# Ramon Lizardo

> Ramon Lizardo is a board-certified emergency physician turned founder who built Tele911, the largest virtual emergency medicine practice in the United States. Tele911 puts an ER doctor on a paramedic's iPad in roughly 37 seconds, letting crews treat people in their living rooms instead of hauling them to a hospital that does not need them. He earned his MD at 24, sold his first company at 29, advised health plans, and scaled Tele911 from a 2015 idea into a COVID-era lifeline spanning 7,500 medics and 150-plus health plans. He stepped down as CEO at the end of 2024 and remains on the board.

- **Role:** Board Member at Tele911 (former CEO)
- **Organizations:** Tele911, Clarify Health Solutions, TigoHealth, Doctu, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Biology / Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Mini-MBA, Rutgers Business School, Doctor of Medicine (MD), Universidad Iberoamericana, Study in quantitative methodology, Harvard
- **Known for:** Built what Tele911 describes as the nation's largest virtual emergency medicine practice, Reduced 911-to-physician connection time to roughly 37-40 seconds, Scaled the network to about 7,500 medics serving members of 150-plus health plans

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Conceives the idea that becomes Tele911
- **2020** — Board Advisor at Doctu, modernizing telehealth in Latin America
- **2021** — Board Advisor at TigoHealth; joins Clarify Health Solutions
- **2021-2022** — Clinical Director then VP Clinical Enterprise Strategy at Clarify Health Solutions
- **2022** — Becomes CEO of Tele911 (November)
- **2024** — Tele911 partners with VSee Health; serves Florida during Hurricane Milton; steps down as CEO at year end
- **2025** — AI doctor notes cut Tele911 documentation time by 93%; continues as board member

## Achievements

- Built what Tele911 describes as the nation's largest virtual emergency medicine practice
- Reduced 911-to-physician connection time to roughly 37-40 seconds
- Scaled the network to about 7,500 medics serving members of 150-plus health plans
- Reported 3x volume growth and 5x billing growth in a single year
- Helped establish fellowship protocols and published data defining virtual emergency medicine as a specialty
- Earned his MD at age 24 and sold his first company at 29

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Tele911 connected Florida residents with ER doctors virtually during Hurricane Milton
- **2024-12** — Stepped down as CEO of Tele911, continuing as a board member
- **2025-07** — VSee AI doctor notes reported to cut Tele911 documentation time by 93%

## Links

- Website: https://tele911.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ramonlizardomd
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Tele911_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZPyN-n2zY

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Last updated: 2026-06-21