Kiran Patel
Consultant / Advisor bij BelHealth Investment Partners LLC
Profiel
Dr. Kiran Patel serves as an Advisory Partner.
Dr. Patel is a serial entrepreneur who founded, and recently exited, America’s 1st Choice (which company included Freedom Health and Optimum Healthcare, Inc. - two award-winning health maintenance organizations providing managed care benefits to Medicare recipients), for a price in excess of $1 billion to Anthem, Inc. Dr. Patel began his career in private practice.
He quickly became recognized as a pre-eminent cardiologist and established a physician practice management company, which he grew to over 20 physicians and multiple locations.
Dr. Patel subsequently entered the managed care industry and was Chairman of WellCare of Florida.
While at WellCare, he acquired struggling HMOs in New York and Connecticut and helped build the company into the largest Medicaid health insurance company in Florida and fifth largest in the U.S.
When Dr. Patel exited in 2002, WellCare had over $1 billion in revenue, over 450,000 members and 1,200 employees.
After leaving WellCare, Dr. Patel was subject to a non-compete agreement and thus became involved in healthcare informatics.
He was a key investor in ikaSystems, Inc., a provider of cloud computing solutions to the managed care industry.
Dr. Patel oversaw a 3,000% increase in revenue at ikaSystems before exiting the investment in 2007.
Dr. Patel is a board-certified cardiologist and completed his fellowship in Cardiology at Columbia University in 1982.
He completed his residency in Internal Medicine in New Jersey after obtaining a medical degree from Gujarat University in India and completing an internship in Africa.
Born in Zambia, Dr. Patel studied under the British Educational System in Zambia and received a diploma from Cambridge University in United Kingdom.
He also completed studies at the University of London.
Actieve functies van Kiran Patel
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BelHealth Investment Partners LLC
BelHealth Investment Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance BelHealth Investment Partners LLC (BelHealth Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Harold S. Blue, Bert E. Brodsky and Dennis G. Drislane. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Eerdere bekende functies van Kiran Patel
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Freedom Health, Inc.
Freedom Health, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Freedom Health, Inc. provides healthcare plans and insurance coverage. The firm offers clinical health resources, tools, plan benefits and special needs plan information. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. | Chairman | - |
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC Investment ManagersFinance HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC (HealthEdge Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Harold S. Blue and Phillip Dingle. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. | Private Equity Investor | 31-12-2010 |
Clearwater Osteopathic Medical College Investors LP
Clearwater Osteopathic Medical College Investors LP Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Clearwater Osteopathic Medical College Investors LP provides commercial and construction services. The company was founded by Kiran C. Patel and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. | Founder | - |
Visiant Holdings, Inc.
Visiant Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visiant Holdings, Inc. provides enterprise-level cloud computing technologies. The firm specializes in core administration solutions, government services, sales and Member acquisition and medical management and enterprise solutions which include commercial, medicare and medicard. The company was founded by Ravi Ika in 1999 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Opleiding van Kiran Patel
Gujarat University | Doctorate Degree |
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Visiant Holdings, Inc.
Visiant Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visiant Holdings, Inc. provides enterprise-level cloud computing technologies. The firm specializes in core administration solutions, government services, sales and Member acquisition and medical management and enterprise solutions which include commercial, medicare and medicard. The company was founded by Ravi Ika in 1999 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA. | Technology Services |
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC Investment ManagersFinance HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC (HealthEdge Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Harold S. Blue and Phillip Dingle. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. | Finance |
Freedom Health, Inc.
Freedom Health, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Freedom Health, Inc. provides healthcare plans and insurance coverage. The firm offers clinical health resources, tools, plan benefits and special needs plan information. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. | Finance |
BelHealth Investment Partners LLC
BelHealth Investment Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance BelHealth Investment Partners LLC (BelHealth Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Harold S. Blue, Bert E. Brodsky and Dennis G. Drislane. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | Finance |
Clearwater Osteopathic Medical College Investors LP
Clearwater Osteopathic Medical College Investors LP Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Clearwater Osteopathic Medical College Investors LP provides commercial and construction services. The company was founded by Kiran C. Patel and is headquartered in Tampa, FL. | Finance |