About Matthew Wetschler

Healthcare Innovator. Entrepreneur. Stanford-Trained Physician.

I’m a board-certified physician passionate about improving access to healthcare using digital platforms and health technology.

In my masters of public health I wrote my thesis about the HITECH act, health system utilization, and the adoption of technology in healthcare as well as authored a series of articles explaining health policy to physicians. I completed several courses at the Kenan-Flagler business school and was the top student in a graduate-level corporate finance as well as the winner of multiple pitch competitions during my participation in an entrepreneurship course.

In my medical residency I formed and ran a consulting group, Inside Healthcare, that connected business-interested physicians with health tech startups. I have personally consulted with multiple Y-Combinator healthcare companies on both product development and strategy, several of these engagements concluding in an offer to join the company as an early hire.

In 2017, I suffered a spinal cord injury while surfing. I was diagnosed a quadriplegic but, remarkably, regained the ability to walk within six weeks, surprising everyone. My case has redefined the standard of post-operative neurosurgical care at SFGH and gave me insight to the experience of patients in the modern healthcare system.

I have been a competitive athlete for much of my life including a nationally-ranked rower, a sponsored big-mountain skier, and an iron-distance triathlon winner. The grit demanded by these pursuits is what I bring to my professional endeavors.

The insight born from 10+ years of clinical training as well as a harrowing personal journey as a patient has filled me with a deep commitment to change healthcare for the better. I am currently the CEO of Plume, a virtual trans-healthcare service. My co-founder, a trans-woman and physician, and I are based in Denver, CO.