Shika Pappoe, MD, MPH, MBA is a 4D thinker. As a physician executive, she is focused on synthesizing long-term vision into short-term strategy. With a demonstrated track record as a systems thinker, she excels at distilling complex large-scale themes to practical, on-the-ground solutions.
She is a visionary physician executive leader, nephrologist, and expert in value-based care, with a deep commitment to transforming healthcare delivery through innovation and patient-centered design. With a unique blend of clinical and digital health expertise, business acumen, and public health perspective, she is passionate about advancing the quintuple aim: improving population health, enhancing the patient experience, reducing healthcare costs, supporting clinician well-being, and promoting health equity.
As the founding Chief Medical Officer of Strive Health. Dr. Pappoe successfully built and scaled a pioneering organization that redefined kidney care delivery. Her ability to blend strategic vision with operational execution has positioned her as a recognized leader in the healthcare industry with additional roles at CareMore, HIll Physicians and Carna Health.
Dr. Pappoe is deeply passionate about improving the patient experience and rebuilding trust in the healthcare system. She believes in the power of meaningful engagement to create care models that resonate with patients and communities, fostering equity and sustainability in care delivery. Her work is guided by the core tenets of social impact, leveraging her expertise to drive initiatives and investments that advance systemic change and improve the health of underserved populations.
Believing in the importance of lifting others to serve as leaders, she also has roles advising graduate students and healthcare startups and serves as an angel investor.