Doceree Names 25 Healthcare Leaders Using AI to Change Medicine, Marketing and Delivery

# What happened Doceree, an AI-powered healthcare marketing platform, hosted its inaugural AI Health 25 awards on the 102nd floor of One World Observatory in New York City. The event brought together leaders in healthcare marketing and development for an evening of recognition, conversation and networking.

# Why this matters Doceree positioned the awards to highlight the people using AI tools rather than the tools themselves. The company's editorial team selected 25 individuals across marketing, pharmaceuticals and medical technology to represent a range of roles that influence how medicine is made, marketed and delivered. That people-first framing is explicit on the event website: the awards name the people who apply AI in healthcare workflows and commercialization.

# The setting and tone

# Who was honored The editorial team named 25 honorees across industry roles. The full list published by Adweek is below:

• Parry Bhatia, SVP of AI Transformation, Edwards Lifesciences
• Faruk Capan, Chief Innovation Officer, EVERSANA
• Oz Demir, Head of Digital Marketing, Genentech
• Deirdre Diener, Head of AI Powered Marketing, Johnson & Johnson
• Jeffrey Erb, CMO, Avalere Health
• Tala Fakhouri, Chief AI and Regulatory Strategy Officer, Parexel
• Paul Kallukaran, Chief Analytics Officer, CMI Media Group
• Sheyda Karvar, EVP of Media Strategy and Analytics, Fingerpaint
• Christina Kim, Chief Strategy and Analytics Officer, Omnicom Health
• Matt Lasmanis, Chief Digital Officer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
• Tod Loofbourrow, CEO and Chairman, ViralGains
• John Mariano, Head of AI, Data and Engineering, Alnylam
• Girish Nadkarni, Chief AI Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
• Mangesh Patil, Chief AI Officer, HCA Healthcare
• Dereck Paul, Co-founder and CEO, Glass Health
• Brian Peterson, Chief Technology and AI Officer, Real Chemistry
• Mathew Ratnam, Senior Director, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
• Mahi Rayasam, SVP and Information Officer, Clinical and Non-Clinical Medicine Development and Commercial Platforms, Eli Lilly and Company
• Vikram Singh, VP, Global Head of Commercial IT, and Enterprise AI COE, Gilead Sciences
• Eric Trepanier, Chief HCP Officer, Publicis Health Media
• Jack Vance, CEO, SOLVE(D)
• Bill Veltre, CMO, Deerfield
• Rob Vermeulen, Head of Global Commercialization Capabilities (Data, AI & Analytics), Bayer Pharmaceuticals
• Alex Villalobos, Director of AI Transformation, Boehringer Ingelheim

# What the award emphasizes Doceree framed the awards around practical application: recognizing people who integrate AI across different parts of healthcare rather than awarding algorithms or platforms. The selection spans commercial functions (marketing, analytics, commercialization), clinical-adjacent roles (AI officers at health systems and pharma), and leaders at agencies and vendors that support healthcare commercialization.

# Takeaways for readers working in healthcare or marketing

• People matter: the awards underscore that organizational leadership and practitioner adoption determine how AI affects processes and outcomes.
• Cross-functional roles are prominent: honorees include titles tied to AI transformation, analytics, commercial IT and regulatory strategy, reflecting varied entry points for AI in healthcare organizations.
• Industry recognition is shifting: events like this signal increased public recognition for operational and commercialization work that uses AI in healthcare.

# Event context The story was reported by Andrea Michelson, Adweek's healthcare marketing reporter, who covered the ceremony and published the full list of honorees and context about the event.