# Sanjay Doddamani

> Sanjay Doddamani is the Dallas-based founder and CEO of Guidehealth, established in 2023. His career includes executive roles at Geisinger and Southwestern Health Resources, federal advisory service, and co-founding UpStream. Guidehealth acquired an established Arcadia services operation in December 2023, announced a $14 million seed round in August 2024, and received a $10 million strategic investment from Emory Healthcare in June 2025.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Guidehealth
- **Organizations:** Guidehealth, UpStream Healthcare, Southwestern Health Resources, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Geisinger
- **Education:** St. John’s Medical College, Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania Health System
- **Known for:** Founded Guidehealth in 2023., Led Guidehealth through its December 2023 acquisition of an established Arcadia operation., Guidehealth announced a $14 million seed round in 2024 and a $10 million strategic investment in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Held leadership roles at Geisinger, including leading Keystone ACO and Geisinger at Home.
- **2019** — Joined the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation as a senior advisor; appointment was effective March 4.
- **Before 2023** — Served as executive vice president, chief physician executive and chief operating officer at Southwestern Health Resources; subsequently co-founded and led UpStream Healthcare.
- **2023** — Founded Guidehealth.
- **2023-12** — Guidehealth acquired Arcadia’s managed services organization and services division and signed a technology agreement with Arcadia.
- **2024-08** — Guidehealth announced a $14 million seed round including Memorial Hermann Health System and Sidd Pagadipati.
- **2025-06** — Guidehealth announced a $10 million strategic investment from Emory Healthcare.
- **2026-03** — Guidehealth announced its inclusion on Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers 2026 list.

## Achievements

- Founded Guidehealth in 2023.
- Led Guidehealth through its December 2023 acquisition of an established Arcadia operation.
- Guidehealth announced a $14 million seed round in 2024 and a $10 million strategic investment in 2025.
- Guidehealth was included on Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers 2026 list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Guidehealth announced URAC accreditation for artificial intelligence on August 3.
- **2026-03** — Guidehealth announced inclusion on Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers 2026 list.
- **2026-04** — Appeared on The Tech Glow Up in an episode published April 30, discussing his company-building approach, advisors and leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://guidehealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-doddamani-b512b0a8

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