Neel Shah, MD: One CMO's Journey from Academia to Entrepreneurship

Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOG, is Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic, the largest virtual clinic for women's and family health, and visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School. He is also the co-founder of the March for Moms Association, a coalition of more than 20 leading organizations dedicated to increasing public and private investment in the wellbeing of mothers, and the founder of Costs of Care, an NGO that curates insights from clinicians and patients to help delivery systems provide better care. His work to build equitable, trustworthy systems of care is featured in the documentaries “Color of Care,” produced by Oprah Winfrey, and “Aftershock,” which is currently streaming on Hulu. Dr. Shah serves on the advisory board of the National Institutes of Health, Office of Women's Health Research. 

In this episode, we explore:  

• The transition from clinical practice to entrepreneurship  

• What it truly means to be a Chief Medical Officer in healthcare tech  

• How clinicians can leverage their unique skills in business environments  

• Finding your path when the "obvious" career trajectory doesn't feel right 

More on Maven: https://www.mavenclinic.com  

More on Neel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeltshah 

More from me:  

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reenapande/ 

- Substack: https://reenapande.substack.com/ 

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reena_pande/ 

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reena.pande 

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