How the Influence Score works
Audience size across LinkedIn, X, YouTube, podcasts and newsletters.
How much the audience actually reacts, comments, shares and subscribes.
Clinical, research, operating or investing track record behind the commentary.
Publishing cadence and how reliably they show up with original work.
Whether decision makers, policy and capital actually move on what they say.
Scores are compiled by our research desk from public platforms, peer-reviewed contributions, institutional leadership, and audience intelligence. The Top 100 Index is published biannually (March and September), complemented by monthly specialized vertical spotlights. Figures are estimates; if something looks wrong, .
September 2026: Inaugural Flagship Edition
This edition establishes the inaugural baseline for The Signal Index. Placements reflect verified clinical, operational, and market influence as of Q3 2026. The next full index update will be the Spring 2027 Edition, with monthly vertical reports publishing throughout the quarter.
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Eric TopolDirector and Professor of Molecular Medicine, Scripps ResearchClinician voices • United States • Score 96.3Clinician voicesX, Substack, Newsletter96.3 - 2
Robert WachterProfessor and Chair, UCSF Department of MedicineClinician voices • United States • Score 94.1Clinician voicesX, LinkedIn94.1 - 3
John HalamkaPresident, Mayo Clinic PlatformClinician voices • United States • Score 93Clinician voicesLinkedIn, Newsletter93 - 4
Karan RajanNHS Surgeon and Chief of Science, Throne ScienceClinician voices • United Kingdom • Score 91.9Clinician voicesYouTube, LinkedIn91.9 - 5
Micky TripathiAssistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Department of Health and Human ServicesPolicy & regulation • United States • Score 91.4Policy & regulationLinkedIn, X91.4 - 6
Karen DeSalvoChief Health Officer, GoogleAI & data science • United States • Score 90.8AI & data scienceLinkedIn, X90.8 - 7
Christina FarrFounder and CEO, Second Opinion Media / Scrub CapitalInvestors • United States • Score 90.2InvestorsNewsletter, X, LinkedIn90.2 - 8
Bertalan MeskoDirector and Medical Futurist, The Medical Futurist InstituteClinician voices • Hungary • Score 90.1Clinician voicesLinkedIn, YouTube, Newsletter90.1 - 9
Daniel KraftFounder and Chair, NextMed HealthClinician voices • United States • Score 90.1Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X90.1 - 10
David RhewGlobal Chief Medical Officer, MicrosoftClinician voices • United States • Score 90Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X90 - 11
Joel BervellPhysician and health equity communicator, IndependentClinician voices • United States • Score 89.9Clinician voicesInstagram, LinkedIn, YouTube89.9 - 12
Will FlanaryOphthalmologist and medical comedian, Dr. GlaucomfleckenClinician voices • United States • Score 89.8Clinician voicesYouTube, LinkedIn, Podcast89.8 - 13
Atul GawandeSurgeon, Writer, and Public Health Leader, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthClinician voices • United States • Score 89.7Clinician voicesX, LinkedIn89.7 - 14
Halle TeccoFounder, Rock Health; Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School, Rock Health, Columbia Business SchoolInvestors • United States • Score 89.4InvestorsLinkedIn, Podcast, Books89.4 - 15
Blake MaddenFounder, HospitalogyAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 88.9Analysts & journalistsNewsletter, LinkedIn, X88.9 - 16
Nisha MehtaPhysician and Founder, Physician Side GigsClinician voices • United States • Score 88.5Clinician voicesLinkedIn, Newsletter88.5 - 17
Ashish JhaCo-Founder and CEO, BioRadarPolicy & regulation • United States • Score 88.4Policy & regulationX, LinkedIn, Newsletter88.4 - 18
Jessica DaMassaHost and Executive Producer, WTF HealthAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 88.3Analysts & journalistsYouTube, LinkedIn, Podcast88.3 - 19
Nikhil KrishnanFounder and Analyst, Out-Of-PocketAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 88.3Analysts & journalistsSubstack, X, LinkedIn88.3 - 20
Jared DashevskyCo-Founder, Healthcare HuddleAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 88.2Analysts & journalistsNewsletter, LinkedIn, X88.2 - 21
Shafi AhmedConsultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Barts Health NHS TrustClinician voices • United Kingdom • Score 88.2Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X88.2 - 22
Rebecca LoveFounder and Nurse Executive, Commission for Nurse ReimbursementClinician voices • United States • Score 88Clinician voicesLinkedIn, Podcast88 - 23
Matthew HoltFounder, The Health Care BlogAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 88Analysts & journalistsSubstack, X, LinkedIn88 - 24
Lisa SuennenManaging Partner, Venture ValkyrieInvestors • United States • Score 87.9InvestorsLinkedIn, Substack, Podcast87.9 - 25
John NostaPresident, NostaLabAI & data science • United States • Score 87.7AI & data scienceLinkedIn, X87.7 - 26
Kevin O'LearyCEO and Founder, HealthTech NerdsAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 87.6Analysts & journalistsNewsletter, LinkedIn, X87.6 - 27
Rafael GrossmannSurgeon and Healthcare Futurist, Portsmouth Regional HospitalClinician voices • United States • Score 87.6Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X87.6 - 28
Julie YooGeneral Partner, Andreessen HorowitzInvestors • United States • Score 87.4InvestorsLinkedIn, X, Podcast87.4 - 29
Shikha JainDirector of Rural Transformation Initiatives and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois ChicagoClinician voices • United States • Score 87.4Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X87.4 - 30
Stephane BancelChief Executive Officer, ModernaFounders & operators • United States • Score 87.3Founders & operatorsLinkedIn87.3 - 31
Hemant TanejaCEO and Managing Director, General CatalystInvestors • United States • Score 87.3InvestorsLinkedIn, X87.3 - 32
Stephen KlaskoChief Executive Officer, Health Assurance FoundationClinician voices • United States • Score 87.3Clinician voicesLinkedIn87.3 - 33
Daphne KollerFounder and Chief Executive Officer, InsitroFounders & operators • United States • Score 87.2Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X87.2 - 34
Megan ZweigPresident and CEO, Rock HealthAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 87.1Analysts & journalistsLinkedIn, Newsletter, Podcast87.1 - 35
Robert CaliffInstructor, Medicine, Duke University School of MedicinePolicy & regulation • United States • Score 87Policy & regulationX, LinkedIn87 - 36
Peter PronovostChief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer, University HospitalsClinician voices • United States • Score 86.9Clinician voicesLinkedIn86.9 - 37
Rasu ShresthaChief Innovation and Commercialization Officer, Executive Vice President, Advocate HealthClinician voices • United States • Score 86.7Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X86.7 - 38
Vijay PandeGeneral Partner, Andreessen HorowitzInvestors • United States • Score 86.7InvestorsLinkedIn, X, Podcast86.7 - 39
Vineeta AgarwalaGeneral Partner, Andreessen HorowitzInvestors • United States • Score 86.7InvestorsLinkedIn, X, Podcast86.7 - 40
Kate RyderFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Maven ClinicFounders & operators • United States • Score 86.6Founders & operatorsLinkedIn86.6 - 41
Steve KrausPartner, Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestors • United States • Score 86.6InvestorsLinkedIn, X86.6 - 42
John WhyteChief Executive Officer, American Medical AssociationPolicy & regulation • United States • Score 86.4Policy & regulationLinkedIn, X, Podcast86.4 - 43
Deena ShakirGeneral Partner, Lux CapitalInvestors • United States • Score 86.4InvestorsLinkedIn, X86.4 - 44
Glen TullmanChief Executive Officer, TranscarentFounders & operators • United States • Score 86.3Founders & operatorsLinkedIn86.3 - 45
Zubin DamaniaInternist and Founder, ZdoggMDClinician voices • United States • Score 86.1Clinician voicesPodcast, YouTube86.1 - 46
Joseph KvedarSenior Advisor, Virtual Care and Professor, Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical SchoolResearchers & academics • United States • Score 86.1Researchers & academicsLinkedIn, X, Newsletter86.1 - 47
Morgan CheathamPartner, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Breyer CapitalInvestors • United States • Score 86.1InvestorsLinkedIn, X86.1 - 48
Toyin AjayiCofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Cityblock HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 86.1Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X86.1 - 49
Mona FloresPhysician Executive, Medical AI Advisor and Board Member, IndependentClinician voices • United States • Score 86.1Clinician voicesLinkedIn86.1 - 50
Casey RossNational Correspondent, STATAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 86.1Analysts & journalistsX, Newsletter86.1 - 51
Bijan SalehizadehManaging Director and Co-Founder, NaviMed CapitalInvestors • United States • Score 86.1InvestorsLinkedIn, X86.1 - 52
Chris GibsonCo-Founder and CEO / Operating Partner, BOXBOX / DIMENSIONFounders & operators • United States • Score 86Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X86 - 53
Harlan KrumholzProfessor of Medicine and Director, Yale UniversityResearchers & academics • United States • Score 86Researchers & academicsLinkedIn, X86 - 54
Kevin PhoFounder and Editor, KevinMDAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 86Analysts & journalistsLinkedIn, X, Podcast86 - 55
Lisa FitzpatrickFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Grapevine HealthClinician voices • United States • Score 85.9Clinician voicesLinkedIn, YouTube85.9 - 56
Michael ChernySenior Managing Director, Leerink PartnersAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 85.9Analysts & journalistsLinkedIn85.9 - 57
Sanjeev AroraDirector and Founder of Project ECHO, University of New Mexico School of MedicineClinician voices • United States • Score 85.9Clinician voicesLinkedIn85.9 - 58
Jonathan BushFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Zus HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 85.9Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X85.9 - 59
Lynne Chou O'KeefeFounder and Managing Partner, Define VenturesInvestors • United States • Score 85.8InvestorsLinkedIn, X85.8 - 60Sunny KumarPartner, GSR VenturesInvestors • United States • Score 85.8InvestorsLinkedIn, X85.8
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Amy AbernethyCofounder / Co-CEO, Highlander Health / Pedestal HealthPolicy & regulation • United States • Score 85.7Policy & regulationLinkedIn, X85.7 - 62
Arghavan SallesClinical Associate Professor, Stanford UniversityClinician voices • United States • Score 85.4Clinician voicesX, LinkedIn85.4 - 63
Geeta NayyarAdvisor and Author, Independent ConsultantClinician voices • United States • Score 85.4Clinician voicesLinkedIn, Podcast85.4 - 64
Peter LeePresident, Microsoft Science, MicrosoftAI & data science • United States • Score 85.4AI & data scienceLinkedIn, X85.4 - 65
Ami BhattChief Medical Officer, WHOOPClinician voices • United States • Score 85.4Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X85.4 - 66
Dr. Fiona PathirajaManaging Partner, Crista Galli VenturesInvestors • United Kingdom • Score 85.4InvestorsLinkedIn, X, Substack85.4 - 67
Michael GreeleyCo-Founder and Partner, Flare Capital PartnersInvestors • United States • Score 85.3InvestorsLinkedIn, X85.3 - 68
Devin SinghPediatric Emergency Physician and CEO, Hero AIClinician voices • Canada • Score 85.3Clinician voicesLinkedIn85.3 - 69
Nigam ShahChief Data Scientist, Stanford Health CareAI & data science • United States • Score 85.2AI & data scienceLinkedIn, X85.2 - 70
Priya BathijaFounder, Nyoo HealthAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 85.1Analysts & journalistsLinkedIn, Newsletter85.1 - 71
Sari KaganoffCEO and Founder, AytzaAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 85Analysts & journalistsLinkedIn, Newsletter85 - 72
Ashish AtrejaProfessor and Co-Founder, Stanford University / GenServe.AIClinician voices • United States • Score 85Clinician voicesLinkedIn85 - 73
Sean DuffyCofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Omada HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.9Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X84.9 - 74
Malay GandhiBio & Health, Sutter Hill VenturesInvestors • United States • Score 84.9InvestorsLinkedIn, X, Substack84.9 - 75
Harvey CastroPhysician and AI Medicine Advisor, Independent ConsultantClinician voices • United States • Score 84.9Clinician voicesLinkedIn, Podcast, Newsletter84.9 - 76
Ambar BhattacharyyaManaging Director, Maverick VenturesInvestors • United States • Score 84.9InvestorsLinkedIn, X84.9 - 77Bill TarantoPresident, Merck Global Health Innovation FundInvestors • United States • Score 84.8InvestorsLinkedIn, X84.8
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Keith DreyerChief Data Science Officer, Mass General BrighamClinician voices • United States • Score 84.7Clinician voicesLinkedIn84.7 - 79
Isaac KohaneChair of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical SchoolResearchers & academics • United States • Score 84.7Researchers & academicsLinkedIn, X84.7 - 80
Mario SchlosserCo-Founder and Advisor to the CEO, Oscar HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.6Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X84.6 - 81
Sofia GuerraPartner, Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestors • United States • Score 84.6InvestorsLinkedIn, X84.6 - 82
Christopher LonghurstChief Executive Officer, Seattle Children'sClinician voices • United States • Score 84.6Clinician voicesLinkedIn, X84.6 - 83
Gillian StrudwickAssociate Chief, Innovation in Nursing Education at Michener, University Health NetworkClinician voices • Canada • Score 84.6Clinician voicesLinkedIn84.6 - 84
Rob CoppedgeCEO, Echo Health VenturesInvestors • United States • Score 84.6InvestorsLinkedIn, X, Podcast84.6 - 85
Shiv RaoCofounder and Chief Executive Officer, AbridgeFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.5Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X84.5 - 86Stephen BuckCo-Founder, Courage HealthAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 84.5Analysts & journalistsNewsletter, LinkedIn, X84.5
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Eren BaliCofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Carbon HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.5Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X84.5 - 88
Gil BasheChair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN PartnersAnalysts & journalists • United States • Score 84.4Analysts & journalistsLinkedIn, Newsletter84.4 - 89
Daisy WolfPartner, Andreessen HorowitzInvestors • United States • Score 84.3InvestorsLinkedIn, X84.3 - 90
Andrew ToyChief Executive Officer, Clover HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.2Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X84.2 - 91
Zachariah ReitanoCofounder and Chief Executive Officer, RoFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.2Founders & operatorsLinkedIn, X84.2 - 92
Julia CheekFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Everly HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 84.1Founders & operatorsLinkedIn84.1 - 93
Margaret LozovatskyChief Digital Information Officer, Premier Health PartnersClinician voices • United States • Score 84.1Clinician voicesLinkedIn84.1 - 94
David BlumenthalProfessor of the Practice of Medicine, Harvard UniversityPolicy & regulation • United States • Score 84Policy & regulationLinkedIn, X84 - 95
Julia Adler-MilsteinProfessor and Division Chief, University of California, San FranciscoResearchers & academics • United States • Score 84Researchers & academicsLinkedIn, X84 - 96
Suchi SariaFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Bayesian HealthAI & data science • United States • Score 84AI & data scienceLinkedIn, X84 - 97
Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH, MBAPhysician Executive and Medical AI Strategist, Independent; former MassHealth Chief Medical OfficerClinician voices • United States • Score 84Clinician voicesLinkedIn, Substack84 - 98
Aneesh ChopraChair, Arcadia InstitutePolicy & regulation • United States • Score 83.9Policy & regulationLinkedIn, X83.9 - 99Judy FaulknerFounder and CEO, Epic SystemsFounders & operators • United States • Score 83.9Founders & operatorsPress83.9
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David Feinberg, MDChairman, Oracle Health and Life Sciences, Oracle HealthFounders & operators • United States • Score 83.8Founders & operatorsLinkedIn83.8
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