Kyna Fong, PhD
Kyna Fong, PhD
Kyna Fong is a co-founder and CEO of Elation Health, a leading provider of cloud-based electronic health record and clinical software solutions. She has had an impressive academic and professional background, having studied AB in Applied Mathematics and SM in Computer Science at Harvard University and obtaining a PhD in Economics from the prestigious Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Prior to founding Elation Health, Kyna Fong served as an assistant professor of economics at Stanford University, where she conducted research on healthcare economics. She was also a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow in Health Policy Research at UC Berkeley, focusing on issues related to healthcare access and delivery.
Kyna Fong's expertise in healthcare economics and her passion for delivering quality healthcare solutions to patients led her to co-found Elation Health in 2010. The company's mission is to empower physicians and clinical care teams to deliver the best possible patient care through innovative technology solutions.
Apart from her work at Elation Health, Kyna Fong is a former member of YPO and an office manager, billing specialist, support staff, and receptionist at Dennis Y Fong M.D Professional Corporation. She also served as an internal consultant at Pacificare Health Systems and a microeconomics research group member at Yahoo.
Kyna Fong's academic background, experience in healthcare economics, and leadership in the development of innovative healthcare solutions through Elation Health make her a thought leader in the healthcare industry. She continues to drive the company's vision to change the future of healthcare delivery.