Terry Adirim

Terry Adirim is a physician with decades of experience in clinical medicine, health policy and health care leadership. She is an expert in health policy, public health, and AI in healthcare.

Dr. Adirim currently advises health care startup companies, serves on boards, and is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Recently, she served in executive positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs leading Electronic Health Record Modernization, as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs at the Department of Defense and as system Chief Medical Officer of DOD's military health system. She has also held leadership positions in academic medicine including as Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Department Chair at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.

Dr. Adirim has > 100 publications including as editor and author of the recently published medical textbook "Digital Health, AI and Generative AI in Healthcare: A Concise Practical Guide for Clinicians" and “The Prepared Patient: Your Guide to Surviving the Healthcare System”. She has practiced pediatric emergency medicine for over 25 years.