Vishal Patel
Director for Digital Strategy and Library Technology, School of Medicine - Lane Medical Library
Web page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishal-n-patel-md-phd/
Bio
Vishal Patel joins Lane Medical Library from a career spanning clinical AI product development, healthcare analytics, and luxury wellness hospitality. He holds an MD and PhD (genetics) from Case Western Reserve University and a BS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Science & Innovation Officer at Sensei, leading technology, R&D, and scientific affairs. His prior work includes building NLP-powered clinical products at Pieces Technologies, teaching clinical informatics at Case Western Reserve, and founding Phronos, a research studio developing computational tools to measure AI's effects on human cognition. At Lane, he leads digital strategy for the library's 43-million-record biomedical search infrastructure, with a focus on augmenting knowledge discovery while preserving the critical role of libraries in the evidence-based practice of medicine and science. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Men's Wellbeing Initiative at the Global Wellness Institute.
Professional Affiliations and Activities
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Vice Chair, Men's Wellbeing Initiative, Global Wellness Institute (2025 - Present)
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2714-6275