March 2023
National Cancer Grid is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Nikesh Shah as CEO for NCG-KCDO. Dr. Nikesh comes from a rich clinical background with expertise in global health, technology and oncology. Dr Nikesh will support NCG and its 300+ network hospitals for building a strong Digital Health team to transform the nature of cancer care to be more accessible, affordable and effective across the care continuum.
Profile :
Dr. Nikesh R. Shah
CEO
Nikesh brings 20+ years of broad leadership, growth and technology expertise from a combination of global operations, healthcare consulting and startup experience at reputed multinational organizations such as Accenture, Capgemini and Cotiviti.
Nikesh has experience on the payer and provider side managing large scale operations, enabling business transformation and driving technological innovation. On the provider side, his work has been focused on clinical documentation, care coordination, clinical data analytics and data digitization services. On the payer side, his experience comprises payment processing, claim audits, population health and data analytics. In these roles, Nikesh has led large and diverse multi geography teams of close to 2000 staff. More recently, he led a start-up building a cloud based digital health infrastructure platform and managed growth and expansion for a surgical oncology hospital group.
Nikesh completed his MBBS from Mumbai University and a Masters in Health Administration from Cornell University. Nikesh has also completed Leadership Training from eminent institutes like HBS, IIM-A and ISB.
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