Speaker Profile
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Integrative Health, UCI
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 Honorees
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Jeff Balser, VUMC
Precision Medicine at Scale, Lessons from Vanderbilt
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
Implementing Precision Medicine at Scale: Health Systems and Policy Perspectives
• Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Sasa Jenko, European Commission
Keynote
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
Keys to Successful Implementation of a Precision Medicine Program
• Chair: Howard McLeod, GeneDx
• David E. Lanfear, Henry Ford Health
• Kevan Simms, Ochsner Health
Key Players in Successful Implementation – Beyond Oncology
• Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
• Shaista Malik, UC Irvine
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from a Statewide Genomic Initiative
• Chair: Premal Shah, MyOme
Achieving Comprehensive Precision Medicine
• Chair: Burns Blaxall
• Trish Brown, GeneDx
• Sarah Hersey, BMS
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
