The Future of Healthcare

– This session will explore what medicine may look like over the next 25 years as
advances in biotechnology, medtech, digital health, data science, and care delivery
reshape the healthcare system.

– Panelists will discuss the movement from episodic, facility-based care toward more
predictive, personalized, preventive, and continuous models of care.

– Topics will include precision medicine, cell and gene therapy, biologics, remote
monitoring, hospital-at-home, the future role of physicians, and the evolving
relationship among patients, providers, innovators, payers, and health systems.

MODERATOR:

Jeffrey Hausfeld, M.D., M.B.A.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer at BioFactura, Inc. & Chairman and Founder of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs
Jeffrey Hausfeld, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., has served on the national board and committees of specialty medical societies since he began his practice in Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery in 1982. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University School of Health Sciences and an alumnus of the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Hausfeld is widely published in the medical literature, is the pioneer of innovative laser surgery techniques, is the author of a lay oriented medical book on snoring and sleep apnea, and has appeared on numerous local and national television and radio shows as a medical expert. Read full profile…

PANELISTS:

Shubh Chavda
Director Software Engineering
Shubh Chavda is a senior IT leader with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale distributed systems, AI and cloud architecture across the tech, biotech, and fintech sectors. During engineering leadership roles at Click Therapeutics, Apple, Capital One, and Sabre, Shubh has specialized in scaling high-velocity engineering organizations and integrating modern AI/ML solutions within heavily regulated environments. Read full profile…

Tim McCaffrey, Ph.D.
Professor of MicrobiologyImmunology, and Tropical Medicine
Dr. McCaffrey completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at Purdue University in Neurobiology and joined the faculty at Weill/Cornell Medical School where he founded their genomic medicine program. He moved to The George Washington University where he was a Co-Founder of The Catherine Birch McCormick Genomics Center and has served on the Board of The Cheney/GW Heart and Vascular Institute. He teaches both medical and graduate students in courses related to molecular medicine and the genetic basis of diseases. Read full profile…

Alda Mizaku
Healthcare Analytics and AI Leader
Alda Mizaku is a healthcare analytics and AI leader with a background in biomedical engineering and a passion for transforming data into a measurable impact. She currently serves as Vice President and Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer at Children’s National Hospital, where she leads enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategy. Previously, Alda spent 11 years at Mercy Health System, holding senior leadership roles across data engineering, analytics, and analytics product management. Read full profile…

Ryan Schmaltz
Co-Founder and CEO of ReadyAI (Formerly Patient Ready)
Ryan Schmaltz is the co-founder and CEO of ReadyAI (formerly Patient Ready), a workforce intelligence company helping organizations build workforces that can perform as AI changes how work gets done. He has led major technology, innovation, and growth initiatives at Uber, Microsoft, Adobe, and Deloitte, including helping companies launch and scale globally. Read full profile…

Dr. David Wessel
Former Chief Medical Officer, Children’s National Hospital
Dr. David Wessel is an anesthesiologist in Washington, District of Columbia and is the former Chief Medical Officer of Children’s National Hospital. In 2007, Dr. Wessel joined Children’s National to enhance the care of newborns across specialty services by expanding programs and research, with a focus on critically ill newborns with heart disease. Read full profile…