Advisors
All our members are “Advisors” — we exist to make healthcare work for you, for all of us. Our “Expert Advisors” are leaders in society and in healthcare who are lending their expertise and support to this cause of making healthcare about patients. They are great people and have their own moving patient stories, which we have asked them to share with you. They too are Patients United for healthcare “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” If they represent an organization that has contributed to this organization in some way we have created a link to their “Supporting Org” page.
Lisa Berry Blackstock
Patient Advocate |
Lisa has been a pioneer in taking on all of healthcare to make it work for people in the real world, one patient at a time, as a full-time, professional patient advocate. With a front-row, bedside seat, time after time, she has experienced the full scope of the patient experience and what it takes to successfully navigate the increasingly complex maze of modern healthcare. It takes a patient advocate.
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Dennis is a Partner and founding team member at IDEO, a leading global design firm, including in the healthcare space. Dennis is also an adjunct professor and teaches in Stanford’s d.school and in the Design Division of the engineering school. As we increasingly intentionally design healthcare to be about and for the patient we are very glad to have the support of some of the best designers on the planet.
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Richard Carmona, MD
17th US Surgeon General |
Dr. Carmona has led an extremely broad and dynamic career, including as the 17th US Surgeon General of the United States. He been repeatedly recognized for his work in bringing about change to improve the health of, and access to healthcare, for many. We so appreciate Dr. Carmona’s relentless energy for positive change.
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Nick is an experienced and successful innovator and entrepreneur, as well as a best-selling author of multiple books on innovation, the customer experience, and where things are headed in the future. He is one of the most sought after keynote speakers on the planet. We are glad to have Nick’s perspective on our journey to a better future healthcare
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