Duo Health Adds Jay Shah, MD, MBA to Executive Leadership Team

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to continued growth and expansion, Duo Health, a new type of value-based medical group purpose-built to comprehensively care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in collaborative relationships with local providers announced the appointment of Jay Shah, MD, MBA as Chief Growth Officer. Dr. Shah joins Duo to lead the organization’s ongoing growth and expansion as an outcomes-focused physician with more than two decades of business development and consulting experience designing, launching, and growing innovative value-based care solutions to clients transitioning from a volume to value-based payment environment.

Prior to joining Duo Health, Dr. Shah most recently served as Managing Director of Growth at Babylon Health, leading the organization’s rapid expansion. Shah also served as Managing Director of New Markets and Growth at ChenMed expanding the organization’s footprint into several new states and markets that served low to middle income Medicare Advantage and dual-eligible seniors on a full-risk capitated basis. Dr. Shah has also served in senior leadership roles at Lumeris, GE Healthcare & xG Health Solutions and J.P. Morgan.

“Jay is uniquely qualified to lead Duo’s growth efforts,” shared Nathan Goldstein, Duo Health’s Co-Founder and CEO. “His clinical insight and extensive experience in value-based care exemplify the collaborative partnership Duo creates with our provider and plan partners. We believe in provider leadership and Dr. Shah joins our Chief Medical and Chief Clinical officers on an executive team that’s committed to delivering best-in-class service, quality, and clinical outcomes in how we practice medicine for the communities we serve.”

“I’m honored to join the team at Duo,” added Shah. “The time and opportunity to fundamentally shift care for chronic kidney disease and complex patients is now, and I’m looking forward to expanding the reach of our impact to additional practices and communities.”

About Duo Health:

Duo Health (“Duo”) is a new type of medical group designed around the needs of patients with chronic kidney disease and their physicians. Duo’s unique Health Mobilization™ platform partners multidisciplinary care teams with community nephrologists and activates all the other clinicians, facilities, and community organizations necessary to treat the whole patient on their own terms. The Duo Health team is comprised of leaders in value-based health care, technology and behavioral science who share a vision for advancing health equity one relationship at a time.