Summus Global’s virtual care platform has appointed Liz Horgan as its chief marketing officer. Ms. Horgan most recently served as the director of care engagement at Aetna. Horgan joins Summus Global with more than 20 years of healthcare marketing experience across all populations in payer, provider, and employer markets. She is also a member of the senior management team.
- Experiences: Prior to joining Summus, Horgan held senior positions at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, where she was Head of Care Engagement in the Office of the Consumer, focusing on the consumer’s clinical health journey, and Silverlink Communications, where she was senior vice president of marketing and solutions (now Welltok).
- Mission: “We are on a mission to be the global hub of leading medical expertise and to serve as the digital front door to high-quality specialty care,” said Julian Flannery, Founder, and CEO, Summus Global. “We are thrilled to have someone of Liz’s caliber and experience who deeply understands healthcare and has an innovative view on the powerful role virtual care will play in the future.”
- Prior engagements: Horgan is a graduate of Harvard College, with an A.B. in English Literature. Her healthcare experience also includes senior positions at Health Dialog, Cigna, Mercer, and the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Northern California.
- Commitment: “I am honored to be part of this team who has a deep commitment and passion for bringing awareness to this important new care model and helping employers see the value of next-generation virtual specialty care”, said Horgan. “”Summus helps people navigate specialty care by providing easy and timely access to the most experienced, highest quality specialist physicians across the continuum of care so families can make better, more informed decisions about their care”.
- Empowerment: Summus Global, the leading virtual specialist platform, empowers families by providing access to a network of 4,000+ top specialists across 48 leading hospitals — within days, from anywhere in the world. The Summus model sets a new standard for speed of access to high-quality medical expertise and drives industry-leading engagement with employers.