Bryan Vartabedian is a physician executive and national voice at the intersection of medicine, technology, and culture. He most recently served as Chief Medical Officer of Texas Children's Hospital Austin, where he was a leader in the conception, design, staffing, and opening of the system's fourth freestanding children's hospital.

Beyond his operational responsibilities Dr Vartabedian is a faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine where he has driven programs and policies around technology and medicine. And as professor of the practice at Rice University he is shaping the next generation of medical thought leaders as cofounder of the Medical Futures Lab.

Some of Dr V's most exciting contributions have been advising technology companies in strategy and product development. As an advisor to Houstons TMCx he has been able to help bridge early stage technology to key stakeholders in the largest medical center in the world.

As a speaker and writer Dr Vartabedian has a track record of putting medicine and technology into the proper context for health industry leaders. He writes Liminal MD, a newsletter for physicians, leaders, and technologists who think seriously about the forces reshaping medicine.