Abi Sundaramoorthy, MD, MBA, is the executive vice president of the Clinical Enterprise at Somatus, Inc., and served as chief medical officer at University Hospitals, Conneaut Medical Center from 2016 to 2019 prior to her expanded leadership role as system clinical value officer for University Hospitals Health System.
She received her medical degree at St. George’s University, School of Medicine in 2010 and a master in Business Administration at Baldwin Wallace University in 2019.
Contributor: Equity, Not Equality, Is Needed to Close Racial Gap in Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
November 24th 2021Improving clinical care is only one element of the 360-degree, holistic treatment that is necessary to achieve patient equity, not equality, in patients with chronic kidney disease. Biology, lifestyle, and socioeconomic status are 3 areas in which inequities often have a particularly negative impact on a carefully constructed care plan.