EP 38: Designing Childbirth | Neel Shah

Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School
(part-time), and Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic, the largest
virtual clinic for women's and family health. As an
obstetrician-gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
in Boston, Neel cares for patients at critical life moments that
range from childbirth to primary care to surgery. As a scientist
and social entrepreneur, he is a globally recognized expert in
designing solutions that improve health care, and is listed among
the "40 smartest people in health care" by the Becker's Hospital
Review. His work to build equitable, trustworthy systems of care
has been profiled by the New York Times, CNN, and other outlets,
and is featured in a forthcoming documentary produced by Oprah
Winfrey and Yance Ford. He has written more than 50 peer-reviewed
academic papers and contributed to four books. Prior to joining the
Harvard faculty, Neel founded Costs of Care, an NGO that curates
insights from clinicians and patients to help delivery systems
provide better care. In 2017, he co-founded the March for Moms
Association, a coalition of more than 20 leading organizations, to
increase public and private investment in the wellbeing of mothers.
Neel serves on the national advisory board of the Office of Women's
Health Research at the National Institutes of Health, and as
founding director and senior advisor to the Delivery Decisions
Initiative at Ariadne Labs. Bon and Neel talk about why so many
women in the U.S. die in childbirth, affirming dignity in
healthcare, and Neel’s mission on redesigning childbirth.