Scholar
LightNews

Víctor M. Montori

Videos

Victor M. Montori is a Peruvian-Spanish-American physician. An endocrinologist, health services researcher, and care activist, Montori is the Robert H.… more

Víctor M. Montori
H-index: 149
Public Health 39%
Medicine 22%
more

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
Otherwise, users are held accountable while unable to opt out, give informed consent given the opacity of your tools features and flaws, or appraise and override their outputs.

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐢𝐧-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩
(7/7)
2

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
Only these tools people can use carefully, and be held responsible for what they deliberately do with them.

When not, the solution is to keep tinkering. It ain’t to release prematurely, protected by transferring responsibility to tool’s users.

(6/7)
1 2

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐢𝐧-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩

Yes, people need to use tools responsibly, but tools that are understandable, legible, truthful, designed to extend and enable human expression, effort, and values, firmly under human comprehension + control.
(5/7)
1 2

by Víctor M. Montori — Reposted by Christina Ho

vmontori.bsky.social
𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐢𝐧-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩

Clinicians, patients, teachers, students, families, communities. We are not the unpaid, unprogrammed, cost-saving, minimal-viable-product enabling bit. We are not your moral crumple zones, your accountability sinks, your scapegoats.
(4/7)
1 1 2

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
This is critical in healthcare where care is way more important than efficiency, productivity, speed, or convenience. (3/7)
1 4

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
Developers must steer, design, and implement tools to enable personal + community flourishing, keep people safe, and support work + play, not the other way around.

If you won’t, then you are NOT ready to implement. You are NOT to be trusted with their governance. (2/7)
1 2

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
I think it is time to reaffirm and defend our human dignity.

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐢𝐧-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩 (1/7)
A bronze statue by August Rodin - shows suffering face of a man, Jean d'Aire. Part of the The Burghers of Calais.
1 1 6

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
Wonderful news from the super talented @ranaawdish.bsky.social - go get it!!!!
ranaawdish.bsky.social
Rana Awdish MD @ranaawdish.bsky.social · 21h
So #medsky, the secret is out. BIG NEWS!! I am sooo very excited to share my thoughts on healing that truly honors the body’s wisdom and innate healing. I’ve learned so much in the process of writing this. I hope it can be a companion in your journey, as a healer or someone who is seeking healing ❤️‍🩹
2 7

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

ranaawdish.bsky.social
So #medsky, the secret is out. BIG NEWS!! I am sooo very excited to share my thoughts on healing that truly honors the body’s wisdom and innate healing. I’ve learned so much in the process of writing this. I hope it can be a companion in your journey, as a healer or someone who is seeking healing ❤️‍🩹
21 130 830

by Thomas Agoritsas — Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

thomasagoritsas.bsky.social
A must-read. So much in there about what matters, and how to preserve it. 🙏
1 2

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
Thank you @emrekizilkaya.bsky.social
1 3

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori, Thomas Agoritsas

emrekizilkaya.bsky.social
A great discussion paper by Montori et al. for @harvard-carr-ryan.bsky.social.

They warn that surveillance capitalism is reshaping healthcare into a system focused on data rather than people, enabling Big Tech to commodify human experience and consolidate power:

www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
The Un-Mattering of People: The Present and Near-Future of Surveillance Capitalism and the Fate of Care in Healthcare
The encroachment of surveillance capitalism into healthcare takes place as healthcare becomes increasingly industrialized.
www.hks.harvard.edu
1 2 8

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social
Oscar J. Ponce-Ponte, David Toro-Tobon, Luis F. Figueroa, Michael Gionfriddo, Megan Branda, Victor M. Montori, Saturnino Luz, Juan P. Brito
Developing an AI framework to automatically detect shared decision-making in patient-doctor conversations
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18439
1 2

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

cscl-bot.bsky.social
Ponce-Ponte, Toro-Tobon, Figueroa, Gionfriddo, Branda, Montori, Luz, Brito: Developing an AI framework to automatically detect shared decision-making in patient-doctor conversations https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18439 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.18439 https://arxiv.org/html/2509.18439
2 1

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
New book out TODAY: Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, PhD, explores the science of nutrition and metabolism and how today’s food environment drives what and how we eat—and the impacts on health.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334...
Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall, PhD: 9780593332306 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Food Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
3 2 24

by Víctor M. Montori — Reposted by Thomas Agoritsas

vmontori.bsky.social
Distinguishing the Difference Between Curing and Caring When Treating Patients | NEJM Catalyst catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @patientrevolution.org
Distinguishing the Difference Between Curing and Caring When Treating Patients
Dr. Victor Montori, MD, MSc, Robert H. and Susan M. Rewoldt Professor of Medicine and leader of the Knowledge and Evaluation Research (KER) Unit at the Mayo Clinic and Co-Founder of The Patient Rev...
catalyst.nejm.org
1 12

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
Trust is central to science based policies + care. Careful + kind care demands mutual trust bw patients & clinicians; bw clinicians & the organizations that set up the material, regulatory, scientific and financial conditions for care. I see you at this timely @patientrevolution.org town hall!
1 6

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

summerstone28.bsky.social
@patientrevolution.org Trust in healthcare in imperative! Join when 3 panelists explore the dynamics of #trustincare; the influences, processes & systemic forces that shape how care is given/received—trust must be earned, not assumed. tinyurl.com/registerTHTr... to register. @vmontori.bsky.social
1 1

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

thomashansen.bsky.social
So, what it's gonna be?

Motherfucking windfarms!!!

Or....motherfucking windfarms

#Vattenfall #GHG #CO2
7 22

by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
This was too much fun!!! Listen to the episode (there is some great music in it) and find out about our movement for care @patientrevolution.org
geripal.bsky.social
GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · Jul 31
Guest Victor Montori's book, "Why We Revolt," decries the Industrialization of #healthcare. Clinicians become busier & patients are tasked with more work to self manage. #medsky

👉 Full episode at bit.ly/GeriPalEp367
😀 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
😀 Guest: Victor Montori
2 7

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

geripal.bsky.social
Guest Victor Montori's book, "Why We Revolt," decries the Industrialization of #healthcare. Clinicians become busier & patients are tasked with more work to self manage. #medsky

👉 Full episode at bit.ly/GeriPalEp367
😀 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
😀 Guest: Victor Montori
3 9

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

primunnonnocere.bsky.social
Priorizar a los pacientes con las mayores necesidades de atención: es hora de que los médicos de familia lideren

por Amanda Niklasson a, Victor M. Montori, Minna Johansson Traducción del original en Am Fam Physician. 2025;111(4):302-303 a Global Center for Sustainable Healthcare, Gothenburg,…
Priorizar a los pacientes con las mayores necesidades de atención: es hora de que los médicos de familia lideren
por Amanda Niklasson a, Victor M. Montori, Minna Johansson Traducción del original en Am Fam Physician. 2025;111(4):302-303 a Global Center for Sustainable Healthcare, Gothenburg, Sweden, and University of Gothenburg Según una estimación, los médicos de familia tendrían que trabajar 27 horas diarias para seguir las guías de práctica clínica que se aplican a sus pacientes, y más de la mitad de esas horas se dedicarían a la prevención en individuos asintomáticos.
rafabravo.blog
1 5 5

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

bmj.com
"We must remember our human obligation to care—there as well as here—in a world split between peace and violence, privilege and deprivation."

Don’t turn away from the suffering in the world, write Fares Alahdab and @vmontori.bsky.social
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
14 25

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

vmontori.bsky.social
“We must remember our human obligation to care—there as well as here—in a world split between peace and violence, privilege and deprivation. We need to face these truths head on, notice our burdened heart, our conscience guilty of silence, our lack of action, and our failure to take a stand.”
bmj.com
The BMJ @bmj.com · Dec 16
"We must remember our human obligation to care—there as well as here—in a world split between peace and violence, privilege and deprivation."

Don’t turn away from the suffering in the world, write Fares Alahdab and @vmontori.bsky.social
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
1 6 15

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

allisonpugh.bsky.social
A useful conversation with the Harvard Business Review. What counts as a good future here, and (how) is tech a part of that?

hbr.org/2025/02/im-a...
“I’m Afraid We Are Automating This Work Without Really Understanding It”
AI is often touted as a way to handle busy work to free people up for tasks that matter. But in the race to add automation to pretty much every job, it’s rare that people question what, exactly, peopl...
hbr.org
2 10

Reposted by Víctor M. Montori

eric-reinhart.com
"The Times analysis also found that skipping patients is exacerbating disparities in health care. When lists are ignored, transplants disproportionately go to white and Asian patients and college graduates."

Read about our post-racial, class-free medical system. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored
The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for lifesaving transplants. But more and more, they are being skipped over.
www.nytimes.com
4 18

References

Fields & subjects

Updated 1m