46- Physician-Entrepreneur Series: Michael Sherman, MD (Point32Health & RA Capital)

07/20/23 • 46 min

What are outcome-based payment agreements or VBAs, and how can MDs develop innovative financing models? What do the next few years hold for VBAs in therapeutics and diagnostics? How can we mentor young doctors looking to venture off the beaten path? Join us as Dr. Micahel Sherman answers these questions and discusses mentorship, supporting VBAs, the Inflation Reduction Act, and many other topics.

Michael is currently a Venture Partner at RA Capital. Michael is formerly an executive vice president and the chief medical officer at Point32Health, formed by the merger of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. Michael is known as a pioneer in developing outcomes-based payment agreements and bringing novel interventions to patients. He signed the first outcomes-based contract for a gene therapy in the US.

Michael holds an M.D. from Yale University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Michael holds an M.D. from Yale University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

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45- Physician-Entrepreneur Series: Zubin Daruwalla (PwC Singapore & HiruX)

How important is it for physicians to be translators who can merge technology with healthcare? What are the characteristics that make the Singaporean healthcare system unique on a global level? How can we foster a better teamwork mentality across physicians? In this episode, Dr. Zubin Daruwalla explores these topics and more!

Zubin Daruwalla is the PwC Singapore Health Industries Leader and sits on PwC’s Global Health Leadership Team. He is also a Co-Founder of HiruX. He has delivered over 100 talks and presentations, including multiple keynotes in more than 12 countries and across 5 continents.

After graduating with honors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2005, Zubin commenced and continued his practice of medicine in Dublin. He subsequently pursued a career in orthopedic surgery. He was awarded the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (MRCSI) in 2008, followed by a Master's in Orthopedic Surgery (MCh, Orth) in 2010.

Named one of the most influential and emerging voices in the global health industry in 2021 and the Top 50 Most Influential Voices of Healthcare in 2022, he hopes to help bridge the gap between the technical and clinical sides of digital health.

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47- Panel Discussion: Farzad Mostashari, MD (Aledade) and Adam Beckman, MD

How can you get involved in shaping healthcare policy rather than just be shaped by it? How can policy work make you a better clinician and a better advocate for your patients? What are hospital "never events"?

Join our 47th episode featuring a panel discussion with Dr. Farzad Mostashari and Adam Beckman.

Dr. Farzad Mostashari has spent his career at the forefront of healthcare policy and health information technology. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aledade, a primary care enablement company that partners with independent private care practitioners to transition to value-based care and, as a result, maintain their independence. Dr. Mostashari received his MD from Yale University School of Medicine and his Masters in Population Health from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. He did an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Adam Beckman was a joint MD-MBA student at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School. Adam took a leave of absence from his MD/MBA program at Harvard Medical School in 2021 to serve as a special advisor to US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. In 2022, he was featured on Forbes' 30 healthcare leaders under 30. Adam holds a Bachelor Of Arts/Science from Yale University. He finished his MD-MBA programs at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School in May 2023.

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