Gregory Downing, DO, PhD

Founder, Innovation Horizons

gregory.downing@innovationhorizons.net

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Dr. Downing supports open government initiatives involving technology and shared data, and has spoken at SXSW on how data transparency has the power to transform patient outcomes. In 2013, Dr. Downing led the establishment of the HHS IDEA Lab, which engages the HHS workforce and empowers them in problem-solving innovation and entrepreneurship activities.

Previously, Dr. Downing served at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in research, policy, and program management roles. He also maintains an active medical practice in newborn pediatrics.
Dr. Downing earned his medical degree from Michigan State University, completed his pediatric residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and was a neonatology fellow at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Kansas.