Dr. Richard Milani is an internationally recognized health futurist and medical thought leader. As Sutter Health’s first Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, he helps leverage the power of technology to enhance patient care for the healthcare system’s more than 3 million patients in one of the most diverse and innovative areas of the country.

Over the past 30 years, Dr. Milani has received acclaim for his accurate forecasts of the future of healthcare delivery, his innovations in medicine and his contributions to new technologies that will change how all of us maintain our health. Dr. Milani is the author of the book Death and Dollars: Solving the Epidemic of Chronic Disease as well as author or co-author of over 500 medical publications, including 20 book chapters, and he serves as a frequent lecturer for healthcare systems and Fortune 500 companies. A seasoned thought leader and one of the industry’s leading speakers on the future of healthcare, innovation and leadership, Dr. Milani has presented on some of the biggest stages in healthcare and been featured on CNN, CBC, NBC News, Forbes, Fortune, STAT, and Wired among others.

After receiving his Internal Medicine training at the University of Florida, Dr. Milani completed fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Florida, Preventive Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at Harvard University (Massachusetts General Hospital), and Cardiovascular Diseases at Ochsner Clinic Foundation. Prior to joining Sutter Health, Dr. Milani served as the Chief Clinical Transformation Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at Ochsner Health System and Professor of Medicine, at Ochsner Clinical School – The University of Queensland School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. His research interests involve healthcare delivery, information systems, clinical decision support, and chronic disease management and prevention.  

Dr. Richard Milani is listed in Who’s Who in Healthcare and Medicine and is regularly named a top doctor in U.S. News and World Report as well as other major ranking associations. He has been recognized by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT for his work in health information as well as the White House Precision Medicine Initiative for innovations in patient care. In addition, Dr. Milani has appeared before a U.S. Senate Committee providing expertise and advice on interoperability of Electronic Health Records. He is a past recipient of the Computerworld 21st Century Award, and his work has been recognized as a finalist in the Harvard Health Acceleration Challenge.