Surgeons in the C-suite: the rise of chief medical officers
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Lisa Shah, once a dedicated doctor caring for patients, found the emotional toll of her job overwhelming, prompting a shift in her career. Now serving as the chief medical officer at Twin Health, she utilizes wearables and AI technology to address healthcare issues like diabetes and obesity on a population level. The increasing trend of health tech companies hiring CMOs highlights a significant paradigm shift, driven by the pandemic's impact on healthcare professionals, who seek nonclinical roles for better work-life balance and to expand their influence in the medical field.
As the first chief medical officer at Twin Health, Lisa Shah is working to treat not just one person at a time, but populations at a time.
The rise of CMOs is capitalizing on - if not feeding on - the trend that we're seeing more and more MDs looking for nonclinical jobs.
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