From the ‘Big Apple’ to Apple Health with Sumbul Desai, M.D.

In this episode, we sit down with Sumbul Desai, Vice President of Health at Apple. The conversation explores how seemingly irrelevant experience can prove to be very useful, maximizing your impact, how a path to success can break boundaries and more. See more interview with women leaders in healthcare and beyond at https://www.thinkmedium.com/programs/... 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Dr. Desai explains how her youth has influenced her career journey 6:37 How her mothers stroke influenced her to go back to medical school 12:30 Are you an accidental or intentional leader? 13:50 Her transition to Apple 18:36 Be humble about what you know 21:22 Don't sweat the small stuff Sumbul Desai, MD currently serves as Vice President of Health at Apple, overseeing health initiatives including clinical product development, innovative clinical partnerships and medical research. She also leads the regulatory and quality teams at Apple. Apple is also working with the best in the medical field, including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the American Heart Association, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins University, to conduct landmark health studies and advance discovery with the ResearchKit and CareKit platforms. Apple recently launched its ECG, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Hearing and Women’s Health features to continue its work in Health. Apple also recently worked with the CDC to launch the Apple COVID-19 app and website, to provide up-to-date resources and guidance to people across the US. Dr. Desai recently served as Vice-Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Medicine at Stanford Medicine, as well as Associate Chief Medical Officer at Stanford Healthcare. She also serves as Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine.