Our mission is to cultivate a digital health technology ecosystem, realizing innovation at scale with impact through testing at UC San Diego Health and beyond. We strive to empower and inspire people to make more informed decisions about their health by leveraging the power of technology and data to create a healthcare landscape that is more inclusive.
Our Mission
Using technology to bridge the divide between healthcare and the human experience
Our Work
The next frontier of health is here
Mission Control Center
The Joan & Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation is developing a Mission Control Center powered by AI that orchestrates and optimizes various facets of patient care.
Student Mental Health & Wellness App
JCHI has created a new mental health and wellness app that provides personalized resources and incentives to empower students to understand and learn how to take charge of their mental health.
P10,000
The goal is to foster a healthcare environment where individuals with chronic conditions and mental health challenges receive the comprehensive support they need.
Impact
We believe that successful innovation comes from cross-sector collaboration
Working together with patients, providers, industry leaders, and public companies, our team of digital experts and health specialists co-design solutions to meet real-world needs and unlock our full potential for health.
Improve the patient and provider experience
Increase health equity for whole communities
Optimize the cost of care
Together we move healthcare forward
Leadership Team
Karandeep Singh, MD
Executive Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Chief Health AI Officer, UC San Diego Health; Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Karandeep Singh, MD
Executive Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Chief Health AI Officer, UC San Diego Health; Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Nicole May
Co-Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Senior Director, IS Project Management Office
Nicole May
Co-Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Senior Director, IS Project Management Office
Jeffrey Pan
Co-Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Director, IS Value Based Population Health
Jeffrey Pan
Co-Director, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation; Director, IS Value Based Population Health
Josh Glandorf
Chief Information Officer, UC San Diego Health
Josh Glandorf
Chief Information Officer, UC San Diego Health
Keisuke Nakagawa, MD
Director of Strategic Impact & Growth
Keisuke Nakagawa, MD
Director of Strategic Impact & Growth
Keisuke Nakagawa is Director of Strategic Impact & Growth for the Jacobs Center for Health Innovation at UC San Diego Health. He leads new ventures, strategic partnerships, and growth initiatives that accelerate the adoption and scale of innovative health technologies. His work focuses on co-development of novel technologies, validation in clinical settings, and maximizing impact through venture, operations, and policy.
Previously, as Director of Innovation at UC Davis Health, Dr. Nakagawa spearheaded the health system's digital innovation efforts and established an open innovation partnership with Amazon Web Services to launch the world’s first Cloud Innovation Center within an academic medical center. Under his leadership, the center drove advancements in digital health and open innovation, including the development of a digital front door platform that delivered over six million patient messages annually, generating significant savings for the health system. He also collaborated with organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to create open-source solutions addressing health misinformation and equitable patient-reported outcomes.
Dr. Nakagawa’s diverse background includes launching startups, consulting for pharmaceutical companies, payors, and investors, and contributing to health care legislation such as the Affordable Care Act and the HITECH Act during his tenure at the Congressional Budget Office. He has published extensively on topics including artificial intelligence, autonomous robotic surgery, tissue engineering and health informatics.
A former Fulbright Scholar to Bangladesh, Dr. Nakagawa worked with the country’s largest NGO to develop and scale a national micro health insurance program for rural villagers and pregnant women. He has served on numerous boards and committees including two terms on the National Board of Directors of the Fulbright Association, the HIMSS Innovation Committee, and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Social Determinants of Health Committee at HIMSS.
Dr. Nakagawa earned his MD from the University of California Davis School of Medicine and holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University.
Our Sponsor
Joan & Irwin Jacobs
