2022年12月1日

2022年12月01日37東部標準時間下午舊金山——(業務線)——今天,Foresite實驗室宣布的伊恩,醫學博士的團隊首次臨床總監。通將與Foresite實驗室和Foresite資本改善公平和有效的醫療技術和保健的交集。創建於2019年,Foresite實驗室的任務是發現、構建和規模的醫療和生命科學項目數據的科學。在他的職業生涯早期,通成為倡導公平地獲得醫療保健。作為斯坦福大學醫學院臨床教育家,通組合樹蔭免費診所和開創了早期的遠程醫療服務在帕洛阿爾托退伍軍人衛生保健係統。他還成立了衛生資源項目為退伍軍人都茁壯成長計劃,被授予國家VA的秘書獎優秀服務無家可歸的退伍軍人。通持有Chicago-Pritzker大學醫學院的醫學博士學位,在內科醫學委員會認證。離開斯坦福大學在2013年,他加入了醫生需求成立醫療主任和領導實踐在過去六年的首席醫療官和專業公司的總裁。作為國家領導人在遠程醫療創新,通將保健工作通過建立循證臨床指南,利用視頻檢查匹配質量的現場醫療訪問。“新技術和新的科學發現來源於他們正在改變我們對疾病的理解,甚至允許其早期檢測和個性化的治療,”潘偉迪(Vikram Bajaj)博士說,Foresite實驗室的首席執行官。 “We will benefit from Ian’s leadership in developing businesses that harness these principles to equitably deliver precise and personalized healthcare.” As a physician executive, Tong understood the impact of bias on clinical care and emphasized the importance of developing a high quality culturally competent clinical workforce. His responsibilities included leading all clinical care delivery across primary care, behavioral health, urgent care and specialty practices, clinical quality, and practice operations and performance. Under his leadership, Doctor On Demand won numerous awards for its commitment to quality and innovation, and boasted a 90% retention rate for clinicians. In 2021, Tong was recognized by National Medical Fellowships with the Excellence in Medicine Award for his work as an educator and for promoting workforce diversity. Today, Tong is an Advisor with Jumpstart Nova , an investment company that backs Black-founded and led healthcare companies in the Seed or Series A stages. “Joining Foresite Labs will allow me to support innovative and impactful biotech companies, and I am looking forward to being a part of a team dedicated to accelerating scientific discovery and advancing patient care,” said Ian Tong, MD. “I look forward to using my clinical and digital health background to help grow and build companies that are truly changing the way our healthcare system operates.” Tong’s hire to the Foresite Labs leadership team follows the appointment of Mary Helen Black as the company’s vice president and head of genomics . About Foresite Labs Foresite Labs is a center for entrepreneurial innovation at the nexus of data science and healthcare. Based in San Francisco and Boston, Foresite Labs partners with next-generation healthcare entrepreneurs to launch life sciences and healthcare companies that use the tools of data science to solve our greatest unmet medical needs. For more information, please visit www.foresitelabs.com . Contacts