I spent 20+ years inside the healthcare system — from Level 1 trauma centers and critical access hospitals to running EDs, plasma centers, and wound care programs — before closing out my clinical career as Market Medical Director at Optum at Home. There, I supervised physician teams across multiple states, surpassing KPI goals for population health and utilization while building a team culture that stayed resilient through constant, unpredictable change. That combination of frontline clinical depth and large-scale operational leadership is what I bring to every KBMD engagement.
Most health tech startups don't fail because the technology is wrong. They fail because no one with deep clinical experience helped them see what they were missing early enough. That's the gap KBMD exists to close — through direct advisory, physician placement, and executive talent connections that bring operational credibility to your team from day one.
As a physician mentor with the Fuel accelerator ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas — and through relationships across the regional health tech and venture community — I work alongside early-stage founders to stress-test clinical assumptions, sharpen regulatory positioning, and identify the gaps that will matter most to enterprise buyers and investors, drawing directly on what I've seen health system buyers require before they say yes.