Cleveland Clinic CEO: The Future of Medicine Is Already Here (#298)
4/21/202620 min
Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, CEO of Cleveland Clinic and a leading heart surgeon, explains how medicine is already changing in ways most people don’t see.
He has spent his career performing complex heart surgeries and now leads one of the world’s top hospitals.
A conversation about what’s changing in care and what it means for patients right now.
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First 90 secondsLynn Thoman· Host0:00
[chime] What if the way you think about your health is already outdated? Medicine is shifting fast from reacting to disease to catching it earlier, treating it more precisely, and in some cases, preventing it altogether. So what should you be doing now to stay healthy? And when it really matters, how do you know you're getting the best care? [gentle music] Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Tolman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be with Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, President and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, which is consistently ranked one of the top hospitals in the world and widely seen as a standard center for patient care and medical innovation. Tom is a heart surgeon, and he's helping shape a very different future of medicine, one that could change how all of us think about our health. Welcome, Tom, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways.
Tom Mihaljevic· Guest1:26
Delighted to be here.
Lynn Thoman· Host1:28
My pleasure.