Matt Diamond, MD, PhD, is Chief Medical Director of the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence. Dr. Diamond provides leadership for digital health policy development and implementation for emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. Prior to joining the Agency, Dr. Diamond served on leadership teams of large and small technology companies, including as Chief Medical Officer at Nokia, and as Medical Director at Fossil Group. He earned his MD and PhD (biophysics) from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is board certified in rehabilitation medicine and sports medicine and certified in medical acupuncture.

TIMESTAMPS

1:15 tell us about your path

5:15 what’s a typical day like

8:26 how would you define a digital health technology?

10:50 regulation of medical devices is based on their intended use

13:00 are AI technologies fundamentally different from a stethoscope

19:30 talking about new FDA guidelines - Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations

27:00 collaborative communities (join one!)

30:00 FDA & relationships with companies

37:00 what do you think the future of AI in medicine will look like?

39:55 what advice would you give yourself

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Host: David Wu / Twitter: @davidjhwu

Producer: Aaron Schumacher / Twitter: @a_schu95

Artwork & Video: Saurin Kantesaria

Music: Caligula - Windows96. Used with Artist Permission.