John Halamka

Biography
For over 40 years, John D. Halamka, M.D., M.S., has been dedicated to the technology and policy that enable information exchange among clinical, educational and administrative stakeholders. In particular, Dr. Halamka is focused on bringing people together for multidisciplinary collaboration and career development at all levels. He works across government, academia and industry to form consortia that accelerate progress in informatics and patient care. As Dwight and Dian Diercks President of the Mayo Clinic Platform, Dr. Halamka is currently collaborating with Young J. Juhn, M.D., M.P.H., on research addressing algorithmic bias. This work has profound implications for artificial intelligence (AI) research and health equity and is a high priority of the Mayo Clinic Platform and Mayo Clinic as a whole. Dr. Halamka also is dedicated to educating the next generation of health care technology professionals. His expertise has given him the opportunity to teach extraordinarily diverse audiences, ranging from medical students to international policymakers. Before transitioning to Mayo Clinic, he served as a professor at Harvard Medical School for 25 years. Dr. Halamka's research and clinical background, combined with his passion for teaching, have enabled him to implement innovative technologies in local, regional, national and international settings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he served as co-leader of the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition and the national convalescent plasma effort, The Fight Is In Us. He also was an active participant in Harvard's Clinical and Translational Science Awards program and was the co-principal investigator of Harvard's i2b2 project and Harvard Catalyst efforts.