Patient Zero. Tatiana Fofanova, CEO of Koda Health on dogfooding her own product when her life depended on it.

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Patient Zero. Tatiana Fofanova, CEO of Koda Health on dogfooding her own product when her life depended on it.
Mar 07, 2025 Season 1 Episode 129
Justin Vandehey

Tatiana Fofanova, CEO and Co Founder of Koda Health, joins the show to talk about

  • From pediatrics to entrepreneurship, and Tatiana's experience as a founder in residence at Texas Medical Center (TMC)
  • The intersection of the law and health, and building an advanced care planning tool that is patient centric.
  • Becoming "patient zero" for Koda Health after being hit by a car and getting diagnosed with kidney cancer, all in the same afternoon. 
  • Designing Koda's go-to-market strategy in health care, and how Tatiana has thought about building out her team in a healthcare startup.