Michael Thorn
Chair of Advance Practice Innovation - Mayo Clinic, Board Member - SONSIEL, Founder - Skapa Health
- Role
- Nurse Practitioner at Signify Health
- Location
- Rochester-Austin, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Thorn
As a Mayo Clinic Nurse Practitioner in Trauma, Critical Care, and General Surgery, I transform bedside insights into scalable healthcare solutions.I founded Mayo Clinic\'s first NP/PA Innovation Committee within the Department of Surgery, securing $1.25M in funding for provider-led innovations, including a $1M generative AI discharge optimization tool. My clinical experience led to developing the patented Laxo Device and I now advise 10+ healthcare startups—from VR surgical training to AI-powered clinical decision support—helping them navigate clinical validity and market viability.As a SONSIEL Board Member and creator of the Nurse Catalyst marketplace platform, I\'m democratizing innovation opportunities for nurses nationwide. Through my \"Algorithm for Innovation\" newsletter and keynotes at venues from J&J\'s Nurse Innovation Fellowship to Sweden\'s Karolinska Institute, I empower healthcare professionals to become innovation leaders.Current focus- Healthcare AI/ML implementation and clinical validation - Medical device commercialization - Building innovation ecosystems within healthcare organizations - Connecting nurse and advance practice innovators with industry partnersWhat drives me: Turning \"what if\" moments at the bedside into solutions that scale across health systems.Let\'s connect if you\'re working on solutions that bridge clinical excellence with technological innovation, or if you\'re a healthcare professional ready to transform your insights into impact.
Experience
Nurse Practitioner
Mar 2020 — Present
Education
Arkansas State University
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership
Concordia University-Wisconsin
M.S.N.,, Family Nurse Practitioner
2011 — 2014
University of Denver
M.S. Healthcare Management, Healthcare Policy & Regulatory Leadership
2016 — 2020
Husson University
B.S.N., Nursing
2006 — 2010
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