Our mission is to be the world’s best provider of integrated kidney and cardiovascular care.

We are bringing that mission to life, one patient at a time.

OUR STARTING POINT

Forging a new path toward value.

Somatus was founded in 2016 to introduce value-based kidney care. We quickly became the industry leader, driving real and meaningful change for patients, providers, and health plans.

Because of our proven track record managing more than 50,000 patients with both kidney disease and congestive heart failure, we also provide a CHF solution to manage a broader membership for our health plan partners.

Our Values

Our values give life to our mission. Strategically chosen and intentionally practiced, they enable us to deliver the care patients deserve.

Authenticity

We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.

Collaboration

We couldn’t agree more with the African proverb: “If you want to run fast, run alone; if you want to run far, run together.” We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.

Empowerment

We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.

Innovation

We were founded on the belief that the entire kidney care industry needed to change. That’s why we relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions. 

Tenacity

We believe in the saying, “Be the change you want to see.” We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

Our Leaders

Ikenna Okezie, MD

Co-Founder + CEO

Dr. J.B. Sobel, MD

Chief Operating Officer

Rob Ricketts

Chief Financial Officer

Joe Kimura, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Alicia Palmer

Chief Legal Officer

Derek Kung

EVP, Chief of Staff

Ken Sipe

EVP, Corporate Affairs

Adam Purks

SVP, Business Development & Provider Engagement

Bassem Mikhael, MD

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Salome Nengean

SVP, Deputy General Counsel

Jason Cline

Group President, Operations

Adam Rudin

SVP, Actuary

Brad Mital

SVP, Corporate Strategy

Kristine Deringer

EVP, Accounting

Pantelis Karnoupakis

SVP, Contracting

Paula Moore, MSHA, MAEd

SVP, Dialysis Operations & Clinical Services

Rohun Kshirsagar

SVP, Data & Analytics

Troy Miskimins

SVP, New Product Development

Our Board of Directors

Ikenna Okezie, MD

Co-Founder + CEO

Anthony Welters

Co-Founder + Chairman, Somatus

Thelma Duggin

Board Secretary

Matt Downs

Managing Director, Sandbox Industries

Dan Gebremedhin, MD

Partner, Flare Capital Partners

Garheng Kong, MD

Managing Partner, HealthQuest Capital

Julian Harris, MD

Partner, Deerfield

Larry Renfro

Managing Partner, Optum Ventures

Colleen Bower

Vice President, Elevance Health

Paul Weisbruch, MD

Vice Chair, Inova Health System

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