Urmi Ashar M.D.

Urmi Ashar, MD, MBA, currently serves as the Director of Public Health Programs and Assistant Professor at Duquesne University since July 2022. Additionally, Urmi is the President of TransforMedx, a consulting firm focused on transforming healthcare experiences and outcomes, a position held since November 2016. Urmi is also a board member at The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh and served on the Board of Trustees for Excela Health, where involvement included leading the CEO Search Committee. Previous roles include Managing Director at Humotech, CEO of Advanced Technology Healthcare Solutions, Senior Consultant at Market Cognition, Adjunct Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, and President & CEO of NACD, Three Rivers. Urmi’s educational background includes an MD in Anesthesiology from the University of Mumbai, an MBA from the University of Colorado Denver, and a diploma in entrepreneurship from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.