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[Read How We Chose the List](/7373219/how-we-chose-time100-health-2026/) * All * TITANS * INNOVATORS * PIONEERS * LEADERS * CATALYSTS ## Titans *  [Mike Doustdar](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362454/mike-doustdar/) Multiplying weight-loss meds byAlice Park *  [Jennifer Mensik Kennedy](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362456/jennifer-mensik-kennedy/) Championing nurses byCharlotte Hu *  [Robert Davis](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362458/robert-davis/) Immunotherapy game-changer byAlice Park *  [Sabin Nsanzimana](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362460/sabin-nsanzimana-health/) Stopping a viral outbreak byVeronique Greenwood *  [David Ricks](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362462/david-ricks-health/) Speeding drug research byAlice Park *  [Delese Mimi Darko](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362464/delese-mimi-darko/) Building a unified medicines agency for Africa byVeronique Greenwood *  [Luciano Moreira](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362466/luciano-moreira/) Protecting people from mosquito-borne disease byVeronique Greenwood *  [Jixun Lin](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362468/jixun-lin/) At-home virus testing byCharlotte Hu *  [Jo Feng](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362471/jo-feng/) A growing force in global pharma byCharlotte Hu *  [Mohamed Muizzu](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362473/mohamed-muizzu/) Prioritizing public health byCharlotte Hu *  [Daniel O'Day](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362475/daniel-oday/) Advancing the fight against HIV byAlice Park *  [Peter Sands](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362477/peter-sands/) Filling funding gaps byVeronique Greenwood *  [Rosemary Mburu](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362479/rosemary-mburu/) Championing African health leadership byVeronique Greenwood *  [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362481/robert-f-kennedy-jr-health/) Reshaping public health byDominique Mosbergen ## Innovators *  [Thierry Diagana](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362483/thierry-diagana/) A new treatment for malaria byVeronique Greenwood *  [Brian Ahmedani](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362485/brian-ahmedani/) Preventing suicide with risk assessment byAngela Haupt *  [Brian Bigger](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362487/brian-bigger/) A gene therapy first byAlice Park *  [Darrell Irvine](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362489/darrell-irvine/) Engineering cancer immunity byDominique Mosbergen *  [Jonathon Whitton](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362491/jonathon-whitton/) Gene therapy for hearing loss byDominique Mosbergen *  [Katherine Stueland](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362493/katherine-stueland/) Catching genetic diseases early byDominique Mosbergen *  [Martin Fitchet](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362495/martin-fitchet/) Protecting babies from malaria byCharlotte Hu *  [Adam de la Zerda](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362497/adam-de-la-zerda/) Rapid home STI testing byCharlotte Hu *  [Constance Lehman](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362499/constance-lehman/) Scoring breast cancer risk byAlice Park *  [Florent Geerts](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362501/florent-geerts/) Monitoring maternal health byCharlotte Hu *  [John Evans](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362503/john-evans/) Realizing gene editing byDominique Mosbergen *  [Karan Singhal](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362505/karan-singhal/) Bridging health and AI byAngela Haupt *  [Zev Williams](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362507/zev-williams/) AI for infertility byAlice Park *  [Zhen Xu](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362509/zhen-xu/) Targeting tumors sans surgery byCharlotte Hu *  [Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362511/ghyslain-mombo-ngoma/) Blocking drug-resistant malaria byVeronique Greenwood *  [Kevin Tracey](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362513/kevin-tracey/) An implant for autoimmune disease byAlice Park *  [Max Hodak](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362515/max-hodak/) Restoring sight byJeffrey Kluger *  [Zhou Songyang](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362517/songyang-zhou/) Developing fast, accurate tests for tuberculosis byVeronique Greenwood *  [Takanori Takebe](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362519/takanori-takebe/) Ventilation innovator byVeronique Greenwood *  [Cindy Eckert](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362521/cindy-eckert/) Addressing women’s sexual desire byAlice Park ## Pioneers *  [Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362523/kiran-musunuru-and-rebecca-ahrens-nicklas/) Saving a baby from genetic disease byAlice Park *  [Aaron Williams](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362525/aaron-williams/) Making more hearts transplant-ready byJeffrey Kluger *  [Gideon Lack](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362527/gideon-lack/) Preventing allergies byVeronique Greenwood *  [Sarah Tabrizi](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362529/sarah-tabrizi/) A Huntington’s breakthrough byAlice Park *  [Waseem Qasim and Alyssa Tapley](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362531/alyssa-tapley-and-waseem-qasim/) A breakthrough blood cancer therapy byVeronique Greenwood *  [Claire Tomkins](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362533/claire-tomkins/) IVF insurance for families byAngela Haupt *  [Lynn Kramer](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362535/lynn-kramer/) Advancing Alzheimer’s treatments byAlice Park *  [David M. Brandman and Sergey Stavisky](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362537/david-m-brandman-and-sergey-stavisky/) Restoring speech for ALS patients byJeffrey Kluger *  [Ilaria Villa](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362539/ilaria-villa/) A new model for rare disease treatments byCharlotte Hu *  [Emil Lou and Emma Dimery](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362541/emil-lou-and-emma-dimery/) A pioneering immunotherapy cancer treatment byVeronique Greenwood *  [Joseph Turek](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362543/joseph-turek/) Hearts for babies byJeffrey Kluger *  [Kara Egan](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362545/kara-egan/) Making women’s health care convenient byCharlotte Hu *  [Catherine Wu](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362549/catherine-wu/) Pioneering personalized cancer vaccines byDominique Mosbergen *  [Douglas Melton](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362551/douglas-melton/) Chasing a cure for Type 1 diabetes byAlice Park *  [Goki Ishikawa](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362553/goki-ishikawa/) Easier Alzheimer’s diagnosis byAlice Park *  [Michelle Lujan Grisham](/collections/time100-health-2026/7362556/michelle-lujan-grisham/) Free childcare for all byDominique Mosbergen ## Project Credits * Project editors:Emma Barker Bonomo, Merrill Fabry, Mandy Oaklander, Lily Rothman, Avery Stone, and Karl Vick * Associate editor:Charlotte Hu * Art and design:Chelsea Kardokus * Audience:Diana Elbasha, Helen Ray, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Alyona Uvarova * Digital:Juwayriah Wright * Photo:Chloe Dowling * Video:Brian Braganza and Alexandra Robson TIME100 Most Influential People in Health 2026 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-health-2026/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-health-2026/"},"headline":"TIME100 Health 2026","description":"In the global health order the Trump Administration is shaking up, these are the doctors, researchers, business leaders, and philanthropists saving lives.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-health-2026/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:09:31.859Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:09:31.519Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":93,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9a7cde12ffc1a63/6998cf201f6709134ff5753d/FEATURED-HUB-IMAGE.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-health-2026/","name":"TIME100 Health 2026"}}]}] ```