Dr. Rawat leads the development, launch and implementation of clinical strategy and product innovation at Bamboo Health, including “Bamboo Bridge,” the company’s behavioral healthcare navigation platform, which has been deployed across multiple states and delivered a 20% reduction in avoidable emergency department visits and inpatient utilization along with improved follow-up after crisis events. She guides how Bamboo Health responsibly integrates AI into its solutions, ensuring models are grounded in clinical expertise and designed for the complex needs of high-risk patient populations, while advancing Bamboo’s real-time care intelligence platform that impacts more than 3 billion patient encounters annually. Dr. Rawat co-founded OpenBeds, a company dedicated to improving access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, which was acquired by Appriss Health, now Bamboo Health. Earlier, she spent years as an emergency medicine and critical care physician at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she treated significant numbers of patients with substance use disorder. She actively mentors women within and across departments and was recognized by Bamboo Health’s KLAS “Points of Light Award” and MedTech Breakthrough “Best Care Orchestration Solution” recognition in 2024.
