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DGTL Voices with Ed Marx
30 episodes
Don’t Rush Anywhere Ever (ft. Diane Sliwka)
Ep 325 · Aug 13, 2026 · 31 min
Dr. Diane Sliwka is a hospitalist physician, professor, and Chief Physician Experience Officer at UCSF Health. Her work focuses on improving the healthcare experience by helping clinicians communicate more effectively, find greater professional fulfillment, and deliver better care without sacrificing their own well-being. She believes healthcare leaders must do more than measure burnout. They must listen to the people on the front lines and act on what they hear. That philosophy helped UCSF earn…
The Next Right Action (ft. John Erwin)
Ep 324 · Aug 6, 2026 · 32 min
John Erwin is the CEO and Founder of Carenet Health, a health engagement and virtual care company serving more than 400 healthcare organizations across telehealth, patient access, and clinical navigation. He describes Carenet's job as walking alongside the patient and making sure they take the next right action. Whether they need the ER or don't. Whether they picked up the prescription. The parts of care that happen outside the clinic, where most of a patient's health actually gets decided. In t…
Millions of Faxes (ft. Kesava Dinakaran)
Ep 323 · Jul 30, 2026 · 29 min
Kesava Dinakaran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Luminai, an AI platform that moves manual administrative work at large health systems over to agents. Luminai has raised $60M to date and works with health systems including Cleveland Clinic. Kesava spent seven years of his childhood solving Rubik's Cubes eight hours a day, broke the world record for most cubes solved in one hour, then cycled from Turkey to China having never ridden a bike before. He skipped college entirely. In this episode of DGTL…
Innovate With Constraints (ft. C.P. Gurnani)
Ep 322 · Jul 23, 2026 · 23 min
C.P. Gurnani is the Founder of Aionos, an AI-enabled company he launched in April 2024 after a 44-year career in the global technology industry. He is best known for leading Tech Mahindra, and his earlier career took him through HCL under Shiv Nadar and Perot Systems under Ross Perot Sr. He continues to serve as Chair of Mahindra Holidays and founder of Mahindra University. In this second appearance on DGTL Voices, C.P. sits down with Ed for a conversation that starts with a Bollywood song about…
The Cost of Failure Has to Go to Zero (ft. Nish Khandwala)
Ep 321 · Jul 16, 2026 · 29 min
Nish Khandwala is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bunkerhill Health, an AI agent platform for health systems backed by Sequoia and deployed at Cleveland Clinic, Stanford, UCSF, and more than 25 other institutions. A Stanford CS grad with a Master's in AI and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Nish built Bunkerhill after a Nature-published research algorithm he helped build at Stanford sat unused on his laptop for two years, then found its real-world moment when his own father had a heart attack. In this ep…
A Trillion Small Problems (ft. Andrew Gostine)
Ep 320 · Jul 9, 2026 · 29 min
Dr. Andrew Gostine is the CEO of Artisight, a smart hospital platform now deployed in more than 470 hospitals across the country. Trained as an anesthesiologist at Georgetown, Northwestern, and Stanford, he still practices medicine while running a company of nearly 200 employees distributed across 38+ states. Artisight's platform uses computer vision, NVIDIA GPUs at the bedside, and AI to reduce falls, extend nursing capacity, and automate documentation in patient rooms and operating rooms. In t…
Feel Whole (ft. David Banks)
Ep 319 · Jul 2, 2026 · 29 min
David Banks is the President and CEO of AdventHealth, one of the largest faith-based health systems in the country, with 55+ hospital campuses, 2,000+ care sites, and 100,000+ team members serving communities across the nation. In this episode of DGTL Voices, David sits down with Ed for a conversation that begins with cycling and ends with the philosophy that shapes how AdventHealth approaches whole-person care. He talks about his path from sweeping the sidewalks of a small community hospital in…
Transformation Is Not Always About the Technology (ft. Ashley Beecy)
Ep 318 · Jun 25, 2026 · 29 min
Dr. Ashley Beecy is the Chief AI Officer at Sutter Health, a cardiologist, and a clinical informaticist. Before joining Sutter, she spent more than a decade at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, most recently as Medical Director of AI Operations. Her path into medicine took a less common route: she started as a computer systems engineer at IBM, then spent eight years at Citi in operational risk and product management before going to medical school while still working in finance. In…
You Have to Fail to Succeed (ft. Jennifer Miles-Thomas)
Ep 317 · Jun 18, 2026 · 27 min
Dr. Jennifer Miles-Thomas is Vice Chair of Integration and Innovation at Northwestern Medicine, Executive Treasurer of the American Urological Association, and a former CEO of one of the largest private urology groups in the country. She earned her MD at Northwestern, completed her residency and fellowship at Johns Hopkins, and her MBA at MIT Sloan. In this episode of DGTL Voices, Jennifer talks with Ed about the spinal meningitis diagnosis at age three that pointed her toward medicine, what cha…
1% Better Every Day (ft. Ansh Singhal)
Ep 316 · Jun 11, 2026 · 23 min
Ansh Singhal is 18 years old, a senior at Coppell High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and the founder and CEO of A1 Media, a digital marketing agency he's been growing for two and a half years. His client roster already includes Adidas and Paiwan Football, who recently flew him to Japan to lead marketing for an international tournament. He's headed to SMU's Cox School of Business in the fall. In this episode of DGTL Voices, Ansh sits down with Ed for one of the show's occasional non-healt…
Why Every Future Doctor Needs an Engineering Degree (ft. Lev Gonick)
Ep 315 · Jun 6, 2026 · 30 min
Dr. Lev Gonick is the Enterprise Chief Information Officer at Arizona State University, where he leads technology infrastructure, AI innovation, and smart city architecture for the nation's largest public university. An academic and technology pioneer for more than three decades, Lev has been a sitting CIO for 25 years, with prior leadership at Case Western Reserve University and co-founding regional digital equity initiatives like DigitalC. In this bonus episode of DGTL Voices, Lev tells Ed abo…
AI Is a Tool, Not a Solution (ft. Rob Bart)
Ep 314 · Jun 4, 2026 · 28 min
Dr. Rob Bart is the Chief Medical Information Officer at UPMC, where he is leading one of the largest EHR consolidations in the country- bringing the entire health system onto a single Epic instance. A pediatric intensivist by training, Rob has been a pioneer in the CMIO role for more than two decades, with prior leadership at Cerner and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. In this episode of DGTL Voices, Rob tells Ed about growing up in Hawaii (his high school classmate happened to…
Open Book, No BS (ft. Israel Krush)
Ep 313 · May 28, 2026 · 27 min
Israel Krush is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hyro, the responsible AI agent platform used by dozens of the largest US health systems to safely automate millions of patient interactions. In this episode of DGTL Voices, Israel tells Ed how mandatory military service at 18 reshaped his sense of responsibility, why his parents' insistence on eight extracurriculars was unintentional CEO training, and how Hyro shifted from a general AI agent company to an all-in healthcare bet. Along the way: the case fo…
Spread Joy, Reduce Suffering (ft. Craig Scharton)
Ep 312 · May 21, 2026 · 28 min
Craig Scharton is the founding site director of Connect Labs Charlotte at The Pearl, an innovation district bringing together Wake Forest School of Medicine, IRCAD's surgical training facility, Siemens Healthineers, and Atrium Advocate Health in one collaborative space. In this episode, Craig tells Ed about getting cancer at 23 and again at 35, the five ideals that guide his life (love, truth, beauty, wisdom, peace), and why he believes Charlotte can become the most supportive place in the count…
That Little Extra Is Everything (ft. Luis Garcia)
Ep 311 · May 14, 2026 · 31 min
Dr. Luis Garcia is the President of Rush Medical Group in Chicago, leading 1,000 physicians and 500 APPs across the Rush footprint. He grew up in a poor neighborhood in Mexico City where his father started a medical practice in his grandmother's kitchen that eventually became a hospital. He applied to all 220 surgery residency programs in the US as a foreign medical graduate, got two interviews, and flew to Fargo, North Dakota in the middle of a blizzard because he refused to do a phone intervie…
See the Human Being First (ft. Phoebe Yang)
Ep 310 · May 7, 2026 · 37 min
Phoebe Yang is the daughter of a single-parent Chinese immigrant father who raised three daughters in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She went to law school intending to become a law professor, until her father was diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer and given four months to live. That moment changed everything. From there, Phoebe built a career that spans AOL Time Warner (launching their China office), Discovery (turning around Discovery Health and doing early deals with Amazon, Google, and Micro…
No Experience Is Ever Wasted (ft. Avonia Richardson-Miller)
Ep 309 · Apr 30, 2026 · 25 min
Dr. Avonia Richardson-Miller is Senior Vice President at Hackensack Meridian Health. She grew up working the land on a family farm in North Carolina, earned a BS in Chemistry from Howard University, became a research chemist, an entrepreneur, an adjunct professor, and then found her way into healthcare leadership. Nine years ago, she underwent open heart surgery that changed everything. In this episode, Avonia talks about why faith isn't passive, why she chooses joy as an active daily decision,…
Replaceable at Work, Irreplaceable at Home (ft. Jenna Taglienti)
Ep 308 · Apr 28, 2026 · 29 min
Dr. Jenna Taglienti is the Psychiatry Residency Training Director at Mather Hospital, part of Northwell Health. The day before Thanksgiving, she went to the hospital thinking she had a kidney stone. A CT scan caught a tumor in her right lower lung. She's a lifelong non-smoker, a mother of three, and a physician who spent years putting everyone else first. After four rounds of chemo and a JAMA essay that resonated with thousands of healthcare professionals, Jenna is sharing what she learned: you…
Have Courage, be Kind, Stay Curious (ft. Rachini Moosavi)
Ep 307 · Apr 20, 2026 · 25 min
Rachini Moosavi is the Chief Analytics Officer at UNC Health, an 18-hospital system serving the state of North Carolina. She's a first-generation American whose parents moved from Sri Lanka to Illinois. It took her until her late thirties to feel comfortable knowing exactly who she was, and that journey shaped how she leads today. Rachini started in consulting, fell into revenue cycle, and found her love of analytics there. She never planned to be a chief anything. Her career was a series of ope…
Technology Done For You, Not To You (ft. Leigh Williams)
Ep 306 · Apr 20, 2026 · 33 min
Leigh Thomas Williams is Vice President and CIO at Augusta Health, a 255-bed community health system in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. She's also President of the HIMSS Virginia Chapter and an Ambassador for the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. Leigh started her career in law, got recruited into healthcare at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and found her calling in technology leadership during an EHR implementation when she realized IT was treating it like a software install and…
Building Communities in Healthcare (ft. Renee DeSilva)
Ep 305 · Apr 2, 2026 · 29 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Renee DeSilva, CEO of The Healthcare Management Academy. This episode underscores the significance of community, feedback, resilience, and purposeful leadership in healthcare and beyond. Whether you're aspiring to be a CEO or looking to deepen your leadership impact, Renee’s insights provide valuable guidance to navigate your journey.
Healthcare's CIO of the Year (ft Ellen Wiegand)
Ep 304 · Mar 26, 2026 · 22 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Edward Marx interviews Ellen Wiegand, the CIO of VCU Health and the Healthcare CIO of the Year. They discuss Ellen's journey from her childhood in Albany, New York, to her pivotal career moments, including her decision to shift from pre-med to healthcare IT. Ellen shares her life philosophy centered on empathy, humility, and courage, and emphasizes the importance of mentorship in her career. The conversation also highlights the recognition she received through the…
From Colombia to Houston: How International Experience Shapes Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare (ft Dr. Andrea Ramirez Varela)
Ep 303 · Mar 19, 2026 · 28 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Dr. Andrea Ramirez Varela shares her inspiring journey from Colombia to Houston, discussing her passion for healthcare, her impactful role during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her commitment to continuous learning and mentorship. She emphasizes the importance of leadership in healthcare and the need for collaboration to improve public health outcomes. Dr. Ramirez Varela also highlights her daily life at UT Health, her involvement in global health initiatives, and the…
A Legacy of Innovation in Healthcare (ft. Tom Curtin)
Ep 302 · Mar 13, 2026 · 24 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Tom Curtin, CEO of Amtelco, exploring his journey from a small-town upbringing in Wisconsin to leading a successful healthcare communication company. Tom shares insights on the importance of company culture, customer focus, and the balance between technology and human interaction in healthcare. The conversation highlights the evolution of Amtelco, its innovations in healthcare communication, and the values that drive its success. Amtelco
From Surgeon to CEO, Mission-Driven Leadership in Healthcare (ft. Marlon Levy MD)
Ep 301 · Mar 5, 2026 · 22 min
On this episode of Digital Voices, Edward Marx interviews Dr. Marlon Levy, CEO of VCU Health System. They discuss Dr. Levy's journey from a transplant surgeon to a hospital CEO and the role of leadership in fostering a mission-driven environment. Dr. Levy shares insights on personal growth, the challenges of healthcare technology, and the significance of listening in leadership. The conversation highlights the dedication of healthcare professionals and the transformative power of medicine.
Unveiling the World of Fashion (ft. Alla Eizenberg)
Ep 300 · Mar 3, 2026 · 26 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Alla Eizenberg, Professor at Parsons School of Fashion. They discuss Alla's journey in fashion from starting her own up-scale menswear line, Maison Rouge Homme, to teaching at a major fashion school. The conversation delves into how clothing impacts confidence, the nuances of dressing for virtual interactions, and the role of technology in the fashion industry. Alla emphasizes that fashion is more than just aesthetics; it's about self-expression and…
Pioneering Change: The Role of Innovation (ft. Jason Hill)
Ep 299 · Feb 26, 2026 · 29 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Edward Marx interviews Dr. Jason Hill, exploring his journey from a Navy brat to a Clinical Chief Innovation Officer at Ochsner Health. They discuss Jason's love for Christian hip hop, his experiences in MMA fighting, and his diverse career path in medicine and healthcare innovation. Jason shares insights on the importance of AI in healthcare, and the unique culture at Ochsner that fosters innovation. The conversation concludes with leadership lessons and the sign…
From Wyoming Dairy Farm to Healthcare CEO (ft Rob Allen)
Ep 298 · Feb 19, 2026 · 22 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Rob Allen, the CEO of Intermountain Health. They discuss Rob's journey from a dairy farm in Wyoming to leading a major healthcare organization, emphasizing the importance of caregivers, the role of digital transformation in healthcare, and the significance of vulnerability in leadership. Rob shares insights on finding creativity, evolving definitions of success, and the lessons learned from his upbringing. The conversation highlights the value of rel…
The Power of Voice Training for Leaders in Any Profession (ft. Serg Sanchez)
Ep 297 · Feb 16, 2026 · 28 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Sergio Sanchez, a multifaceted music writer, producer, singer, and vocal coach. They explore Serg's career in music, working with artists like Morgan Wallen and Bailey Zimmerman. They discuss pivotal moments that shaped his path, his influences, and the importance of vocal coaching for both musicians and speaking professionals. The conversation delves into the techniques for effective speaking and the role of technology in music. Serg Sanchez
Understanding the Role of a Health Futurist (ft. Zayna Khayat)
Ep 296 · Feb 12, 2026 · 33 min
On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Zayna Kayat, a health futurist, who shares her unique journey from aspiring doctor to a leading voice in healthcare innovation. Zayna discusses her life philosophies, the importance of purpose, and how she transitioned into the role of a futurist. The conversation delves into the future of primary care, the evolving role of hospitals, and the necessity of foresight in healthcare leadership. Zaina emphasizes the need for a shift in mindset to embrace…
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