Alison Curfman, MD, MBA is a pediatric emergency physician and healthcare strategist who’s built clinical models and led companies at the intersection of innovation and impact. After launching her first startup inside a private equity firm, she became founding Chief Medical Officer of Imagine Pediatrics, a value-based medical group for medically complex children on Medicaid. Under her leadership, the company grew to 300+ employees, serving over 35,000 patients and reaching a multi-9-figure valuation in less than two years.Alison now leads Startup Physicians, a platform designed to help physicians apply their clinical expertise beyond the bedside as advisors, operators, founders, and investors. She advises early-stage companies and funds on clinical strategy, go-to-market planning, and physician engagement.Her mission: empower physicians, especially women, to reclaim their creativity, autonomy, and leadership by stepping into healthcare innovation. She believes that doctors are not leaving medicine, they're redefining it.Some of the topics we discussed were:How Dr. Curfman got started in the pathway of digital health and telehealthHow Dr. Curfman got started in bringing telehealth into pediatric careDr. Curfman’s role as a medical director for virtual care expanding access to care for pediatricsHow Dr. Curfman’s virtual intervention program reduced hospitalization rates by 35% and emergency room visits in half for children with medical complexityAnd more!Learn more about me or schedule a FREE coaching call:https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com/Join the Voices of Women Physicians Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/190596326343825/Connect with Dr. Curfman:Website:www.alisoncurfmanmd.comStartup Physicians Podcast:Apple PodcastsSpotifyLinkedIn:Alison-Curfman-MD-MBA

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