Executive Team
IndUShealth comprises a founding executive management team with a depth of experience in medicine, hospital management and corporate enterprise. They are also personally committed to the concept of accessible, affordable health care of the highest quality.
Rajesh Rao, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (E-mail)
With
more than twenty years of experience in the creation and growth of
successful entrepreneurial businesses, Rajesh Rao provides
IndUShealth a critical combination of operational, financial, and
systems management skills.
Mr. Rao began his career as a software engineer at IBM, later
joining the founding team at Post Software International, where he
ultimately became Director of Research and Development. Post
Software became an established worldwide leader in retail systems
automation and was acquired by Fujitsu ICL.
Subsequently, Mr. Rao co-founded and served as CEO of Empower
Corporation, an innovative enterprise e-learning software company
that served several large multinational companies. Empower
eventually became MindLever, which was acquired by Centra Software (Nasdaq:
CTRA). Mr. Rao continued as General Manager at Centra prior to
co-founding IndUShealth.
Having faced ever-increasing costs of providing health benefits to
employees in his previous companies, Mr. Rao decided to dedicate his
time and resources to the pursuit of viable alternatives. He
believed that the leveling of the global playing field would result
in effective cross-border solutions with the potential to
substantially reduce health-care expenditures.
As Co-Founder and CEO, Mr. Rao has been instrumental in building
IndUShealth into a dominant player in the U.S. that has helped the
"medical tourism" trend mature and evolve to an entirely new level.
He enjoys being able to innovate and work with others to further
expand IndUShealth's offerings and broaden its scope of influence.
Mr. Rao is recognized as an industry leader and is often asked to
speak to audiences at meetings and conferences. He has been featured
in several news articles, as well as in TV and radio interviews.
In June 2006, Mr. Rao appeared as an expert witness before the US
Senate Subcommittee on Aging, extolling the advantages of
employer-sponsored medical travel, and sparking a national debate
over insurers' and corporations' roles in medical tourism. He was
also invited to speak at a National Academies seminar that explored
the potential role of medical tourism in providing a suitable
alternative to Americans.
He holds Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science from North Carolina State University.
Tom Keesling, Founder and President (E-mail)
Tom
Keesling brings more than twenty years' experience in healthcare,
technology and professional services consulting to IndUShealth.
He served as President and CEO for hospitals in Kentucky and
Michigan, specializing in turnaround services for financially
distressed hospitals. His efforts resulted in the creation of
high-performance, sustainable healthcare systems that are
flourishing to this day.
Subsequently, seeking to further leverage his entrepreneurial skills
and avocation in aerospace, Mr. Keesling entered into consultative
engagements with companies such as Thomson Consumer Electronics,
Gulfstream Aerospace, Caterpillar and Northwest Airlines in the
areas of knowledge management and mobile technologies.
His involvement with the US airline industry opened his eyes to the
tremendous growth of the southeast Asian economies, and his previous
interactions with Indian physicians and entrepreneurs fueled his
belief that India held the promise of providing an important
extension to the US healthcare system. Eventually, it led to the
foundation that he put in place for the creation of IndUShealth.
As Co-Founder and President of IndUShealth, Mr. Keesling is
recognized as a pioneer in making safe and affordable overseas
health care available to individuals and companies in the US. As an
authority on the topic, he is a widely sought speaker and enjoys
enlightening audiences with his numerous industry insights. His
unbridled passion and commitment have helped IndUShealth become the
premier trusted partner for US patients and corporations.
He received a BA in Biology from Wittenberg University in
Springfield, Ohio and a Masters in Healthcare Administration from
the Indiana University School of Medicine.
C. Franklin Church, M.D., Chief Medical Officer (E-mail)
Dr.
Lin Church has more than thirty years of clinical and administrative
experience both in practice and from the health plan perspective.
His special areas of expertise include management, quality
assurance, and regulatory affairs. With his long career as a
physician and subsequent service with a major health care provider.
Dr. Church brings a unique perspective on the growing problems
associated with health care cost and delivery in the United States.
Dr. Church served as a founding partner of Raleigh Family
Physicians, practicing there from 1968 to 1998. From 1999 to 2005,
he served as a Senior Vice President and North Carolina Medical
Director with MAMSI Health Plans, a United Healthcare Group Company.
Dr. Church has served as a member of the Managed Care Committee of
the North Carolina Medical Society and on the Board of the North
Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. He is a former president of
the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians.
As Chief Medical Officer of IndUShealth, Dr. Church plays an
important role in developing relationships in the medical community.
He has established risk-management guidelines and patient management
practices that ensure proper individualized guidance and
high-quality patient-centric care.
Dr. Church enjoys writing about his discoveries and viewpoints. His
thought-provoking articles have been featured in several
publications and frequently challenge readers to think beyond the
status quo.
He received his medical degree and postgraduate training at Duke
University.