Speaker Profile
Ph.D., MPH, Medical Director of Health Equity, UCSF
Biography
Dr. John is the inaugural Medical Director of Health Equity for UCSF Health and Co-Chair of its Health Equity Council. He focuses on integrating health equity into the UCSF Health System and its Quality Improvement infrastructure to ensure all have a fair and just opportunity to reach optimal health through equitable access to care, clinical outcomes, and patient experiences. He is Co-director of the Health Equity Division within the Department of Quality and Safety and leads its Social Drivers of Health Core efforts. Dr. John also works with the Black community to address health disparities. He launched the UCSF Black Health Initiative (BHI) to help UCSF be a better partner with the Black community to address COVID-19 and other disparities. Dr. John was previously medical director of UCSF 360 Wellness Center, a Deans Diversity Leader helping establish UCSF Health’s first Health Equity Council, and a California Health Care Foundation fellow.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2023 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
Russ Cucina, UCSF
- How can AI and Data Science Determine Which Patients should be Preemptively Tested? (PANEL)
Chair: Russ Cucina, UCSF
- Lisa Kroon, UCSF
- Sylvia Plevritis, Stanford
- Eran Segal, WI
- Daniel Knecht, CVS Health - Establishing Genomics in the Clinic as a Routine Requires AI and Automation
Chair: Bani Tamraz, UCSF
- Sergio Baranzini, UCSF
- James Shalaby, Elimu Informatics - Representation and Equity in Genomic Data
Chair: Karen Miga, UCSC
- Timothy Rebbeck, Harvard
- Keolu Fox, UC San Diego
- Malcolm John, UCSF - Overcoming Barriers to Bringing Multi-omic's into Clinical Practices
Chair: Russ Cucina, UCSF
- Peter DeVault, Epic
- Kevin Hass, Myriad
- Jim Chen, Tempus
- Amie Blanco, UCSF - Misaligned Incentives Across Public-Private Partnerships in Patient Health (PANEL)
Chair: Justin Wildsmith, Syntropy
- Steve Goldstein, UC Irvine
- Ken Harris, AWS
- Suzanne George, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Nelson D’Antonio, Palantir - From Code to the Clinic: A Framework for the Ethical Integration of Precision AI into Healthcare
- Lisa Lehmann, Google - PMWC Showcase:
- Thomas Westerling-Bui, Aiforia Inc.
- Amrie Grammer, Ampel Bio Solutions
- Liat Dassa, CytoReason
- Ryan Ahern, Truveta
