Kinstead began with a simple belief: nurse practitioners deserve the freedom to practice the way they were trained to care — deeply, personally, and without barriers.
Our name reflects that vision. “Kin” means family, and “stead” means home or place of belonging. Together, they capture what we’re building: a place where clinicians can plant roots, grow thriving practices, and care for their communities with confidence and autonomy.
At Kinstead, we’re reimagining how independent practice should feel so that every nurse practitioner can build a home for the kind of care that changes lives.
We bring decades of frontline and operational experience, united by one mission: to rebuild healthcare into a model that works for patients, providers, and communities.
As a hospital administrator at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, I built and ran a clinic for patients with sickle cell disease and helped scale CHOP’s cell and gene therapy program. I later advised health systems at McKinsey. A Wharton MBA and MIT graduate, I bring that same operational depth to every Kinstead practice.
I believe healthcare’s future is independent practices delivering patient-centered care. As a Duke-trained MD working alongside NPs, I’ve seen that impact firsthand — and built the Women’s Health Division at the Gates Foundation and helped PathAI scale diagnostic care for independents.
My work is informed by a decade of primary care experience with underserved communities, including research on how NPs talk with patients about trauma. I’m an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, where I’ve piloted care models pairing nursing with dental and behavioral health. I hold a BSN from Michigan State, an MSN from Penn, and a PhD from the University of Arizona. At Kinstead, I bring that same lens to the clinical standards every NP in our network needs.
I’ve spent nearly two decades building companies at the intersection of medicine and access. I’m a practicing physician licensed in 28 states, alongside senior roles at health technology companies backed by firms like General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT. Patient-centered care works best close to the patient — exactly what independent NP-led practice makes possible. At Kinstead, I work alongside our NPs as Medical Director on the complex clinical calls every practice owner eventually faces.
I’m a technology leader and hands-on engineer focused on building software that makes care easier to deliver. I’ve worked across healthcare, public-interest technology, and high-scale digital platforms, building secure, HIPAA-compliant systems and partnering closely with clinicians on tools that support real workflows.