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Joel Selanikio
Joel Selanikio at TEDxAustin in 2013
Born1964
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materHaverford College
Bryn Mawr College, Brown University Medical School
AwardsLemelson–MIT Prize
Scientific career
FieldsPhysician
InstitutionsMagpi

Joel Selanikio, M.D.[1] (b. 1964) is an American physician, speaker, and CEO of Magpi, a mobile data collection platform company based in Washington, D.C. and Nairobi, Kenya. He frequently speaks on topics related to technology and health, including in a 2013 talk at TEDx Austin on “The Big Data Revolution in Healthcare”.[2]

Magpi

In his role as Magpi co-founder (with Rose Donna[3]) and CEO, Selanikio has been influential in bringing technological approaches such as software-as-a-service (SaaS) and “freemium” pricing to international development and global health (Magpi was the first product within those sectors to utilize such[4]). He was recognized for this contribution with both the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award[5] (in the healthcare category) and the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Sustainability[6].

Education

Selanikio studied Sociology and Computer Science at Haverford College[7], and worked briefly at Chase Manhattan Bank (precursor to JPMorganChase), before attending Bryn Mawr College’s post-baccalaureate program for pre-medical studies. He attended Brown University Medical School from 1988-1992[8], receiving his medical degree, and went on to attend attending the Pediatrics Residency Program at Emory University School of Medicine between 1992-1995.

Public Health and Medical Career

After completing residency training, Selanikio was accepted into the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and into the US Public Health Service. Following the EIS program, he accepted a full-time staff position at CDC. During his CDC tenure, he investigated several public health issues of significance, including an epidemic of heat deaths in Chicago[9] and a case of contaminated pharmaceuticals in Haiti which took the lives of a large number of Haitian children[10].

Subsequent to leaving CDC, Selanikio served as a volunteer physician in Aceh, Indonesia following the tsunami of December 2004, and during the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2015 he volunteered as lead physician at the IMC Ebola Treatment Center in Lunsar, Sierra Leone[11]. He is currently an attending pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital[12].

Significant Presentations

  • TED (2013) [13]
  • Ivey Global Health Conference (2013)[14]
  • Royal Society of Medicine Lecture (2011)[15]
  • World Economic Forum “Tech for Society” Panel, Davos (2010) [16]
  • Lemelson-MIT Innovation Prize Lecture (2009)[17]

Significant Papers and Publications

  • Selanikio, Joel. “Bringing the Silicon Valley Revolution in Technology and Business to Global Health.” Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation: International Case Studies and Practice. Ed. Ken Banks. London: Kogan Page, 2016.[18]
  • Selanikio, Joel. “Data-Powered Development.” Rise of the Reluctant Innovator. Ed. Ken Banks. London: London Publishing Partnership, 2013[19]
  • Selanikio, Joel. Mobile Phones and the Power of Data Collection, National Geographic Newswatch, 2011 [20]
  • Selanikio, Joel. The Invisible Computer Revolution, BBC News, 2008,[21]
  • Smith S, Joshi U, Grabowsky M, Selanikio J, et al. Evaluation of Bednets After 38 Months of Household Use in Northwest Ghana. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 77(Suppl 6), 2007, pp. 243–248[22]
  • Grabowsky M, Nobiya T, Selanikio J. Sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bednets through combined Catch-up and Keep-up strategies. Trop Med Int Health 2007, 12 (7) pp 815-22[23]

Patents

  • Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods for Verifying Dosing Compliance (Patent 13/095,834 Pending) [24]
  • Wearable Wireless Electronic Patient Data Communications and Physiological Monitoring Device (Patent 12/208,540)[25]

Awards and Honors

  • ComputerWorld 21st Century Achievement Award (2012)[26]
  • FRIDA Award (2010)
  • Fast Company Magazine Social Enterprise of the Year (2009)[27]
  • Wall Street Journal Award for Technological Innovation in Healthcare (2009)[28]
  • Lemelson-MIT Prize $100,000 Award for Sustainable Innovation (2009) [29]
  • Knight News Challenge $300,000 Award (2008)
  • Tech Museum Award for Health (2008)[30]
  • Stockholm Challenge (2008)[31]
  • Haverford College Award (2005)[32]
  • HHS Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Service (2003)
  • US Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal (2003)
  • HHS Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Service (1998)
  • CDC Mackel Award (1997)
  • US Army Meritorious Service Medal (1992)

References

  1. ^ Joel Selanikio LinkedIn profile
  2. ^ "TED Talks".
  3. ^ Rose Donna LinkedIn profile
  4. ^ https://www.changemakers.com/pt-br/node/125331/videos. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Plank, Willa (27 September 2010). "They Won. And Then What?". Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
  6. ^ "Innovator Selanikio Wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability". MIT.edu. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ^ https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/ford-faithful-return-alumni-weekend-2005. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ http://brownmedicinemagazine.org/view/article.php?cw=cGFnZTE0MTU9MSZlbnQxMzE1ND1QQUdFJmVudDk0PTE4NyZjbnRwYWdlMTMxNT0xJmlzczk0PTk=. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199607113350203. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/187441. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ {cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/01/11/376362000/death-becomes-disturbingly-routine-the-diary-of-an-ebola-doctor}}
  12. ^ https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctor/dr-joel-david-selanikio-md/#q={. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)}
  13. ^ "TED Talks".
  14. ^ "Ivey Global Health Conference".
  15. ^ "Royal Society of Medicine Lecture".
  16. ^ "Tech for Society Panel, Davos".
  17. ^ "Lemelson-MIT Innovation Prize Lecture". MIT.
  18. ^ "Bringing the Silicon Valley Revolution in Technology and Business to Global Health".
  19. ^ "Data Powered Development".
  20. ^ Joel Selanikio (2011). "Mobile Phones and the Power of Data Collection". Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  21. ^ "The Invisible Computer Revolution". news.bbc.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Evaluation of Bednets After 38 Months of Household Use in Northwest Ghana".
  23. ^ "Sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bednets through combined Catch-up and Keep-up strategies".
  24. ^ "Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for verifying dosing compliance".
  25. ^ "Wearable Wireless Electronic Patient Data Communications and Physiological Monitoring Device".
  26. ^ "Harnessing the computing power of low-cost mobile phones". ComputerWorld.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  27. ^ "The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009 - Fast Company - The Future Of Business". FastCompany.com. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  28. ^ Plank, Willa (27 September 2010). "They Won. And Then What?". Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
  29. ^ "Innovator Selanikio Wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability". MIT.edu. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  30. ^ "Past Laureates". TheTech.org. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  31. ^ "The winners in the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008". Telecentre.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  32. ^ https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/doctor-and-aid-worker-receives-alumni-associations-2005-haverford-award. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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