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Dan Riskin

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Venture Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC · Clinical Professor of Surgery at Stanford University · US Health IT Advisory Committee, Congressional appointee at Department of Health and Human Services

Palo Alto, California, United States

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About

Dan Riskin is Chief Executive Officer of Verantos and a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Stanford University. A surgeon and entrepreneur, he has founded and led multiple healthcare companies focused on applying artificial intelligence to clinical data for outcomes analysis, risk assessment, and clinical decision support. His work extends to health policy, including Congressional testimony on the 21st Century Cures Initiative and service on the U.S. Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.

Experience

  1. VerantosChief Executive Officercurrent2015 — present
  2. Stanford UniversityClinical Professor of Surgerycurrent2008 — present
  3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)US Health IT Advisory Committee, Congressional appointeecurrent2024 — present
  4. AppleSpecial Projects2014 — 2015
  5. Health FidelityChief Executive Officer and Founder2008 — 2014

Skills & more

HealthcareHealth PolicyProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipHealthcare Information TechnologyInformaticsBusiness StrategySaaSQuality ImprovementNatural Language Processing

Languages English · French · Spanish · Swedish

  • Board certification in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  • Board certification in clinical informaticsAmerican Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
  • Board certification in critical careAmerican Board of Surgery
  • Board certification in palliative careAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Riskin?
Dan Riskin is Chief Executive Officer of Verantos and a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Stanford University. A surgeon and entrepreneur, he has founded and led multiple healthcare companies focused on applying artificial intelligence to clinical data for outcomes analysis, risk assessment, and clinical decision support. His work extends to health policy, including Congressional testimony on the 21st Century Cures Initiative and service on the U.S. Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.
Where does Dan Riskin work?
Dan Riskin is Venture Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC.
Where did Dan Riskin go to school?
Dan Riskin studied at Stanford University (Fellowship, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA, Bioinformatics); UCLA (Residency, Surgery).

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