Dr. Shrestha leads Advocate Health’s innovation initiatives, including launching new healthcare services to benefit patients and the community. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry and has the ability to anticipate healthcare trends and devise solutions to emerging challenges. He uses patient demographic data to address health disparities and was an integral part of the creation of a Charlotte, N.C.-based innovation district which will be home to Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte. Dr. Shrestha also helped lead a partnership between Atrium Health and Best Buy Health to develop new hospital at-home offerings, taking advantage of Atrium’s telehealth capabilities and Best Buy’s technical expertise. He spearheaded the effort to rebuild and redesign Advocate’s EHR with a focus on data collection that expands care for underrepresented patient populations.
