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IndUShealth has assembled a founding management group 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.
Please meet our team members: |
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Rajesh Rao, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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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.
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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 US 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-assisted 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. |
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| Tom Keesling, Founder and President
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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.
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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. |
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C. Franklin Church, M.D., Chief Medical Officer (E-mail) |
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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.
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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. |
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Rosemary Belden, RN, MSN, Director, Case Management (E-mail) |
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Rosemary
Belden brings more than twenty years of patient care and
case management experience to IndUShealth. She helps ensure
the highest possible quality, patient-centered service for
those traveling to India for care.
Ms. Belden
began her career as Clinical Specialist in the Neonatal ICU
at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.
Subsequently, she served as Director of the Neonatal ICUs at
West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown, WV. |
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After serving as Director of Clinical
Services for University Health Associates, Ms. Belden became
Senior Director for Medical Affairs at MAMSI Health Plans, a
United Healthcare Group Company. At MAMSI, she played a key role
in building and managing the company’s North Carolina division.
Ms. Belden has also been an Adjunct Faculty
Member at the School of Nursing at West Virginia University and
a Nursing Administration Instructor at Marymount University. She
has also served as a Pediatrics Panel Expert at the National
Council for State Board of Nursing. She received her BS Nursing degree at
the Catholic University of America and her MS Nursing degree at
the University of Virginia. She has also completed the
post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Duke
University. |
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