Movers & Shakers

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Dr. Hannah Galvin Is Building a More Human Future for Healthcare Technology

At a time when artificial intelligence and digital healthcare systems are rapidly transforming medicine, few physicians are shaping that future as thoughtfully as Hannah Galvin. Based in Massachusetts, Dr. Galvin serves as Chief Health Information Officer and interim Chief of Pediatrics at Cambridge Health Alliance, one of the nation’s leading public health-focused healthcare systems. She […]

Sanjay Gupta: The Neurosurgeon Who Became America’s Most Trusted Medical Communicator

Sanjay Gupta has spent more than two decades bridging the worlds of medicine, journalism, and public education. As a practicing neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Gupta has become one of the most recognizable physician voices in America, helping millions better understand health, science, and medicine during times of uncertainty and rapid change. Born in […]

Priscilla Chan: The Pediatrician Combining Medicine, Philanthropy, and AI Research

Priscilla Chan may be widely known as the co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative alongside Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but her medical background and philanthropic leadership have made her a major force in healthcare innovation in her own right. Born in Massachusetts to Chinese-Vietnamese refugee parents, Chan grew up in a hardworking immigrant household where […]

Daniel Kraft: The Physician Futurist Driving Healthcare Innovation

Daniel Kraft has built a career at the intersection of medicine, technology, and entrepreneurship. Known for his energetic presentations and futuristic outlook, Kraft has become one of America’s leading advocates for transforming healthcare through innovation. Daniel Kraft earned his undergraduate degree from Brown University before attending Stanford University School of Medicine, where he trained as […]

Marc-David Munk, MD, MPH, MHCM — Designing Primary-Care Models That Scale

Dr. Marc-David Munk is a physician-executive whose career spans emergency medicine, international health and large-scale care-delivery design. He is best known for helping redesign primary-care models (notably at Iora Health) and leading care-strategy as Chief Medical Officer of CVS Health’s MinuteClinic, among other roles.  Background & Leadership Munk’s clinical roots are in emergency medicine and […]

Toyin Ajayi, MD — Designing Value-Based Care That Actually Reaches People Left Out

Bio & path.  Toyin Ajayi is a board-certified family physician and the co-founder/CEO of Cityblock Health, a Brooklyn-based, value-based care provider built expressly for Medicaid and dually eligible (Medicare + Medicaid) members — people who have historically been underserved and who shoulder a disproportionate share of complex medical, behavioral, and social needs. Before Cityblock, Ajayi […]

Eric Topol, MD — The Cardiologist Rebooting Medicine With Data, AI, And Longevity Science

Eric Topol is Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, professor of molecular medicine, and the founder/director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, CA. A pioneering interventional cardiologist turned digital-medicine leader, he’s one of the most cited physician-scientists in the world. His institute’s mission: use genomic, digital, and AI tools to individualize medicine. […]

Reshma Kewalramani, MD — A Physician-CEO Bringing First-In-Class Medicines To Market

Bio & path Reshma Kewalramani is the CEO and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston), and one of the few physicians leading a top-tier U.S. biotech. Trained in internal medicine and nephrology, she spent more than a decade at Amgen in development leadership roles before joining Vertex in 2017 as Chief Medical Officer — and in […]

Peter Attia — The Doctor Rewriting the Rules of Longevity

While much of medicine focuses on treating disease, Peter Attia is focused on something more ambitious: preventing it altogether. Biography and Career Path Attia trained as a physician and surgeon before moving into a more unconventional path. Early in his career, he became interested in metabolic health, nutrition, and performance optimization—areas often overlooked in traditional […]

Leana Wen — The Doctor Redefining Public Health Communication

In an era where misinformation spreads faster than facts, Leana Wen has emerged as one of the most effective communicators in American healthcare. Biography and Early Career Born in China and raised in the United States, Wen trained as an emergency physician and quickly moved into leadership roles. She previously served as the Health Commissioner […]