Mr. Shoenthal is chief innovation officer and vice president of innovation at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he leads enterprise efforts to design and scale human-centered healthcare experiences. He has established a structured innovation framework that engages experts across the institution and aligns teams around patient and clinician needs. Under his leadership, MD Anderson has delivered measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, patient access, and institutional utilization and retention strategies. Mr. Shoenthal has played a key role in expanding virtual care through systemwide initiatives that improved patient experience, quality and safety. He also supports device innovation across the organization, working closely with nursing leaders and frontline teams to optimize smart hospital capabilities. His work has helped embed purposeful innovation as a core operational discipline across the cancer center.
