Dan Riskin
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Dan Riskin is the Chief Executive Officer
of Health Fidelity. He previously held positions as Entrepreneur In Residence
at Mohr Davidow Ventures
, Chief Strategy Officer
of CalHIPSO, the largest US Regional Extension Center, Chief Executive Officer
of Vanguard Medical Technologies, and Chief Scientific Officer of Wadsworth Medical Technologies.
Dr. Riskin has developed and commercialized products in wound closure, weight loss, medical scheduling, and healthcare analytics
. In 2005, Technology Review
TR35
recognized him as one of the Top 35 Innovators under 35 based on technologies developed from idea to product and contributions to the academic science of medical innovation. He was subsequently awarded the AMA
Leadership Award and was a member of the Obama Campaign Healthcare Advisory Committee. He has been an invited speaker at NASA
, DARPA, Stanford University
, MIT, American College of Surgeons
, and multiple industry and international collaboratives.
While working full time as an executive, Dr. Riskin maintains an academic affiliation as Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford University
, publishing on ethical and effective medical technology innovation, and teaching clinical medicine part time as a trauma surgeon and critical care
physician.
with a bachelor's degree
in Biology
. He earned a medical degree
from Boston University
, completed a surgery residency at University of California, Los Angeles
, and a critical care
and acute care surgery
fellowship at Stanford University
. He is board certified both as a surgeon and as a critical care physician. He earned a MBA with focus in bioinformatics
and bioengineering from the MIT Sloan School of Management
and completed the Stanford Biodesign Fellowship in Biomedical Technology Innovation.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Health Fidelity. He previously held positions as Entrepreneur In Residence
Entrepreneur In Residence
Entrepreneur in residence , sometimes executive in residence, is a position or title within the venture capital, law firm, and business school industries, typically held by a seasoned entrepreneur who is brought on-staff by a venture capital firm, university or other organization.The EIR role in a...
at Mohr Davidow Ventures
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology companies. For over 28 years, Mohr Davidow has helped to build more than 250 startup companies. The firm has $1.85B under management...
, Chief Strategy Officer
Chief strategy officer
A Chief Strategy Officer , or chief strategist, is an executive who is responsible for assisting the chief executive officer with creating, communicating, executing, and sustaining strategic initiatives within a company or agency....
of CalHIPSO, the largest US Regional Extension Center, Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Vanguard Medical Technologies, and Chief Scientific Officer of Wadsworth Medical Technologies.
Dr. Riskin has developed and commercialized products in wound closure, weight loss, medical scheduling, and healthcare analytics
Analytics
Analytics is the application of computer technology, operational research, and statistics to solve problems in business and industry. Analytics is carried out within an information system: while, in the past, statistics and mathematics could be studied without computers and software, analytics has...
. In 2005, Technology Review
Technology Review
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TR35
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
recognized him as one of the Top 35 Innovators under 35 based on technologies developed from idea to product and contributions to the academic science of medical innovation. He was subsequently awarded the AMA
Ama
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Leadership Award and was a member of the Obama Campaign Healthcare Advisory Committee. He has been an invited speaker at NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
, DARPA, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, MIT, American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
, and multiple industry and international collaboratives.
While working full time as an executive, Dr. Riskin maintains an academic affiliation as Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, publishing on ethical and effective medical technology innovation, and teaching clinical medicine part time as a trauma surgeon and critical care
Critical care
Critical care may refer to:* Critical care medicine or intensive-care medicine, a branch of medicine concerned with life support for critically ill patients* "Critical Care" , an episode of the TV series...
physician.
Education
Dr. Riskin spent his early years as a software programmer and won awards in the field as a teenager. He graduated from University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
. He earned a medical degree
Medical degree
A medical degree is, broadly defined, any academic degree which places its holder in a position to engage in the practice of medicine. BBC has reported that Medicine related degree programs such as MBBS, BDS and PharmD are the most difficult degree programs of all the other Bachelor degree programs...
from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, completed a surgery residency at University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, and a critical care
Critical care
Critical care may refer to:* Critical care medicine or intensive-care medicine, a branch of medicine concerned with life support for critically ill patients* "Critical Care" , an episode of the TV series...
and acute care surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
fellowship at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He is board certified both as a surgeon and as a critical care physician. He earned a MBA with focus in bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...
and bioengineering from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
and completed the Stanford Biodesign Fellowship in Biomedical Technology Innovation.