Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Sarah Matt, MD, MBA, Health Technology Atrategist and Author of "The Borderless Healthcare Revolution"
Jan 25, 2026
Sarah Matt, MD, MBA, physician-turned-health-tech strategist and author. She recounts moving from surgery into tech leadership and entrepreneurship. She outlines a framework of five pillars — geography, financial, digital, cultural, and trusted knowledge — and explains why a systemwide approach and cross-sector partnerships are essential for improving healthcare access.
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Surgeon Turned Health Tech Leader
- Sarah Matt left a career as a general surgeon to pursue technology and entrepreneurship.
- She still treats patients through charity medicine and teaches first-year medical students.
Broad Health-Tech Experience
- Sarah Matt worked at NextGen, startups, and Oracle where she built OCI for healthcare and life sciences.
- She participated in Oracle's acquisition of Cerner and has broad health-tech experience.
Access Is A Unifying Healthcare Issue
- Healthcare access resonates across political and demographic divides because everyone has access stories.
- Framing access as a unifying issue enables broader engagement and change.
