UCLA Biodesign Fireside Chat Monthly Series:
A Tale of Two Cities: Pros/Cons to Startups and Big Companies
Thursday, 5/12/2022, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
About the Speaker:
Dr. Nworah Ayogu serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Pharmacy. Prior to Amazon, Nworah was the founding Medical Director for CityBlock Health – a company delivering team based virtual, in-home and clinic based medical, behavioral and social care to high cost, high social need populations. He has spent time working in the PBM space, at McKinsey working on payer strategy, co-founded a mobile health start-up in South Africa, and was part of the four-person team that launched state of Ohio’s first Office of Minority Health. He is a thought leader in health equity having worked with multiple governments and published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine. He was named one of Business Insiders 40 under 40 in Healthcare. He has held appointments at Harvard and NYU. Nworah obtained his MD from Harvard Medical School, his MBA from Harvard Business School, and his AB with honors from Harvard College. He trained in Internal Medicine at Columbia University and is a Board-Certified Internist.
Register today: https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ud-Gqqj8rH90la6MypR0RfnLRxgfjJuKS