Pager, a leading virtual care, navigation, and collaboration platform, announced the appointment of a new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and four new vice presidents to expand its leadership team. The appointments include Dr. Simon C. Mathews, Chief Medical Officer; Max Anfilofyev, VP of Product; Bulent Ugurlu, VP of Engineering; Allison Thomas, VP of Partner Solutions; and Joseph Martinez, RN, VP of Virtual Care.
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These five additions follow the recent expansion of Pager‘s Advisory Board with two new members who bring more than 50 years of combined healthcare experience to the company. The new vice presidents and Chief Medical Officer will further strengthen the executive team’s depth of expertise and provide additional strategic guidance for the company as it continues its expansion to provide quality virtual care and support to 100 million consumers across the globe.
Strengthening Pager’s focus on clinical outcomes and quality patient care delivery, Simon Mathews, MD, has joined Pager as CMO following previous roles as CMO at Vivante Health and Head of Clinical Innovation at Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Dr. Mathews is an experienced health technology leader and physician-researcher with a strong focus on validating and applying technology to address gaps in care delivery.
In addition, Joe Martinez, RN, has been promoted to Vice President of Virtual Care, most recently serving as Senior Director, Virtual Care, where he oversaw Pager’s nurses and care coordinators, as well as the operations of Pager’s Command Center across all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Martinez joined Pager in 2018 as a Nurse Manager.
As Pager continues to advance its next-generation virtual care technology, the company welcomes new technological leadership:
Bulent Ugurlu joins Pager as Vice President of Engineering. He most recently served as Vice President of Software Engineering at Optum, where he led efforts to scale an international engineering team and transform technology infrastructure. Previously, he worked for more than two decades in IT architecture at UnitedHealth Group.
Max Anfilofyev, Vice President of Product, joins Pager from his most recent role as VP of Product at SOC Telemed. At SOC Telemed, Anfilofyev oversaw product management and design for the company’s acute care telemedicine solutions, which are used by major hospitals and health systems. Prior to his most recent role, he held product management positions at Evolent Health and Anthem.