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Dora Hughes

Investor

Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $10M – $50M checks · typically $25M

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Experience

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of Center for Clinical Standards and Qualitycurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  2. CMS Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesChief Medical Officer2021 — 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. CMS Innovation Center at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesSenior Advisor2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and ManagementAssociate Research Professor2018 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area
  5. Sidley Austin LLPSenior Policy Advisor2012 — 2018
  6. US Department of Health & Human ServicesCounselor for Science and Public Health2009 — 2012
  7. United States SenateHealth Policy Advisor to Senator Barack Obama2005 — 2009
  8. U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor & PensionsDeputy Director for Health2003 — 2005
  9. The Commonwealth FundSenior Program Officer2000 — 2002New York, NY

Skills & more

Healthcare Consulting8Federal Government28Affordable Care Act3Health Policy44Regulatory Affairs13Public Health47Preparedness1Grants15Life Science Industry1Personalized Medicine1Biotechnology6Biomedical Sciences1
+12 moreClinical TrialsClinical CareWomen's HealthData PrivacyHealth ITFDANIHPublic SpeakingMinority HealthHHSCDCHRSA

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Colleagues at Lifeforce Capital

John Noonan
Founder and General Partner at Lifeforce Capital
Sander Duncan
General Partner at Lifeforce Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dora Hughes?
Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital
Where does Dora Hughes work?
Dora Hughes is Venture Partner at Lifeforce Capital.
What check size does Dora Hughes write?
Dora Hughes typically writes checks of $10M – $50M.
Where did Dora Hughes go to school?
Dora Hughes studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Master of Public Health (MPH)); Brigham and Women's Hospital (Internal Medicine residency); Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine (MD)).

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