The Healthcare and Higher Podcast (2025)

26/09/2023

"All of this puts pressure on non-profits, especially mission based non-profits, where our margin was pretty narrow to begin with. So any of these levers can throw us for a loop."

Meet Thomas Burke - President of Saint Francis Hospital & Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England. He is responsible for leading both the largest Catholic hospital in New England and the only freestanding acute care rehabilitation hospital with almost 700 beds combined.

Prior to this, Tom served as the Vice President of Operations and Chief Productivity Officer at Saint Francis. He has held various leadership roles throughout his career including Health-System Vice President for Prospect Medical Holdings, Vice President of Operations at Waterbury Hospital, and Director of Pharmacy at Temple University Health System.

Tom obtained a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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22/09/2023

Episode 76 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/gRGejq7g to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Thomas Burke - President of Saint Francis Hospital & Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England. He is responsible for leading both the largest Catholic hospital in New England and the only freestanding acute care rehabilitation hospital with almost 700 beds combined.

Prior to this, Tom served as the Vice President of Operations and Chief Productivity Officer at Saint Francis. He has held various leadership roles throughout his career including Health-System Vice President for Prospect Medical Holdings, Vice President of Operations at Waterbury Hospital, and Director of Pharmacy at Temple University Health System.

Tom obtained a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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12/09/2023

"We're starting to see a lot of these digital companies inquire about opening up their own pharmacy. A lot of these companies have some amazing technology. They are tech folks with a tech background but they don't have a healthcare background and that poses to be a challenge."

Meet Joy Reese, PharmD - Vice President of Emerging Pharmacy Channels at McKesson Corporation. She is responsible for driving strategies, customer growth and focus for a new segment focused on the emerging channel digital pharmacy space.

Prior to joining McKesson, Dr. Reese served in various leadership roles with Walgreens including Director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations, Regional Director of Local Specialty Operations and District Pharmacy Supervisor. She was also the co-chair for the Women of WBA Southwest Region Chapter which was recognized as Chapter of the Year.

Dr. Reese holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, a Bachelor’s degree from Canisius University and is currently serving as the President of Midwestern University’s Alumni Senate.

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08/09/2023

Episode 75 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/g-ECygBn to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Joy Reese, PharmD - 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 pharmacy space.

Prior to joining McKesson, Dr. Reese served in various leadership roles with Walgreens including Director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations, Regional Director of Local Specialty Operations and District Pharmacy Supervisor. She was also the co-chair for the Women of WBA Southwest Region Chapter which was recognized as Chapter of the Year.

Dr. Reese holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, a Bachelor’s degree from Canisius University and is currently serving as the President of Midwestern University’s Alumni Senate.

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08/09/2023

"In the beginning, our goal was to accelerate our understanding of how data was being used in the healthcare ecosystem by multiple different types of end users, then understand how to unlock it's true value."

Meet Carolyn Ward, MD - Director of Clinical Strategy at Particle Health. She is responsible for developing, communicating, and driving the clinical product roadmap for the organization while working to ensure that the voice of providers and patients are represented during every step of the company’s research and development process.

Prior to joining Particle Health, Dr. Ward served as an Internal Medicine Physician and on Clinical Product at Forward. She began her medical career as an Internal Medicine Resident at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, ultimately becoming Chief Resident at the same institution.

Dr. Ward holds a medical degree from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a Bachelor’s degree in neurobiology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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08/09/2023

Episode 74 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/gZ28SW9V to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Dr. Carolyn Ward - Director of Clinical Strategy at Particle Health. She is responsible for developing, communicating, and driving the clinical product roadmap for the organization while working to ensure that the voice of providers and patients are represented during every step of the company’s research and development process.

Prior to joining Particle Health, Dr. Ward served as an Internal Medicine Physician and on Clinical Product at Forward. She began her medical career as an Internal Medicine Resident at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, ultimately becoming Chief Resident at the same institution.

Dr. Ward holds a medical degree from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a Bachelor’s degree in neurobiology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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08/09/2023

"The pandemic did not create this. It's a problem decades in the making and it's largely related to some pretty fundamental shortcomings in the way that we've set up the workforce in healthcare."

Meet Dr. Alexander Nazem - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Nomad Health. Through his entrepreneurial ventures and medical expertise, he has grown the company to over 500 employees and raised over $200 million in capital since its founding.

Dr. Nazem has more than two decades of experience in the medical and healthcare sector, and remains an active member of the Department of Medicine faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. Prior to Nomad Health, he served as a Resident Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, National Field Manager for the 100,000 Lives Campaign, and was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Nazem earned his Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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08/09/2023

"For the last 15 years, since I've been a physician and neurologist, I've been recommending applications but I've not been prescribing applications and I've been reflecting on the reasons why."

Meet Dr. Shaheen Lakhan - Chief Medical Officer at Click Therapeutics, Inc.. He leads teams who help drive the discovery, development, and implementation of prescription digital therapeutics and works to transform medicine by unlocking classically undruggable pathways.

Dr. Lakhan has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, academia, and industry. In addition to being a CMO, he continues to serve patients as a practicing neurologist and pain specialist at Mount Auburn Hospital. He is also a professor of neurology, neuroscience, and medicine at Western University, Virginia Tech, and Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Lakhan received his medical degree from Israel Institute of Technology and is board-certified in both neurology and pain medicine, with clinical training from Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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11/08/2023

Episode 72 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/gh49wb86 to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN - Chief Medical Officer at Click Therapeutics, Inc. He leads teams who help drive the discovery, development, and implementation of prescription digital therapeutics and works to transform medicine by unlocking classically undruggable pathways.

Dr. Lakhan has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, academia, and industry. In addition to being a CMO, he continues to serve patients as a practicing neurologist and pain specialist at Mount Auburn Hospital. He is also a professor of neurology, neuroscience, and medicine at Western University, Virginia Tech, and Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Lakhan received his medical degree from Israel Institute of Technology and is board-certified in both neurology and pain medicine, with clinical training from Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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11/08/2023

Episode 73 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/g-Qv8rGq to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Alexander Nazem - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Nomad Health. Through his entrepreneurial ventures and medical expertise, he has grown the company to over 500 employees and raised over $200 million in capital since its founding.

Dr. Nazem has more than two decades of experience in the medical and healthcare sector, and remains an active member of the Department of Medicine faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. Prior to Nomad Health, he served as a Resident Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, National Field Manager for the 100,000 Lives Campaign, and was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Nazem earned his Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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12/07/2023

"Physicians are tired. Physicians are stressed and strapped for time. What we looked at was how do we help inspire and empower physicians to take the driver's seat in healthcare."

Meet Brittany Busse, MD - 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 outcomes so that everyone can thrive.

Dr. Busse has over six years of experience in Executive Physician Leadership, developing processes and technology specific for Telemedicine. Prior to ViTelHealth, she served as the Associate Medical Director for WorkCare Inc. and Medical Director of Telehealth for KURA MD.

Dr. Busse received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a vocal advocate for the well-being of both physicians and patients and has been a featured expert and contributor for a variety of local, regional and national media publications.

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07/07/2023

Episode 71 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/gdXf_5cr to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Brittany Busse, MD - 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 outcomes so that everyone can thrive.

Dr. Busse has over six years of experience in Executive Physician Leadership, developing processes and technology specific for Telemedicine. Prior to ViTelHealth, she served as the Associate Medical Director for WorkCare Inc. and Medical Director of Telehealth for KURA MD.

Dr. Busse received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a vocal advocate for the well-being of both physicians and patients and has been a featured expert and contributor for a variety of local, regional and national media publications.

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27/06/2023

"Every physician and nurse wants to practice the best medicine, but it's evolving so quickly. It was through that passion and understanding that I started EvidenceCare."

Meet Brian Fengler, MD - 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.

After finishing his residency at the University of Virginia Health System in 2008, Dr. Fengler moved to Nashville where he began his practice in the emergency department of St. Thomas Health System. He was also a founding physician and managing director of Physicians Urgent Care and a partner-owner of Middle Tennessee Emergency Partners physician group.

Dr. Fengler received his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He is also a frequent host of “The Better Care Podcast.”

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23/06/2023

Episode 70 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/gum3As_B to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet Brian Fengler, MD - 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.

After finishing his residency at the University of Virginia Health System in 2008, Dr. Fengler moved to Nashville where he began his practice in the emergency department of St. Thomas Health System. He was also a founding physician and managing director of Physicians Urgent Care and a partner-owner of Middle Tennessee Emergency Partners physician group.

Dr. Fengler received his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He is also a frequent host of “The Better Care Podcast.”

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13/06/2023

"You need to think that big systems get so diffuse that no one can say they're responsible for them. If you keep that in mind, the insanity or misalignment you find in other big systems like healthcare will make sense."

Meet David Nickelson, PsyD, JD - the Vertical Lead and Senior Client Partner of Health & Life Sciences for Celerity, a Randstad US Technologies company. He helps healthcare organizations, from payers and providers to medical device manufacturers and major retail health companies, develop digitally-enabled solutions that improve quality, efficiency, engagement, and effectiveness.

Dr. Nickelson brings over 25 years of experience in the behavior change and technology consulting space developing and delivering business, operational and IT strategies to both private and public sector clients. He began his career in digital health and behavior change while serving as a Congressional Science Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Nickelson received his Doctor of Psychology and Masters of Science degrees from the Widener University School of Health Professions, and his Juris Doctorate from the Widener University Delaware School of Law. More recently, he completed a Certification in Product Development from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

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13/06/2023

"We found in COVID that 100,000 nurses left the workforce. We all thought those were the nurses nearing retirement. It wasn't. It was the younger nurses who have families and couldn't find childcare."

Meet Dr. Beth A. Brooks - 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 nursing operations within healthcare systems.

Dr. Brooks is an internationally recognized expert in nursing worklife quality, having designed a questionnaire that has been used in 45 countries and translated into 10 languages. As the immediate past President of Resurrection University, she was responsible for tripling its size and yielded consecutive robust positive operating margins, all while maintaining excellent student and employee outcomes.

Dr. Brooks received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago, her Master’s in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University.

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09/06/2023

Episode 69 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/gzFPncfX to learn more about this week's guest.

Dr. Beth A. 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 nursing operations within healthcare systems.

Dr. Brooks is an internationally recognized expert in nursing worklife quality, having designed a questionnaire that has been used in 45 countries and translated into 10 languages. As the immediate past President of Resurrection University, she was responsible for tripling its size and yielded consecutive robust positive operating margins, all while maintaining excellent student and employee outcomes.

Dr. Brooks received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago, her Master’s in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University.

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21/04/2023

Episode 68 of The Healthcare and Higher Podcast is now available! Visit https://lnkd.in/ggeG-ePs to learn more about this week's guest.

Meet David Nickelson, PsyD, JD - the Vertical Lead and Senior Client Partner of Health & Life Sciences for Celerity, a Randstad US Technologies company. He helps healthcare organizations, from payers and providers to medical device manufacturers and major retail health companies, develop digitally-enabled solutions that improve quality, efficiency, engagement, and effectiveness.

Dr. Nickelson brings over 25 years of experience in the behavior change and technology consulting space developing and delivering business, operational and IT strategies to both private and public sector clients. He began his career in digital health and behavior change while serving as a Congressional Science Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Nickelson received his Doctor of Psychology and Masters of Science degrees from the Widener University School of Health Professions, and his Juris Doctorate from the Widener University Delaware School of Law. More recently, he completed a Certification in Product Development from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

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