South Asian Healthcare Leadership Forum (SAHLF)
is an annual forum dedicated to educating, connecting, and amplifying the voices of South Asians in healthcare. It brings together professionals, leaders, and students to examine the current state of the field, explore emerging trends, and address what the evolving healthcare landscape means for South Asians building and advancing careers in the industry.
Our Board of Directors
Sachin Jain
CEO, SCAN Health Plan
Aman Bhandari
VP, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vishal Vasishth
Co-founder & Managing Director, Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia
Pooja Chandrashekar
Resident, Mass General
Vishal Arora
Physician, Parkland Health and Associate, McKinsey & Company
2025 Speakers
Rushika Fernandopulle
CEO, Liza Health
Indu Subaiya
CEO, Healthcare in Action
Ankit Jain
Founder & CEO, Infinitus Systems
Muthu Alagappan
Founder & CEO, Counsel Health
Vas Narasimhan
CEO, Novartis
Simi Shah
Founder, Trailblazers Media
(South Asian Trailblazers)
Arundhati Paramar
VP & Editor in Chief, MedCity News
Tilak Mandadi
EVP, Ventures, Chief Experience and Tech Officer, CVS Health
Mathai Mammen
Chairman & CEO, Parabilis Medicines
Pooja Kumar
Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Co., Global Lead, McKinsey Health
Anisha Dasgupta
Partner, Orrick
SAHLF 2025
Boston
The South Asian Healthcare Leadership Forum (SAHLF) marked its 11th anniversary with a gathering of over 100 prominent physicians, policy makers, executives and students at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
South Asian leadership is strengthening at a critical time in U.S. health care by fostering relationships across and within communities to address the physician shortage and pervasive disparities in patient access and quality of care.
2025 Sponsors
Thanks to our generous sponsors who make this event happen
What our members say
Padmaja Patel
Attendee
CMO, Nadj Health
"This wasn't just a group of successful professionals—it was a collective of leaders working to shift the narrative: that we can be both ambitious and supportive, competitive yet collaborative, and intentional about uplifting one another into leadership. It was energizing to be reminded that together, we are stronger and capable of creating real change."
Rushika Fernandopulle
CEO
Liza Health
"Our community is breaking through the dosa ceiling."
Indu Subaiya
Speaker
CEO, Healthcare in Action
"Thank you for curating such a great conversation on our panel - with humor, authenticity and thoughtfulness. I leave the event with so much more to reflect on thanks to all of you."
