Bio
Dr. Dayton was the inaugural Medical Design and Innovation Fellow with Stanford's Department of Emergency Medicine. He also completed a Biodesign Faculty Fellowship with the Byers Center for Biodesign before joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor.
In addition to practicing medicine, he co-founded the Stanford Emergency Medicine Partnership Program (STEPP), works on the Digital Health team, and is involved with producing the annual Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium (StEMIX).
Outside of Stanford, Dr. Dayton advises health-tech companies on strategy and physician user experience and works in VC. He co-founded Utah's Society of Physician Entrepreneurs and has served in both state and national leadership positions with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
John's areas of expertise include digital therapeutics, AI operational tools, medical devices, clinical validation, academic-private pilot partnerships, and venture funding.
