Amazon Hires Star Mass. General Cardiologist As It Pushes Deeper Into Health Care

(CNN Money) — Amazon has hired a top cardiologist as it broadens its involvement in the health care industry. Maulik Majmudar, who is also associate director of the Healthcare Transformation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, announced on Twitter that he is moving to “an exciting and challenging role @amazon.” 1/ Very emotional day: After decade of medical training (@NorthwesternMed @HopkinsMedicine @BrighamWomens), five years on the faculty @MGHMedicine and @harvardmed, leading #digitalhealth @mgh_htl, I have decided to leave academia to take on an exciting & challenging role @amazon — Maulik Majmudar, MD (@mdmajmudar) August 20, 2018 Majmudar did not specify what his job at Amazon would be. The tech giant mostly has kept quiet about its foray into health care. Neither Majmudar nor Amazon immediately returned request for comment. Amazon announced in June that it is buying the online pharmacy PillPack, which has pharmacy licenses in all 50 states. The company delivers drugs to customers in pre-sorted doses designed to make it easier for people to take multiple medications a day. The move could accelerate Amazon’s long-rumored move into the pharmaceutical business. Earlier this year, the retail titan teamed up with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to reduce the health care costs of the companies and their employees. The venture, which has yet to be named, hired renowned surgeon and writer Atul Gawande as CEO. The retailer also has ...
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