Posted: 19 April 2023
Respiratory imaging technology disruptor 4DMedical Limited announces that Dr David Shulkin, MD, has assumed an advisory role within the company.
As an accomplished and prominent health care system leader, physician, academic, and industry entrepreneur, Dr Shulkin brings a comprehensive understanding of integrated health care to 4DMedical, with particular knowledge of the Veterans Health Administration, the largest such system in the United States. Appointed as Under Secretary of Health in 2015 by President Obama, Dr Shulkin was subsequently appointed as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 2017 as the only Cabinet Secretary to be unanimously confirmed by the Senate during the Trump Administration.
A graduate of Yale School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, Dr Shulkin’s capabilities were recognised early through his appointment as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. He rose to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, also holding peak executive management roles at Morristown Medical Center and Atlantic Health System Accountable Care Organization.
As a clinician, he was the first Chief Medical Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, and fulfilled similar physician leadership roles at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Temple University Hospital and the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. His academic and research appointments include Chairman of Medicine and Vice Dean at Drexel University College of Medicine, and Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr Shulkin’s entrepreneurship and understanding of health care industry disruptors has a basis in his experience as founder, Chairman and CEO of DoctorQuality, Inc., a consumer-oriented source of information on quality and safety in health care.
Dr Shulkin was Editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management and Hospital Physician, and was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Born on a U.S. Army base where his father was posted as an officer, and the grandson of returned soldiers from World War I, Dr Shulkin took decisive action as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in preventing deaths from suicide, and resisted political pressure to privatise VA clinical practices, earning the respect of the Veteran community.
Named by industry publication Modern Healthcare as one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in the Country” and as among the “One Hundred Most Influential People in American Healthcare”, the appointment of Dr Shulkin brings an unparalleled understanding of Veterans’ health care to 4DMedical as it looks to deploy XV Technology® as part of the VA’s implementation of PACT Act-enabled care for Veterans.
4DMedical MD/CEO and Founder Andreas Fouras said:
I could not be more excited to be partnered with Dr David Shulkin, who brings a distinguished record as a passionate and dedicated leader, working above and beyond to improve respiratory health of Veterans and the wider community.
