Dora Hughes
InvestorVenture Partner at Lifeforce Capital
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $10M – $50M checks · typically $25M
Experience
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of Center for Clinical Standards and Qualitycurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- CMS Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesChief Medical Officer2021 — 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- CMS Innovation Center at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesSenior Advisor2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and ManagementAssociate Research Professor2018 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Sidley Austin LLPSenior Policy Advisor2012 — 2018
- US Department of Health & Human ServicesCounselor for Science and Public Health2009 — 2012
- United States SenateHealth Policy Advisor to Senator Barack Obama2005 — 2009
- U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor & PensionsDeputy Director for Health2003 — 2005
- The Commonwealth FundSenior Program Officer2000 — 2002New York, NY
Education
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMaster of Public Health (MPH)1999 — 2000
- Brigham and Women's HospitalInternal Medicine residency1996 — 1999
- Vanderbilt University School of MedicineDoctor of Medicine (MD)1992 — 1996
- Washington University in St. LouisBachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering1992 — 1996
Skills & more
Healthcare Consulting8Federal Government28Affordable Care Act3Health Policy44Regulatory Affairs13Public Health47Preparedness1Grants15Life Science Industry1Personalized Medicine1Biotechnology6Biomedical Sciences1
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Clinical TrialsClinical CareWomen's HealthData PrivacyHealth ITFDANIHPublic SpeakingMinority HealthHHSCDCHRSAFrom Dora's professional profile.
Colleagues 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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