Inflect Health CEO and Vituity Chief Transformation Officer Rick Newell, MD MPH is passionate about driving transformational change in healthcare to positively impact the lives of patients and team members by simplifying complexity and embracing innovation. Dr. Newell works clinically in the Emergency Department in his local community. A physician executive board certified in Clinical Informatics and Emergency Medicine, Dr. Newell obtained his Masters of Public Health in Healthcare Management from Harvard University and completed his Emergency Medicine residency training at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical education at the State University of New York at Buffalo where he was selected as a Junior AOA member. As a second year medical student, he co-founded a free health clinic which to this day continues to serve the impoverished communities of Buffalo’s Eastside. He was recognized for his work in this area with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.