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HealthTech executives worth following

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Harold Thimbleby, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, Swansea University

Research & Academia

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

Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School

Research & Academia

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

Joseph Kvedar, MD

Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Research & Academia

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

Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD

Professor and Center Director, University of California, San Francisco

Research & Academia

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

Leora Horwitz, MD

Professor of Population Health, NYU Langone Health

Research & Academia

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.

Regina Barzilay, PhD

Professor, AI and Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research & Academia

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

Sarah Kreps, PhD

Director, Tech Policy Institute, Cornell University

Research & Academia

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

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