Speaker Profile
M.D., MS, Chief Scientific Officer, Vice President of Research, Henry Ford Health
Biography
David Lanfear, is Co-Director of the Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research (CIGMA), a practicing transplant cardiologist, and a clinician-scientist focused on precision medicine and genomics, as well as an active clinical trialist with experience in single and multicenter trials.He has been continuously funded by the NIH for his entire career and has produced more than 190 published manuscripts, reaching high-impact journals including JAMA, NEJM, and Nature: Medicine. He is nationally recognized in academic medicine previously serving on the HFSA Board of Directors, and ACC Heart Failure and Transplant Committee, and currently is on the AHA Genomics and Precision Medicine leadership committee. He is a standing member of NIH grant review panel (CCHS), an Associate Editor at Circulation: Heart Failure, has previously served as associate editor for JCF, and currently serves on the editorial boards of JACC: Heart Failure, Heart Failure Reviews, JACC:Cardio-Oncology, and JACC: Basic to Translational Science.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Burns Blaxall
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Jeff Balser, VUMC
• Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
Precision Medicine at Scale – Lessons from Vanderbilt
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
From First Patient to a Million Genomes
• Chair: Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
• Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
Keynote: AI and Data-Driven Individual Health
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
Keys to Successful Implementation of a Precision Medicine Program
• Chair: Howard McLeod, GeneDx
• Kevan Simms, Ochsner Health
Key Players in Successful Implementation – Beyond Oncology
• Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
• Shaista Malik, UC Irvine
• David E. Lanfear, Henry Ford Health
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from a Statewide Genomic Initiative
• Chair: Premal Shah, MyOme
• Niall Lennon, Broad Clinical Labs
Integrating Multi-Modal Biology into Precision Care Pathways: A Systems Framework for Scalable Implementation
• K V Venkatesh, IIT Mumbai
From $/Gb to Outcomes – Simplifying Genomics for Health Systems
• Fireside Chat: Jacob Thaysen, CEO, Illumina
Achieving Comprehensive Precision Medicine
• Chair: Burns Blaxall
• Trish Brown, GeneDx
• Sarah Hersey, BMS
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
