of Arizona . He did postgraduate training in internal medicine , neurology , radiology , and neuroradiology . Over the past two decades , he has worked at the nexus of computers and medicine , looking for better ways to stitch together our fragmented care system . He passionately believes that by putting the patient in front of the right person , fear and anxiety ( for the patient , the loved one , the nurse or generalist ) can be replaced by reassurance . This avoids needless tests , transfers , and worry . He focuses on cloud-based solutions leveraging messaging and collaboration with sustainable business models . Dr . Pitt is an adjunct at the University of Arizona College of Public Health . He has been involved with several health IT and device companies , most notably serving as the Chief Medical Officer of Avizia from 2014 until it joined American Well in 2018 , as well as working with a medical robotics company later sold to Globus Medical . He has continued interests in companies in the AI , data analytics , blockchain , and personal health records spaces . @ alanpittmd
Ronald K . Poropatich , MD , MS
Executive Director , Center for Military Medicine Research
Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh
Ronald Poropatich , MD , is the Director of the Center for Military Medicine Research , Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh , where he also is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary , Allergy , and Critical Care Medicine and a Senior Advisor for Telemedicine , University of Pittsburgh Medical Center . He is an experienced pulmonary / critical care medicine physician who served 30 years on active duty in the US Army , retiring at the rank of Colonel with extended assignments at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center . His last assignment was at the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick , MD , serving as the Deputy Director of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center ( TATRC ), where he managed large medical research programs and developed novel research programs and technologies in medical informatics and telemedicine . He led the U . S . Army effort from 1992-2012 in the development and deployment of telemedicine capability across 22 time zones . He has served as an associate editor for Telemedicine and e-Health Journal , is the former chair of the NATO Telemedicine Expert Team and Past President and board member of the American Telemedicine Association . Dr . Poropatich received his MD from Hahnemann University ( now Drexel University ). @ PittCMMR
H . Neal Reynolds , MD
Vice President Maryland Telehealth Alliance
H . Neal Reynolds , MD , is an intensivist with the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore , MD , where he is Co-Director of the Multi-Trauma ICU . During a hiatus he provided care at the most underserved facility in Baltimore , where in 2003 he established a tele-ICU program utilizing robotic technology . He helped implement the first commercial tele-ICU at the Sentara Health System in Norfolk , VA , and established a working group to develop a “ Lexicon for the Tele-ICU .” He has published in the disaster telemedicine and correctional telemedicine arenas and reviewed national deployment of tele-ICU robotics . Dr . Reynolds has worked for legislation with the Maryland General Assembly , culminating in laws mandating private payer and Medicaid reimbursement and simplifying credentialing . He chaired the Clinical Group for the 3 rd Maryland Telemedicine Task Force and worked for adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and reduction of burdensome Medicaid telehealth credentialing requirements . Most recently , he worked to establish a statewide alliance to promote the adoption and growth of telehealth within the State of Maryland , and is Vice President of the Maryland Telehealth Alliance , Inc . Dr . Reynolds is board certified in Internal Medicine and four times certified in Critical Care Medicine .
Sylvia Romm , MD , MPH
Vice President of Medical Affairs American Well
Sylvia Romm MD , MPH , is the Vice President of Medical Affairs of American Well and works with health systems , employers , health plans , pharmaceutical companies , and other healthcare innovators to design and implement their digital health strategies . She worked as a pediatric hospitalist before founding a company focused on telemedicine for new mothers , and then joining American Well full time . Through these experiences working both as a clinician and as an entrepreneur , Dr . Romm believes that the integration of digital health care delivery into the traditional health care ecosystem is a key component to the quadruple aim of enhancing patient experience , improving population health , reducing cost , and improving the work life of health care providers . She is an avid author and speaker in the areas of healthcare , technology , and health IT policy , with articles published in NEJM Catalyst , Forbes , KevinMD , and Huffington Post and
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