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Office
17580 Interstate 45 S
The Woodlands, TX 77384Phone+1 936-267-7555Fax+1 936-267-7922
Summary
- Dr. Bryan Vartabedian is considered one of health care’s influential voices on social technology and medicine. He has served as a consultant to a number of health care start ups and has independently advised health care organizations and national physician groups in the area of policy and digital strategy. His unique expertise lies in understanding the emerging digital culture of medicine and how new media can be leveraged by organizations and individual stakeholders in health care.
He is the co-founder of the Medical Futures Laboratory, a Rice University based collaborative for insight and solutions into the problems facing medicine at its intersection with technology.
As a speaker in the area of new media and the future of medicine, Dr V has addressed numerous organizations including the Stanford Summit/Medicine 2.0 and the Mayo Clinic Transform Conference. He serves on the advisory board to the SXSW Interactive Festival health track and Stanford's Medicine X conference. He is an advisor to the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. He has been quoted in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and CNN.
Dr. Vartabedian is the creator of 33 charts, a site which has come to serve as a center of community and thought surrounding physicians and their transition to the digital space. Cited as an example of 21st century thought leadership, 33 charts was recently chosen to be archived in its entirely in the National Library of Medicine.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1994 - 1997
- Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
- University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1996 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 1996 - 2005
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 176 citationsUnderstanding the Factors That Influence the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Social Media by Physicians to Share Medical InformationBrian S McGowan, Molly Wasko, Bryan S. Vartabedian, Robert S. Miller, Desirae D Freiherr
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2012-09-24 - 5 citationsHigh Seroconversion Rate Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Symptomatic Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.Wenly Ruan, Huyen Nguyen, Allyson Wyatt, Faith D. Ihekweazu, Bryan S. Vartabedian
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2021-09-01 - 39 citationsHarnessing the Hashtag: A Standard Approach to GI Dialogue on Social MediaAustin L. Chiang, Bryan S. Vartabedian, Brennan Spiegel
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2016-06-28
Authored Content
- Should Hospitals Charge for MyChart Messages?November 2022
- Doximity Dialer Video – Telemedicine’s Latest Power PlayerMay 2020
- The Fate of Fired Cleveland Clinic Resident Lara KollabJanuary 2019
- Medical AXIOMS – Interview with Mark Reid, MDFebruary 2018
- Should Physicians Give Their Cell Phone Number to Patients?February 2018
- Social Media Learnings from AAP: 5 Steps for Taking Charge of Your Digital FootprintOctober 2017
- Social Media Learnings from AAP: 5 Steps for Taking Charge of Your Digital FootprintOctober 2017
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Press Mentions
- 5 Tips Against Zoom Fatigue in TelemedicineApril 1st, 2021
- COVID-19, Social Media, and the Role of the Public PhysicianJanuary 14th, 2021
- What Would Make Every Doctor Use Digital Health?July 23rd, 2020
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External Links
- LinkedIn Profilehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/vartabedian
- Bloghttp://33charts.com
- My book: The Public Physicianhttps://dashboard.tinypass.com/download?did=D0ku4nl
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