Dr. Obi Ugwonali identified a problem in the delivery of efficient healthcare. Standing in the operating room one morning, he was all set to perform two procedures - his team was assembled, including nurses, assistants, and anesthesiologists - everyone was ready to go, except his patients never showed up. Not only was this a costly blow to the staff and the surgical center, but to the patients who needed the care and simply couldn’t find a way to safely get to their appointments.

 

After recognizing the depth of need of addressing the $150B problem of medical appointment cancellations across the US, Dr. Ugwonali and his co-founder, Dana Weeks, developed a solution: MedTrans Go. They assembled the best new technologies and the best practices of the most successful institutions in order to create the most personal patient experience in the country and reduce appointment cancellations and the burden they place on healthcare providers and their patients.

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President Dr. Obi Ugwonali is a highly qualified double-board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery. He is currently a partner and in leadership at one of the top orthopedic practices in the country. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Science in Economics and Biology at Stanford University and his medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine. He then did his surgical training and fellowship at Columbia University and Harvard University.

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Dana Weeks is the Chief Executive Officer at MedTrans Go. Before co-founding MedTrans Go, Dana led several entrepreneurial ventures and held leadership positions at Pfizer, AT&T, and the Black Angel Tech Fund, which she co-founded to support and increase the number of underrepresented minorities in technology. Dana received her Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Stanford University and her Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.