Jayne Morgan, M.D.
Dr. Jayne Morgan is a cardiologist and health equity advocate who serves as an advisor to Midi Health.
An Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at The Morehouse School of Medicine, she has dedicated her career to advancing women’s health and cardiovascular research.
As the sole Cardiology advisor on the research team at AbbVie (formerly Abbott Labs), Dr. Morgan made a groundbreaking contribution to the development of the mitraclip, a minimally invasive device for treating mitral valve regurgitation. Dr. Morgan previously served as Executive Director of Health and Community Education at Piedmont Healthcare, where she led initiatives on health literacy and the Covid Task Force. She has published multiple studies on cardiology and Covid-19 and is a recognized medical expert for CNN and Scripps News. Dr. Morgan created the educational video series The Stairwell Chronicles to educate the public about issues related to Covid-19, and has expanded its focus to include general health and wellbeing, with a special focus on women and menopause. She earned her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington University. She then pursued a fellowship in Cardiology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, and later served as Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic. She currently holds an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at The Morehouse School of Medicine. An advocate for health equity, Dr. Morgan works tirelessly to increase access to clinical trials for underserved populations, furthering her impact on patient care and medical advancement.
Hospitals across the country are using software powered by algorithms with racial biases, according to a new report from a coalition of healthcare providers. This can cause physicians to misdiagnose medical conditions or delay critical treatment. Dr. Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist and president elect of Southeast Life Sciences, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.
"And so, we've got to begin to make certain that we not only use these clinical tools as physicians, but demand and request that these tools be validated on all peoples of color, because therefore when physicians are using them, they can inadvertently make decisions and also make errors based on readings from software and clinical trials that were not inclusive."
- From an interview with PBS News: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-racial-biases-in-medical-algorithms-lead-to-inequities-in-care