Samar Dekko

Samar Dekko, MD, MBA, CPE, CHCQM, is a Medical Director at Optum, where they lead a team in various aspects of healthcare. With experience as a Physician Advisor at Hackensack University Medical Center, they contributed to reducing hospital length of stay and improving patient outcomes. Samar co-founded a medical device startup and has held leadership roles in multiple healthcare organizations, focusing on quality, patient safety, and resource utilization. They earned an MBA from Yale University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Lebanese University.