Meet the Judges

RICE UNIVERSITY | Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH is a media scholar and health researcher at Rice University… read more

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | Leigh Anne Naas has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry,… read more

HEALTHY STARTUPS | Jason is a lifelong cardiac patient and had 3 heart surgeries between the ages of… read more

RARE DOTS, INC and FLIP THE CLINIC | Whitney Bowman-Zatzkin, MPA, MSR, is a passionate community architect… read more

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | Melisa is the Residential Program Director of the Emergency Medical Care… read more

Lori-Ann Holbrook lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and therapy cat. She writes about living with… read more

IBM WATSON HEALTH | My expertise lies in commercializing innovative health technologies and therapies… read more

Aaron is a self-proclaimed "guy living with HIV who makes YouTube videos". He currently is finishing… read more

MAD*POW | Chris is a Sr. VP of Experience Design at Mad*Pow and established Mad*Pow's Boston office and… read more

NEPHROLOGIST and #NEPHJC | Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, is a Staff Nephrologist at the Ottawa Hospital,… read more

Mary has worked in the non-profit sector for 15 years and during that time has been fortunate to learn… read more

CAREUMBRELLA | Physician (Physiatry; focus on Geriatric Rehab, Dementia, Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal… read more

Muriel is a French thyroid e-patient. In 2010 she received support from her community Vivre-Sans-Thyroide… read more

TONIC LIFE COMMUNICATIONS | As a Vice President at Tonic Life Communications, Jennifer lives and breathes… read more

YOUBASE.IO | Leonard is the Co-founder and CEO of YouBase.io. Their vision is to give individuals access… read more

Morgan is a Patient Advocate and a sophomore at Auburn University, double-majoring in psychology and… read more

COMMOTION | Ela Pathak-Sen is a patient and public activist with expertise in engagment & involvement… read more

XTALKS.COM | Sarah is the Editor-in-Chief of Xtalks.com, a digital media company providing educational… read more

Retired Clinical Social Worker. 25 years experience in health care, primarily pediatric specialties.… read more

THE STORY COLLIDER | Erin Barker is the artistic director of science storytelling organization The Story… read more

UNGERLEIDER FUND and END WELL | Shoshana Ungerleider, MD is an internist in San Francisco. She serves… read more

#HCLDR | Colin is a HealthIT and healthcare marketer all rolled into a ball of energy & enthusiasm.… read more

HEALTHSPARQ | Burt oversees all Marketing for HealthSparq. He is responsible for developing and telling… read more

NTT DATA, INC. (formerly Dell) | A 25+ year veteran of healthcare technology with a diverse career and… read more

MEMOTEXT and A4i INC | For 10 years (that's 100 in digital health years), Amos has been dedicated to… read more

XEROX | George is the Director of Technology Scouting for Xerox and serves on the boards of the Rochester… read more

MEDICALFACTS and MEDEASY | "The Engagement Era and inclusiveness is new to some, but not to me." Janine… read more

ENZYVANT | Michele is the Head of Patient Affairs at Enzyvant, following leadership and patient advocacy… read more

TYPE 1 DIABETES NETWORK | Melinda was a co-founder of the Type 1 Diabetes Network, one of the earliest… read more

SCIENCE 37 | Marcella has been in healthcare for about 20 years, working in molecular oncology before… read more

#BCSM | Alicia Staley is the Director of the Precision Medicine Advocates Team and co-founder of the… read more

COMMON PRACTICE | Jethro is CEO and co-founder of Common Practice. He has over 20 years of experience… read more

Cyrena had a peripatetic path: med school, a biomed PhD, and now social work. So why health care? The… read more

MEDDIGITAL and MEDCROWD | Dr Felix Jackson is the founder of medDigital and medCrowd. He's a doctor and… read more

Journalist and freelance writer about medicine and research. Reviewer for Health News Review, a nonprofit… read more

Robin is an award-winning professional writer and editor with experience covering health, wellness, medicine,… read more

CDx PRECISION HEALTH | Known as a 'multi-lingual' genomics geek & innovation-to-commercialization… read more

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | Emmy is a Program Officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where she… read more

FAMILY PHYSICIAN and SOCIAL MEDIA ENTHUSIAST | Dr Mike Sevilla is a Family Physician in a small town… read more

TAKEDA ONCOLOGY | Amy Atwood is a communications leader with more than 20 years of experience in all… read more

Luke Escombe is an award-winning singer-songwriter, comedian and health advocate. He is the creator of… read more

FRIENDS LEARN | Bhargav Sri Prakash is an engineer and serial entrepreneur. He is a former professional… read more

Ulyana is currently the Director of Scientific Affairs at the American Society of Hematology, a non-profit… read more

BUSINESS INNOVATION FACTORY | Kat is a trusted and empathetic thought partner, who gets joy teaching… read more