Northwell Health’s Constellation Forum 2026 Unites Global Leaders to Accelerate Innovation in Women’s Health

Leaders from Anthropic, Google, WHOOP, National Institutes of Health and U.S. House of Representatives joined scientists, clinicians, investors and policymakers in New York City for a two-day summit dedicated to transforming women's health care

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., October 26, 2026--Northwell Health's Constellation Forum 2026 concluded last week, bringing together a powerful coalition of health care leaders, researchers, investors, policymakers and innovators for a two-day summit in New York City focused exclusively on women's health. The event, part of the Raise Health Thought Leadership series hosted by Northwell Health, examined where women's health stands today and charted a bold course forward.

Hosted by John D'Angelo, MD, Northwell's president and CEO, the forum opened with a welcome reception on October 21 with the main program on October 22. "For far too long, women's health has been underinvested and underrepresented in health care. We have both an opportunity and a responsibility to change that," said Dr. D'Angelo. "By bringing together leaders across health care, science, policy and innovation, we can turn promising ideas into meaningful progress. I'm incredibly optimistic about what we can accomplish together and the difference we can make for women and families for generations to come."

The Forum's opening session set a powerful tone, examining how women's health has historically been approached, where meaningful gaps remain and how emerging technologies, data insights and innovative care models are shifting the status quo. The panel – featuring Esther Krofah, executive vice president, health, Milken Institute and Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, founding director, women's health research, Yale School of Medicine; former chair, White House Initiative on Women's Health Research – was moderated by Stacey E. Rosen, MD, senior vice president of Northwell's Katz Institute for Women's Health and immediate past president of the American Heart Association, a physician who has spent her career championing women's health equity.

"Historically, women's health has been treated as a niche – an afterthought in research, in the physician's office, in policy," said Dr. Rosen. "What we saw at this Forum was a community that is done accepting that reality. The science, the technology and the new models of health care delivery are converging at this moment. We have an opportunity to reimagine what women's health looks like for Northwell and beyond."

During a special dialogue, Anthropic's Anne Stake, who is part of the AI company's Beneficial Deployments team focused on Global Health, joined this year's Forum for a session titled "Where AI and Women's Health Intersect." Moderated by Chethan Sathya, MD, VP of Strategy at Northwell, the conversation explored how this emerging technology may shape the future of women's health, along with the company's focus on deploying its technology in meaningful ways to benefit systems, communities and people.