Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the School of Medicine
Vice President for Medical Affairs, Stanford University
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, and Professor of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering, by courtesy

This excerpt of Dean Minor's book, Discovering Precision Health, provides an evidence-based argument that a world without disease is within our grasp. 

"One of the most active things that I do is to listen, to process what I'm hearing and to come up with informed questions that bring us together in planning our future.

Stanford Medicine ramps up efforts to increase racial diversity and end disparities. (Illustration: Lincoln Agnew)

Lloyd B. Minor, MD, is a scientist, surgeon, and academic leader. 

As part of the Stanford Executive Briefing series, Minor shares his thoughts on authentic leadership and offers five leadership principles.