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Steven Lee , OD
Co-Founder / Chief Science Officer Opternative
In addition to his formal training in eye care , Steven Lee , MD , has a background in engineering , as well as a keen interest in optics . Before starting Opternative , he was in clinical practice from 2007 to 2013 . During that time , he focused on the areas of difficult contact lens fittings , ocular disease treatment , and dry eye management . In addition to seeing patients in the past , he has taught ophthalmology students the basics of clinical refraction and the systematic approach to contact lens fittings . He has managed numerous surgical cases and was previously a reviewer for the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education , as well as a researcher and clinical investigator for the Global Revitalens Experience and Acceptance Trial . He recently gave a TEDx talk outlining his journey to make vision care accessible to the entire world . Dr . Lee loves thinking outside of the box , and enjoys creating solutions to problems that people never thought possible to solve .
Jonathan Linkous , MPA
Chief Executive Officer American Telemedicine Association
Jonathan Linkous is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Telemedicine Association ( ATA )— the leading international resource and advocate promoting the use of advanced remote medical technologies . As the chief staff executive of ATA since its inception in 1993 , he has lectured and written extensively on healthcare modernization , technology issues , emerging applications and market trends in the U . S . and around the world . The national and international advisory bodies on which he has served include : the Hurricane Katrina Advisory Panel , the HHS Chronic Care Workgroup and the joint FCC-NTIA Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities . He has 30 years of experience in public policy related to healthcare , telecommunications and aging in both the corporate and public sectors . He has served as a senior telecommunications consultant at Issue Dynamics , as the Executive Director of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging , and as a senior executive with the National Association of Regional Councils and the Appalachian Regional Commission .
Jeffrey R . Lisse , MD
Medical Director Emeritus Arizona Telemedicine Program
A Medical Fellow at Eli Lilly and Company , Jeffrey R . Lisse , MD , is recently retired as Professor of Medicine in the University of Arizona ( UA ) College of Medicine , Medical Director for the UA Arthritis Center ’ s Osteoporosis Program , and Medical Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program . He joined the UA College of Medicine in 2000 as the Ethel McChesney Bilby Endowed Chair for Osteoporosis . He served as chief of the UA Division of Rheumatology from 2004 to 2013 and was interim director of the UA Arthritis Center from 2005 to 2008 . Before joining the University of Arizona , Dr . Lisse spent 17 years at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston , serving as a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology , a consultant in the Department of Pathology , and Medical Director of the Immuno-diagnostic Laboratory . Prior to these appointments , he was a staff associate at the National Institutes of Health Southwest Studies Field Section in Phoenix , Arizona , and an internal medicine consultant for the Phoenix and Sacaton Indian Health Service Hospitals . He has served on the boards of directors of the Arizona Osteoporosis Coalition , the Southwest Osteoporosis Council and the Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition and is past president of the Arizona Osteoporosis Coalition .
Samir Malik , MBA
Senior Vice President / General Manager Genoa Telepsychiatry
Samir Malik joined Genoa , a QoL Healthcare Company , in 2015 as Senior Vice President / General Manager of Genoa ’ s telepsychiatry division . He is responsible for developing and executing the expansion of psychiatry services both within and outside of the clinics that Genoa serves today . Previously , he was Cofounder and CEO of 1DocWay , a New York City-based telepsychiatry company , which expanded access to mental health care in rural America , treating 25,000 patients before being acquired by Genoa in November 2015 . Prior to 1DocWay , he was President of Signature Healthcare and CEO of ZipCare Transportation , two health care companies he started . He served as Director of Strategic Planning at CenterPointe Hospital in St Louis , Missouri , where he designed and built a new model for outpatient mental health programs across three states . He began his career with McKinsey & Co . as a McKinsey Hospital Institute Fellow and Business Analyst , focusing on strategic and operational initiatives for large organizations both inside and outside healthcare .
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