Dr. Sean Lucan is a physician leader, consulting for both industry and academy. He recently served as VP National Medical Director for a preventive medicine company, where — as the highest-level medical executive — he was in charge of all medical content and clinical quality. He is now working to bring medical innovation into broader healthcare practice. He serves as the Director of Medical Innovation for an national, obesity-medicine, telehealth start-up.
Sean is a practicing family physician and grant-funded health researcher. His primary work has focused on social determinants related to obesity, cardio-metabolic illness, and diet-related chronic diseases. Sean has also worked extensively in the areas related to COVID-19 mitigation.
As a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, and a past fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine), Sean has broad expertise in epidemiology, public health, health disparities, and health policy. His work has led to real-world impacts—new procedures, practices, and policies.