Dr. Zhen is a pediatrician in Washington, DC with an MD and an MBA in Health Management and Policy. He is actively developing a career that integrates his interests in healthcare strategy and emerging health technology that can make a scalable impact on patient care outcomes, access, and equity, especially if it relates to children’s health.
He worked for one year in a healthcare venture capital company focused on pediatric health innovation as a Venture Fellow and later a Senior Associate. During residency, he was a Co-Chair of the Housestaff Quality Council at Weill Cornell Medicine and QI Captain for the primary care center where he had his pediatric continuity clinic. He has extensive experience leading quality improvement initiatives and advocacy projects focusing on childhood obesity, HPV vaccinations, and food insecurity.
Currently, Dr. Zhen is the founder and CEO of Grapevyne, a pioneering physician recruiting platform that leverages physician peer-to-peer referrals to address the physician shortage crisis by improving how physicians match with jobs and communities that need them while providing hiring incentives to physician referrers.
Certifications: Board Certification in Pedaitrics, Licensed in DC, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, IHI Open School Basic Certification in Quality & Patient Safety
Awards: Distinguished Housestaff Award, Gold Humanism Honor Society, VC University Scholarship Recipient, MD MBA Scholarship Recipient
