Speakers & Moderators

StEMI X brings together global leaders across healthcare, technology, academia, and industry to explore what’s next in acute care innovation.

Our Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine StEMI X leadership team is currently finalizing our speaker roster for 2026.

Check back soon for updates!

Interested in speaking or moderating a discussion at StEMI X 2026?

Email us at stemixemed@stanford.edu.

2025 Speakers

2025 Keynote Speaker: Eric Horvitz, MD, PhD

Eric Horvitz, MD, PhD, is Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft and a leading figure in artificial intelligence. He holds both an MD and PhD from Stanford. His work focuses on AI's impact on society, health, and decision-making.

2025 Speakers and Moderators

  • Rodney D. Altman, MD, MBA — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM; Director, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital

  • Zaid Altawil, MD — Co-founder, EM Innovation Collaborative

  • Melissa Cohen, MBA — Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer, Cayuga Health

  • Jared Conley, MD, PhD, MPH — Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Editor, NEJM Catalyst

  • Andy Chu, MD — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM

  • John Dayton, MD, MBA — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM; Healthcare VC

  • Dheeraj Duggineni, MD — Administration Fellow, Stanford EM

  • Joshua W. Elder, MD, MPH — VP, eHealth Clinical Operations, SCP Health

  • Nicholas Gavin, MD, MBA, MS — Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

  • Sara Gotheridge, MD — Chief Medical Officer, Array Behavioral Care

  • Emily Hayden, MD, MHPE — Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School

  • Lawrence Hofmann, MD — Chief of Industry Partnerships, Stanford Health Care

  • Cynthia Horner, MD, FAAFP — Chief Medical Officer, Amwell

  • Eric Horvitz, MD, PhD — Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft (Keynote)

  • Rana Kabeer, MD — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM

  • David Kim, MD — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM

  • Joshua Joseph, MD, MS, MBE — Medical Director, EM Enterprise Data Analytics, Mass General Brigham

  • Justin Norden, MD, MBA, MPhil — Co-Founder and CEO, Qualified Health

  • Christopher McStay, MD — Vice Chair of Operations, Columbia University EM

  • Anne Merritt, MD, MS — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM; Senior Product Manager, Google

  • Jesse Pines, MD, MBA — Chief of Clinical Innovation, US Acute Care Solutions

  • Ryan Ribeira, MD — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM

  • Fran Riley, MD — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM

  • Rohit Sangal, MD, MBA — EM Physician and Associate Medical Director, Yale University

  • Sowmya Sanapala, MD, MBA, MS — Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Sam Shen, MD — Vice Chair of Operations, Stanford EM

  • Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA — Chair of EM, Mercy Medical Center Merced

  • Brian Suffoletto, MD — Professor, Stanford EM

  • Lulu Wang, MD, FAAEM — EM Physician, Georgetown; Founding Director, Telehealth Education

  • Jane Wang, MD — General Partner, MedMountain Ventures

  • James Williams, MS, DO — Professor, Texas Tech University

  • Dong-han Yao, MD — Assistant Professor, Stanford EM