Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBA

Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBA, is a cardiologist and geriatrician who researches ways to improve health care for older patients.

Dr. Dharmarajan’s research has been critical to understanding the vulnerability patients experience after being hospitalized and developing ways hospitals and health systems can help patients avoid rehospitalization.

Dr. Dharmarajan is the chief scientific officer at Clover Health, a Medicare Advantage and technology company. He is a member of the Cardiovascular Standing Committee of the National Quality Forum and an adjunct assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine.

Previously, Dr. Dharmarajan was a full-time faculty member at Yale, where he worked to improve hospital and post-acute care for older patients through research and development for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.