PAST TOP 50 IN DIGITAL HEALTH HONOREES

2023

Builders

• Sanjay Basu, Co-Founder + Head of Clinical Product Development, Waymark

• Chris Hogg, Co-Founder + CEO, Marley Medical

• Andrea Ippolito, Founder + CEO, SimpliFed

• Sandy Varatharajah Malkan, Vice President + General Manager, Activation, firsthand

• Greta McAnany, Co-Founder + CEO, Blue Fever

• Jayodita Sanghvi, Senior Director of Data Science, Included Health

• Nicki Tessler, Co-Founder + CEO, BeMe Health

Equity Advocates

• Brittany Brathwaite, Co-Founder + CEO, Kimbritive

• Travis Gayles, Chief Health Officer, Hazel Health

• Katherine Hobbs, CEO, Author Health

• L. Alesandro Larrazabal, Chief Medical Officer, Clarity Pediatrics

• Saranya Loehrer, Chief Health Equity Officer, Teladoc Health

• Hafeezah Muhammad, CEO, Backpack Healthcare

• Kate Steinle, Chief Clinical Officer, FOLX Health

• Kiana Tipton, Executive Director, Charley

Frontline Heroes

• Kathryn Boger, Co-Founder + Chief Clinical Officer, InStride Health

• Christina Gerdes, Co-Founder + Chief Medical Officer, Willow Health

• Jeffrey Krauss, Chief Medical Officer, Hinge Health

• Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder + Chief Medical Officer, Brightside Health

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• Julia Cheek, Founder + CEO, Everly Health

• Julian Harris, CEO, ConcertoCare

• David Ko, CEO + Board Member, Calm

• Joanna Strober, CEO, Midi Health

• Kristen Valdes, Founder + CEO, b.well Connected Health

• Julie Yoo, General Partner, a16z

Luminaries

• A.G. Breitenstein, Venture Partner, Define Ventures

• Jennifer Goldsack, CEO, Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)

• Shruti Kothari, Director, Industry Initiatives, Blue Shield of California

• Christine Lemke, Co-Founder + CEO, Evidation Health

Policy Champions

• Hassanatu Blake, Director, Health Equity and Social Justice, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

• Natalie Davis, Co-Founder + CEO, United States of Care

• Renee Węgrzyn, Inaugural Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

Public Health Leaders

• John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Children's Hospital

• Rebecca Hope, Founder + CEO, YLabs

• Sebastian Seiguer, Co-Founder + CEO, Scene Health

Storytellers

• Simar Bajaj, Science Journalist + Student, Harvard College

• Sanjula Jain, Chief Research Officer, Trilliant Health

• Jessica Schleider, Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics + Psychology, Northwestern University

• Grace Vinton, Healthcare PR Pro, Patient Advocate + Podcast Host, HITea With Grace

Supporters

• Alyssa Reisner, Partner, CVS Health Ventures

• Candace Richardson, Principal, General Catalyst

• Ben Robbins, General Partner, GV (Google Ventures)

System Disruptors

• Akilesh Bapu, CEO, DeepScribe

• Lauren Berson, Founder + CEO, Conceive

• Rachael Jones, Founder + CEO, Syntax Health

• Amy Merrill, Co-Founder, Plan C

• Elina Onitskansky, Founder + CEO, Ilant Health

• Shiv Rao, Founder + CEO, Abridge

• Stephanie Strong, Co-Founder + CEO, Boulder Care

• Colby Takeda, Co-Founder + CEO, Pear Suite

2022

Builders

• Troy Bannister, Founder + CEO, Particle Health

• Heather Fernandez, Co-Founder + CEO, Solv

• Kyna Fong, Co-Founder + CEO, Elation Health

• Yoona Kim, Co-Founder + CEO, Arine

• Stephen Smith, Co-Founder + CEO, NOCD

• Leah Sparks, Founder + CEO, Wildflower Health

• Chakri Toleti, Founder + CEO, care.ai

Disruptors

• Rajaie Batniji, Co-Founder + CEO, Waymark

• Lori Evans Bernstein, Co-Founder + CEO, Caraway

• Erik Cardenas, Co-Founder + CEO, Zócalo Health

• Kaitlin Christine, Founder + CEO, Gabbi

• Ankit Gupta, Founder + CEO, Bicycle Health

• Melissa Hanna, Co-Founder + CEO, Mahmee

• Camilla Hermann, Co-Founder + CEO, Oath Care

• Kwamane Liddell, Founder + CEO, Nutrible

• James Min, Founder + CEO, Cleerly

Equity Advocates

• José Bauermeister, Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations, Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative Founding Faculty Director, Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at University of Pennsylvania

• Félix Manuel Chinea, Senior Manager, Health Equity + Inclusion Strategy Doximity

• Gaurang Choksi, Founder + CEO, Violet

• Jerrica Kirkley, Co-Founder + CMO, Plume

• Desmond Upton Patton, Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, SAFELab Director, SAFELab at University of Pennsylvania

• Del Smith, Co-Founder + CEO, Acclinate

Frontline Heroes

• Asima Ahmad, Co-Founder + CMO, Carrot Fertility

• Cassie Choi, Co-Founder + COO, Pair Team

• Neel Shah, CMO, Maven Clinic

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• Helen Adeosun, Founder + CEO, CareAcademy

• Jessica Federer, Managing Partner, Supernode Ventures

• Tom X Lee, CEO, Galileo

• Lynne Chou O’Keefe, Founder + Managing Partner, Define Ventures

• Jack Stoddard, CEO, Patina

• Ashwini Zenooz, CEO, Commure

Luminaries

• Erika Seth Davies, CEO, Rhia Ventures

• David Ebersman, Co-Founder + CEO, Lyra Health

• Margaret Laws, President + CEO, Hopelab

• Sara Vaezy, Chief Strategy + Digital Health Officer, Providence

• Carolyn Witte, Co-Founder + CEO, Tia

• Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala, Chief Impact Officer, Health Equity Moonshot, StartUp Health

Policy Champions

• Krista Drobac, Founder, Moving Health Home, Alliance for Connected Care

• Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor, Institute for Advanced Study

Public Health Leaders

• Chelsea King Arthur, VP, Ambulatory Products, Analytics + Pop Health, Get Well

• Megan L. Ranney, Deputy Dean, Brown University School of Public Health

• Carlos Rodarte, Co-Founder + CEO, Veriteos

Storytellers

• Joel Bervell, Social Media Medical Educator, Washington State University

• Bertha Coombs, Health Care Reporter, CNBC

• Natasha Mascarenhas, Senior Reporter, TechCrunch

• Gabriel Perna, Digital Health Editor, Modern Healthcare

Supporters

• Navid Farzad, Partner, Frist Cressey Ventures

• Holly Maloney, Managing Director, General Catalyst

• Emily Melton, Founder + Managing Partner, Threshold Ventures

• Uriridiakoghene "Ulili" Onovakpuri, Managing Partner, Kapor Capital

2021

Builders

• Umar Afridi, Co-Founder + CEO, Truepill

• Varun Ganapathi, Co-Founder + CTO, AKASA, Inc.

• Saman Rahmanian, Co-Founder + CPO, Ro

• Elizabeth Ruzzo, PhD, Founder + CEO, adyn

• Suchi Saria, CEO, Bayesian Health

Disruptors

• Iman Abuzeid, MD, Co-Founder + CEO, Incredible Health

• Amy Fan, Co-Founder, Twentyeight Health

• Jon Bloom, MD, CEO, Podimetrics

• Lisa Fitzpatrick, Founder + CEO, Grapevine Health

• Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Co-Founder + CEO, Wellthy

• Anurati Mathur, CEO, Sempre Health

• Roby Miller, Founder, TelePharm

• Kristina Saffran, Co-Founder + CEO, Equip

• Simmone Taitt, Founder + CEO, Poppy Seed Health

Equity Advocates

• Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc, FAAD, Director of Clinical Impact, VisualDx

• Dr. Ivor Horn, Director of Health Equity + Product Inclusion, Google

• Dezbee McDaniel, Co-Founder + CEO, CliniSpan Health

• Andrew Parker, Founder + CEO, Papa

• Andrew Suggs, CEO, Live Chair Health

• Karl Ulfers, Co-Founder + CEO, DUOS Living Inc

• Ashlee J. Wisdom, Co-Founder + CEO, Health In Her HUE

Frontline Heroes

• Edgar Chavez, MD, Founder + CEO, Universal Community Health Center

• Nzinga Harrison, MD, Co-Founder + CMO, Eleanor Health

• Michael Hasselberg, Senior Director of Digital Health, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

• Michelle Longmire, MD, CEO + Co-Founder, Medable

• Monique Smith, MD, Health DesignED, Emory University

Icons

• Kayode Owens, In Memoriam

• Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, 18th U.S. Surgeon General + Founder + CEO, BayouClinic, Inc

• Aaron Martin, Chief Digital Officer, Providence

• Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA, EVP, Women’s Health, Everly Health

• Glen Tullman, Chairman + CEO, Transcarent

Luminaries

• Ivelyse Andino, Founder + CEO, Radical Health

• Eric Kinariwala, Founder + CEO, Capsule

• Mintu Turakhia, Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University + Founder + Director, Stanford Center for Digital Health

Policy Champions

• Bakul Patel, Director, Digital Health Center of Excellence FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

• Lucia C. Savage, JD, Chief Privacy + Regulatory Officer, Omada Health, Inc.

• Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services

Public Health Leaders

• Garth Graham, Head of Healthcare + Public Health, Google/YouTube

• LaShyra Nolen, Founder + Executive Director, We Got Us: A Community Empowerment Project

• Jessica Malaty Rivera, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist + Science Communicator, Boston Children's Hospital

Storytellers

• Shawna Butler, RN MBA, Nurse Economist + Host, SEE YOU NOW podcast

• Kevin Dedner, MPH, Founder + CEO, Hurdle

• Heather Landi, Senior Editor for Health IT, Fierce Healthcare

• Kevin O'Leary, Co-Founder, Health Tech Nerds

Supporters

• Liam Donohue, Managing Partner, .406 Ventures

• Aike Ho, Principal, ACME Capital

• Alyssa Jaffee, Partner, 7wireVentures

• Ricardo R. Johnson, SVP of Corporate Development + Head of Healthworx

• Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital

• Solome Tibebu, Founding Director, The Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health

2020

• Disruptive Founder of the Year: Katherine Ryder

• Most Beloved CEO: Dr. Florian Otto

• Reporter of the Year: Erin Brodwin

• Digital Health Growth Startup to Watch: Heal

• Diversity Leadership: Onboard Health

• Non-Profit of the Year: American Medical Association

• Most Prolific VC: Oak HC/FT

• Digital Health’s Most Committed DC Champion: Dr. Scott Gottlieb

• Best Performing IPO: Schrödinger, Inc

• Most Devoted to Promoting Health Equity: Ready

• Best Digital Health Company to Work For: Genome Medical

• Best New Startup: Brightline

• COVID-19 Digital Health Contribution: Carbon Health

• Digital Health’s Brightest Mind: Carolyn Magill

• Most Prolific Corporate VC: Optum Ventures

2019

• Kimon Angelides, Vivante Health - Disruptive Founder of the Year

• Christina Farr, CNBC.com - Reporter of the Year

• Sachin H. Jain, CareMore Health and Aspire Health - Most Tech-Savvy Doctor

• Nancy Brown, Oak HC/FT - Digital Health’s Brightest Mind

• Amy Abernethy, Food and Drug Administration - Digital Health’s Most Committed DC Champion

• Bernard J. Tyson, Kaiser Permanente (In Memoriam), Most Beloved CEO

• Uno Health - Best New Startup

• Unite Us - Digital Health Startup to Watch

• Modern Fertility - Best Designed Product

• Diversity Innovation Hub, a Mount Sinai Venture - Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award

• HealthTech4Medicaid - Nonprofit of the Year

• Philips Health Technology Ventures - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• Bessemer Venture Partners - Most Prolific VC

• Progyny - Best Performing IPO

• Color - Best Digital Health Company to Work For

• ConsejoSano - Most Devoted to Promoting Health Equity

• Virta Health - Most Committed to Clinical Impact
  
  

  
  

2018

• Sean Duffy, Omada Health - Disruptive Founder of the Year

• Rebecca Robbins - Reporter of the Year

• Atul Gawande, Haven - Best Digital Health Evangelist

• Mandy Cohen, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Digital Health’s Biggest DC Champion

• Robbie Cape, 98point6 - Digital Health’s Most Beloved CEO

• Renee Dua, Heal - Most Tech Friendly Provider

• Suki - Best New Startup

• Oscar Health - Digital Health Startup to Watch

• Solv - Best Digital Health Company to Work For

• Cityblock Health - Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award

• Dignity Health - Nonprofit of the Year

• Founders Fund - Most Prolific VC

• Google Ventures - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• Apple Watch Series 4 - Best Designed Product
  
  

  
  

2017

• Todd and Ed Park, Devoted Health - Disruptive Founder of the Year

• Dan Diamond, Politico - Reporter of the Year

• Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Aledade - Most Tech-Friendly Doc

• Lisa Suennen, GE Ventures - Biggest Digital Health Evangelist

• Andy Slavitt, Town Hall Ventures - Biggest DC Champion

• Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe - Most Beloved CEO

• Paul Buchheit - Angel of the Year

• Cityblock Health - Best New Startup

• Grand Rounds - Fastest Growing Company

• Zipline - Invention of the Year

• Canaan Partners - Diversity Leadership Award

• Collective Health - Best Digital Health Company to Work For

• Boston Children’s Hospital - Non-Profit of the Year

• KPCB - Most Prolific VC

• GE Ventures - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• Tabula Rasa HealthCare - Best Performing IPO
  
  

  
  

2016

• Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim, Celmatix - Disruptive Founder of the Year

• John Carreyrou - Reporter of the Year

• Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosely, Planned Parenthood - Most Tech-Friendly Doc

• Brian Ahier - Biggest Digital Health Evangelist

• Dr. Karen DeSalvo - Biggest DC Champion

• Dan Burton, Health Catalyst - Most Beloved CEO

• Marc Benioff - Angel of the Year

• EverlyWell - Best New Startup

• Validic - Fastest Growing Company

• Owlstone Medical - Invention of the Year

• Wellist - Diversity Leadership Award: Startup

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Diversity Leadership Award: Corporate

• Grand Rounds - Best Digital Health Company to Work For

• BSX Technologies - Crowdfunding Hero

• Best Designed Product - PokemonGO

• Khosla Ventures - Most Prolific VC

• UPMC Enterprises - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• Evolent Health - Best Performing IPO

  
  
  

2015

• David Ebersman, Lyra Health - Disruptive Founder of the Year

• Christina Farr - Reporter of the Year

• Dr. Leslie Saxon - Most Tech-Friendly Doc

• Daniel Kraft - Biggest Digital Health Evangelist

• Susannah Fox - Biggest DC Champion

• Owen Tripp, Grand Rounds - Most Beloved CEO

• John Noonan - Angel of the Year

• Amino - Best New Startup

• Doctor On Demand - Fastest Growing Company

• Color Genomics - Inventor/Invention of the Year

• Mango Health - Diversity Leadership Award

• GE Ventures - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• Venrock - Most Prolific VC

• Fitbit - Best Performing IPO

• Health Catalyst - Best Digital Health Company to Work For
  
  

  
  

2014

• Sarah Kliff, Vox - Reporter of the Year

• Frank Williams, Evolent Health - Most Beloved CEO

• Sami Inkinen - Angel of the Year

• Zenefits - Fastest Growing Company

• Babak Parviz, Glucose Contact Lens - Inventor/Invention of the Year

• Castlight Health - Diversity Leadership Award

• Qualcomm Life - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• KPCB Partner Beth Seidenberg - Most Prolific VC

• Empatica - Crowdfunding Hero
  
  

  
  

2013

• Scanadu - Crowdfunding Hero

• Qualcomm Life - Most Prolific Corporate VC

• Social+Capital Partnership - Most Prolific VC

• Esther Dyson - Angel of the Year

• Evolent Health - Fastest Growing Company (Enterprise)

• Misfit - Fastest Growing Company (Consumer)