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
- VerantosChief Executive Officercurrent2015 — present
- Stanford UniversityClinical Professor of Surgerycurrent2008 — present
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)US Health IT Advisory Committee, Congressional appointeecurrent2024 — present
- AppleSpecial Projects2014 — 2015
- Health FidelityChief Executive Officer and Founder2008 — 2014
Education
- Stanford UniversityFellowship, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery2007 — 2008
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMBA, Bioinformatics2002 — 2004
- UCLAResidency, Surgery2005 — 2007
- Stanford UniversityFellowship, Medical Technology Innovation2004 — 2005
- Boston UniversityMD1995 — 1999
Skills & more
HealthcareHealth PolicyProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipHealthcare Information TechnologyInformaticsBusiness StrategySaaSQuality ImprovementNatural Language Processing
Languages English · French · Spanish · Swedish
- Board certification in surgery — American Board of Surgery
- Board certification in clinical informatics — American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
- Board certification in critical care — American Board of Surgery
- Board certification in palliative care — American Board of Internal Medicine
From Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at DigiTx Partners LLC
Anish Aitharaju
Investor at DigiTx Partners LLC
Chihiro Hosoya
Venture Partner, MSc, MBA at DigiTx Partners LLC
David Kim
Managing Director at DigiTx Partners LLC
Isabelle Chae
Investor at DigiTx Partners LLC
John Halamka
Advisor, MD, MS at DigiTx Partners LLC
L. Jasmine Kim
Strategic Advisor at DigiTx Partners LLC
Miraj Sanghvi
Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dan Riskin work?
- Dan Riskin is Venture Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC.
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