates on clinical trial diversity, medtech industry equity initiative, and highlights of promising medical technology startups led by diverse founders.

Medtech Innovation / Health Equity / Industry Diversity

Best for: Medical device executives and advocates for health equity.

CP

Chris Peetz

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chief Executive Officer, Mirum Pharmaceuticals

Follow the Mirum chief executive for rare-disease drug development and commercial strategy, including the zilurgisertib program for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Rare disease / Drug development / Biopharma

Best for: Rare-disease biopharma operators

GB

Giles Bruce

Journalism & Analysis

Senior IT Writer, Becker's Healthcare

Giles reports on critical technology updates, IT leadership changes, and cybersecurity challenges affecting major health systems across the United States.

healthcare IT / hospital technology / cybersecurity

Best for: Hospital IT staff and healthcare journalists.

GL

Gregory Lemberskiy, PhD

MedTech & Devices

Co-Founder and CEO, Microstructure Imaging

Leads MICSI’s work on FDA-cleared MRI and PET image processing, quantitative neuroimaging and scanner workflow integration.

Neuroimaging / PET / MRI Software

Best for: Imaging innovators and radiology leaders

SG

Sofia Guerra

Venture Capital

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Sofia writes analytical posts about the convergence of software, artificial intelligence, and biotech, providing data driven charts and market maps of the emerging ecosystem.

Healthcare AI / BioTech / Software

Best for: Healthcare AI developers and early stage investors

PK

Primal Kaur, MD, MBA

Pharma & Life Sciences

Senior Vice President, INES Development, AbbVie

Follow AbbVie clinical development leadership working across immunology, neuroscience, eye care and specialty medicines, including the Parkinson disease tavapadon program.

Drug development / Neuroscience / Immunology

Best for: Pharma development leaders and neuroscience teams

AG

Ari Gottlieb

Payers & Insurance

Managing Director, A2 Strategy Group

Offers detailed financial and strategic analysis of the managed care industry, focusing on Medicare Advantage market shifts, regulatory updates, and health insurance business performance.

managed care / health plan financials / Medicare Advantage

Best for: Financial analysts and health plan leaders

CC

Chris Condeluci, JD, LLM

Payers & Insurance

Principal, CC Law & Policy

Offers legal and regulatory updates on the Affordable Care Act, legislative proposals, and federal policy decisions that affect corporate health insurance benefit designs.

Affordable Care Act / employer health plans / insurance regulation

Best for: Legal counsels and employee benefits directors

DV

David Van Sickle, PhD

Design & Product

Co-Founder and Entrepreneur, Propeller Health

As a pioneer in connected respiratory devices, David posts about the unique product design challenges of blending hardware, software, and clinical workflows.

digital therapeutics / hardware product design / respiratory health

Best for: Connected medical device and digital therapeutics managers

FM

Faisal Mahmood, PhD

Research & Academia

Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

He provides regular updates on artificial intelligence in pathology, showcasing how deep learning models assist in cancer diagnostics, biomarker discovery, and multimodal data integration.

computational pathology / deep learning / cancer diagnostics

Best for: Pathologists and computational biologists.

LH

Leora Horwitz, MD

Research & Academia

Professor of Population Health, NYU Langone Health

Shares valuable research on healthcare delivery science, electronic health record optimizations, and strategies to bridge the gap between clinical research and operations.

Delivery Science / EHR Optimization / Quality Improvement

Best for: Health services researchers and hospital administrators.

LS

Lucia Savage, JD

Policy & Regulation

Chief Administration and Legal Officer, Omada Health

Offers deep expertise on digital health regulation, privacy compliance, and health data sharing models. She regularly posts on federal regulatory frameworks affecting digital therapeutics.

Digital Health Law / Privacy Compliance / Federal Frameworks

Best for: Digital health executives and regulatory compliance teams.

MC

Marty Culjat, PhD

Digital Therapeutics

SVP of Digital Medicine and DTx, EVERSANA

Marty shares practical advice on how to commercialize digital therapeutics, navigate regulatory hurdles, and gain clinical adoption from providers.

Commercialization / Medical Affairs / Regulatory Strategy

Best for: Regulatory affairs professionals and commercial teams

MC

Megan Coder, PharmD

Digital Therapeutics

Chief Policy Officer, Digital Therapeutics Alliance

Readers gain deep insights into global regulatory pathways, reimbursement policies, and clinical evidence standards shaping the digital therapeutics industry.

Digital Therapeutics Policy / DTx Regulation / Global Market Access

Best for: DTx executives and regulatory policy experts

MM

Michael McCullar, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Chief Executive Officer, RegCell

Leading epigenetic Treg reprogramming, co-founded with Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi, backed by a $44M Series A.

Cell therapy / Autoimmune disease / Transplant tolerance

Best for: Researchers and investors following regulatory T-cell and autoimmune platforms

PA

Pranay Agrawal

Clinical AI

Co-Founder & CEO, Atman Health

Building autonomous clinical agents for heart failure and cardiometabolic care as an ARPA-H ADVOCATE prime awardee.

Clinical AI / Chronic care / Cardiometabolic health

Best for: Founders and clinicians tracking supervised agentic AI in care delivery

RM

Roxie Mooney, DBA

MedTech & Devices

Healthcare Commercialization Strategist, Legacy DNA Marketing Group

Delivers evidence-based strategies and actionable frameworks to help medical device startups successfully navigate the commercialization process and drive product adoption.

Go-To-Market Strategy / Commercialization / Medical Innovation

Best for: Medtech marketing executives and early-stage entrepreneurs.

JS

Jessica Shull, PhD

Digital Therapeutics

Digital Health Advisor and Researcher, VictoRx

She provides a critical European perspective on digital therapeutics, analyzing policies like Germany's DiGA and France's PECAN reimbursement frameworks.

European Regulation / DTx Reimbursement / Global Health Technology

Best for: European digital health developers and policy analysts

AL

Amir Lahav, ScD

Digital Therapeutics

Digital Health and DTx Advisor, Lahav Consulting

Amir shares expert analysis on clinical evidence generation, pharma collaboration with DTx companies, and the translation of digital biomarkers into clinical trials.

Digital Medicine / Pharma Partnerships / Clinical Development

Best for: Pharma innovators and digital medicine researchers

MS

Michael Sinha, MD, JD, MPH

Policy & Regulation

Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law

Follow for detailed analysis of FDA regulations, pharmaceutical law, and drug pricing. He provides regular, expert commentary on public health legal updates and regulatory decisions.

FDA Regulation / Pharmaceutical Law / Drug Pricing

Best for: Legal professionals and pharmaceutical developers.

GL

Gabriel Levesque Tremblay, PhD

Pharma & Life Sciences

Co-Founder & CEO, HexemBio

Rejuvenating aged blood stem cells with a synthetic yolk sac platform, backed by Draper Associates and Boost VC.

Synthetic biology / Stem cells / Longevity

Best for: Builders and investors watching stem cell rejuvenation and transplant science

OM

Owen McCarthy

Digital Therapeutics

Co-founder and President, MedRhythms

Follow Owen for insights on developing prescription digital therapeutics that use music and technology to improve walking and rehabilitation in neurologic populations.

Neurorehabilitation / Digital Therapeutics / Entrepreneurship

Best for: Medtech entrepreneurs and rehabilitation specialists

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Effy Vayena, PhD

Research & Academia

Professor of Bioethics, ETH Zurich

She analyzes the ethical challenges of digital health technology, addressing policy issues surrounding personal medical data governance, patient privacy, and algorithmic accountability.

bioethics / digital health policy / data governance

Best for: Bioethicists, policy makers, and digital health developers.

HT

Harold Thimbleby, PhD

Research & Academia

Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, Swansea University

Thoughtful analysis of digital health safety failures, usability focused medical device design, and the intersection of human factors engineering and clinical informatics.

Digital Health Safety / Human Computer Interaction / Medical Devices

Best for: Medical device manufacturers and clinical safety officers

SH

Stacy Hurt, MHA, MBA

Design & Product

Patient Advocate and Consultant, Stacy Hurt Consulting

Essential analysis of patient-facing technology design from a dual professional and patient perspective. She highlights usability barriers and advocates for inclusive product research.

patient centricity / clinical trials / digital therapeutics

Best for: Clinical trial designers and digital therapeutic creators

KA

Katie Adams

Journalism & Analysis

Senior Reporter, MedCity News

Katie reports on the intersection of digital health innovations, clinical deployments, and efforts to close care gaps in underserved patient populations.

digital health / hospital innovation / health equity

Best for: Healthcare investors and health equity advocates.

GC

Gari Clifford, PhD

Research & Academia

Chair of Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University

He posts about mobile health technologies, signal processing for critical care, and affordable open-source medical software designed to improve patient monitoring globally.

mHealth / signal processing / global health

Best for: Biomedical engineers and mobile health developers.

CL

Principal Senior Researcher, RAND Corporation

She offers rigorous, research-backed perspectives on healthcare quality measurement, payment reform, and the impact of policy changes on health systems.

Healthcare Quality / Payment Reform / Health Policy

Best for: Health services researchers and policy analysts

DP

Dmitry Popolov

Digital Therapeutics

Digital Therapeutics Analyst, Independent Consultant

Dmitry curates comprehensive global updates on digital therapeutic regulatory approvals, funding rounds, and clinical trial results, saving followers hours of research.

DTx Market Intelligence / Regulatory Frameworks / Industry Trends

Best for: Industry researchers and venture capital analysts

JS

Juhan Sonin

Design & Product

Creative Director, GoInvo

Practical blueprints and visual assets for improving user experience in healthcare. He champions open-source design tools and human-centered design for clinical products.

healthcare UX / open-source health / patient design

Best for: Healthcare UX designers and product developers

BG

Bill Gates

Global Health

Chair, Gates Foundation

Chairs the Gates Foundation and shapes its long-range priorities in global health and technology.

Global Health / Philanthropy / Innovation

Best for: Readers following global health strategy.

MS

Mark Suzman

Global Health

Chief Executive Officer, Gates Foundation

Directs one of the largest global health funders, including its commitments to AI in low and middle income health systems.

Global Health / Philanthropy / AI for Health

Best for: Anyone tracking global health funding.

MH

Martin Herman

Cardiovascular AI

CEO and Co-founder, Powerful Medical

Leads Powerful Medical, whose ECG AI secured De Novo authorisation, with a clear view of the regulatory path for clinical AI.

Clinical AI / Regulatory Clearance / Cardiovascular

Best for: Founders navigating device clearance.

MM

Mehul Mehta

Patient Access

CEO and Co-founder, Ferry Health

Building an agentic AI assistant that books care for patients, a practical test of consumer-facing healthcare agents.

Agentic AI / Patient Access / Care Navigation

Best for: Operators working on access and scheduling.

SD

Sumbul Desai, MD

Consumer Health

Vice President, Health and Fitness, Apple

Leads health at Apple, where consumer health features reach hundreds of millions of devices.

Consumer Health / Wearables / Health Data

Best for: Consumer health product teams.

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