Omar Ishrak, Ph.D.

Omar Ishrak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic, has been recognized for contributions to diagnostic ultrasound, and for leadership in medical technology innovation and globalization.

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Omar as a new member, which is a great honor as election to the academy is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer… Continue reading.

Dr. Omar Ishrak explores the history of Medtronic as the world’s largest medical device company, its approach to medtech technology, and the importance of continuous innovation, invention and disruption.

For the 16th annual FORUM lecture, the Academy of Medical Sciences was delighted to welcome Dr Omar Ishrak, Medtronic Chairman and CEO, to deliver a keynote speech on ‘Transforming healthcare through engineering and technology… Continue watching.

They say the only two certainties in life are death and taxes, but you could also make an argument for adding rising healthcare costs to the list.

“There is no end in sight to the amount of healthcare spending because it scales with multiple on the population,” Josh Makower, MD, general partner venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (one of the top 10 medtech VC firms), told an audience at the Medtech Conference in San Jose yesterday.

Speaking on a panel about the future of healthcare delivery at the event hosted by medtech industry trade group AdvaMed, Makower went on to assert that medical devices and pharmaceuticals account for a relatively small piece of the healthcare spending pie. In reality, a larger share of our healthcare costs goes toward paying the salaries of the people working in healthcare.

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The real value of AI, added Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak, who also spoke on the panel, is in making more efficient use of the human resources in healthcare. “They should be supplemented with real, grounded database knowledge that helps make better decisions and provide better care,” he said.

Like Makower, Ishrak shared his vision of how the future of AI in healthcare might play out. He described three ways in which he believes the technology will be used… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Omar Ishrak, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, , Medtronic, PLC, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Ishrak was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For driving innovation and promoting global affordable healthcare.