Health is Everyone's Business

Heidi West joined Zoom in November to serve as the Head of Healthcare. Prior to joining Zoom, Heidi excelled in sales, consulting and leadership roles within numerous organizations including Cisco, Booz Allen, Citrix and Nutanix. During her more than 25 year career, Heidi has invested in, and actualized, the specific skills and requirements necessary to build and develop successful healthcare specific organizations. Her experience spans across technology software, hardware, consulting and data, allowing a uniquely comprehensive understanding of how technology, clinical and business come together to improve communications throughout healthcare. This perspective has allowed Heidi to build successful teams focused on industry-specific strategy and execution. Heidi invests greatly in the development and growth of women in tech. She champions STE(A)M events, speaks to schools and organizations about roles in information technology (IT) and often serves as a mentor and advocate.

Dr. Patrice Harris is Everyday Health's chief health and medical editor and the CEO and cofounder of eMed, a digital healthcare company. She is a board-certified psychiatrist in Atlanta with diverse experience as a private practicing physician, a county public health officer, and a patient advocate with experience in policy, legislative, and government affairs. She was the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the first African American woman elected to the position. She is also a visiting professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.Dr. Harris served on the AMA Board of Trustees from 2011 through June 2021 and as chair of the board from 2016 to 2017. Prior to serving on the board, she honed her broad knowledge and deep understanding of healthcare issues through various leadership roles within the AMA, including many years on the AMA Council on Legislation — and one term as chair — and on multiple AMA task forces on topics such as health information technology, payment and delivery reform, and private contracting. Dr. Harris also led the AMA’s efforts to end the opioid epidemic, serving as chair of the AMA Opioid Task Force from its inception in 2014 until June 2021, during which time the task force worked across every state to eliminate barriers to treatment; provide patients with access to affordable, non-opioid pain care; and fight the stigma faced by those with substance use disorders.Outside of the AMA, Dr. Harris has held leadership positions with the American Psychiatric Association, the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, and as chair of the Big Cities Health Coalition, a forum composed of leaders from America's largest metropolitan health departments. She is a member of the steering committee of the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI) and is on the board of the Georgia AIDS Coalition. She has also served on the boards of the Georgia National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Mental Health Association of Georgia.Growing up in Bluefield, West Virginia, Dr. Harris dreamt of entering medicine at a time when few women of color were encouraged to become physicians. She spent her formative years at West Virginia University in Morgantown, earning a bachelor of arts in psychology, a master of arts in counseling psychology, and ultimately her doctor of medicine degree in 1992. It was during this time that her passion for helping children emerged. After receiving her MD, Dr. Harris completed her psychiatry residency and fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. She also served as the senior policy fellow at the Barton Child Law and Policy Center at the Emory University School of Law.Two themes that govern Dr. Harris’s professional life are a passion to improve the lives of children, and service to others. A recognized expert in children’s mental health and childhood trauma, she has led efforts on both local and national levels to integrate public health and behavioral health into overall healthcare and to provide support for employment, housing, and education to address the social determinants of health. She has long been a mentor and role model to others, as well as an advocate.Dr. Harris is a highly sought after speaker at national and international conferences and has given invited lectures and presentations on COVID-19, children’s mental health, childhood trauma, the integration of mental health into overall health services, health equity, health policy, and the intersection of athletics and health. She has been a guest expert on multiple national radio and television networks, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and NPR. She has also received numerous awards in recognition of her service and leadership.Dr. Harris is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, an adjunct assistant professor in the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and an adjunct clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.In her spare time, Dr. Harris loves to travel, especially if a beach destination is involved. She is both a self-described foodie and shoe fanatic who is devoted to her hometown sports teams: the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, Hawks, and Atlanta United. The WVU Mountaineers of her beloved alma mater are also always close to her heart.

David Stark is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and serves as Chief Medical Officer. He joined the firm in 2018 from Mount Sinai Health System, where he was the creator and director of Lab 100, Medical Director of the Institute for Next Generation Healthcare, and an Assistant Professor of Health System Design and Global Health. Prior to that, David was a research fellow in the departments of medicine and bioengineering at Stanford University School of Medicine. David has built a career spanning both ends of the healthcare spectrum: as a physician, working directly with patients, and as a bioinformatician, working with data to drive health research and new technology development. David is a licensed physician, board certified in pediatric neurology and clinical informatics. He received his B.S. in biology from Yale University, his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and his M.S. in biomedical informatics from Stanford. He lives in Brooklyn with his husband, Stephen, and their two children.

Dr. Leroy Sims, MD, MSc, CAQSM, is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine. He is Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a practicing emergency medicine physician at Mills Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California. At the NBA, Dr. Sims leads medical operations, develops and implements health and safety policies and protocols, investigates medical technologies to optimize the employee and fan experience, conducts medical risk assessments, and delivers innovative strategies and processes to keep the NBA safe and healthy.Dr. Sims was heavily involved in the creation and execution of the stringent medical protocols the NBA implemented during the restart of its 2020 season at Walt Disney World Resort between July and October 2020. The NBA successfully resumed and completed its season and playoffs, bringing 22 teams and supporting staff to a campus environment in Orlando, with an emphasis on compliance with public health measures of mask wearing, physical distancing, hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting. The key components to the campaign included: collaboration with world renowned experts in infectious disease,epidemiology and industrial hygiene; frequent communication with all participants through physical signage, town hall meetings, emails and in-person briefings; and a meticulously designed health and safety protocol that incorporated and integrated technology for tracking compliance with daily testing, symptom screening, physical distancing and contact tracing. The NBA reported zero positive cases among players for the duration of the season restart and playoffs. Additionally, Dr. Sims served as a team physician for USA Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, and team physician for the USA Track and Field team at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was the Medical Director and team physician for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors from 2011-2014. A graduate of Stanford University with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Biological Sciences, Dr. Sims received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, during which time he was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA. He went on to complete a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Malins is the Chief Medical Officer of Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE symbol STZ). He also serves as Director of Eastern Region Cardiovascular Services and Rehabilitation for Rochester Regional Health/ Sands Constellation Heart Institute (a nine hospital system). Dr. Malins is the founder of Malins Medical, PLLC; a private medical consulting firm. Dr. Malins currently serves on several executive boards including The New York Cardiological Society, The American College of Cardiology (NY) and the Rochester Regional Health Foundation among others. He is the chair of Mission Lifeline of Greater Rochester in coordination with the American Heart Association. He was elected to President and Governor of the NY American College of Cardiology. Dr. Malins also served as President of the NY Cardiological Society (the oldest cardiology scientific organization in the United States). Dr. Malins is the past President of the American Heart Association of Greater Rochester.