Becker's Healthcare September 10, 2020
Laura Dyrda

Amazon named Maulik Majmudar, MD, its medical officer in August 2018 and he recently oversaw the team that developed Amazon Halo, the company’s first wearables health tracker.

Dr. Majmudar was identified as the principle medical officer of Amazon Halo in the press release announcing the technology on Aug. 27.

“Despite the rise in digital health services and devices over the last decade, we have not seen a corresponding improvement in population health in the U.S. We are using Amazon’s deep expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning to offer customers a new way to discover, adopt, and maintain personalized wellness habits,” said Dr. Majmudar in the company’s press release. “Health is much more than just the number of steps you...

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