Dr. Sreedhar Potarazu is a renowned ophthalmologist and entrepreneur.
He is the founder and CEO of Vital Spring Technologies Inc., a privately held enterprise software company focused on empowering employers to become more sophisticated purchasers of health care.
As one of the most respected professionals in his field, Dr. Potarazu’s thoughts, ideas, opinions, and vision are regularly sought after by the media. He was selected as a “distinguished expert” by the Washington Post where he writes a weekly column on the national debate over health care. He also appears frequently on national television news shows, including the highly respectedFox Business Channel’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, Bulls & Bears, and Stuart Varney.
In 2009, Dr. Potarazu helped change the landscape of how employers manage health care for their companies. His widely acclaimed book, “Get Off The Dime, The Secret of Changing Who Pays For Your Health Care” has been praised by doctors as, “mandatory reading for anyone in the medical benefits, insurance, political or technological arena.” and by others in the industry as both “a compelling logic for the power of information technology” and “a straightforward blue print that opens a clear dialogue to pave the way for smart change at all levels.”
While practicing medicine, Dr. Potarazu earned an MBA at Johns Hopkins University. His focus on health information technology led to his current position as one of today’s most widely recognized and knowledgeable industry leaders in health care and health care technology. His expertise in the area of health care cost control and reform has been tapped by companies likeMcDonalds, Kodak, Microsoft and others. He is one of a very small group of doctors who has seen health care from every perspective: from employer to doctor.
Dr. Potarazu received his medical degree from George Washington University where subsequently completed his intership in surgery and his residency. He completed fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma at the esteemed Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami in Florida.
Dr. Potarazu is involved in the promotion of fine arts and education for the underprivileged. He currently resides in Maryland with his wife and two daughters.
