William B. Weeks, MD, Ph.D., MBA, is a Physician-Economist leading Microsoft’s Philanthropic AI for Health effort. There, he conducts research in concert with not-for-profit organizations and academic centers designed to improve health and health outcomes, applying AI in three broad areas: imaging, public health, and large language modeling.
Dr. Weeks also serves as the Medical Director for Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. Dr. Weeks has published a book and over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts examining economic and business aspects of healthcare services utilization and delivery, physicians’ return on educational investment, healthcare delivery science, social determinants of health, population health, and healthcare value. Dr. Weeks has received multiple national awards for his research efforts.
