Now a lieutenant colonel in the army reserves, these leaders understood the importance of tech in healthcare including medical diagnostic imaging.

1. 6 Leaders in Healthcare Industry
That Are Inspiration for Millions
1. Katherine Di Palo, PharmD, clinical program manager, Hospital
Readmissions Reduction Program, Montefiore health system, Bronx, New York.
In just a few years, Katherine, aged 32, has transformed her experience as a
pharmacist to co-chairing the executive council of hospital readmissions
steering committee at Montefiore health system. Di Palo heads a group of team
leaders managing care infrastructure, information technology, data analysis and
multidisciplinary education. She aims to improve the organizations goals
according to the outlines established by the institute of healthcare
improvement.
2. Patrick Fenningham, chief product officer and executive vice president, EIR
Healthcare, Philadelphia.

2. Fenningham, aged 33, started his career as a biochemical engineer at Johnson
& Johnson, later acquiring an MBA and shifting his career towards product
management and analysis for Siemens Healthcare. After serving as Head of
operations at Thomas Reuters intellectual property and science, he is now
working for EIR healthcare in strengthening product strategies and driving
innovation to establish the company’s role as a pioneer in modular technology.
3. Vivek Garipalli, co-founder and CEO, Clover Health, San Francisco,
California
Vivek is addressing a demographic endemic that most choose to ignore, that is
improved healthcare and medical outcomes for the elderly population that often
face medical and social negligence. Under his leadership, Clover enterprises is
now the pioneer firm of integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning
models for this subset of the population. It is currently a company employing
around 500 people, and improving lives of over 40,000 people that comes under
its medical advantage plan.
4. Dan LaVallee, director of Government & Business Relations for Government
Programs, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan (UPMCHP)
After completing his Master’s degree in health policy, Dan joined America’s
health insurance plan in 2010. Nominated as the youngest democrat for
Pennsylvania but unable to win the election, he joined UPMCHP in 2015. Ever
since, he is involved in solving the healthcare issues of undeserved and minor
populations such as Medicaid, the LGBTQ community and homeless and disable
population who are unable to afford housings and healthcare.
5. Brigitte Nettesheim, president, North Central Region and Joint Ventures,
Aetna, Chicago
Netthesheim, aged 46, began leading Aetna’s strategies for its joint ventures as
well as North central regions in 2018. Her role is centered around improving the

3. companies relationship with consumers, employers and providers diversifying
the company’s objective of providing optimum healthcare resources. Previously,
she also held roles in Aetna’s strategy, sales, service and network department.
She has also served the U.S army in the past being promoted to the post of
captain.
6. Darren J. Sommer, DO, FACOI, founder and CEO of Innovator Health, and
assistant professor of medicine and technology, New York Institute of
Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University
Sommer, 47, was the first to introduce the technology of telemedicine in the
healthcare system, providing life-like patient-physician contact at the bedside in
3D format. His pursuits have benefitted thousands of rural and underserved
population that now have access to better healthcare. Sommer also has 23
years’ worth of military experience and is now a lieutenant colonel in the army
reserves.
Above all, these leaders understood the importance of tech in healthcare
including medical diagnostic imaging.
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