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In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Marta Bralic Kerns , founder and CEO of Pomelo Care , a virtual-first maternity care company delivering high-quality, personalized care to pregnant people and newborns across the United States. Pomelo’s mission is to improve outcomes in maternal and infant health through proactive, data-informed, and accessible care. Marta and I spoke about her path from consulting to founding Pomelo, how she’s scaling care for the most underserved populations, and...
Mike Roaldi, President of Cityblock Health, shares insights into serving complex, high-need patients by rethinking trust, technology, and care delivery. He discusses Cityblock's unique model, which supplements primary care with extensive outreach, virtual, and mobile services, leveraging behavioral economics and AI to maximize access and engagement. Roaldi also covers his career journey, the challenges of scaling healthcare solutions, and advice for founders in the Medicaid space, highlighting the importance of execution and local relevance.
Obesity and weight loss are among the most significant and complex challenges facing healthcare today. In our latest episode of The Pulse, we sat down with Evan Richardson, CEO and founder of Form Health, a pioneering virtual obesity medicine clinic. Richardson shared compelling insights about how Form Health is revolutionizing the obesity treatment landscape by delivering personalized, quality care through a robust virtual platform.
In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Rekha Kumar , Chief Medical Officer of Found . Found is one of the first telehealth startups focused on comprehensive obesity care. Since its founding, it has raised over $130 million and was valued at $600 million as of 2022. At the heart of their mission is combining medical treatment — including access to weight-loss medications like GLP-1s — with behavior change support to help people achieve lasting health outcomes. Dr. Kumar is a leading voice in the fi...
In this episode, I sat down with Caroline Xie , General Partner at ICONIQ Growth . ICONIQ Growth is the venture arm of ICONIQ, a leading investment firm backing exceptional technology leaders who are building category-defining businesses. Caroline leads investments in healthcare technology, and since joining ICONIQ, has helped manage over $1.7 billion in investments. We dive deep into her personal journey, her outlook on healthcare innovation in 2025 and beyond, and what ICONIQ looks for in foun...
In this episode of The Pulse, I had the pleasure of speaking with Othman Laraki, the co-founder and CEO of Color Health - a company on a mission to transform cancer care through a digital-first, population-level approach. With a background spanning Google, Twitter, and a string of successful startups, Othman has spent the past decade building one of the most ambitious models in healthcare: a nationwide virtual cancer clinic focused on the entire spectrum of cancer care from prevention, catching ...
In this episode of The Pulse, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. James Lu, co-founder and CEO of Helix - a precision medicine company using genomics to power preventive care. With over $270 million raised and partnerships spanning major U.S. health systems, Helix is at the forefront of turning DNA into an actionable health asset.
In this episode of The Pulse, I sat down with Dr. Adam Wolfberg, Chief Medical Officer of Virta Health, a company pioneering a new approach to tackling metabolic disease. Virta Health has a mission to reverse type 2 diabetes and obesity through nutrition-first treatment and tech-enabled care. We discussed Adam’s unconventional journey from news reporter to startup exec, Virta’s science-backed outcomes, and why GLP-1s aren’t the only answer to America’s weight crisis.
In this episode, I sat down with Autumn-Kyoko (AK) Cushman, co-founder and CEO of ShiftRx, a platform using generative AI to transform pharmacy staffing. Backed by investors like Work-Bench, Inflect Health, Tau Ventures, and Opal Ventures, ShiftRx is tackling one of healthcare’s biggest challenges - staffing shortages - by empowering providers with more control, flexibility, and financial stability. AK’s path to founding ShiftRx is anything but conventional - she served as a hospital corpsman in...
In this episode, I sat down with Michael Meng, co-founder and CEO of Stellar Health. Founded in 2018, Stellar Health is redefining value-based care delivery for primary care teams. Through Stellar's industry-leading micro-incentive platform, providers and their care teams using Stellar receive in-workflow prompts to close care and quality gaps efficiently. Every value-based care activity is rewarded monthly, real-time feedback loops are realized, and overall patient care is enhanced. By shifting...
Our guest on this episode is Jim Pursley, President of Hinge Health . Founded in 2014, Hinge Health is revolutionizing musculoskeletal (MSK) care by combining virtual physical therapy, wearable technology, and multidisciplinary care teams. Through AI-powered motion tracking, real-time exercise guidance, and personalized health coaching, Hinge Health is improving outcomes for patients while reducing healthcare costs. In the episode, Jim and I discussed: 1) The founding story of Hinge Health ...
Our guest on this episode is Mike Uchrin , Co-founder and CEO of Monogram Health . Founded in 2019, Monogram Health is revolutionizing kidney care through its value based, in-home care model, improving outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) as well as related polychronic conditions. By integrating evidence-based clinical protocols and personalized care delivery, Monogram ensures that CKD patients receive comprehensive support directly in...
In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Neel Shah , Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic , the world’s largest digital clinic for women’s and family health. Dr. Shah is a practicing obstetrician and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School where he previously served as a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. Dr. Shah joined Maven in 2021 with a mission to expand and diversify women’s and family health practices . He is a big advocate for health equity and reproductiv...
In this episode, I sat down with Jared Dauman, co-founder and Head of Operations for Soda Health. Founded in 2021, Soda Health is a healthcare technology company focused on reducing health inequities. Soda Health uses technology to simplify healthcare transactions, similar to retail purchases, using debit cards. This approach aims to bridge the gap between medical claims and retail payments, ensuring consumers have easier access to benefits. In this episode, Jared and I discuss his journey from ...
Founded in 2017, Paige is a digital pathology software provider that uses AI to improve cancer diagnoses. Paige was the first ever company to earn FDA approval for an AI-based product, and they are currently collaborating with Microsoft to build the world’s largest image-based AI cancer model. In this episode, Dr. Moye and I discuss Paige’s origin as a spin-out from Memorial Sloan Kettering, the role of AI in supporting cancer diagnostics, the process of navigating corporate partnerships and FDA...
In this episode, I sat down with Buck Poropatich , Head of Lyft Healthcare . Lyft Healthcare launched in 2016 as part of Lyft's broader efforts to address transportation barriers in healthcare. Today, Lyft Healthcare partners with 9 of the 10 largest US health systems, non-emergency medical transportation brokers, and the top 10 payers to provide rides across the patient journey. By providing reliable transportation through its extensive network, Lyft Healthcare helps reduce patient no-shows, en...
Our guest on this episode is Nawal Roy . Nawal Roy is the founder and CEO of Holmusk , a company that specializes in real-world evidence, AI-powered analytics, and digital solutions to solve the evidence gaps problem in mental health. Last year, Holmusk raised a series B funding round of $45M , led by Veradigm, a leading provider of healthcare data and technology solutions. Powered by this investment, Holmusk’s NeuroBlu database recently reached a pivotal milestone of 4 million patient lives , b...
Our guests this episode are Dr. Sameer Berry and Sam Holliday , co-founders and CMO and CEO of Oshi Health. Oshi Health is a virtual gastrointestinal care clinic increasing access to care for the one in four Americans with digestive disorders. In this episode, I spoke with Sameer and Sam about: Oshi’s high-touch, integrated care model for GI patients Purpose-built clinical workflows to improve outcomes and cost savings Oshi's partnerships with independent GI practices and health plans The future...
In this episode, I sat down with Ankit Jain , Founder and CEO of Infinitus Systems . Founded in 2019, the company automates tedious and time-consuming administrative processes across the healthcare ecosystem with AI to free up clinician time and improve access, adherence, and affordability. Infinitus is the only solution that automates the entire phone call process to complete benefit verifications. Infinitus returns that hard-to-find information so providers have the most comprehensive view of ...
Our guest on this episode is Pablo Pantaleoni , the Chief Digital Officer of LifeStance , a mental health care company focused on providing evidence based medically driven treatment services for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a variety of mental health issues in an outpatient care setting, both in person and through his digital health, telemedicine offering. In this episode, Pablo discussed: 1) His unique background and path to LifeStance. 2) LifeStance’s value proposition in th...
Siva Namasivayam is the co-founder and CEO of Cohere Health , an AI-powered platform that simplifies the time-consuming prior authorization process for health plans & providers. In this episode, Siva and I discussed his path to entrepreneurship, responsible use of AI in utilization management, how Cohere is transforming prior authorization from an administrative burden into a quality improvement process.
In this episode, I sat down with Belinda Tan and Noah Craft , Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at People Science . Founded in 2019, People Science is a human-centered clinical research platform addressing the need for rigorous clinical science to back alternative medicines and wellness solutions that do not typically fall under traditional Western medicine. The company’s platform studies a range of solutions spanning microbiome and food-as-medicine interventions, natural and synthetic psychedelic medicin...
Our guest on this episode is Todd Park . Todd is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Devoted Health , a Medicare Advantage “payvider” providing virtual and in-home medical care for older Americans and leveraging their technology platform to drive clinical results. Founded in 2017, Devoted’s team of over 2,000 cares for nearly 124,000 members across 14 states. Todd previously served as the White House Technology Advisor and the HHS Chief Technology Officer in the Obama Administration, and wa...
In this episode, I sat down with Dawn Alley , President of Decision Support at Carebridge , a company that works with health plans and states to care for individuals receiving long-term support services. Prior to joining Carebridge, Dawn spent about a decade working in the federal government as Chief Strategy Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), and before that as Deputy Senior Advisor for Value-based Transformation at HHS. Dawn and I discuss: The main initiatives ...
In this episode, Zaid Malhees sits down with Misha Palecek , who currently serves as the Chief Transformation Officer for DaVita Kidney Care , a leading provider of kidney health services for more than 250K patients globally. Misha joined DaVita in 2005 and has stood up several ventures under the DaVita umbrella, including serving as President of Paladina, a start-up primary care business affiliated with DaVita. In Misha’s current role, he’s focused on business growth through strategic value-bas...
In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Bassem Mikhael , SVP, of the Clinical Enterprise at Somatus . Started in 2016 by Dr. Ikenna Okezie , Somatus partners with clinicians, health plans, health systems, and multi-disciplinary community-based care teams to improve health, quality of life, and cost of care for patients with kidney disease. Somatus employs over 1,450 team members and serves more than 150,000 patients across 36 states. Dr. Mikhael and I discuss: 1) The vital role that kidneys play in...
In this episode, I sat down with Anna De Paula Hanika , Co-Founder & CEO of Uno Health . Founded in 2019, Uno enrolls Medicare members in the federal and state programs – Medicaid, the Medicare Savings Program , SNAP , energy assistance programs , and more – that they are eligible for, benefiting both the member and payor. Uno has put over $10M back into the pockets of low-income Americans. Its investors include Google Ventures , General Catalyst , Floodgate , and Cowboy Ventures . Anna and ...
Our guest on this episode is Mark Cuban . In addition to a storied business career that includes owning the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and a role on ABC’s Shark Tank, Mark is the founder and lead investor in the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company , a generic pharmaceutical distributor that prices medications at cost, plus a 15% administrative markup and any relevant pharmacy and shipping fees. Founded in early 2022, over 1.7M patients have signed up for the service in their first year, and Cost Plus ...
In this episode, I sat down with Marina Tarasova , co-founder & COO of Paloma Health , the first and leading virtual clinic, modernizing thyroid care. Marina started Paloma Health with her co-founder and Paloma’s CEO, Guillaume ("G") Cohen-Skalli in 2018. Paloma’s model offers holistic care for hypothyroidism & Hashimotos, reducing the cost to treat these patients by over 60%. With their full stack approach, Paloma is drastically cutting the time patients have to wait to start treatment,...
In this episode, I sat down with Sam Shear , CEO of Yes Hearing . Founded in 2019, Yes Hearing is an online provider of hearing care and hearing aids, partnering with 400+ audiology providers to provide in-home services such as phone and video consultations, hearing tests, hearing aid fitting, programming, and follow-up care. Through their unique model, Audiologists and hearing specialists bring the clinic directly to patients’ living rooms; the company is now the largest in-home hearing care pr...
