South Asian Healthcare Leadership Forum (SAHLF)
is an annual forum dedicated to educating, connecting, and amplifying the voices of South Asians in healthcare. It brings together professionals, leaders, and students to examine the current state of the field, explore emerging trends, and address what the evolving healthcare landscape means for South Asians building and advancing careers in the industry.
Our Board of Directors
Sachin Jain
CEO, SCAN Health Plan
Aman Bhandari
VP, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vishal Vasishth
Co-founder & Managing Director, Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia
Pooja Chandrashekar
Resident, Mass General
Vishal Arora
Physician, Parkland Health and Associate, McKinsey & Company
2026 Speakers
Amar Rewari
Chief of Radiation Oncology, Luminis Health
Ami Bhatt
CMO, WHOOP
Arundhati Parmar
Healthcare Journalist, MedCity News
Deepthi Bathina
Founder & CEO, GW RhythmX
Desh Deshpande
Trustee Deshpande Foundation
Munish Khaneja
CMO, Parachute Health
Pradeep Natarajan
Head of Cardiometabolic Research, Head of Human Genetics, Amgen
Sanjay Doddamani
Founder & CEO, Guidehealth
Sejal Hathi
Former Director, Oregon Health Authority
Shiv Rao
CEO, Abridge
Sonia Millsom
CEO, Oxeon
Sunil Kumar
President, Tufts Univeristy
Vivek Garg
President & CEO, NCQA
SAHLF 2026
Boston
The South Asian Healthcare Leadership Forum (SAHLF) marked its 11th anniversary with a gathering of over 100 prominent physicians, policy makers, executives and students at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
South Asian leadership is strengthening at a critical time in U.S. health care by fostering relationships across and within communities to address the physician shortage and pervasive disparities in patient access and quality of care.
2026 Sponsors
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What our members say
Padmaja Patel
Attendee
CMO, Nadj Health
"This wasn't just a group of successful professionals—it was a collective of leaders working to shift the narrative: that we can be both ambitious and supportive, competitive yet collaborative, and intentional about uplifting one another into leadership. It was energizing to be reminded that together, we are stronger and capable of creating real change."
Rushika Fernandopulle
CEO
Liza Health
"Our community is breaking through the dosa ceiling."
Indu Subaiya
Speaker
CEO, Healthcare in Action
"Thank you for curating such a great conversation on our panel - with humor, authenticity and thoughtfulness. I leave the event with so much more to reflect on thanks to all of you."
