Carolyn Wong Simpkins MD, PhD
New to Health Catalyst’s leadership team, Dr. Simpkins is a physician, health information executive, and health system transformation leader. She combines frontline clinical experience in diverse settings with an insider's big picture view of federal health policy and its systemic implications, gleaned from her time serving on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Health subcommittee.
She has led the design and development of digital health products and health system transformation programs, leveraging data and technology to drive better outcomes for patients. She is passionate about data, technology, design and disrupting healthcare paradigms to improve health outcomes for all.
Dr. Simpkins previously held the position of the North American Clinical Director and Global Lead for Patient-Centered Outcomes at the British Medical Journal. She also served as founding medical director for the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, a retiree volunteer-staffed health clinic for the under-insured working poor on Johns Island, South Carolina. Dr. Simpkins holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences, with honors, from Stanford University and a M.D. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology from Duke University.
At Health Catalyst, Dr. Simpkins will lead the development of medical content for its next-generation suite of products. She will also help shape machine learning algorithms so they can best be used to influence important care decisions.