Pat Basu joins Varsity from Cancer Treatment Centers of America (“CTCA”), a national network of oncology hospitals and outpatient care centers, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer and led the company to a strategic transaction in 2022. Until that transaction, he also served as President and CEO of Brown Legacy Group, CTCA’s parent holding company and private investing platform for CTCA’s owners’ capital.
Prior thereto, Dr. Basu led UnitedHealth Group’s (“UHG”) OptumCare division, the nation’s largest value-based care business, overseeing 9,000 employees and 20,000 physicians managing integrated care delivery through a series of commercial and government capitated contractual arrangements. Prior to his tenure at UHG’s OptumCare, Dr. Basu helped found and served as President, Chief Medical Officer for Doctor on Demand, the largest provider of telehealth patient visits in the U.S., enabling care delivery to more than 40 million patients in partnership with more than 700 employer/health plan partnerships.
Previously, Dr. Basu served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer for Virtual Radiologic (“vRad”), the nation’s largest teleradiology platform, where he oversaw the company’s senior executive team, clinical leadership, more than 1,000 employees, and led the company’s post-merger integration and key growth initiatives.
Dr. Basu is co-Chair of The VHP Foundation’s Investment Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors for United Aesthetics Alliance, Ventra Health, Advocate Revenue Cycle Management and Orthopedic Care Partners. He also serves on the Board of the Museum of Science and Industry, the Morton Arboretum and the Lincoln Academy. He previously served on the Board of Directors for University of Illinois and Stanford Medical Alumni Association.