CirrusMD Appoints Dr. Sara Herstad as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Primary Care
11 Julio 2024 - 9:00AM
CirrusMD, creator of the Physician-first Care & Guidance
virtual care model, today announced the appointment of Dr. Sara
Herstad as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Primary Care.
Dr. Herstad, who has been an integral part of CirrusMD since 2020,
brings a wealth of clinical expertise and leadership to her new
role.
Dr. Herstad's career spans 16 years in family
medicine, during which she has accrued extensive experience in
virtual care delivery. Her tenure includes 12 years with
organizations like Kaiser, Doctor on Demand and CirrusMD, where she
has consistently demonstrated a commitment to innovation and
excellence in patient care. Herstad has also held various clinical
leadership positions over the past decade, further solidifying her
expertise in the virtual care space.
“Our virtual care model is founded in the tenets of
primary care,” said Jamie Hall, President & CEO of CirrusMD.
“With her exceptional background, Dr. Herstad has been instrumental
in enhancing our platform, clinical expertise and solutions for
both providers and patients. Her collaborative spirit and deep
understanding of both clinical operations and product development
make her the ideal leader to guide the CirrusMD Provider Network
through our next phase of growth.”
In her new role, Dr. Herstad will expand her
involvement in strategic planning and solution development, while
continuing to provide oversight to the CirrusMD Primary Care
Clinic, where patients with chronic conditions engage with CirrusMD
physicians to diagnose, treat and longitudinally manage their
care.
“I am honored to take on this role for CirrusMD,”
said Dr. Herstad. “Throughout my career, I have focused on creating
ways to deliver exceptional virtual primary care experiences, and I
look forward to enhancing our capabilities to drive meaningful
outcomes for our patients and partners.”
Dr. Herstad’s appointment underscores CirrusMD's
commitment to advancing virtual care solutions and delivering the
highest quality healthcare experiences. To learn more about
Physician-first Care & Guidance, visit cirrusmd.com.
About CirrusMD
CirrusMD is a virtual healthcare company delivering
care that is instantly accessible, always informed, and directly
connected to the patient’s longitudinal health record. We are
solving three of healthcare’s most pervasive problems directly at
the point of care: lack of access, lack of relevant information,
and lack of care continuity. With a simple chat, our network of
high-quality physicians is instantly accessible (<60 seconds),
anytime (24/7/365), anywhere in the U.S. CirrusMD doctors are
supported by our proprietary Clinical Intelligence Engine, which
uses AI-based technology to mine the care encounter for underlying
health risks, surface relevant benefit resources and update patient
records via integration with a Quality Health Information Network
(QHIN). To learn more, visit cirrusmd.com.
Media Contact
Cheryl Flury, Director of Marketing, CirrusMD
cheryl-flury@cirrusmd.com
303.564.2158