Speaker Profile
PhD, Co-Founder & CEO, Asher Orion Group
Biography
Dr. Kalafut advises on AIML topics ranging from product management to market strategy with a healthcare application. Additionally, he works with HCOs to develop AI strategies, AI Governance and best practices, through deployment and monitoring of purchased and built AIML solutions. He is the principal or co inventor on 43 US patents and 12 pending applications. Many of his inventions are used across nuclear medicine and radiological agent delivery, diagnostic interventional cardiology devices, and patient monitoring systems. Before founding Asher Orion, John was Chief Scientist of Informatics Research at GE Healthcare. His stewardship of an AIenabled, diagnostic pathway solution led to their first Breakthrough Designation. He led the architecture of platforms and applications co created by GE Healthcare and its clinical partners at health systems, including Mass General Brigham and Boston Children’s Hospital. John contributed to the UK's National Consortium of Intelligent Medical Imaging (NCIMI) and was a coPrincipal Investigator on Digital Pathology and Diagnostic (DART).
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
Russ Cucina, UCSF
John Kalafut, Asher Orion Group
- PMWC 2024 Award Ceremony
Luminary Honoree: Suchi Saria, Johns Hopkins - Integrated Diagnostics: The Future Powered by AI and Data Innovations
- John Kalafut, Asher Orion Group
- AI-Driven Integration of Genomic Data for Disease Understanding and Treatment
- Mark Yandell, University of Utah
- AI, Big Data and the Early Detection/Prevention of Chronic Diseases
- Lee Hood, Phenome Health - AI in US Military Healthcare System
- Peter Walker, Defense Health Agency (DHA) - Health IT and Interoperability Policy (PANEL)
Chair: Russ Cucina, UCSF
- Steven Lane, Gorila Health
- Charles Jaffe, HL7
- Alan Swenson, Sequoia Project
- Neli de Crescenzo, Optum
- Julia Adler, UCSF - Barriers and Challenges of Deploying AI into Clinical Use (PANEL)
Chair: Shweta Maniar, Google
- Bernardo Bizzo, Mass General Brigham
- Guido Matthews, Bayer
- Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Stanford - Transforming Healthcare Using Big Data and Remote Monitoring
- Michael Snyder, Stanford
- AI to Improve Patient Outcomes: Exploring High-Speed Genomic Insights with GPU-Accelerated Tools
Chair: Julie Gil, Velsera
- Jason Fenwick, NVIDIA - AI Pathology's Horizon: Navigating the Future and Overcoming Obstacles (PANEL)
Chair: Pavankumar Anne, ZS
- Eric Walk, PathAI
- Michael Rivers, Roche Diagnostics - PMWC Showcase
- Elliott Green, Dandelion Health
- Tomasz Jetka, Ardigen
- Peter White, Nationwide Children's Hospital
