Eric Alvarez - Founder & CEO - Grapefruit Health

Episode 48 features Jason Raidbard, who is the current Executive Administrator over the Opththalmology & Visual Science Department at the University of Chicago Medicine. Jason has a passion for improving systems, processes, patient care outcomes, and culture. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare operations, strategy, and finance, Jason has helped both private medical groups, community-based health systems, and now in academic medicine. Jason has a Bachelor's in Politics from Lake Forest College and a Master's in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University. Jason holds a Lean Six Sigma White Belt and is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives.

Episode 47 highlights the administrative fellowship path of Krit Sarai, Jessi Tran, and Alisa Raju. Also highlighted is their development and work within the National Administrative Fellowship Network (NAFN).

Krit Sarai is an Administrative Fellow at CommonSpirit Health.

Jessi Tran is an Administrative Fellow at Wellstar Health System.

Alisa Raju is an Administrative Fellow at Luminis Health.

Find more about NAFN at the following link, https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14372232/?highlightedUpdateUrn=urn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7159302606152953856&q=highlightedFeedForGroups

Having spent her career navigating positions both in and outside of healthcare, Carla Blue has ascended the ranks to her current position as CEO of Colorado Surgical Affiliates. Carla is an organizational leader who values team member input and strives to set goals that empower and challenge employees to perform at their highest level. Carla attended L'Universita per Straneri and is a current Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. 

In episode 45 we feature early careerist, Krit Sarai. Krit is an Incoming Administrative Fellow at CommonSpirit Health. Krit holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and a Masters of Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas Medical Center. In this episode, Krit shares his experience obtaining his fellowship, highlights what he believces early careerists and the next generation of healthcare leaaders are looking for in employment, and touches base on his work experience thus far.

Dr. Wael Barsoum is the current President and Chief Transformation Officer at the Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, otherwise known as HOPCo. Dr. Barsoum's career is highly impressive. Having spent a majority of his career at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Barsoum has trascended the ranks. His insight on the current state of healthcare, where we are headed in healthcare, and how his organization managed Covid are all interesting and highly impressive.

Emily Mischel is a cofounder and current CEO of FlexTogether. Emily holds a Masters of Science degree in Social Entrepreneurship from USC's Marshall School of Business and a Bachelor degree in American Studies and English and Creative Writing from Pitzer College. Emily has a diverse background having worked as a writer in the financial sector, an entrepreneur, and more before starting FlexTogether. 

FlexTogether is radically expanding access to respiratory rehab for the 37M chronic lung disease patients. Our telehealth practice gently strengthens patients with a unique program designed to reduce shortness of breath and improve quality of life. FlexTogether is an alumni of the highly competitive Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and AARP Foundation Innovation Program.

Learn more about FlexTogether by visiting https://www.flextogether.com/

Hitan Kamdar is the Executive Director of Patient Access at The GW Medical Faculty Associates. Hitan holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science in Operations Management, and a Master of Business Administration and Management from Kettering University. Hitan's story is inspiring to say the least. Having come from the automotive industry, Hitan has held positions at notorious organizations such as The Mayo Clinic and Michigan Medicine. 

Joe Cafferty is the current Chief of Planning and Analysis at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Joe holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Joe's story from his time serving our country to his rise through the healthcare administrative world is unique and inspiring. Check out epsiode 41 to hear Joe's story.

Eric Alvarez is the Founder & CEO of Grapefruit Health. Grapefruit Health is the first and only clinical student workforce who perform telephonic interactions at scale, for the lowest price. Eric holds a Bachelor Degree in Aviation Management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a Masters in Health Systems Management from Rush University. Learn more about Grapefruit Health through the link below and be sure to connect with Eric on LinkedIn

• https://www.grapefruit.health/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-alvarez-grapefruithealth/

Dr. Donald Deep is the current Senior Medical Director and Incoming CEO for Central Ohio Primary Care. Dr. Deep is a graduate of Northeast Ohio Medical University. Check out Dr. Deep's inspiring story.