Hammad Shah, RPh, is a healthcare technology executive and pharmacist with over 30 years of experience scaling digital health, telemedicine, and pharmacy organizations. Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Clarest Health, Hammad has built a career at the intersection of clinical care, technology, and corporate growth.
Prior to Clarest, Hammad was President and CEO of SOC Telemed, where he scaled the enterprise technology platform to become the nation’s largest provider of acute clinical telemedicine, seamlessly connecting hospitals and post-acute providers with high-quality clinicians regardless of geographic proximity.
Hammad has a proven track record of driving enterprise value through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategic market expansion. Previously, as Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Markets at Express Scripts, he managed a diverse corporate portfolio and spearheaded acquisition strategies designed to meet inorganic healthcare growth goals. As President of FreseniusRx, he executed a growth strategy that transformed a standard full-service pharmacy into one of the country’s largest renal specialty pharmacies, fully integrating pharmacy services into the broader care delivery model.
Holding a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Temple University and an MBA from Arizona State University, Hammad leverages his clinical background to ensure that technological innovation, including AI and interoperability, always serves to improve patient outcomes, reduce systemic inefficiencies, and drive commercial viability.
I Act with Integrity
Integrity is doing the right thing for the patient, no matter what. In my years of practicing pharmacy, I began envisioning an integrated pharmacy solution that begins and ends with the patient. Every decision at Clarest, no matter how small or large, starts with the question, “how will this impact the patient?” Our team works daily towards the True North of simplifying medication care. The only way to overcome the obstacles that regularly get in our way is to choose the path that results in the best outcomes for the patient. Integrity is at the core of our organizational identity, and I could not be prouder of that.