Experience

Fifteen years of clinical leadership across three health systems.

Board-certified family medicine physician executive with progressive leadership across multi-site, value-based primary care organizations serving Medicare Advantage and underserved populations.

Nov 2025 – Present

Oak Street Health — Del Mar Primary Care Clinic

Aurora, CO

Center Medical Director

  • Lead clinical operations for a center serving a predominantly older-adult, complex-chronic-disease Medicare population.
  • Manage an interdisciplinary care team of primary care providers, health coaches, and care coordinators.
  • Partner with corporate population health and product teams on care management platform development and analytics.
  • Reinforce Oak Street's value-based, relationship-centered care model in day-to-day center operations.

2025 – Present

MD Coach LLC (dba AUDOVA™)

Denver, CO

Co-Founder & CEO

  • Co-founded an AI clinical communication coaching application for physicians, NPs, and PAs, built on Anthropic's Claude platform.
  • Direct HIPAA compliance strategy, go-to-market, and partnership development, including CME integration discussions with a national provider.
  • Provide executive fluency in AI governance, data privacy, and physician technology adoption.

Aug 2023 – Oct 2025

Tend — Linwood Medical Center

Christchurch, New Zealand

Clinical Director

  • Led clinical operations for a technology-enhanced primary care startup serving a diverse, aging population.
  • Implemented AI scribe and EHR-integrated workflows while preserving relationship-centered care.
  • Served on the national clinical team and operations leadership advisory committee.
  • Collaborated with technology teams on population health analytics and care management platforms.

Feb 2022 – Jul 2023

CompHealth Locums

Illinois & Colorado

Senior / Contracted Primary Care Physician

  • Delivered high-volume family medicine and urgent care (25+ patients/day) across diverse settings, including rural, high-Medicare clinics.
  • Provided ER and hospital coverage in rural Colorado.

Aug 2019 – Feb 2022

Three Rivers Health

Ashburton, New Zealand

Clinical Director

  • Clinical director and advisor to a 7-physician practice caring for a rural community of 10,000 patients.
  • Built and led “Pathfinders,” an interdisciplinary complex-case management team supporting 50+ high-complexity patients annually.
  • Advanced the clinic toward a Patient-Centered Medical Home model through workflow redesign across five care areas.
  • Established a University of Otago rural-track clinical rotation program for medical students.
  • Elected President, South Canterbury General Physicians Association (2019–2022); represented area GPs in government negotiations and supported the COVID-19 public health response.
  • Honored with a Māori ceremonial mask in recognition of clinical leadership and community legacy.

Oct 2016 – Jul 2019

Iora Primary Care / One Medical

Aurora, CO

Practice Medical Director

  • Recruited to launch a new center; grew the patient panel from 0 to 1,200 in roughly two years.
  • Scaled the care team from 1 to 11 staff across providers, health coaches, nursing, and behavioral health.
  • Improved panel Risk-Adjusted Factor from 0.8 to 1.5 through targeted HCC coding and documentation initiatives.
  • Achieved NCQA Level 4 PCMH certification and increased immunization rates by 20%.
  • Designed a food insecurity screening program that reduced food insecurity by 30% among screened patients.

Aug 2013 – Nov 2016

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Dept. of Family Medicine

Denver, CO

Associate Program Director & Assistant Professor

  • Directed resident education within an integrated, population-health-focused primary care model.
  • Principal Investigator, AAFP Foundation grant ($10.2K) — raised influenza and pneumonia immunization rates up to 20% among patients 65+.
  • Led a faculty and resident team to NCQA Level 4 PCMH certification.
  • Promoted based on performance above the 90th percentile; awarded the STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship.

Education

Master of Public Health (audited coursework)

Wake Forest University — Population Health, Epidemiology, Medicare Population Analytics

Residency, Family Medicine

MAHEC, Asheville, NC — affiliated with UNC (2013)

Clinical Fellowship, Maternal & Fetal Medicine Research

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — NIH Fogarty International Grant Center Award (2004–2006)

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

University of Uruguay School of Medicine, Montevideo (2001)

Board certification & licensure

  • American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) — Current
  • Licensed Physician: Colorado (Active), New Zealand (Active)
  • ACLS, PALS, ATLS — Current

Languages

Spanish (native) · English (fluent) · Swedish (conversational)

Leadership, policy & service

  • President & Representative, South Canterbury General Physicians Association, NZ (2019–2022)
  • Board Member, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (2014–2015); At-Large Member (2013–Present)
  • Member, Colorado AAFP Board (2016–2017) — state representative to ABFM
  • Medical Advisor, Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (2015–2023)
  • Health Care Advisor, Telemundo Colorado (2015–Present)

Honors & awards

  • Senior Immunization Award, AAFP Foundation (2014)
  • Fogarty International Grant Center Award, NIH (2004–2006)
  • STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship
  • Māori ceremonial mask, awarded for clinical leadership in Ashburton, New Zealand

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