Redefining the Boundaries of Medicine

Paul Cerrato, MA, is the senior research analyst and communications specialist for the Mayo Clinic Platform, which focuses on how to discover, validate, and deliver better diagnostics and treatment, with the help of computer science, data analysis and virtual health services.  Mr. Cerrato has more than 40 years of experience working in healthcare as a medical journalist, research analyst, clinician, and educator. He has served as the Editor of InformationWeek Healthcare; Executive Editor of Contemporary OB/GYN; Senior Editor of RN Magazine; and contributing writer/editor for the Yale University School of Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, InformationWeek, Medscape, and MedpageToday. The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has listed Mr. Cerrato as one of the most influential healthcare IT columnists. Among his achievements are six editorial awards from the American Business Media—often referred to as the Pulitzer Prize of business journalism—and the Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publications Editors for best-signed editorial.   John D. Halamka, MD, MS, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, leads a portfolio of platform businesses focused on transforming healthcare by leveraging artificial intelligence, connected healthcare devices, and a network of trusted partners. Trained in emergency medicine and medical informatics, Dr. Halamka has been developing and implementing healthcare information strategy and policy for more than 25 years. Prior to his appointment at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Halamka was chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He is a practicing emergency medicine physician. As the International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Halamka helped the George W. Bush administration, the Obama administration, and governments around the world plan their healthcare information strategies. A member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Halamka has written a dozen books about technology-related issues, hundreds of articles, and thousands of posts on the Geekdoctor blog.  He also runs Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn, Massachusetts—the largest animal sanctuary in New England.