Maya Patel

Dr. Maya Patel combines medical practice with technology analysis, having worked as a primary care physician before pursuing her MBA from Harvard Business School to enter digital health investing. Her MD from Johns Hopkins and years practicing medicine give her credibility when evaluating whether telehealth solutions genuinely improve care or merely provide convenience. Maya experienced telemedicine's explosive pandemic growth while practicing, witnessing both its potential and limitations. She understands patient engagement challenges, clinical quality considerations, regulatory requirements, and reimbursement dynamics. Maya excels at analyzing direct-to-consumer telehealth platforms, B2B virtual care enablers, and remote patient monitoring solutions. She evaluates clinical appropriateness, patient satisfaction, provider adoption, and unit economics. Maya was early to predict that telehealth utilization would decline from pandemic peaks but stabilize well above pre-COVID levels. She also recognizes that digital health requires careful balance between access, quality, and cost. Her analysis covers chronic disease management platforms, mental health services, urgent care alternatives, and the infrastructure enabling virtual care. Based in San Francisco, Maya advocates for technology that genuinely improves healthcare delivery while maintaining standards for clinical quality and patient safety.