Pete Celano

To disrupt the current state, you'd have to know the current state. Pete Celano spent 8 years in Innovation at MedStar Health, a $6 billion in annual revenue system (IDN) in DC/MD/NVa. Before that, he cofounded and sold an early RPM company called BeClose.com. In 2019, Pete left MedStar to join disruptor Heartbeat Health, the biggest National Virtual Clinic for cardiology in the USA. After Heartbeat, he cofounded Remission Medical, the biggest National Virtual Clinic for rheumatology in the USA.

Pete has mentored and been a formal advisor to numerous companies that tend to have three themes: First, utilizing AI to predict escalation in a disease state, and/or predicting the onset of a disease state. Second, moving the traditional site of service for care from the hospital or outpatient setting to the home, often with virtual visits and RPM. Third, moving stepwise from FFS to VBC, where the goal is better outcomes, high patient NPS and 30%+ reduction in costs for the at-risk entity.

Pete has a BS and MBA from UVa, and has expertise in pricing, winning and executing subcapitated deals, aka VBC, in both primary care and multiple specialties. He's also an advanced practitioner of data interoperability, and the clinical use of AI for escalation detection and avoidance in a wide range of patient populations and clinical entities. He's an expert on all manner of diagnostics, including genetics. He started in venture capital after business school, and has been a key part of raising $300+ million for health-related companies.