Henry Ford Health Researcher Named to TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders

(Detroit) -- TIME named Henry Ford Health director of research for Behavioral Health Services Brian K. Ahmedani, PhD, to the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.

Ahmedani is recognized in the Innovators category for his work advancing Henry Ford Health’s Zero Suicide model, proven to reduce suicide rates by 25%. In 2025, he published new research in JAMA Network Open demonstrating the model’s effectiveness. 

Ahmedani told Time: “We pursue zero because we don't accept that we shouldn't try to prevent every single suicide. We're not going to stop until we do.”

The 2026 TIME100 Health spotlights the 100 most influential leaders in health this year. As the global order has shifted, these titans, innovators, leaders, pioneers, and catalysts have pushed new ideas—from gene therapies to regulatory agencies—ahead to build healthier populations around the world.

The full list and related tributes appear in the 2/23 issue, available on newsstands on Friday, February 13, 2026, and now at http://time.com/time100health.

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