Healthcare and Higher is a podcast for healthcare professionals and healthcare executives looking for ideas, insights, and inspiration from higher-level leaders across the healthcare industry. Iqbal Atcha hosts each episode and interviews healthcare executives, medical entrepreneurs, and industry experts to learn about their company, their career and their leadership journey. Join us as each guest shares how they got to where they are today, what they envision the future to be, and how they are working to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and effective.
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Thomas Burke is the President of Saint Francis Hospital & Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital. He is responsible for leading both the largest Catholic hospital in New England and the only freestanding acute care rehabilitation...
Dr. Joy Reese is the Vice President of Emerging Pharmacy Channels at McKesson. She is responsible for driving strategies, customer growth and focus for a new segment focused on the emerging channel digital...
Dr. Carolyn Ward is the Director of Clinical Strategy at Particle Health. She is responsible for developing, communicating, and driving the clinical product roadmap for for the organization while working to ensure that the voice of..
Dr. Alexi Nazem is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Nomad Health, the leading digital marketplace for temporary healthcare jobs. Through his entrepreneurial ventures and medical expertise, he has grown the company to...
Dr. Shaheen Lakhan is the Chief Medical Officer at Click Therapeutics. He leads teams who help drive the discovery, development, and implementation of prescription digital therapeutics and works to transform medicine by...
Dr. Brittany Busse is the Co-Founder, President and Chief Medical Officer of ViTel Health. She helps to improve the delivery of healthcare and organize digital health tools that augment the patient-physician connection and improve ...
Dr. Brian Fengler is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of EvidenceCare. He empowers clinicians to make better care decisions by improving clinical workflows using their EHR-integrated and content-agnostic platform.
Dr. Beth Brooks is a Clinical Advisor for Vivian Health. She brings a unique blend of leadership experiences from 3 distinct sectors of the healthcare industry: for-profit companies, academic administration, and....
Dr. David Nickelson is the Vertical Lead and Senior Client Partner of Health & Life Sciences for Celerity. He helps healthcare organizations develop digitally-enabled solutions to improve quality, efficiency, engagement, and...
Dr. Amy Gutierrez is the Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer for UCHealth. She oversees pharmacy practice, strategy and policy across this large Colorado healthcare system. Dr. Gutierrez is passionate about leading strategies to...
Mohammad (Mo) Kharbat is the Vice President of Industry Affairs at Clearway Health. He is responsible for building relationships and working with manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and payers to ensure health-systems...
Dr. Lonnie Givens is the Director of Global Medical Affairs Training and Development at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. He leads a team of specialists who train and support various internal medical affairs professionals on rare and ultra-rare ....
Dr. Maria Sampalis is the Founder of Corporate Optometry Network, a nationwide group dedicated to empowering corporate optometrists. She works to promote leadership skills, business acumen and professional...
Christina Nickel is the Director of Clinical Laboratory Services at Bryan Health. She leads a team of professionals who implement, provide and ensure high-quality laboratory services and patient testing across...
Dr. Victor Vercammen is the Vice President of Risk & Chief Compliance Officer at Giant Eagle Incorporated. He leads teams dedicated to food safety, healthcare compliance, and environmental health while also providing counsel and....
Dr. Rehan Waheed is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Quest Diagnostics. He oversees clinical expertise for their healthcare analytics solutions division while also championing important initiatives to advance analytics in...
Stephanie Bradley is the Director of Professional Practice for Advance Practice Providers at Northwestern Medicine. She is responsible for promoting clinical excellence and professional advancement for APPs and developing...
Carrie Proffitt is the Vice President of Clinical Operations for Encore Healthcare. She oversees all clinical segments of the business and leads a team working to elevate home respiratory care by pioneering a new model focused...
Dr. Jonathan Baktari is the Chief Executive Officer of E7 Health, a preventative health and wellness company. He oversees a team of clinicians and software developers who specialize in preventative medicine, vaccinations, and...
Enza Giannini is the Senior Director of Clinical Talent Acquisition at NorthShore University HealthSystem. She leads a strong performing team of healthcare recruiters and works to meet the hiring needs across one of ...
Dr. Kevin Barton is the Vice President of Product Strategy for Healthcare Intelligence & Analytics at Inmar Intelligence. He leads a team that helps create insights and makes it easier to understand and predict...
Dr. Veeral Vyas is the Associate Director for Regional Population Health at Novartis. He helps plan and implement population health solutions that enhance patient outcomes, increase patient access, and lower overall healthcare costs.
Angela Pointer is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Sentara Healthcare. She has spent over 16 years of her career in healthcare recruiting and is a mission-driven, motivational leader of talent matchmakers focused on...
Dr. Allison Brewer Jones is the Senior Project Manager of Specialty Healthcare at Walmart. She supports optometric professional relations, clinical services, and healthcare practices for both independent and...
Dr. Priti Patel is the Vice-President of Physician Practice Administration and Management at National Vision. She also serves as President and CEO of FirstSight Vision Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Vision.
Dr. Samir Benosman is the Director of Healthcare Strategy and Analytics at Accenture. He leads projects that improve healthcare revenue, control costs, and enable data-driven decision making. Prior to working at Accenture...
Dr. Cris Salinas is the Global Head of MedTech Advisory and Innovation at Salesforce. He partners with med-tech organizations around the world to incorporate digital platforms that support customer interaction by aligning to...
Dr. Elle Markman is the National Co-Director of Integrated Behavioral Health for Senior Health at One Medical. She focuses on integrated behavioral health impact and psychosocial drivers of population health for patients across...
Ibrahim Abu-Arqoub is the Vice President of Retail Pharmacy Operations at Advocate Aurora Health. He oversees 70 retail pharmacies and remote dispensing centers while managing the organization’s Prior Authorization...
Ali Morin is the Vice President of Nursing Informatics at symplr. She leads their clinical product strategy and ensures that the clinical voice and experience is brought into the product development life cycle. Ali is a board-certified...
Dr. Jay Nadas is the Senior Director of Health and Wellness for Topco Associates LLC. He is responsible for leading the charge to expand health and wellness programs beyond the pharmacy while maintaining the importance of...
Dr. Farhad Modarai is the Senior Vice President of Product Management for Strive Health. He is part of the care model team and oversees the development and growth of value-based care for patients with kidney...
Dr. Alan Spiro is the President and Chief Medical Officer for Laguna Health. He leads strategy and development for a technology enabled, digital-first recovery company dedicated to shortening recovery times and reducing costly...
Dr. Sam Meraj is the Vice President of Clinical Quality and Safety at Ro, the patient company. She leads a team of professionals that empower healthcare providers through technology to provide high-quality, safe care when patients...
Dr. Charissa Lee is the Head of Professional Affairs for North America at Johnson & Johnson Vision. She serves on the North American Leadership Team and oversees J&J Vision Care’s support of Professional Advocacy, Education and Relations....
Dr. Mary Lee Conicella is the Chief Dental Officer at Aetna, a CVS Health company. She leads a team of healthcare professionals that oversee dental clinical initiatives, policies and claim reviews. She is also responsible for creating programs that engage members and ...
Dr. Lu de Souza is the Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Cerner Corporation. She heads their largest physician group and leads a team responsible for helping health organizations leverage their EHR and health IT to improve...
Mark Kaufman is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Athletico Physical Therapy. With over 900 locations across 25 states, Athletico has established itself is a leading provider of outpatient physical therapy, occupational health, and orthopedic ...
Dr. Richard Hom is the National Optometric Director at Anthem Inc. He is the clinical subject matter expert for the Vision Management Team and collaborates with vision care and primary care medical providers to...
Dr. Sarah Sorum is the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW). She leads an organization dedicated to helping its 4500 members further their careers, advance pharmacy practice, and...
Dr. Syed Sumair Akhtar is the Chief Clinical Officer at Livio Health. He is accountable for all clinical services which are delivered through the company’s modern house-call approach which includes primary, palliative and urgent care. He also...
Dr. Zsuzsanna Devecseri is the Vice President and Head of Global Oncology Medical Affairs at Sanofi. She leads a team of experts responsible for regulatory submission strategy, scientific communication, and...
Dr. Pratil Lal is the Senior Director of Medical and Professional Affairs for Warby Parker. He leads the entire Eyecare and Vision Services department, which includes employee and sublease optometrists, while playing a strategic...
Dr. Benjamin Chudner is the Chief Medical Officer for AEG Vision. He oversees the day-to-day clinical operations for over 250 practices across the nation. He is also responsible for developing the clinical strategy to help elevate...
Dr. Munish Sharma is the Chief of Optometry at Kaiser Permanente of Southern California. He leads a team of 40 optometrists along with over 100 vision staff members to provide comprehensive vision services for their members. He is...
Dr. DeLon Canterbury is the Chief Executive Officer for GeriatRx Inc., a pharmacist-led medication management company. He helps overwhelmed caregivers stop their loved ones from being overmedicated through the use of...
Dr. Ed Cohen is the Executive Vice President of Pharmacy Advocacy for MJH Life Sciences, the largest, privately held healthcare media business in North America. He works on behalf of pharmacies and pharmacists to bring...
Dr. Deepak Patel is the Senior Director of Health Care Strategy and Innovation for Novo Nordisk. He leads a portfolio level strategy inclusive of population health and health disparities. Dr. Patel’s devotion to data and developing associates has...
Dr. Sharon Karina is the Commercial Grant Director for Pear Therapeutics. She leads the nationwide grant strategy to drive access solutions for states, agencies, and providers. Dr. Karina has a passion for collaborating...
Dr. Jessie Nia Hwang is the Associate Director of U.S. Medical Strategy of Immunology at Bristol Myers Squibb. She is responsible for supporting the team in implementing the company’s strategy for their...
Dr. Prince Chijioke is the Associate Director of Innovation at Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company. He is responsible for driving commercial strategy initiatives related to the company's facial aesthetic...
Linda England is the Vice President of Strategic Accounts at FLAVORx. She works with retail pharmacy chains to improve medication adherence for pediatric and veterinary patients and reduce stress levels...
Dr. Charlene Hope is the Chief Pharmacy Quality and Medication Safety Officer at the University of Chicago Medicine. She works with inter-professional teams to effectively implement patient safety strategies and...
Dr. Amal Agarwal is the Vice President of Homecare Solutions for Humana. He works with executives, physicians, and patients to help with the transition from a fee for-service style to a value-based care model. At Humana, Dr. Agarwal has...
Dr. Day Gooch is the Vice President of Quality and Commercialization for The Vitamin Shoppe. He leads teams that are responsible for sourcing new manufacturers, strengthening the execution with working...
Dr. Sonia Oskouei is the Vice President of Biosimilars for Cardinal Health. She leads the company’s biosimilar strategy and leverages an enterprise perspective to maximize the value of biosimilars to enhance...
Kelly Henning is the Senior Director of Operations at MedAvail Technologies. She is responsible for staffing and operating SpotRx Pharmacies inside primary care clinics and deploying MedCenter kiosks to large retailers and health systems...
Dr. Pejman Ahmadi is the Director of Pharmacy Program Management at Centene Corporation. He oversees the Prior Authorization Department and is responsible for managing the company’s Medicare, Marketplace and...
Dr. Flora Bessey is the Senior Medical Science Liaison for Long Term Care at Acadia Pharmaceuticals. She collaborates with healthcare professionals and key decision makers in skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation...
Chakilla Robinson White is the Group Vice President for the Galaxy Division at DaVita Kidney Care. She provides strategic leadership, guidance, and management to field leaders across Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Prior to joining DaVita...
Dr. Rupe Singh Hansra is the Vice President of Sublease Doctor Operations Services at Visionworks of America. Visionworks is a leading healthcare company that provides comprehensive eyecare, optical retail, and managed vision care services at over 700 locations across...
Dr. Stacey Tannenbaum is the Senior Director of Pharmacometrics, U.S. at Astellas Pharma. She leads a team of clinical pharmacologists, statisticians, engineers, and data management experts who help quantify drug, disease and trial information that aid in...
Dr. Jennifer Palombi is the Senior Manager of Professional Education and Development at CooperVision. She provides clinical insights to cross-functional teams and manages internal and external professional communication and education programs related to...
Dr. Stacey Bane is the Vice President of Business Development for Assisted Living at Genoa Healthcare. She has a passion for helping vulnerable patient populations and delivering exceptional customer service to those with complex, chronic health conditions. Today, she...
Dr. Khaudeja Bano is the Executive Medical Director and Head of Combination Product and Device Safety at Amgen. She is responsible for the development and approval of next-generation combination products, drug delivery devices, and diagnostic instruments. She is highly ...
Dr. George Okpamen is the Startups Strategy Leader for U.S. Diabetes and Biomedicines Business Units at Eli Lilly & Company. He is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of L.E.A.P at Lilly, initiative focused on leveraging, engaging, and advancing...
Dr. Steve Reinhart is an optometrist with over 30 years’ experience in military, medical and corporate leadership roles and 24 years of clinical optometric practice. He is a professional speaker with the Alcon Speakers Bureau and recently retired from his ...
Jennifer Alkhayat is the Manager of Clinical Field Operations for Aspire Health. She leads a team of nearly 30 palliative care providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physicians assistants, across 8 states in the Northeast. Jennifer is a life-long...
Dr. Rinku Patel is the Senior Vice-President of Specialty Services for Transaction Data Systems. She is also the CEO of KloudScript India Private Limited, an offshore entity established to help develop state of the art platforms and services for the healthcare..
Dr. Chara Reid-Reed is the Director of Specialty Practice Solutions for AmerisourceBergen. She works with community oncologists to manage infusion services, physician dispensing, and specialty oncology pharmacy provisions. Dr. Reid is ...
Dr. Hassan Tetteh is the Health Mission Chief and leading Artificial Intelligence Strategist for the United States Department of Defense. His list of accomplishments and accolades are as equally as long as they are incredible! Dr. Tetteh is a US Navy...
Dr. Chad Overman is the Director of Vision Benefits at Delta Dental of Iowa and Independent Optometric Consultant. As a licensed optometrist and corporate executive, Chad has built his career helping payors and partners recognize the value eyecare...
Jeanne Waggener is the Past President of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and an Independent Healthcare Consultant. Over the course of her career, Jeanne has created a leadership legacy unlike any other. Her work with State Boards of Pharmacy, legislators and the ...
Dr. Mayur Shah is the Vice-President of Content Enhancement at Carrus (formerly CareerStep), an e-learning company. Mayur is a legend in the healthcare training industry. Over the course of his career, he has launched and led 5 different companies dedicated to...
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