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Uhitha D

Operations Transformation Specialist @ MaineHealth
2 karmaJoined Working (6-15 years)
Interests:
Global health and wellbeingEffective givingBuilding effective altruismCause prioritizationCost-effectiveness analysisGlobal health & developmentGlobal catastrophic riskBiosecurity

Bio

I work at the intersection of healthcare operations, policy, and impact-driven systems design.

I currently work as an Operations Transformation Specialist at a large nonprofit health system in the US, where I support Lean / Kaizen initiatives across various clinical and operational processes.

Previously, I trained as a dentist and later completed an MPH in Health Management & Policy at Harvard. I’ve worked across rural healthcare delivery in India, hospital operations and revenue cycle transformation.

I’m particularly interested in cost-effective ways to improve health system performance, reduce administrative burden, and improve access to care in low-resource settings. 

I am looking for opportunities in:

  • Impact-driven healthcare organizations (nonprofit or philanthropic)
    • Global health & wellbeing
      • Operations / implementation

How others can help me

I’d love help with:

  • Learning about EA-aligned roles in global health, health systems, policy research, and operations
  • Advice on transitioning from applied operations work to research or policy-focused roles
  • Introductions to people working on cost-effectiveness, health systems strengthening, or global health policy
  • Feedback on how my background might fit organizations like Open Philanthropy, GiveWell-adjacent orgs, or health-focused foundations

How I can help others

I’m happy to help with:

  • Thinking through healthcare operations problems (Lean, process redesign, bottlenecks)
  • Reviewing or discussing health systems ideas from a practitioner’s perspective
  • Sharing experience working across India–US healthcare contexts
  • Mentoring or advising students/professionals transitioning from clinical backgrounds into public health or operations

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Announcing The High-Impact Professional's Playbook
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pre-ordered the book and excited to read this!

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Open thread: 2025 Q4 (October - December)
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Hi everyone, I’m Uhitha.

I’m a public health professional currently working in operations transformation in the U.S. healthcare system, with a background that spans clinical care, hospital operations, and health systems redesign. I trained as a dentist and later shifted into public health after spending several years navigating healthcare both as a provider and as a caregiver for my mother who passed away with cancer. Those experiences strongly shaped how I think about suffering, inefficiency, and what it actually means to improve outcomes at scale.

I became interested in effective altruism through questions around impact, cost-effectiveness, and neglected problems. I am especially drawn to global health and health systems strengthening, with a focus on operational interventions that reduce avoidable harm rather than treating downstream consequences. Much of my work has focused on fixing broken processes, improving access, and translating evidence into practice inside complex institutions.

Right now, I am exploring how operations and systems thinking can be used as leverage points for high-impact work, particularly in health and social systems. I am here to learn, pressure-test my assumptions, and better understand where my skills might be most useful from an EA perspective.

Looking forward to learning from this community and contributing where I can.

Uhitha

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