Nabla Appoints Clinical Leader Dr. Ed Lee as its Chief Medical Officer
- Bringing 20 years of clinical and operational leadership experience, Dr. Lee will help drive Nabla's product vision and development
- Dr. Lee is Nabla's latest high-profile clinical executive hire as it looks to strategically expand into health systems and provider groups nationwide
BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nabla, the leading ambient AI assistant for practitioners, today announced the appointment of Ed Lee, MD, MPH, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Lee is a board-certified internal medicine physician with 20 years of experience and a successful track record serving in executive roles at The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), which provides care to Kaiser Permanente members and patients and is the largest physician-led medical group in the United States. He brings his expansive clinical expertise, executive experience, and Nabla Copilot implementation insights to the company to help refine and enhance the product and deployment strategy.
Dr. Lee joins Nabla during a moment of pivotal growth, highlighted by a $24M Series B investment round that closed at the beginning of this year to fuel nationwide expansion across U.S. healthcare systems. Nabla launched its Nabla Copilot less than a year ago, with over four million consultations conducted, and more than 20,000 providers have adopted the ambient AI assistant.
Dr. Lee has experienced first-hand how impactful Nabla Copilot is in reducing the administrative burden that doctors experience every day,” said Alex Lebrun, co-founder and CEO, Nabla. "We're ecstatic to be gaining a medical leader of Dr. Lee's stature. His experience as a practicing physician for over two decades, coupled with his deep knowledge of navigating the intricacies of large health systems, brings a fresh and invaluable perspective to Nabla and will serve our physician community well."
Dr. Lee served as Executive Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer for The Permanente Federation, and Associate Executive Director for TPMG, with oversight over the Permanente Medical Group's information technology efforts and accountability for operational performance, technology integration, and innovation. He was also recently appointed Chair of Clinical Education and Director of Clinical Informatics at California Northstate University, College of Medicine, where he is cultivating the next generation of physicians with a focus on digital health.
"I believe technology is the key to solving the clinician burnout crisis and removing burnout will ultimately result in higher quality care for patients," said Dr. Lee. "I believe that Nabla Copilot is very effective and its impact so monumental that my ultimate goal is to get it in the hands of as many clinicians as possible across the country. I'm eager to share my experiences and help clinical teams take advantage of our solution so they can remain focused on delivering high-quality care."
As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lee will be instrumental in shaping Copilot's clinical strategy and product roadmap, including RCM optimization, and he will provide feature refinement and enhancement recommendations to solidify Nabla as a leader in healthcare ambient AI. He will also represent Nabla at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), offering insights on the field of clinical informatics and contributing to AMIA policy responses.
Dr. Lee earned his bachelor's degree in molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and his medical degree at Tufts University, where he also received his master's degree in public health. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at the University of California, Davis, before joining TPMG.