Speaker Profile
Biography
Shaista Malik is a tenured professor in the UC Irvine division of cardiology, department of medicine. Dr. Malik specializes in integrative health and uses a whole-person approach using all modalities of care and a personalized approach that can achieve optimal health and healing. Dr. Malik was named the 2025 American Heart Associations Go Red for Women Orange County Woman of Impact. In addition, in September 2024, Dr. Malik received the Vision and Leadership Award from Octane, a convening organization for Southern California technology and medical technology businesses, for her work in reshaping the future of healthcare and innovating a whole-person approach to care at an enterprise level.
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




