January 08, 2026
2 min read
Key takeaways:
- The Healio AI Advisory Board will help guide the platform’s growth and shape the development of new features.
- Advisory board members represent a range of medical specialties.
An advisory board comprised of 14 physicians and health care experts will be part of Healio AI’s ongoing development, providing their guidance and clinical expertise, Healio announced today.
“The formation of the Healio AI Advisory Board reinforces our commitment to responsible, physician-informed AI that enhances clinical decision-making while maintaining the highest standards of trust, accuracy and transparency,” Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, Healio’s chief AI officer, said in a press release.
The Healio AI platform is designed to deliver evidence-based insights drawn from research, data and expert perspectives to health care professionals.
The members of the advisory board hail from a range of medical specialties. Their insights and expertise will help develop new Healio AI features that support everyday clinical practice.
Hansa Bhargava
“It is of the utmost importance to have clinicians at the table, in development and contribute to the improvement of AI tools in health care. I am proud to see that Healio puts doctors and clinicians at the forefront of innovation,” Hansa Bhargava, MD, Healio’s chief clinical strategy and innovation officer, said.
The Healio AI Advisory Board members include:
- Kingsley Agbeyegbe, MD, hospitalist and lead clinical informaticist at Wellstar Health Systems in Atlanta;
- James Barry, MD, MBA, neonatologist and co-founder of NeoMIND-AI in Littleton, Colo.;
- Hansa Bhargava, MD, pediatrician in Atlanta and chief clinical strategy and innovation officer at Healio;
- Kendall Donaldson, MD, MS, ophthalmologist and medical director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
- Scott Edmonds, OD, optometrist and neuro/oculomotor condition specialist at Edmonds Eye Associates in Philadelphia;
- Navin Goyal, MD, anesthesiologist, entrepreneur and managing partner of LOUD Ventures in Columbus, Ohio;
- Holland Haynie III, MD, internist and chief medical officer of Central Ozarks Medical Center and founder of Rethinking Rural in Osage Beach, Mo.;
- Shikha Jain, MD, oncologist and founder of the Women in Medicine in Chicago;
- Srikanth Mahankali, MD, neuroradiologist and AI Expert in Cleveland;
- Alessio Morley-Fletcher, MD, pediatric hospitalist and innovator in Boston;
- Peter Rezkalla, MD, pediatrician, child health advocate and entrepreneur in New York;
- Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, professor, social worker and author in Chicago;
- Scott Smitherman, MD, MBA, hospitalist and chief medical information officer at Providence Clinical Network in Olympia, Wash.; and
- Louis Williams, MD, hematologist at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland.
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