Our 2020 Team
Board of Advisors
Dr. Habboushe is a practicing emergency physician in New York City and serial healthcare entrepreneur. He is cofounder of MDCalc, the largest physician-owned medical reference used by approximately 2/3 of U.S. physicians weekly. He is also founder of Vitalis Pharmaceuticals, developing novel therapies in multiple sclerosis, opioid-sparing pain, and cholesterol. Dr. Habboushe received his M.D. from Cornell University, his M.B.A. in Healthcare Finance from Columbia University, and his B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Yale University.
Joe Habboushe, MD, MBA
MDCalc, CEO + Co-founder
Vitalis, Inventor
Ellerin is the Director of the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program at Columbia Business School. She is also the co-founder and president of NYC Health Business Leaders (NYCHBL), a professional community of nearly 3,000 senior executives dedicated to building a healthcare ecosystem in the New York region. Prior to Columbia, she spearheaded InterbrandHealth’s digital efforts as Managing Director and also worked with several venture-backed healthcare companies in the digital and healthcare delivery sectors. She received a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Bunny Ellerin, MBA
NYC Health Business Leaders, President + Co-founder
Dr. Kumar is Assistant Professor Adjunct at the Yale School of Medicine. He is a cardiologist, geriatrician, and Chief Scientific Officer at Clover Health, a Medicare Advantage company. Prior to this role, Dr. Dharmarajan was on full time faculty at Yale, during which time he sought to improve the quality of hospital and post-acute care for older adults through research and quality measure development for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. His work has appeared in multiple journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Health Affairs.
Kumar Dharmarajan, MD
Clover Health, CSO
Cadoret is co-founder and Head of Design at Lively. She is a leader in product design and e-commerce, bringing more than 15 years of experience across startups, consultancies and agencies. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the Massachusetts College of Art. In 2013 she was diagnosed with permanent, sudden hearing loss and got her first pair of hearing aids in 2015. Her experience has made her a passionate advocate for the adoption and use of hearing aids.
Nicole Cadoret
Lively, Co-founder + Head of Design
Future of Care Team
Born out of Weill Cornell Medicine, Future of Care's team shares a common passion for healthcare technology. We are clinicians, scientists, students and entrepreneurs. We come from a variety of backgrounds but unite around a shared goal: affecting change in healthcare through technological innovation.
Conference Leadership Team
Venki Balaji
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Alex Kelly
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Candace Chien
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Katie Liu
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Ethan Zhao
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Preethi Periyakoil
MD-PhD Candidate, Tri-Institutional MSTP
Weill Cornell | Rockefeller | MSK
George Zhou
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Sustaining Leadership
Sarita Ballakur
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Daniel Shinn
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Shannon Glynn
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Julie Kim
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Jimmy Xia
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Yuna Oh
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Senior Steering Team
Karan Bains
MD, MBA Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Johnson School of Business
Karthik Krishnan
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Sejal Shah
MD, MPH Candidate
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Co-founder, Future of Care
Kevin Boehm
MD-PhD Candidate, Tri-Institutional MSTP
Weill Cornell | Rockefeller | MSK
Co-founder, Future of Care
Nathaniel Kwok
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
David Westfall, MD
Co-founder, Future of Care
Co-founder, Pixorize
Margaret Fabiszak
MD-PhD Candidate, Tri-Institutional MSTP
Weill Cornell | Rockefeller | MSK
Co-founder, Future of Care
Nathan Liu
MD Candidate
Weill Cornell Medicine
Co-founder, Future of Care
Co-founder, Pixorize
Roger Ying, MD
Resident, Yale University
Co-founder, Future of Care