In this episode of Spread Love in Organizations, Naji Gehchan sits down with Mona Flores, a physician, former Global Head of Medical AI at NVIDIA, and a leader at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and impact. Mona shares her unconventional journey from investment banking to cardiac surgery and ultimately to pioneering work in artificial intelligence. She reflects on the power of reinvention, the importance of following purpose over plan, and how her experiences shaped a vision of scaling healthcare impact from one patient to millions through AI-driven innovation.
The conversation explores both the present and future of AI in healthcare – from improving workflows today to enabling entirely new, AI-native approaches to drug discovery, diagnostics, and disease prevention. Mona also highlights her humanitarian work through the “Your Turn” campaign, mobilizing global tech talent to support Lebanon. Grounded in a deep sense of purpose, she challenges healthcare leaders to embrace AI without fear, focus on real-world impact, and use their “one life” to create meaningful change at scale.
“Don’t be afraid of AI, be afraid of not using it to make the world better.”
MEET OUR GUEST Mona Flores, physician and healthcare innovator with a passion for advancing medicine and science through artificial intelligence, former Global Head of Medical AI at NVIDIA.
Mona Flores is a physician and healthcare innovator with a passion for advancing medicine and science through artificial intelligence. As the former Global Head of Medical AI at NVIDIA, she helped build and lead a global ecosystem bringing AI technologies into healthcare. She completed her medical training at OHSU, UC San Diego, Stanford, and Columbia, and also holds an MBA and a Master’s in Biology. With experience spanning cardiothoracic surgery, digital health, and investment banking, Mona brings a multidisciplinary perspective to solving healthcare’s most complex challenges. She continues to work at the forefront of AI, science, and medicine, focused on scalable innovation that improves patient care and drives meaningful impact.
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Mona Flores
Naji Gehchan: Welcome to SpreadLove in Organizations, the healthcare leadership podcast where we explore leadership with purpose. I’m Naji, your host, joined today by Mona Flores, a physician and healthcare innovator with a passion for advancing medicine and science through artificial intelligence. As the former Global Head of Medical AI at NVIDIA, she helped build and lead a global ecosystem bridging AI technologies into healthcare. She completed her medical training at UCLA, UC San Diego, Stanford, and Columbia, and also holds an MBA and a master’s in biology. With experience spanning cardiothoracic surgery, digital health, and investment banking, Mona brings…
