HEAL Webinar: Techquity

Eleni Linos

Eleni Linos MD, MPH, DrPH, is the Director of the Center for Digital Health and Professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology at Stanford University.

Dr. Linos' work focuses on the use of technology in health, dermatology, public health, cancer prevention and the care of older adults. Dr. Linos is dually trained in epidemiology and dermatology and is the principal investigator of several NIH funded studies aimed at improving the lives of patients. She received her medical degree from Cambridge and Oxford universities in the UK, then trained in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and completed her residency at Stanford.

Fátima Rodriguez

Fátima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FASPC is an Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University and the Section Chief of Preventive Cardiology. Dr. Rodriguez’s research interests include a range of topics relating to racial and ethnic disparities in guideline adherence, personalizing cardiovascular disease risk prediction and prevention, and leveraging technology to improve the care of diverse patients. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications on these topics and received the 2022 American College of Cardiology’s Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award. She has also been a two-time winner of Stanford University’s Alderman Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, the Department of Medicine Chair Diversity Investigator Award, and the internal medicine residency research mentor award. Her work is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association, and the Doris Duke Foundation. Dr. Rodriguez is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the American Society of Preventive Cardiology. She serves as the Co-Chair of the National Minority Health Alliance and is a member of the American Heart Association’s Scientific Publishing Committee.

Ricky Y. Choi

Ricky Y. Choi, MD, MPH is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the Division of General Pediatrics where he attends on the newborn nursery service and in outpatient clinic. He also leads pediatric digital health initiatives for the Division. Dr. Choi is a member of the Techquity Coalition for Health Advisory Board for the HLTH Foundation. In the past he has served in a number of clinical leadership positions including as the Department Head of Pediatrics at Asian Health Services Community Health Center in Oakland, CA. He is the founding Chair of the Immigrant Child Health Group of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a past Fellow of the California HealthCare Foundation Health Care Leadership Program. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Choi serves as the Head of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics America where he leads virtual care, strategy and strategic partnerships.

Lee Sanders
Moderator

Lee M. Sanders, MD, MPH is Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, and Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at Stanford University.

Dr. Sanders is a national expert in the fields of health literacy and health disparities. A graduate of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Physician Scholars Program, he is PI on several federally funded studies that examine the efficacy of AI and digital technologies designed to improve child health. At Stanford, he leads a multi-disciplinary research team that provides analytic guidance to public policy affecting children with special health care needs, including epidemiologic analyses linking health data with school data. At Stanford’s d.School, Dr. Sanders teaches a course on “Design for Health Equity,” that trains patients and families, alongside Stanford undergraduates and graduate students, as co-designers of digital health solutions.  As a general pediatrician, he provides direct patient care in a federally qualified health center and directs a clinic dedicated to the care of children with complex chronic conditions.