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Sandeep Palakodeti
Dr. Sandeep Palakodeti is Chief Medical Officer of Bold, an AI-enabled healthy aging company. In his role, Dr. Palakodeti is responsible for designing Bold's care model and driving clinical outcomes at scale across the diverse populations the company supports, including polychronic and dual-eligible members. Dr. Palakodeti brings over two decades of experience at the intersection of value-based care, longevity medicine, and healthcare innovation. Prior to joining Bold, he was the founding chief medical officer of Hopscotch Health, a primary-care company focused on rural populations. Dr. Palakodeti received his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees from Wright State University, completed his Internal Medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente, and did his fellowship in Healthcare Innovation at Harvard Medical School. He has held leadership positions at Mayo Clinic, University Hospitals, and CareMore Health.