2020 Healthcare Club Symposium: "On the Cutting Edge: Innovation in Healthcare"

Ryan Steinberger

Senior Vice President, Pfizer Digital

Pfizer, Inc.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-steinberger-15b9371/

Ryan Steinberger is a Senior Vice President in Pfizer’s Digital organization.  In his current role, Ryan leads the digital relationship management team that serves as strategic thought partners to all areas of Pfizer’s business around the globe. His team develops digital strategies and coordinates the full breadth of digital service offerings to accelerate the impact of technology on Pfizer business outcomes and the patients who depend on Pfizer medicines and vaccines. In addition, Ryan leads the Digital Colleague Services function to ensure colleagues receive high-quality technology support and services.  Ryan is a member of the Pfizer Digital and Pfizer Global BioPharmaceutical leadership teams.

Most recently, Ryan was the Digital leader for Pfizer’s Global Product Development function and was accountable for the delivery of digital platforms in support of Pfizer’s value chain from research through commercialization. In this role he partnered with Global Product Development to drive the creation and adoption of digital innovations to accelerate Pfizer’s clinical trials, many of which were leveraged as part of the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Ryan’s team oversaw many of the digital programs to transform Pfizer interactions to new virtual engagement models.

Over the course of his diverse career, Ryan has held positions of increasing leadership responsibility. He has partnered with leaders across the enterprise to apply innovative digital, data and technology solutions that drive revenue, manage costs, and increase efficiency. He has experience partnering with all areas of the pharmaceutical business, identifying opportunities to scale technology solutions for maximum impact. He has created digital centers of excellence in analytics and artificial intelligence and has extensive experience leading major business transformation programs, including Pfizer’s highly successful global SAP deployment.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Ryan was a consultant at Andersen Consulting (Accenture) in New York. He is a graduate of Cornell University and holds an Executive MBA from Drexel University

John Hui

CEO and Founder

Twiage

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhhui/

John Hui (MBA '15) is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with more than 17 years of healthcare industry experience covering industry sectors, such as digital health, physician practice management, clinical diagnostics, radiology imaging, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.  Hui is currently the CEO and Co-founder of Twiage, an award-winning healthcare IT startup that provides a novel communication technology enabling hospitals and ambulances to accelerate life-saving emergency care. He also co-founded Rendr Care Physicians, a large multi-specialty physician group serving a patient population of more than 90,000 in NYC. Previously, he co-founded and has run Reliant Diagnostics, a radiology practice management company that provides portable ultrasound services to physician practices in NYC. In addition to Hui’s entrepreneurial ventures, he is an active angel investor and Founder Member of Red Bear Angels, a Cornell alumnus run angel investor group. He also serves as an Advisor for other startup companies in the healthcare space, such as Cornell Tech Runway company, Biotia.

Andrea Ippolito

CEO and Founder

SimpliFed

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreakippolito/

Jamey Edwards

CEO and Co-Founder

Cloudbreak Health

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameyedwards/

Jamey Edwards (BS '96, MBA '03) is on a mission to fix healthcare. As a serial entrepreneur, Jamey has founded or co-founded companies in the hospital management, physician outsourcing and telemedicine space. He is currently the CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a leading unified telemedicine company currently performing over 100,000 encounters per month in over 1,500 healthcare venues nationwide. Jamey is a member of the Global Army of Healthcare Transformers of StartUp Health and is focused on two main moonshots of increasing access to care and driving the cost of care to zero. Prior to Cloudbreak, Jamey was the CEO of Emergent Medical Associates, growing the company into the leading multi-specialty group (ER, Hospitalist, Anesthesia) in the southwest US & was honored as a 4x INC. 5000 & 2x Modern Healthcare Hottest company. 

Jamey is a proud member of the #PinkSocks Tribe of healthcare innovators that can be found on Twitter and beyond working to disrupt healthcare from the ground up and drive positive change for patients and providers. 

Anaiza Morales

Founder and President

AMCS Startup Strategy Specialists

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anaiza-morales-82bb323/

Anaiza Morales (BS '00, MEng '01, MBA '02) is the Founder and President of AMCS Startup Strategy Specialists, a company that provides consulting services with a special expertise in business plan development, startup financial modeling and analysis, marketing strategy, and operations strategy for startup ventures to angel investment groups, private angel investors, and private equity firms. She is a specialist in startup strategy with 21 years of experience as a founding entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. She also has implementation experience as an Interim COO and founder specializing in operations and marketing strategy in medical services, pharmaceuticals, business services, finance, beauty, food products and film production industries. Anaiza is on the Advisory Board to Cornell's Red Bear Angel Investment Group and is a Founding Member of the Cornell Association for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (Cornell AHE) group launched this Fall, and invites all participants to join their LinkedIn Group to learn more about getting involved.

Aafia Chaudhry, MD

Vice President, Strategic Program Direction, Immuno-Oncology

Regeneron

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aafiachaudhry/

Dr. Aafia Chaudhry (MS '20, MBA '20) is a physician executive, oncology strategist, and innovator. She has a proven track record of accomplishment in oncology clinical development and is adept at creating value in a spectrum of environments, from emerging biotech to large pharma. Dr. Chaudhry currently serves as Vice President, Strategic Program Direction, ImmunoOncology at Regeneron overseeing assets from initial IND to global registration.

Angela DiFabio Horstmann

Marketing Launch Lead, Immunology

AstraZeneca

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-horstmann-214a653/

Angela Horstmann (MBA '08) is an innovative leader with 18+ years of marking & consulting experience with a reputation as a fast-paced positive change agent. She has a proven record of translating insights to build brands and deliver integrated solutions. Horstmann is the Marketing Launch Lead for Immunology at AstraZeneca, and formerly a product lead for US Vaccines and Head of Customer Experience Acceleration & Innovation for GSK.

Shawn St. Pierre

Senior Director of Marketing, Screening and Diagnostic Solutions Franchise

Hologic, Inc

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-st-pierre-aa70662a/

Shawn St. Pierre is a Senior Director of Marketing for Screening and Diagnostic Solutions Franchise at Hologic, Inc. Shawn is a visionary global business leader with a passion for innovation and transformation. Over 19 years of progressive accomplishment, he has worked on developing growth strategies, building roadmaps, leading teams, commercializing solutions, developing claims and clinical evidence, exceeding revenue targets, and driving organizations to accelerate adoption of new product and business model innovations. Shawn holds an MBA from the University of Rochester.

Adam Russman

Vice President of Customer Success

KenSci

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asrussman/

Adam Russman (MS '19, MBA '19) is a data analytics leader with extensive experience in business development, including product-market fit, go-to-market execution, and customer engagement strategies. He is currently the Vice President of Customer Success at KenSci, a team of doctors, developers and data scientists, transforming healthcare by harnessing the power of data. KenSci's Machine Learning Platform and Predictive Analytics Apps answer the hard questions about 'Who might get sick?'ÔÇï, ‘What can we do about it?'ÔÇï and 'How can we serve them better across the continuum of care?’ÔÇï

Nicholas Gavin, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaspgavin/

Dr. Nicholas Gavin (MS '19, MBA '19) is an emergency physician and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine, at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has a strong belief in high quality and high value care. As the health system transforms into a value-based care environment, he believes that those in emergency medicine must work to change the front door of the hospital into the front porch of the medical neighborhood.

Sarah Thompson, PharmD

Vice President, Pharmacy Innovation

Onduo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-thompson-pharmd/

Sarah Thompson (MS '19, MBA '19) is a creative healthcare leader with experience in population health management, care management and pharmacy who has improved clinical outcomes and reduced the total cost of care for Commercial and Medicare patients in a large primary care ACO. She is experienced in leading interdisciplinary teams, clinical operations, change management, and developing strategic partnerships to provide comprehensive care services for patients. Her recent work is on developing programs to address social and behavioral determinants of health, increasing primary palliative care services and developing innovative population health and value-based payment models for high-risk, chronically ill populations.

Victoria Wilmarth

Director of Network Strategy, Department of Surgery

Brigham and Women's Hospital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vwilmarth/

Victoria (Tori) Wilmarth (MBA '18) is the Director of Network Strategy for the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In this capacity, she manages and develops collaborative programs with community hospitals and provider groups outside of the Mass General Brigham system.  Tori has experience in network development, clinical operations, and strategic planning within academic medical centers. She began her career as a consultant developing and implementing health technology innovation initiatives as a part of IBM’s Life Sciences consulting practice.

Sean Nicholson, PhD

Director of the Sloan Program in Healthcare Administration

Cornell University

https://economics.cornell.edu/sean-nicholson

Sean Nicholson is a professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management (PAM) at Cornell University, the Director of the Sloan Program in Health Administration, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Prior to joining the PAM Department in 2004, Sean was a faculty member in the Health Care Systems Department at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Seanna Thompson, MD, FACOG, Dipl. of ABOM

Senior Regional Medical Director, MSO

Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/seannathompsonmd/

Dr. Seanna Thompson (BA ’97, MS’ 20, MBA ’20) has 15 years of clinical experience and 7 years of senior management experience. She has held previous physician executive positions with Mayo Clinic Health Systems where she led the local integration of electronic delivery rooms, served as the Medical Director for the Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG)-Pocono where she led the successful clinical integration into the Lehigh Valley Health Network while fostering collaboration across the enterprise and launched LVPG-Pocono as a digital health organization. Currently she is Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Senior Regional Medical Director for the Management Service Organization (MSO), working on a quintuple aim of decreased cost, increased quality, improved patient experience, care team well-being experience and healthcare equity.

She was recently promoted to the Senior Network Medical Director and will be working collaboratively to oversee clinical aspects of the ambulatory practices and collaboratively work with teams in Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, Manhattan.

She completed her undergraduate training at Cornell University Arts & Sciences, medical school training at University of Illinois at Chicago and residency training at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell. She holds additional Masters’ degrees from the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and Weil Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Thompson is dually board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Obesity Medicine.