Bold Minds with Christine Winoto

Myopia control is changing how we care for kids’ eyes. In this episode, Dr. Maria Liu, Professor of Clinical Optometry at UC Berkeley and founder of the Myopia Control Clinic, explains evidence-based myopia control strategies, including orthokeratology for pediatric myopia, and why early exams and outdoor time matter. We discuss what parents can do now, how high myopia raises risks for retinal problems and glaucoma, and how clinic workflows and data can personalize care. Specific topics include candidate selection for ortho-k, safety and follow-up, why some adults still progress in graduate school, and how controlling myopia earlier expands options for refractive surgery later.
 
Bio:
Dr. Maria Liu is a Professor of Clinical Optometry at UC Berkeley. She holds the Pamela P. Fong Faculty Chair in Optometry & Health Care. The emphasis of her research and clinical expertise is the investigation and utilization of novel contact-lens designs and pharmaceuticals in myopia control. She is the founder of the Myopia Control Clinic, the first of its kind in a teaching clinic; it now serves as a model for optometry schools across the country. Originally from Beijing, Liu practiced as an ophthalmologist in China before relocating to the US in 2000. She obtained her MBA prior to her OD training at Pacific University, College of Optometry. She also completed an MPH and a PhD at UC Berkeley.
 
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"Upbeat Corporate" by Music For Creators is licensed under CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) via freemusicarchive.org.
 

What does it really take to implement AI in healthcare—at scale, and responsibly? Dr. Daniel Yang, Vice President of AI and Emerging Technologies at Kaiser Permanente, joins us to share his firsthand experience leading the nation’s largest clinical deployment of generative AI tools like ambient scribes.
In this episode, Dr. Yang explains how Kaiser’s phased rollout combined clinician feedback, quality assurance, and real-time audits to build confidence and reduce burnout. He reflects on the cultural evolution among physicians—from fear of replacement to enthusiasm for tools that make them “better doctors and better moms.” We explore trust milestones, physician workflows, diagnostic decision support, and the impact of AI on clinical education.
This is a rare look into how a complex health system navigates the real-world challenges of trustworthy AI. Listen in for an insightful conversation with Dr. Yang.
 
 
 
Music Credit:
"Upbeat Corporate" by Music For Creators is licensed under CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) via freemusicarchive.org.
 

After a life‑threatening emergency and months of confusing denials, Ali Diab turned his personal crisis into a mission to fix health benefits. In this episode, he shares how that experience led to founding Collective Health and the drive to put clarity and humanity back into insurance.
We discuss opaque pricing, broken incentives in the insurance industry, the promise of self‑insured employer models, and the patience required to build meaningful change in healthcare.
Listen for a thoughtful conversation about how a single moment can reshape purpose and why transparency and better incentives are essential to making care affordable and navigable.
 
 
 
 
Music Credit:
"Upbeat Corporate" by Music For Creators is licensed under CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) via freemusicarchive.org.
 

What does it take to transform a health system from sick care to true health creation? In this episode, we sit down with Ann Somers Hogg, Director of Health Care Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute, to explore business model innovation in healthcare and the messy middle between bold ideas and sustainable systems.
Ann Somers shares what makes innovation efforts succeed or stall within large health systems, and how her time at Atrium Health helped her rethink value-based care, virtual behavioral health, and leadership incentives. She also explains how disruptive innovation works, and why only a CEO can green light meaningful change.
We also talk about her research on sugary beverage behavior change, with striking insights into what truly motivates parents to say goodbye to soda. From professional insight to personal story, this episode is a deep dive into transforming health by transforming the systems behind it.
 
 
 
 
Music Credit:
"Upbeat Corporate" by Music For Creators is licensed under CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) via freemusicarchive.org.

Healthcare innovation in cancer care often means new drugs or breakthrough therapies. But as Othman Laraki, co-founder and CEO of Color, explains, the most powerful impact comes from making proven tools work for everyone.
In this episode, Othman shares his journey from Google and Twitter into healthcare, driven by his family’s history with breast cancer. He describes how Color evolved from genetic testing into a full “virtual cancer clinic” that addresses screening, early detection, treatment navigation, and survivorship.
We discuss the challenges of healthcare’s multi-payer system, why distribution costs outweigh lab costs, and how focusing on efficiency and simplicity leads to better outcomes. Othman also reflects on the future of AI in medicine, from reducing friction in basic care to scaling clinical judgment across populations.
 
 
Music Credit:
"Upbeat Corporate" by Music For Creators is licensed under CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) via freemusicarchive.org.