About
Prakash Patel, MD, trained in orthopedic surgery before moving into startups and venture, where he helped spin out and launch several pharma and device companies. He served as COO and President at GuideWell, growing the company to over $20 billion in revenue, and later launched and scaled the Diversified Business Group at Elevance (formerly Anthem). He now focuses on value-based specialty care and is building a company in the cardiology space, joining Reach Capital as a healthcare advisor.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health
Experience
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Advisorcurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Cardiac Care AllianceChief Executive Officer & Chairmancurrent2024 — present
- Kairos Growth ServicesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- Nirvana Health, Performance Kitchen, EternalHealth, Connection HealthBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- GrowthCurve CapitalSenior Advisor Growth Curve Capital2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- GrowthCurve CapitalAdvisor and Operating Executive/HealthCare2021 — 2022New York, NY
- AnthemEVP, President Diversified Business Services2018 — 2021
- GuideWellChief Operating Officer GuideWell Holdings and President GuideWell Health2015 — 2018
Education
- Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityM.D.1989 — 1993
Skills & more
M&A execution3Surgery11Entrepreneurship5Corporate Strategy1Board of Directors2Managed Care44Business Strategy9Medicine6Orthopedic3Healthcare Industry53Physician Relations13Medicare18
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Healthcare ManagementHealthcare Information TechnologyPhysiciansHealth PolicyMedicaidHealthcare ConsultingHIPAAHospitalsNeuro AIManagement & Executive LeadershipManage BoardsRaise & Invest Venture and Private Equity MoneyFrom Prakash's professional profile.
Colleagues at Reach Capital
Adina Safer
Advisor at Reach Capital
Amanda Maestri
Head of Investor Relations at Reach Capital
Arjun Singh
Advisor at Reach Capital
Caoimhe MacRunnels
Principal at Reach Capital
Chian Gong
Partner at Reach Capital
David Landman
Advisor at Reach Capital
Dehong Huang
Assistant Controller at Reach Capital
Dr. Hannah Galvin
Advisor at Reach Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prakash Patel?
- Prakash Patel, MD, trained in orthopedic surgery before moving into startups and venture, where he helped spin out and launch several pharma and device companies. He served as COO and President at GuideWell, growing the company to over $20 billion in revenue, and later launched and scaled the Diversified Business Group at Elevance (formerly Anthem). He now focuses on value-based specialty care and is building a company in the cardiology space, joining Reach Capital as a healthcare advisor.
- Where does Prakash Patel work?
- Prakash Patel is Healthcare Advisor at Reach Capital.
- What does Prakash Patel invest in?
- Prakash Patel invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Mental Health.
- Where did Prakash Patel go to school?
- Prakash Patel studied at Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University (M.D.).
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