Bio

Stanford and Harvard trained Physician-Scientist innovator and investor with over 25 years of clinical, research, biotechnology, and entrepreneurial experience. Chair of the XPRIZE Pandemic & Health Alliance. Chair of Medicine for Singularity University and founder and chair of NextMed Health(previously called Exponential Medicine) . Multiple publications & patents through faculty positions at Stanford Medical School and UCSF (clinical faculty: Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation). Member of inaugural class of the Aspen Institute Health Innovation Fellowship. Board Certified in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (Harvard Combined Residency Program at MGH & Boston Children's Hospital) and completed fellowships in hematology/oncology & bone marrow transplantation at Stanford. Post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Irv Weissman followed by NIH-funded faculty position at Stanford. Faculty Chair of Medicine at Singularity University since its inception, and Founder and Chair of NextMed Health, a unique cross-disciplinary program that explores how rapidly advancing, convergent technologies can shape the future of healthcare. Advisor to several leading biomedical & digital health startups. Has given six TED & TEDMED talks. Member of the Inaugural Class of the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship. and a member of the Kauffman Fellows Society. Investor and advisor to several leading Fortune 500 companies and startups. Inventor of the FDA-approved 'MarrowMiner' & founder of RegenMed Systems; a clinical-stage medical device company developing tools to enable regenerative medicine. Military Officer: Served for 14 years as a flight surgeon practicing aerospace medicine in the California and Massachusetts Air National Guard with F-15 and F-16 fighter squadrons. Specialties: Board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, BE in Hematology and Oncology. -Extensive biomedical research experience primarily in the fields of immunology, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine. Multiple publications including in Nature and Science -Digital Health-related applications (founded 'The Online Discount Medical Bookstore' (acquired)) -Founder, IntelliMedicine and Digital.Health -Medical device innovation and development -Aerospace Medicine (Served in the Air National Guard as an Officer & Flight Surgeon in F-15 and F-16 fighter squadrons), and published research with NASA conducted at NASA-JSC and NASA-Ames. Finalist for NASA Astronaut selection. More at --> http://DanielKraftMD.net