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| Dr. David J. Brailer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David J. Brailer |
| Birth date | 1958 |
| Birth place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Physician, Executive, Entrepreneur |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, Yale University School of Medicine, Harvard Business School |
Dr. David J. Brailer is an American physician, entrepreneur, and policymaker known for leadership in health information technology and digital health entrepreneurship. He has held executive roles in private industry, served in a cabinet-level advisory capacity in the United States federal administration, and founded venture and advisory firms that intersect with major healthcare organizations and technology companies. Brailer's career connects clinical practice, academic medicine, venture capital, and public policy across prominent institutions and initiatives.
Brailer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and completed undergraduate studies at Harvard College before earning an M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. During his training he engaged with clinical research at academic centers associated with Harvard Medical School and participated in programs linked to Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. His early mentors included faculty from Yale School of Medicine and administrators associated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital who influenced his interest in health systems and information technology.
Brailer's private-sector career began with leadership roles in healthcare organizations and technology startups, including executive positions at companies interfacing with Cerner Corporation, McKesson Corporation, and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. He founded or led firms that collaborated with payers such as UnitedHealth Group and Aetna and providers affiliated with Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Kaiser Permanente. His entrepreneurial activities connected him with investors and partners from Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, and NEA (New Enterprise Associates), while technology alliances involved Google, Microsoft, and IBM initiatives in health data. Brailer also worked with standards bodies and consortia including Health Level Seven International and HIMSS on interoperability and adoption challenges.
In 2004 he was appointed the first National Health Information Technology Coordinator in the Executive Office of the President during the George W. Bush administration, a position that interfaced with the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and legislative actors on Capitol Hill including members from the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. In this role he led efforts that anticipated policy developments later formalized under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and coordinated federal engagement with state programs such as those in California, Texas, and New York. His tenure involved collaboration with federal agencies including the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and interactions with healthcare leaders from Johns Hopkins Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, and Partners HealthCare.
After government service Brailer founded and led venture and advisory firms that invested in and advised startups in digital medicine, health analytics, and personalized care, partnering with accelerators and funds such as Rock Health and StartUp Health. His portfolio and board affiliations connected him to companies that collaborated with Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, and Medtronic in clinical trials and real-world evidence initiatives. He participated in cross-sector projects involving Amazon Health, Apple Inc., and Samsung's health efforts, and advised global health organizations such as the World Health Organization and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on data-driven programs.
Brailer held academic appointments and visiting scholar roles at institutions including Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Michigan, engaging with departments linked to Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Public Health. He served on advisory boards for research centers at Columbia University, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Duke University School of Medicine, and participated in panels convened by National Academy of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. His advisory roles extended to state health agencies and to corporate boards such as those advising Epic Systems Corporation competitors and multinational healthcare firms.
Brailer authored articles and commentary in outlets and journals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Health Affairs, and Journal of the American Medical Association, and contributed to reports commissioned by Congress and federal agencies. He frequently spoke at conferences hosted by TED, World Economic Forum, HIMSS Global Conference, and academic symposia at Yale and Harvard, promoting interoperability, data liquidity, and patient-centered technologies. His writings addressed collaborations between technology companies like Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, and Apple Health and clinical institutions such as Mayo Clinic.
Brailer received recognitions from organizations including Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, American Medical Association, and the National Academy of Medicine nominees and fellows associated with digital health leadership. He was cited in listings by Forbes, Time, and Modern Healthcare for influence in health IT and entrepreneurship and participated in advisory capacities for philanthropic initiatives sponsored by Gates Foundation and corporate foundations affiliated with Pfizer and CVS Health.
Category:American physicians Category:Health informaticians Category:1958 births Category:Living people