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Episode 62: Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA


Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA

A Transformational Leader


February 22, 2024

In this episode, host, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, talks with Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

A radiologist and researcher, Dr. Lee recently served as President and Founder of Verily Health Platforms,  where she helped build multiple successful start-ups, CEO of the University of Utah's Health System and Dean of the School of Medicine,  as well as Chief Scientific Officer, and Senior Vice President of the New York University Langone Medical Center.

Dr. Lee grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, the home of the University of Oklahoma, which ended up shaping the course of her career.  A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard, Dr. Lee received a D.Phil in medical engineering from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, earned her MD with honors from Harvard, and her MBA from NYU.

She was named one of the 100 Most Influential People by Modern Healthcare in 2022 for the third consecutive year and is the author of the widely acclaimed book, the Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone

A Past President of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Rhodes Scholar and member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Lee is a health care executive dedicated to improving health and tackling climate change.

You won’t want to miss this inspiring conversation with a truly transformational leader.

Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA

Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, is a physician and health tech executive, scholar, and author of The Long Fix: Solving America's Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone. An Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, she focuses on resilience, innovation, and the intersection of tech, climate change, and healthcare. Lee served as the founding President of Health Platforms at Verily (Alphabet/Google), where she helped build multiple successful start-ups, including virtual disease management, precision risk insurance, and a pandemic management company, among others.

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Did You Know?

Dr. Lee is a fan of Two Truths and a Lie. Would you like to play? Below are her two truths and one lie. Listen to her podcast episode to find out the lie!

  1. I was born in Norman Oklahoma
  2. I have played french horn, piano, flute, and guitar, but not all at once
  3. My cousin played Hamilton on Broadway
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