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Lee Schwamm, MD

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Health Officer

Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, CT

Dr. Schwamm spearheads digital efforts at Yale New Haven Health, integrating AI, virtual care and ambient technologies into a reimagined model of patient and clinician experience. He leads the health system’s digital strategy by uniting fragmented virtual care efforts and deploying generative AI tools like ambient clinical documentation. He is also a staunch advocate for equitable, human-centered innovation. Thus far at Yale New Haven Health, he has overhauled IT into a cross-functional digital experience portfolio, enabling stakeholder engagement through four digital domains and three foundational tech layers. Dr. Schwamm’s past leadership at Boston-based Mass General Brigham included enabling 1.7 million virtual visits during the pandemic and developing the pioneering telestroke model adopted by over 2,500 U.S. hospitals. He currently serves on national boards, editorial panels and task forces such as the American Hospital Association’s AI task force, amplifying his system’s voice in shaping responsible AI use in medicine.

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