What You Should Know:
– Google announced the formation of its Consumer Health Advisory Panel, a team of external experts who will provide clinical and scientific guidance to support the company’s ongoing commitment to building helpful and reliable health technology.
– The creation of this formal panel underscores Google’s dedication to developing new advancements like generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) responsibly and effectively. The panel will advise Google as it translates these advancements into highly credible health products, features, and experiences designed to improve daily life through personalized health insights.
Why Expert Guidance Matters for Your Health Insights
Google has consistently aimed to be a trusted source for health and fitness information, relying on a diverse team of internal and external experts and investing heavily in the scientific validation of its health technologies. This new panel formalizes and intensifies that commitment, particularly as cutting-edge innovations like Gen AI emerge. The panel’s input will be instrumental in shaping the future of health and wellness at Google, ensuring that personalized health insights are developed with careful consideration.
Panel Members
Google is honored to partner with a group of distinguished professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning various critical domains:
Personal Health:
- Susannah Fox: Former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a renowned researcher and advocate in consumer healthcare technology and data interoperability.
- Jan Oldenburg, FHIMSS: Principal in Participatory Health Consulting and a nationally recognized thought leader on consumer health information strategy and personal health engagement, with over 20 years driving digital transformation at Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, and HealthPartners.
- Rhonda Patrick, PhD: A biomedical scientist and founder of FoundMyFitness, translating complex science into evidence-based, actionable health strategies focused on metabolic health, brain aging, and improved health span.
Health AI and Wearable Sensing:
- Jessilyn Dunn, PhD: Assistant Professor at Duke University, directing the BIG IDEAs Lab focused on digital health innovation, wearable sensors, and AI-driven digital biomarker development and validation.
- Steven Lin, MD: Practicing family physician and Founding Director of the Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team, with deep experience in digital health and health AI application in clinical settings.
- Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc: Chief Health AI Officer for UC San Diego Health, overseeing AI strategy and governance and leading AI initiatives within the Jacobs Center for Health Innovation.
- Steve Steinhubl, MD: Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and a career-long clinician-scientist and cardiologist, researching digital health technologies, wearable sensors, and AI-augmented communications.
Physical Activity and Health Behavior Change:
- Gary Bennett, PhD: Professor at Duke University and Founding Director of the Duke Digital Health Science Center, a global leader in designing digital therapeutics for health behavior change.
- Abby King, PhD: Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Founder of Stanford’s Health Enhancing Action Research & Technology Solutions (HEARTS) Lab, focusing on technology-enabled health behavior change interventions.
- Ryan Rhodes, PhD: Professor at the University of Victoria, researching the psychology of health behavior change, particularly relating to physical activity and habit/identity formation.
Sleep Health
Michael Grandner, PhD: Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, specializing in behavioral interventions for sleep disorders.
