Google vet Roni Zeiger leaves Smart Patients to head up Facebook's growing health efforts

Zeiger quietly announced the news in a post on his own blog entitled “An Opportunity I Can’t Resist.” Based on that short post, it appears that Facebook’s recently launched Health Support Groups will be his main focus.

“With both sadness and excitement, I am leaving the wonderful team and communities at Smart Patients,” Zeiger wrote. “I’m proud of what we’ve built over the last seven years and am confident the team will continue to do outstanding work. It’s been awesome to learn from the thousands of community members who support each other everyday with kindness and wisdom. As for what’s next, I’ll be joining Facebook as their new Head of Health Strategy, doubling down on my commitment to peer support. I can’t resist the opportunity to help improve Health Support Groups and the quality of health information across Facebook.”