Eric Topol

Dr. Topol is a visionary and world expert on precision medicine and genomics. He is currently Director of STSI, Professor of Genomics at The Scripps Research Institute, Chief Medical Advisor of AT&T; and Editor-in-Chief for Medscape. Dr. Topol spearheaded the implementation of routine genotyping of CYP2C19, the major gene implicated in Plavix metabolism in patients undergoing stinting at Scripps.

He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and is one of the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine (Dr. Topol has published 1100 peer-revewed articles and over 30 medical textbooks). His popular book, “The Creative Destruction of Medicine,” examined the impact of both the genomic and wireless revolutions on the health care system.