Duke Health Sector Advisory Council

Bradford Hirsch, MD, MBA

Bradford Hirsch is the Cofounder of Highlander Health. Most recently he was the Pleads product development and implementation at Verily, an Alphabet precision health company. In this role, he oversaw the development and delivery of solutions to accelerate clinical research and improve care.

Dr. Hirsch joined Verily through its acquisition of SignalPath in 2021, a clinical trials technology solution, where he served as Co-Founder and CEO. Research sites and sponsors use SignalPath to run more efficient and effective clinical research studies, and under Dr. Hirsch’s leadership, it has been widely adopted by leading health systems.

Prior to SignalPath, he served as Senior Medical Director at Flatiron Health and was on the faculty at Duke University. He is a medical oncologist and has been a principal investigator, ensuring that his approach to reimagining clinical research and care delivery is driven by deep knowledge and experience.

Dr. Hirsch sits on the board of directors for Galvani Bioelectronics, a company developing therapies to treat chronic diseases through implant-based modulation of neural signals, and serves on multiple non profit boards such as the National Outdoor Leadership School, AT&T Performing Arts Center and the Parkland Hospital Foundation. He received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and his MD from UT Southwestern and his MBA from Duke University.