Ravi Kavasery, MD
Ravi Kavasery, MD, is Medical Director of Quality and Population Health for AltaMed Health Services — the largest federally qualified health center in the United States, serving the communities of Los Angeles. An experienced physician leader in primary care delivery systems, Dr. Kavasery’s responsibilities include leading a team dedicated to health system improvement, patient safety, population health analytics, and ambulatory care redesign. Dr. Kavasery is a board certified internist and practices primary care at AltaMed’s Southgate clinic, which is also the site of AltaMed’s Family Medicine residency training program. Prior to joining AltaMed, Dr. Kavasery was Medical Director of Clinical Development and Performance for Iora Health, an innovative primary care group renowned for its leadership and transformation in reducing hospitalizations, saving healthcare costs, and improving the patient experience. As one of the earliest physicians to join Iora Health, Dr. Kavasery led a multi-disciplinary team in the development and implementation of the organization’s expansion across seven states while garnering national recognition for its primary care model.
Dr. Kavasery is an associate faculty member with the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School as well as an associate faculty member with Ariadne Labs, a joint-center for health systems innovation founded by Dr. Atul Gawande between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Kavasery is a published author in peer review and non-peer review publications and an invited guest lecturer and presenter throughout the country. During his clinical training, Dr. Kavasery has worked with Partners in Health in Rwanda and Malawi. He has also done clinical work in Uganda, the Navajo Nation, South Korea, Malaysia, and Argentina. Ravi has received multiple teaching awards from the Harvard Medical School Academy for Teaching and Learning. Prior to medical school he was named a Henry Luce Foundation Scholar.