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Bryan Vartabedian, MD

Physician and Digital Health Strategist

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Biography

With a career spanning clinical care, health system leadership, publishing, and digital innovation, Bryan Vartabedian is a leader who blends expertise across disciplines. Widely recognized as an influential thinker on the future of health care, Dr. Vartabedian explores how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we care for—and connect with—patients. He is known for translating complex trends into clear, actionable insights, and synthesizing ideas across disciplines to help health leaders navigate a time of rapid transformation. As former Chief Medical Officer for Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatric health system in the U.S., Dr. Vartabedian played a central role in the conception, design, and activation of two major freestanding hospitals. His leadership spans strategic planning, hospital operations, and process improvement. A pioneer in health care’s digital evolution, Dr. Vartabedian defined how physicians could ethically and effectively use social media, later serving as Director of Digital Professionalism at Baylor College of Medicine. As a full-time faculty member at Baylor, Dr. Vartabedian has shaped programs and policy around digital transformation. He advises organizations and startups on strategic foresight, product-market fit, and how to bring emerging tools to clinical reality.

Speech Topics

  • SuperHuman - The Coming age of Doctors Patients, and Human beings

    The breakdown of human connection is no more evident than in health care where technology has become the new interface between health professional and patient. But have we gone too far in how we value machines and algorithms? Drawing on the promise of digital health's early start, this talk builds a framework for the correction of irrational exuberance around and suggests a reset of how we see technology. After boldly creating the vision for a superhuman age, listeners will learn that our future is shaped not by a Silicon Valley blueprint but by our will to put the human agenda first. Serving as a call to action, SuperHuman will inspire and challenge the audience to rethink our place among the machines. The story of twenty-first century medicine will be a redrawing of the boundaries between man and its artificial surrogates. This timely program will help the audience see their part in this evolving story.

  • The Public Physician® - Practical wisdom for mastering your online reputation

    Public presence through the use of new media has become a key part of physician career management. Social engagement has become a critical part of competing in a connected, always-on culture. But few doctors have any idea how to begin. The Public Physician® is a program that introduces physicians and health professionals to online communication, digital positioning and reputation management. Beyond the challenges and opportunities in the public space, this interactive event details the practical steps providers can take to insure meaningful online engagement. Whether a private-practice physician interested in taking charge of his or her online reputation or the manager of a large multi-specialty group charged with teaching others, this program will help attendees make the most of their digital footprint. The Public Physician® positions health professionals to make the most of their digital impression and be better prepared for today’s communication environment.

  • Whiplash - 8 Truths for Leading Healthcare During Unprecedented Change

    Healthcare is in a period of unprecedented change. From the recountouring of provider networks to hospitals at home, the topography of healthcare is changing faster than we can keep up, or sometimes even see. For healthcare leaders, this sensation of acceleration when least prepared creates a kind of ‘whiplash.’ After identifying the conditions defining 21st century healthcare, Whiplash will deliver 8 truths to understanding and leading during times of uncertainty. These points will serve as a jumping off point for stories, data and examples that illustrate challenges of leading in these times. The management challenge of today’s healthcare environment is to create openness to possibility and new options. Bringing the perspective of a physician executive and cautious technooptimist, Whiplash will challenge the audience to see that, (despite the feeling of escape velocity), this period brings unparalleled opportunity. More importantly, this timely program will help the audience see their unique part as leaders in this evolving story.

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