John Kenagy

John Kenagy, MD knows healthcare as a physician, executive, academic researcher and advisor. In addition to his clinical experience as a vascular surgeon, he has been Chief of Surgery, Chief of Staff and Regional Vice President for Business Development in a not-for-profit healthcare system. But, his most meaningful experience was becoming a patient. His frustration with current methods was fueled by an injury – he suffered a broken neck in a fall from a tree. Critically injured, he discovered that his recovery depended on the efforts of dedicated individuals working in an unpredictable and often unresponsive system. Searching for new answers, he became a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School. His initial research included developing disruptive innovation strategy for healthcare with Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen. That research lead to the first article published on disruptive innovation in healthcare in the Harvard Business Review article.