The Health System Fix

Amanda Berry, is a public health social worker with a master's in SW and Public health.  She has a background in health policy, politics, research, and health services.  She is the Director of Managed Care Advocacy at Health Center Partners of Southern California, a regional consortium of community health centers in San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial Counties. Very recently, Amanda helped heal...

I am very excited to share the 9th episode of The Health System Fix podcast with Vernita Todd [ a bit out of order due to editing delays]. It was a pleasure to speak with Vernita on topics of healthcare strategy and a meaningful career. Vernita Largin Todd, MBA, FACHE, is the Vice President of Senior Health Services at San Ysidro Health & San Diego PACE, where she oversees the organization’s c...

Dr. Nisha Mehta is a Radiologist with subspecialty training in Musculoskeletal and Breast Imaging. She is the founder of the Physician Side Gigs and Physician Community with more than 200,000 verified physician members. The online communities aim to empower physicians with the tools they didn't get during medical school. Dr. Mehta is a writer, professional keynote speaker, and physician advoca...

Dr. Bhargav Patel is a multidisciplinary physician-leader, entrepreneur, and innovator who is currently a research track fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Brown University. His research is on developmental trauma and its implications on early biomarkers of aging and is publishing a book, Trauma Transformed: Your Guide to Understanding Trauma, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth in ear...

Dr. Pouya Afshar is a physician and an entrepreneur. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hospice/palliative medicine, and venous and lymphatic medicine.  Early in his career, Dr. Afshar began following some of his medically complex, elderly patients into skilled nursing facilities, where he managed their care post-hospitalization while they received short-term rehabilitation. Inspired by t...

I am very excited to share the sixth episode of The Health System Fix Podcast. Thank you to Dr. Ramesh Jain for being my guest. Ramesh Jain is the Emeritus Donald Bren Professor and founding Director of the Institute for Future Health at UC Irvine . A distinguished researcher in computer vision, AI, and multimedia computing, his current work focuses on transforming healthcare through cybernetic pr...

With over 20 years leading healthcare tech teams, Rumpa Giri has helped build pioneering EHRs and machine learning risk engines — and today she’s focused on improving first-pass claim rates with AI-powered automation. She has served as the CTO at Foresee Medical and MDLand.

Rosalba Serrano Rivera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker andthe Behavioral Health Director at Camarena Health in Madera, CA. She is an alumna of the California Health Care Foundation’s Health Care Leadership Program. She has over 15 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has a deep commitment to advancing behavioralhealth equity and expanding access to...

Dr. Tyler B Evans is the CEO, Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder of Wellness and Equity Alliance. He is an infectious diseases and public health expert. He was the first Chief Medical Officer for New York City, leading the Office of Emergency Management’s (OEM) COVID-19 medical response. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine...

Dileep Mishra is a cybersecurity leader with over 25 years in the tech industry, including senior roles at Akamai and Radware. He holds CISSP and CEH certifications.  ​His consulting firm works in the following areas : ​​​ Compliance (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) Risk assessments, incident response, and policy reviews Developing AI Agents securely Evaluating Security solutions You can reach him at: h...

Dr. Anton Babushkin  is an entrepreneur, psychoanalyst, and founder of  Start My Wellness , a thriving private outpatient mental health company serving close to 1500 patients. Starting his career with no clear roadmap, Anton discovered his calling through curiosity and persistence—earning his MSW, later his Ph. D, and MSF, and eventually training as a psychoanalyst. Over the past 15+ years, he has...