2024 RISE Celebration – Meet the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders – By Invitation Only!
Wednesday, September 25, 5:00 to 7:30 PM PDT (In-person)
The 2024 UCSF Rosenman RISE event is a celebration dedicated to remarkable healthcare technology innovators from underrepresented groups. These leaders will share their experiences, challenges, and the impactful work they are doing to shape the future of healthcare. This year’s RISE Celebration will shine a spotlight on the 2024 Cohort of RISE Founders. They will share their experiences, challenges, and the impactful work they are doing to shape the future of healthcare.
Every year, the UCSF Rosenman Institute selects exceptional healthcare technology innovators for the RISE program, identifying promising entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups in healthtech. These entrepreneurs receive professional guidance, strategic support, and access to the UCSF Rosenman network of innovators, investors, and industry leaders through 3 months of one-on-one mentorship covering areas like communications, legal matters, market access, business strategy, and investment.
These inspiring leaders are:
- Aditi Gaur – CTO of Mind and Match, focusing on enabling self-funded plans to contract with independent mental health professionals across state lines, tackling the provider shortage issue.
- Alison Greenberg – CEO of Ruth Health, offering telehealth services with a focus on prenatal and postnatal care, utilizing HIPAA-compliant texting and a custom care hub for expectant parents.
- Benga Adeeko – CEO of NewGait, developing the NewGait to aid individuals with walking disabilities.
- Charu Singhal – CEO of Etta.io, creating SaMD AI solutions for the detection of hard-to-observe tumors.
- Fei Jiang – Co-founder of HippoClinic, developing an AI-powered platform for non-invasive brain surgery planning.
- Kim Petty – CEO of Onward Health, providing rideshare and transportation management solutions for healthcare systems.
- Maria Artunduaga – CEO of Samay, focusing on a device using acoustic resonance for early COPD detection and management.
- Megan Rozanski – CEO of Mind and Match, working on interstate mental health practices.
- Shivani Parikh – COO at Onward Health, contributing to comprehensive transportation solutions in healthcare.
- Susan Conover – CEO of Piction Health, with a focus on skin disease image databases and AI systems for dermatology
