Joseph J, Frassica, MD, is Head of Philips Research, Americas and Chief Medical Officer for Philips North

America where he focuses on leading a broad-based medical, science and technology team to bring

clinically meaningful innovation to the bedside. Dr Frassica Serves as Professor of the Practice at the

Institute for Medical Engineering and Science of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition,

Joe also serves on Staff in Pediatric Critical Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and as Pediatric

Editor for the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine.

Prior to joining Philips, Joe served in multiple leadership roles in academic medicine including: Chief

Medical Officer at Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida; Chief Medical Information Officer and

Executive Medical Director of Aero-Medical Transport for the Jackson Health System; and Associate

Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and

Anesthesiology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine; Chief of Pediatric Critical Care at

UMASS/Memorial Medical Center and Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at

University of Massachusetts Medical School; Attending Pediatric Intensivist at Massachusetts General

Hospital; Attending Anesthesiologist at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Chief of Anesthesia

at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Boston.