Industry Leaders Join RubiconMD Board of Directors and Clinical Advisory Board

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RubiconMD, the leading eConsult platform providing access to specialist expertise, announced that Nikia Bergan has joined the company’s Board of Directors, and Vivek Garg, MD, MBA will now serve as Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board. Dr. Garg will succeed Dave Chokshi, MD, MSc FACP, recently appointed as New York City’s Health Commissioner, in the role.

Bergan brings over two decades of health care leadership and currently serves as the President of GetWellNetwork. In her current role, she drives long-term growth strategy, as well as integration and alignment across functions and business units. Her leadership has helped guide GetWellNetwork’s most successful partnerships with health systems across the country. Before GetWellNetwork, Bergan held a variety of sales and client service leadership positions at The Advisory Board Company and Optum Insights in government, pediatrics, and international business sectors. Bergan holds a BA from Harvard.

When asked about her recent addition to RubiconMD’s Board, CEO and Co-founder Gil Addo stated, “We are thrilled to have Nikia join us, as she brings a variety of industry, leadership, and go-to-market expertise. Her guidance will help RubiconMD accelerate growth within our core eConsult product, new offerings, and the many partnerships we anticipate in 2021.”

Bergan added, “I am so excited and honored to join the RubiconMD team! The platform is truly impacting the experiences of patients and clinicians, and RubiconMD is an active leader in connecting physicians to ensure the best medical expertise informs decision-making and drives high quality and cost-effective care. I cannot wait to be a part of such a driven and motivated team.”

Dr. Garg joins RubiconMD as the Chair of their Clinical Advisory Board. He will be leveraging his extensive experience as a physician and entrepreneur to ensure RubiconMD continues to innovate for primary care and its growing clinician community. Dr. Garg is the former Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of CareMore & Aspire Health. Prior to CareMore, Dr. Garg held roles as a clinical leader at both Oscar Health and One Medical. Dr. Garg holds a BA from Yale and both an MD and MBA from Harvard.

When asked about his new role within RubiconMD, Dr. Garg expressed, “Primary care clinicians are in the best position to identify and act on patients' needs comprehensively and conveniently, with the context of a trusted relationship. I have been impressed by RubiconMD's vision to empower primary care clinicians with real-time access to democratized medical expertise since its founding. As Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board, I am honored to convene the strategic clinical perspective needed to support RubiconMD's growth and services as they reach many more primary care clinicians and patients.”

About RubiconMD

Launched in 2013, RubiconMD advances its mission to democratize medical expertise by connecting primary care clinicians to top specialists. Through its digital platform, RubiconMD enables the remote exchange of insights between clinicians that eliminates unnecessary referrals and services, reduces patient wait time and travel burdens, and allows primary care to practice at the top of their license. For more information, please visit www.rubiconmd.com.