One of the main themes in my life has been “what is different about you”. “You” can be a product, a company, a person or an idea. Once I understood the concept, I embraced this philosophy in all aspects of my life.

I came to this country as an immigrant. I landed in Chicago after earning a medical degree in Pakistan with $500 in my pocket. For the next couple of years I worked as a research assistant and in order to augment my salary I worked as a mobile carpet cleaner with few other odd jobs. I believe this is where I learnt my real live MBA.

When I created Pioneer Medical Group, my idea was not to make a revenue making machine. My vision was based on three pillars; quality, compassion and team.

From the start I invested in training, team building and quality initiatives. In my opinion, a good billing coder is as vital as a director of quality. A director of communication is as vital as monitoring account receivables manager and a clinician CEO is better than a CEO trapped in a corporate office.

I also invested in personal growth, from learning about LEAN process and polished leadership skills. I even went to Japan to learn about Toyota Production System and applied some of these principles in our everyday operations. I created STANDARD WORK for daily rounds, process to improve our HCAPS scores. I applied LEAN processes to sepsis protocols and I was lucky to decrease the mortality by 30% in one of the hospitals.

I am also keenly aware that I am not a self made man, I am not inflicted with any grandiosity, I was helped by so many along the way that it comes naturally to me to give back. As I continue to move in life I am finding out that I know less about the whole.

Every person has a destiny, I like to think mine is to contribute a change in healthcare. I am currently working on a new project of creating a Center for Health Communication, my goal