Healthcare Strategy & Operations

George D. DiSesa, MD, MBA

Bridging frontline clinical expertise with executive-level strategy. Practicing physician, health-tech co-founder, and MBA-trained leader with frontline experience across major health systems including Yale New Haven, Jefferson Health, Intermountain Health, Geisinger, and Main Line Health.

Internal Medicine Hospital Operations Clinical AI Strategy Co-founder, Fusia Health Urban Health & Equity
George D. DiSesa, MD, MBA
Background

A Different Kind of Medical Mind

My path to healthcare consulting runs through emergency departments, startup strategy sessions, and more than a dozen hospital corridors in between. I trained in Internal Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — including a focus on underserved populations through the Urban Health Track — served as Chief Medical Resident, and earned an MBA with a concentration in Leadership from Rutgers Business School, all while remaining a practicing clinician.

As a Locum Tenens Hospitalist, I've embedded inside some of the country's most recognized health systems: Yale New Haven, Hartford Healthcare, Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, Geisinger, and Intermountain Health. That breadth of experience gives me something most consultants don't have — a panoramic, cross-institutional view of where health systems succeed operationally and where the critical gaps lie.

In 2025, as a founding member of Fusia Health leading Clinical Strategy and Partnerships, channeling that frontline knowledge into an AI-enabled platform built to improve discharge efficiency, post-acute coordination, and inpatient throughput. It represents the natural convergence of everything in my career: clinical workflow, strategic thinking, and the human complexity at the heart of healthcare delivery.

My foundation includes a liberal arts education from Trinity College (Asian Studies, with study in Shanghai), a deep interest in health policy and social equity, and a non-traditional path — from squash professional to startup co-founder to clinician-strategist — that has shaped how I approach organizations as human systems, not just operational ones.

Credentials
MD — Doctor of Medicine Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA • 2018
MBA — Leadership Concentration Rutgers Business School Newark, NJ • 2023
Residency — Internal Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Urban Health Track • 2021
Chief Medical Resident Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ • 2021–2022
Board Certified — Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) 2022
Clinical Instructor Yale School of Medicine Voluntary Faculty
BA — Asian Studies Trinity College Hartford, CT • Departmental Honors • 2011
Unique Perspective

What I Bring to the Table

Most consultants know business or medicine. Few have operated inside both simultaneously — treating patients, building a startup, leading residents, and navigating the cultures of more than ten distinct health systems.

01

The Cross-System View

Working as a Locum Tenens physician across Yale New Haven, Jefferson, Main Line Health, Geisinger, Intermountain, and Hartford Healthcare means I've seen the same operational challenges play out under vastly different governance structures, cultures, and resource constraints. I know what genuinely works — and what only looks good on a slide deck.

02

The Physician-Entrepreneur

As Co-founder of Clinical Strategy and Partnerships at Fusia Health, I've built an AI-enabled operations platform from the clinical side up. I can translate between frontline providers and hospital executives, investors, and technology teams — and I understand the product lifecycle from clinical insight to pilot design to measurable ROI.

03

MD + MBA in Practice

An MBA alone doesn't prepare you for the human complexity of hospital decision-making. A medical degree alone doesn't give you the frameworks to drive systemic change. Having both — and having applied them simultaneously in clinical and executive settings — means my recommendations are both clinically grounded and strategically actionable.

04

The Health Equity Lens

My residency training through the Urban Health Track gave me firsthand experience with the structural barriers that underserved populations face in accessing care. That lens sharpens every operational recommendation I make — equity is not an afterthought but a marker of whether a health system is actually fulfilling its mission.

05

Breadth Beyond Medicine

Before medicine, I ran youth sports programs, co-founded a food-tech startup, studied Mandarin Chinese in Shanghai, and spent years developing the communication skills to guide diverse groups toward shared goals. That breadth of experience shapes how I think about organizations: as human systems, not just operational ones.

Areas of Expertise

Where I Can Help

From hospital throughput to clinical AI implementation, my work sits at the intersection of operational performance, clinical knowledge, and strategic leadership.

Hospital Operations & Throughput

Discharge planning, inpatient flow, care coordination, and post-acute transitions — informed by years of doing this work daily across diverse health systems.

Clinical AI & Digital Health Strategy

Evaluating, implementing, and measuring AI-enabled clinical tools. From vendor assessment to pilot design to ROI frameworks — bridging technology and care delivery.

Healthcare Strategy & Market Entry

Strategic positioning, market landscape assessment, and go-to-market guidance for health systems, startups, and investors entering the healthcare space.

Medical Staff Leadership & Culture

Physician engagement, residency program development, and building the administrative-clinical relationships that drive lasting institutional change.

Quality Improvement & Patient Safety

Root cause analysis, metrics-driven quality programs, and safety protocol development — grounded in direct experience on VA and academic medical center committees.

Health Policy & Equity

Population health strategy, underserved community access, and the policy landscape shaping care delivery — with a practitioner's understanding of what's actually implementable.

Experience

Selected Roles & Highlights

A career built across clinical practice, academic medicine, entrepreneurship, and health system leadership.

Current • Clinical

Hospitalist — Hartford Hospital

Hartford Healthcare Medical Group • 2025 – Present

Per Diem Hospitalist performing admissions, rounding, consults, and discharges. Coordinating complex multi-specialty patient care across the Hartford Healthcare network.

Leadership

Chief Medical Resident

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School • 2021–2022

Liaison between residents and hospital administration. Restructured the ambulatory clinic to improve patient experience and operational efficiency. Led personnel decisions and supervised clinical education during patient turnovers.

Multi-System Experience

Locum Tenens Hospitalist

10+ Health Systems Nationally • 2022 – Present

Practiced at Jefferson Health, Main Line Health (Paoli, Riddle, Bryn Mawr), Geisinger, Intermountain / Utah Valley, Mount Nittany, Manchester Memorial, and Jefferson Einstein Montgomery — building a rare, panoramic view of hospital culture and operations across the country.

Quality & Safety

Critical Care & Safety Committees

East Orange NJ VA Medical Center • 2021–2022

Critical Care Committee member and lead resident representative on a Root Cause Analysis committee. Developed new fall-prevention surveillance protocols for inpatient and outpatient settings at the VA.

Get In Touch

Let's Work Together

If you're a health system leader, startup founder, investor, or organization navigating the complexity of modern healthcare — I'd welcome the conversation. I'm available for consulting engagements, advisory roles, and speaking opportunities.

LinkedIn
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