Deborah DiSanzo, the head of IBM’s Watson Health group, has taken a different job within IBM, according to medical news site STAT.
STAT along with The Wall Street Journal reported recently about problems within Watson Health.
“Even as it has heavily advertised the potential of Watson Health, IBM has not met lofty expectations in some areas,” STAT reported Friday.
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“Its flagship cancer software, which used artificial intelligence to recommend courses of treatment, has been ridiculed by some doctors inside and outside of the company. And it has struggled to integrate different technologies from other businesses it has acquired, laying off employees in the process.”
Citing an IBM spokesman, STAT reported that DiSanzo would be replaced by John Kelly, senior vice president for Cognitive Solutions and IBM Research. DiSanzo led Watson Health for three years.
“A company spokesman told STAT that DiSanzo will no longer lead IBM Watson Health, STAT reported. She will join the IBM Cognitive Solutions strategy team, STAT added.
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