Maya Adam

Maya Adam serves as Director of Health Media Innovation and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine, where she revolutionizes health education through innovative digital approaches. After earning her BA in Human Biology from Stanford and MD from the University of British Columbia, she began her unique journey from professional ballerina in Germany to becoming a leading voice in global health communication. As Faculty Lead for the Global Child Health Media Initiative and Associate Director of Stanford's Center for Digital Health, she creates impactful video-based content and online courses reaching over a million learners worldwide. Her work focuses on maternal-child health, nutrition, and disease prevention through entertainment-education approaches. She has developed eight massive open online courses and leads two randomized-controlled trials investigating digital health education interventions in collaboration with the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health. Beyond academia, she authored "Food, Love, Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition" and founded initiatives promoting healthy eating habits. Her courses, including "Stanford Introduction to Food and Health" and "Child Nutrition and Cooking," have enrolled over 1.4 million learners, demonstrating her significant impact on global health education.