System Execution Podcast

Alan Pitt, M.D., is a Professor at the Barrow Neurological Institute, one of the country’s premier centers of excellence for neuroscience. He has degrees from Stanford University (B.A 83) and the University Arizona (M.D 88). He did postgraduate training in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Radiology and Neuroradiology. Over the past two decades Dr. Pitt has worked at the nexus of computers and medicine, looking for better ways to stitch together our fragmented healthcare ecosystem. He passionately believes that by putting the patient in front of the right person, the patient’s fear and anxiety (and that of loved ones, the nurse, or generalist) can be mitigated by the reassurance such contact provides. This approach avoids needless tests, transfers and worry. In his efforts to transform healthcare, Dr. Pitt focuses on cloud-based solutions leveraging messaging and collaboration with sustainable business models. Dr. Pitt was the healthcare representative to the Digital Arizona Council, a group organized by the Stat