Walter “Buzz” Stewart, PhD, MPH

Buzz has a lifelong passion for asking What is a better, faster way to do this? Never content with the status quo, he has spent over 20 years exploring the endless ways data can be harnessed to simplify and automate work for patients, providers, and all others who play a role in healthcare delivery.

With diverse leadership experience in health research, healthcare operations, and clinical trial logistics—and with over 400 publications to his name—Buzz has developed a deep understanding of the science and practice of putting data to work.

Prior to co-founding Medcurio, Buzz served as Chief Research Officer and Founder of Research, Development and Dissemination at Sutter Health; Associate Chief Research Officer and Founder of the Center for Health Research at Geisinger Health System; Vice President of Research and Development at PCS Health; and Co-Founder and President of a clinical trials and survey research company.

Buzz has expertise in digital solutions, machine learning, and practice-based rapid learning, and holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor.

Kristen “KWJ” Wilson-Jones, MBA

KWJ entered the tech field at the ripe age of 17 as a micro-computer developer. She now has more than 30 years’ experience in information technology and product development in enterprise-level data, application, and technology integration; with over 15 years in healthcare. Technology innovation has been the common theme throughout her career.

She previously served as Chief Technology Officer for Research, Development and Dissemination at Sutter Health. Before that, KWJ served as Sutter’s Vice President of Data and Online Services, a position she held for more than 11 years. She has held positions of Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Customer Solutions, and Product Director outside of the health care industry.

Working in the mid-90’s high-tech industry as a custom developer, KWJ got tired of handling laborious data requests, so she built a system that let requestors get what they needed on their own. This configuration-based system became the precursor to Medcurio’s VennU platform.

Christa Bruce, MPH

Christa has more than 10 years’ experience working with executives and stakeholders in healthcare systems to design, develop, and deploy information technology.

She previously was the Healthcare Solutions Manager at Sutter Health’s Research, Development and Dissemination and the R&D Manager at Geisinger Health System.

From the Peace Corps to Sutter to Medcurio, Christa’s work has focused on developing programs, infrastructure, and processes that meet end users’ needs and achieve long-term impact.

Douglas E. Goldstein

Doug is a senior executive, innovator, author, and speaker. For more than 20 years he has integrated technology with process improvement to enable clinicians and system leaders to improve patient care and organizational performance.

He served as Innovation Officer of Inova Health System – Center for Personalized Health, where he developed solutions integrating digital, AI, clinical care, SDoH and genomics, while partnering with global medical device and life sciences leaders. Doug developed and managed large-scale intranet platforms to improve clinical, financial, and operational performance for Ascension Health and Bon Secours Health System; and developed an e-care/e-commerce platform with Allina Health that was syndicated to other health systems. He has teamed with David Shulkin, 9th Secretary of the Veterans Administration, to accelerate commercialization of novel and proven solutions for the care and management of PTSD, migraines, chronic pain and COVID19.

Doug has authored 10 books on health and technology including: eHealthcare: Harness the Power of e-Commerce and eCare and Medical Informatics 20/20: Quality and EHRs through Collaboration, Open Solutions, and Innovation.