WellBe Senior Medical announced the strategic expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of four new members. According to CEO Dr. Jeff Kang, “their experience and passion in value-based care are exactly what we need to scale our impact and continue raising the bar for geriatric care nationwide.” WellBe Senior Medical is the nation’s largest and fastest-growing independent provider of home-based medical care, currently operating in eight states and serving over 120,000 patients.
New Leadership Roles
Shafina Shehnaz joins as Chief Financial Officer, bringing healthcare finance and operations expertise. She recently oversaw the fiscal health of Optum Health’s care delivery arm as CFO and led due diligence efforts for several in-home medical groups. Sabita Lahiri, Chief Transformation Officer, comes with nearly a decade of leadership in clinical strategy and was a primary architect of clinical models at Landmark Health. Dr. Katrina Booth, a board-certified geriatrician and clinical executive, steps into the role of Chief Medical Officer after serving as Chief Quality Officer for Optum at Home. She has previously held pivotal leadership roles at Landmark Health as Chief Clinical Officer.
Cammile Bird, Senior Vice President of Engagement, brings expertise in building and scaling patient engagement functions within value-based care. Most recently at Daymark Health, she created an entire patient engagement department and established strategic workflows for their oncology care services. Dr. Booth expressed her enthusiasm about the role, stating: “I love being a geriatrician because I get to connect with people as individuals and hear their unique stories. What makes WellBe so impactful is that we’re taking care of patients on a personal level. We’re taking care of them as people first and a patient second.”
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