Expert Group : Preventive Care

Takao Tashiro, MD and PhD., is currently giving lectures at the Open University of Japan as the professor of Liberal Arts. Prior to the current job, Dr. Tashiro was the associate professor of Juntendo University of School of Medicine (2003-2011). Dr. Tashiro is a seasoned researcher in widely varied fields from internal medicine, public-health, population- health, community-based care and collaborative care for both scientific research and policy research.

Dr. Tashiro has been also active in R&D of designing and building the community from the professional perspectives of both healthcare and wellness, not only by academic works but also by government-academic collaborative works. He graduated from Tokyo University in 1980, Tokyo University Medical School in 1984. He did research at Michigan University Medical School and Tokyo University Medical Center and Obtained his PhD from the University of Tokyo in 2000.

Steven Charlap’s healthcare career, which spans over 30 years, has taken him in several directions. Trained as a surgeon, and armed with an MBA, he was initially recruited to become Director of Corporate Development for T-Cell Sciences (TCS), a publicly traded biotechnology company, at which he oversaw technology licensing and pharmaceutical partnerships.
In 1989, Steven left TCS to co-found, as CEO and Chief Medical Officer, HealthDrive Corporation, the largest U.S. provider of medical and dental services to extended care facilities. Over twenty years, a two-time Inc. 500 company, HealthDrive served more than five million patients in some 1,500 facilities across 13 states. In 2000, he published Making Sense of Nursing Homes—A Guide for Families.
During his HealthDrive tenure, Steven witnessed how the health care industry’s non-focus on preventing chronic diseases often results in costly, invasive and reactive medical treatment for patients. In response, he developed the concept of MDPrevent—a multi-disciplinary, integrated primary care and preventive medicine practice focused on helping patients make lasting lifestyle changes to achieve exceptional lives.
While at Stanford, Dr. Charlap completed ten courses related to genetics, genomics, and preventive medicine as well as several courses related to consumer behavior, problem solving, and health care and media technology. He also consulted with dozens of genetics/genomics and computer science experts both at Stanford and across the country, and mentored over one-hundred entrepreneurs.
He is currently CEO of GeneYes, a digital health care startup applying AI-driven Virtual Health Assistants to improve comprehensive health care data collection, analysis, and reporting for various applications, e.g. cancer predisposition assessment, nutritional intake assessment, etc..
Steven Charlap received a BA from Yeshiva University, where he majored in Speech & Drama, an MD from New York University School of Medicine, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he majored in entrepreneurship.