Andrey Ostrovsky
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky is an American Physician and former Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Medicaid Program. Currently, he is a practicing pediatrician at a community health center in Washington, DC and the Managing Partner of Social Innovation Ventures.[1], where he invests in and advises companies, non-profits, and artists dedicated to eliminating disparities.
Early Life and Education
Ostrovsky grew up in Odessa, Ukraine, before emigrating to Baltimore, Maryland as a Jewish Refugee through the help of the HIAS program at the age of 5. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Chemistry from Boston University in 2006, where he graduated summa cum laude and gained membership to Phi Beta Kappa. During his undergraduate studies, Ostrovsky worked as a data analyst for the World Health Organization where he coordinated the Montreux challenges, helped found the Health Systems Action Network, and developed the MAKER program, a guide for using telehealth technology in low-resource settings.
Subsequently, he earned a medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in 2011. While completing his medical degree, he worked as an infectious disease clinical researcher at Boston Medical Center. During the 2009-2010 academic year, Ostrovsky accepted a clinical and translational research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, where he worked under Mayor Gavin Newsom and Health Commissioner Dr. Mitch Katz to co-found San Francisco Community Vital Signs, an online platform for city-level public health collaboration and data. Following his time in San Francisco, Dr. Ostrovsky spent 6 months working for the US Senator from Maryland Benjamin Cardin to write his speeches on healthcare and to draft and help pass a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of sickle cell disease.
Upon graduation from Boston University School of Medicine, he was awarded a national leadership award by the American Medical Association, a community leadership award by Kaiser Permanente, the student and resident information technology award by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Stephen R. Preblud Memorial Award for Pediatrics and a student achievement award by Boston University, and a patient safety award from the National Patient Safety Foundation.
Healthcare Career
Throughout his career, Ostrovsky has remained committed to advancing health equity through his research, volunteerism, his work as a physician, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Dr. Ostrovsky is licensed by the American Board of Pediatrics and holds a license to practice medicine in 30 states. He completed residency training in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital between 2011 and 2015.
While a resident physician, Ostrovsky co-founded Care at Hand, a predictive insights platform powered by non-medical staff that helps prevent unnecessary hospital stays. He served as CEO of the company until 2016, when it was acquired by Mindoula Health[2]. For his work with Care at Hand, Ostrovsky has been awarded the Social Impact Award by the Cleveland Clinic Venture Challenge, the Community Care Linkages Healthcare Leaders Award by Mass Home Care, a spot on Medical Practice Insider’s Top Physician Entrepreneurs list, the Aging Innovation Award for Technology by the National Association for Area Agencies on Aging, the Top Digital Health Startup Award by Medcity News, and a spot on both the 40 under 40 Healthcare Innovators and 100 Most Brilliant Companies lists by Med Tech Boston and Entrepreneur Magazine[3], respectively.
Following the sale of Care at Hand, Dr. Ostrovsky was asked to serve as the second Chief Medical Officer for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, the nation's largest health insurer, where he advocated to protect the program against several legislative efforts to significantly dismantle the program[4]. He also led efforts to streamline Medicaid and make it more customer-centric.
After federal service, Dr. Ostrovsky shifted his work to the front line of the opioid use disorder crisis following the overdose death of his uncle[5] by taking over and turning around a series of methadone clinics in Baltimore, Maryland[6].
Dr. Ostrovsky has been published in the American Journal of Public Health[7], Journal of the American Medical Association[8], Health Affairs[9][10], Nature[11][12][13], National Academy of Medicine[14], Psychedelic Medicine[15] and other premier journals. He holds two patents for healthcare technology[16], and has served on numerous boards for non-profit and for-profit organizations seeking to promote health equity.
In 2017, Dr. Ostrovsky founded Social Innovation Ventures, a consulting firm dedicated to investing in and advising companies focused on eliminating health disparities. Social Innovation Ventures also advises federal and state regulators on how to incorporate human centered design into policy making. Dr. Ostrovsky’s notable exits include CityBlock Health and BlueCloud (acquired by TPG capital). Notable active investments include Carda Health, Connections Health Solutions, and Boulder Care.
Presently, Ostrovsky volunteers as a Primary Care Pediatrician at Mary’s Center, a community health center in Washington D.C. while continuing his work as Managing Partner of Social Innovation Ventures. He also serves on numerous boards, including the non-profit Virginia Center for Health Innovation and the mental health provider Connections Health Solutions.
Supporting the Arts
Dr. Ostrovsky began investing in art to help undiscovered artists with diverse backgrounds accelerate their career trajectories. His collection includes works from artists including June Edmonds, E’Wao Kagoshima, Clifford Owens, Nicole Appel, Eric Wesley, Naotaka Hiro, Yana Bystrova, and Loring Cornish. Since his investment, his artists have gone on to have their work featured at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum, and Driskell Center[17].
He has also invested in 6 independent films including Idiotka, Sweetwater, African Giants, Dog Years, Fork in the Road, and Serpentine Pink. These films have won awards at the SXSW festival and the Slamdance Film Festival.
Dr. Ostrovsky also co-authored a children’s book, ABCs of the Web[18].
Political Activism
Dr. Ostrovsky focuses on getting clinicians elected to office with the goal of getting more pragmatic policy makers who lead with science and empathy. His work has helped clinicians like Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, MD (MN-03) get elected to congress. He is currently supporting and fundraising for sitting representatives Dr. Herb Conaway (Representative NJ-03), Dr. Kelly Morrison (Representative, MN-03), Dr. Maxine Dexter (Representative, OR-03), Dr. Ami Bera (Representative, CA-03), Dr. Kim Schrier (Representative, WA-08), and Dr. Raul Ruiz (Representative, CA-25). He is also fundraising for candidates Dr. Annie Andrews (SEN-SC), Dr. Matt Klein (MN-02), and Dr. Amish Shah (AZ-01).
He also serves on the board of the non-profit New American Leaders, which is helping first and second generation immigrants get elected to office and support representative democracy. One of NALs notable alumni includes the New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani[19]
References
- ↑ "What's with the logo?". Social Innovation Ventures. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ "Mindoula Health Acquires Care at Hand, a StartUp Health Company". Mindoula. June 14, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "This Founder is Fixing the Communication Gap Between Caregivers and Doctors". Entrepreneur. May 25, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mangan, Dan (2017-03-09). "A top federal health official is called 'hero' after using Twitter to oppose GOP's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ Martin, Rachel (2018-02-02). "Understanding The Struggle Against Opioid Addiction". NPR. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ Huetteman, Emmarie (2018-01-30). "Spurred by an uncle's overdose, a Medicaid official changes course". STAT. Retrieved 2026-01-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hansen, Helena; Jordan, Ayana; Plough, Alonzo; Alegria, Margarita; Cunningham, Chinazo; Ostrovsky, Andrey (April 1, 2022). "Lessons for the Opioid Crisis—Integrating Social Determinants of Health Into Clinical Care". American Journal of Public Health. 112 (S2): S109–S111. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2021.306651. ISSN 0090-0036.
- ↑ Liu, Bennett M.; Paskov, Kelley; Kent, Jack; McNealis, Maya; Sutaria, Soren; Dods, Olivia; Harjadi, Christopher; Stockham, Nate; Ostrovsky, Andrey; Wall, Dennis P. (2023-01-23). "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Geographic Access to Autism Resources Across the US". JAMA Network Open. 6 (1): e2251182. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.51182. ISSN 2574-3805. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28.
- ↑ Phillips Jr, Robert; Ostrovsky, Andrey; Bazemore, Andrew W. (June 1, 2021). "Adjusting Medicare Payments For Social Risk To Better Support Social Needs". Health Affairs blog. doi:10.1377/forefront.20210526.933567. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ostrovsky, Andrey; Simko, Morgan. "Accelerating Science-Driven Reimbursement For Digital Therapeutics In State Medicaid Programs". Health Affairs Forefront. doi:10.1377/forefront.20201029.537211.
- ↑ Jarrin, Robert; Barrett, Meredith A.; Kaye, Leanne; Sayiner, Sibel; von Leer, Amanda; Johns, Jennifer; D’Andrea, Larissa; Nunez, Carlos; Ostrovsky, Andrey (2021-03-12). "Need for clarifying remote physiologic monitoring reimbursement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a respiratory disease case study". npj Digital Medicine. 4 (1): 50. doi:10.1038/s41746-021-00421-8. ISSN 2398-6352.
- ↑ Dasari, Shobha; Mehreen, Raihana; Baker Spohn, Kristin; Ostrovsky, Andrey (2024-01-30). "Opportunities for CMS to improve healthcare access and equity through advancing technology-enabled startups and digital health innovations". npj Digital Medicine. 7 (1): 23. doi:10.1038/s41746-024-00997-x. ISSN 2398-6352.
- ↑ Megerian, Jonathan T.; Dey, Sangeeta; Melmed, Raun D.; Coury, Daniel L.; Lerner, Marc; Nicholls, Christopher J.; Sohl, Kristin; Rouhbakhsh, Rambod; Narasimhan, Anandhi; Romain, Jonathan; Golla, Sailaja; Shareef, Safiullah; Ostrovsky, Andrey; Shannon, Jennifer; Kraft, Colleen (2022-05-05). "Evaluation of an artificial intelligence-based medical device for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder". npj Digital Medicine. 5 (1): 57. doi:10.1038/s41746-022-00598-6. ISSN 2398-6352.
- ↑ "Guide for Future Directions for the Addiction and OUD Treatment Ecosystem - NAM". nam.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ Barnett, Brian S.; Ostrovsky, Andrey (2023-03-01). "Psychedelic Medicine's Future Depends on Proactive Development of a Robust Medical Billing and Coding Strategy". Psychedelic Medicine. 1 (1): 14–17. doi:10.1089/psymed.2022.0005. ISSN 2831-4425. PMC 11658654 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 40047005 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ US20150220699A1, Ostrovsky, Andrey & Jeffrey Levy, "Computerized system and method for determining hospital admission risk", issued 2015-08-06
- ↑ "America Will Be! | The David C. Driskell Center". driskellcenter.umd.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ ABCs of the Web. 2016-05-03. ISBN 978-1-4998-0312-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "Resistance Roundup 11/6: New Americans Won!". New American Leaders. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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