Becker's Healthcare July 6, 2021
Jackie Drees

As Apple’s vice president of health, Sumbul Desai, MD, oversees the tech giant’s healthcare initiatives ranging from clinical partnerships to medical research and clinical product development.

In a recent “Second Life” podcast, Dr. Desai shared some of her insights from leading Apple’s healthcare division during the COVID-19 pandemic and how she values a holistic approach to healthcare through finding a balance among individuals’ physical, mental and social needs.

Three insights from Dr. Desai:

1. Before joining Apple, Dr. Desai served as vice chair of strategy and innovation at Stanford Medicine and was the associate CMO at Stanford Healthcare. She credits medicine and the idea of holistic health as what drove her to join Apple.

“Occupational therapists,...

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