Introducing the 10 “Healthcare Transformers” in the inaugural class of the StartUp Health Academy for Health and Wellness Entrepreneurship. These extraordinary and passionate entrepreneurs and innovators are on a mission to solve one of the great challenges of our time: fixing a broken healthcare system in ways that significantly reduce costs and dramatically improve care.

Healthcare Transformer
Sundeep is a serial entrepreneur on a mission to revolutionize the way physicians and patients leverage lab testing. Sundeep is Co-founder and CEO of Medivo, which he co-founded with Jason Bhan, MD, and Destry Sulkes, MD, and is headquartered in NYC.

Healthcare Transformer
Veer is a serial entrepreneur on a mission to improve people’s health through daily behavior change. Veer is CEO of DailyFeats, which he co-founded along with Morley Ivers and Vinay Gidwaney, and is headquartered in NYC and Cambridge, MA.

Healthcare Transformer
Samer is a serial entrepreneur on a mission to make it easier for people to find and book appointments with alternative healthcare and wellness practitioners. Samer is the Founder and CEO of Zeel Networks, headquartered in NYC.

Healthcare Transformer
Nadeem is a serial entrepreneur on a mission to reinvent how people track and manage their health. Nadeem is the Founder and Chief Alliance Officer at Basis, which he manages with Jef Holove as the CEO, and is headquartered in San Fransisco.

Healthcare Transformer
Hesky is a serial entrepreneur on a mission to revolutionize and simplify the way families manage their children’s health. Hesky is Founder and CEO of MotherKnows, headquartered in Palo Alto.

Healthcare Transformer
Bill is a Board Certified Neurotherapist on a mission to revolutionize therapeutic treatment options by giving clinicians the ability to easily use neurofeedback. Bill is CEO of BrainPaint, which he co-founded with Cora Scott, President, and is headquartered in Malibu.

Healthcare Transformer
Bronwyn is a physical therapist on a mission to deliver mobile applications for physical therapists that transform the delivery of care. Bronwyn is Co-founder and President of FORCE Therapeutics, which she founded with Mark Lieberman, and is headquartered in NYC.

Healthcare Transformer
David is a dermatologist on a mission to make it easy and affordable for anyone to get online access to board-certified dermatologists. David is CEO of Direct Dermatology, which he co-founded with Rajnish Gupta, MD, PhD, and is headquartered in Palo Alto.

Healthcare Transformer
Faheem Zaman is a young entrepreneur who recently left Harvard University to become one of the first Thiel Fellows and pursue his dream of rethinking healthcare. Faheem is founder of Care Dojo, which he co-founded with Ilya Vakhutinsky, and is headquartered in NYC.

Healthcare Transformer
George is an entrepreneur on a mission to make it easier and more affordable for pregnant women to get remote care from anywhere in the world. He is heading up a “stealth mode” initiative, headquartered in San Diego.

StartUp Health Launch Event:
U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and OrganizedWisdom Announce StartUp Health
June 09, 2011 - Washington DC

The Academy for Health Entrepreneurship

StartUp Health Roundtable #1: The Roadmap for Health and Wellness Entrepreneurs
Left to right: Scott Case (StartUp America Partnership), Steven Krein, Jerry Levin (Chairman, StartUp Health), Linda Holliday
July 13, 2011 - New York City (General Assembly)

Accelerating Breast Cancer Innovation Summit
Steven Krein, Bob Kocher (Venrock), Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media), Beth Comstock (GE), John de Souza (MedHelp), Dr. Mauro Ferrari
September 16, 2011 - New York City (IAC)

Pavilions and Roundtables Across The Country
Thousands innovators, entrepreneurs, developers and thought leaders supporting a growing health and wellness ecosystem.
September 22, 2011 - Morgenthaler's DC to VC StartUp Showcase (Mountainview, CA)

StartUp Health Roundtable #2: Bridging Gap Between Health Entrepreneurs and Investors
Thomas Goetz (Wired), Bob Kocher (Venrock)
September 22, 2011 - Mountain View, CA (Microsoft)

StartUp Health Roundtable #4: Bridging Gap between Health Entrepreneurs and Payers, Providers and Pharma
Steven Krein, Peter Levin (VA), Steve Ondra, MD (Whitehouse), Don Casey (West Health)
December 5, 2011 - mHealth Summit Washington, D.C.

StartUp Health Roundtable #3: Bridging Gap Between Health and Wellness Entrepreneurs and the Government
Thomas Geotz (Wired), Todd Park (HHS), Joe McCannon (CMS), Steven Krein
November 8, 2011 - New York, NY (Edelman)

NYeC: Bridging the Gap Between Health and Wellness Entrepreneurs and Payers, Providers, and Pharma
Sundeep Bhan (Medivo) Matthew Browning, MSN, RN (Your Nurse Is On)
December 1, 2011 - NYeC Digital Health Conference New York, NY

StartUp Health Pavillion at NYeC:
Samir Malik (1 DocWay)
December 1, 2011 - NYeC Pavillion

StartUp Mobile Health Pavilion:
Pavilions add energy to this year's mHealth Summit Exhibit Hall
December 5-6, 2011 - mHealth Summit Washington, D.C.

StartUp Health Roundtable #5: Investors in the Hotseat: Leading Health Investors Pitch to StartUps
Brad Weinberg (Blueprint Health), Mohit Kaushal (West Health Fund), Todd Pietri (Milestone Venture Partners), Maria Gotsch (NYCIF),
David Whitlinger (NYeHealth Collaborative), and Steven Krein.
February 16, 2012 - Social Media Week Health Hub, NYC